The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-26
BEDDING
Special to The Times.)

LoWn-Putnam Park cross -h1ghWay &C., cording to plans and specifications which they have caused to be pre- pared by Engineer Edward Doherty of Bridgeport. The engineers esti- mates, based on the plans, promise 8 great improvement of the thorough fare by the outlay of the s2, GOO appro- priated for the job. A comparatively small part of the construction work is to consist of telford, grading, gray cling and a drainage system which calls for six new culverts being the main features. It is hoped that the contract can be let within the figures of the appropriation and the work finished before spring, a result de- pending largely on weather condi- tions.
 A call has been issued for a spe- cial meeting of Fire Go. No. to be held at the Ridge on the evening of Dec. the first to occur since the annual meeting in July, 1918. Des- bite the lethargy indicated by this interim of inaction the department has meanwhile been kept in a state of practical efficiency through the care given by Chief Marcus Burr to the apparatus and the other details required for a prompt and serviceable response to alarm calls. There should be a full muster of both ac- tive and honorary members at the coming meeting as several important questions bearing on the continued life and usefulness of the organiza- ton are to be considered. A minor one is whether there should be an at tempt to collect in full the two years dues now owing and another and more important the proposition to of fer the company's apparteus, valued at more than $1,o00, to the town in conn with the proposed estab- lishment of 8, town fire department If No. Co.,, having headquarters at West Bedding, joins in the proposi- tion there would be made available an equipment capable of affording a fair degree of protection to all sec tions of the town with the exception of the Georgetown district and that locality can be depended upon to do it's share towards carrying into effect any expansion deemed necessary
 A town department would of course be maintained by many from the pub lie treasury whereas the expense is now met by private contributions, a1- though service is rendered without distinction between those who con- tribute and those who do not. If the proposed change comes 1t will prob ably not be right away as favorable action on the part of a town meeting would first be necessary, but 1t does no harm to ascertain now the senti- ment of the membership of the two companies in regard to the project.
 Somewhat in the nature of house warming will be the supper to be given at the Community house on Tuesday evening of next week. The occasion is one to which all mem bers of the Episcopal parish are in vited and a good turnout Is looked for. Supper is to be served about o'clock. Rev. Gerald Cunningham and Miss Virginia Runyon are to be the speakers. Yesterday the Parish Aid society did more renovation and furnishing work in the interior and were aided in cleaning up the outside premises by volunteers from the San ford school. The society is to hold sale of fancy articles on the evening of Dec. 16 for the benefit of the up- keep fund and Course of lectures and entertainments has been arrang- ed for the same object.
 A public meeting in the interest of education is to be held at the Mark Twain Library this evening under the direction of the State board. Follow ing is the program: Music by the school children; introductory remarks, Supervisor III. D. Sylvester; demon stration lessons in history conducted by Mrs. Pauline Sanford of the Gen. ter school; lessons in reading con- ducted by Miss Vera Anderson of the same school; music; address by A. D. Simpson, supervising agent
 The Red Cross enrolment recently completed produced an enrolment of about 200 names as against 266 regis tered in the wartime period. While not so good @ record as hoped for the additional BIO subscribers secured in the 'Georgetown district makes a pret- ty good showing for town of this size. The organization, while holding no work meeting at present, is in shape to renew productive activities Fairfield Chapter. Considerable ma terial from the former supplies re- mains on hand to be fashioned into hospital supplies whenever the need of it is made known.
 The outlines of a farcical musical sketch have been fabricated by Ser geant Nash, managing director, for use as one of the chief features of the
 minstrel show which the east side
 
 of January in aid of the tova hal' fund. The program is also to con1- prise a strong element of the old-time black face minstrelsy and altogether is expected to make the public sit up and take notice.
 W. c. Sanford, chairman of the To-
 cal committee on the Episcopal na-
 tiona1 campaign, made an outline re-
 port of the work done at the church service last Sunday morning. He
 said that without exception the
 committee were received in their canvass with a manifestation of in- terest and an expressed desire to CO., operate in the movement which war in the highest degree encouraging There was a 100 per cent response in filling out the blanks submitted d and a mojority of those visited also became subscribers to some one of the church papers. The campaign banquet to be given at the Hotel i Green on the evening of Dec will i be attended by representatives of the 1 churches of Danbury, Bedding, Bethel, Ridgefield, Newtown, Brook i field and New Milford. Tickets for i the banquet may be had of Rev. MT. 1 Cunningham.