The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16
SMOKER FOR
 SERVICE MEN
Fiftieth Anniversary of Azsiia
 Chapter Celebrated.
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 Stratford May 1e - Plans for smoker for the returned soldiers and sailors of this town to be held at Red Mems hall next Tuesday evening were made at the meeting of the Citizens committee on Tuesday night. It is planned to make the entertainment for the boys who have returned from service one of the best ever held in this town and every returned soldier is urged to be present.
 In the near future dance is to be given by this committee for the sol diers and a committee are making ar engagements for the affair. A large or chestra Is to be engaged and the sol diers are to invite their lady friends to the affair.
 A mass melting of the people of the
 town is to be called by the Citizens committee in the near future to dis
 cuss the having memorial in town
 for the men who fought for liberty.
 Expressions of opinion are to be ask
 ed for as to the form of the memorial and of the ways and means to raise the funds for the same. At this meet ing every one in the town will be
 privileged to be present and to give
  is best to be done.
 The Citizens committee are to work independent of the Stratford Civic Improvement League which has recently. been organized and which has announced that one of the reasons
 of the organization is to work for a permanent memorial for the returned
 soldiers.
 The 5Oth anniversary of the found ing of Azalia chapter, O. E. S., was celebrated in this town yesterday. members of the order from Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven, Meriden, Seymour, Danbury, Milford and Bridgeport being present to assist the
 men and women Of Stratford in the proper celebration of the day. It was one of the largest fraternal organiza- ton gatherings ever held in Stratford particularly the session in the lodge room in the evening when the degre es were conferred on a number of can di lates The afternoon exercises which began with an address of well cone by Worthy Matron Mrs. Rose HaHiland were held in Odd Fellows hal. in the town building. The vel come address was responded to by Worthy Grand Patron Walter Garde
 
 to the charter members of the lodge
 was given by Rev. c. c. Kennedy, it being responded to by Past Matron Mrs. Helen Graham, who was one of the charter members of Aza1ia chap ter. A number of historical addresses were given during the afternoon, the session concluding with a banquet which was served in the Grange hall. The meeting of the lodge last even ing was concluded by a number of ad dresses by members and visiting members of the lodge.
 The committee which had charge of the arrangements of this anniver- sary celebration and the successful
 day were Gilbert Y. Edwards, Mrs.
 Belle Stacey. Mrs. Emma c. Johnson Mrs Ruth Doolittle and John J. Cur
 ley.
 The first informal dance of Oke- muck tribe of Red Men will be held
 in their hall on Church street, next
 Wednesday evening, and invitations
 have been sent out for those who
 are desired to be present. The fol-
 lowing the committees in charge
 of this dance: Chairman, Carl Ser
 ger floor committee; George W. Fair
 child, Howard Dillon, Asa L. Parke-
 ton, George w. SpaH. Fred w. Net
 tleton, Harry Griffin, Herbert W.
 DoohttIe, EVert BeardsIey; music
 committee, Harry Baldwin,, Louis Reinhardt, William H. Hart; refresh ment committee, Robert H. Coe, Louis
 Todd, John H. Spears; decorating committee, Asa l.. Parketon, Wesley Morehouse, James l.. Pronovost and Howard Wilcoxson.
 Members of Star of Stratford lodge.
  ing for 8 minstrel show to be held in Red Mems hall on the evening of May 22. The members of the min stre1 troupe will include the original Rowland Dry Goods troupe. Danc- ing will follow the show. There will be a meeting of the standard bearers of the Methodist church at the home of Miss Helen
 Bradshaw, Vine street. on Friday af- ternoop-
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Lusher of F1atbush, L. l., have been guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Robert Atherton of Main street. H. B. Howe, claim adjuster of the Northern Aussurance Co., spent yester- day with Louis E. Peck, the Stratford agent of the company. in adjusting some fire losses which have recently occurred.
 Benjamin Graham, son of MT. and Mrs. John Graham, who has been i'll with grippe at his home on War wick avenue, has returned to Wesley an college.
 Visitors from Ansantawae lodge of Milford, were present at the meeting of St. Johns lodge of Masons of this town on Tuesday evening. HOSPITAL FUNDS. New York, May 15-With commit tees in BOO of the largest cities and