Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
DEVON

 will consist of a parade from the headquarters of the Improvement As sociation on Naugatuck avenue to Liberty Rock. In the procession will be headed by the Devon Fife and Drum corps and will comprise the Hose company, returned service men. Red Cross, school children and prom inent citizens. The exercises at the Rock will take place at S:3O o'clock where a new flag will be raised with an appropriate short address, salute and music by the drum corps. The ceremonies will be brief and inn pressive, after which the procession will return to the starting place and disband in time to allow all to at tend the exercises at Milford cen ter.
 The announcement that a new coal yard was to be opened in Devon caused great joy among the residents who have been handicapped in re- cent years in obtaining their neces- Sary supplies. There is no question in the minds of the citizens of this end of the town that the new com pany will do a large business and its success seems to be assured from the start. The new company is to be known as the Devon Coal Go. and its yards will be located on the property of the New Haven railroad between the east bound railroad station and the former Dorman property, running west from Naugatuck avenue to the river Specifications for the build ings, spur track and other equipment have been prepared and will be made public in a short time.
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 The final meeting of the local branch of the Red Cross association was held yesterday afternoon at the Devon Union church and was largely attended. Nearly all the work on hand was finished and the few arti- cles that were left over were taken home by some of the members 60 finish. The meeting closed with a social hour and the work of the past year was discussed. The work of the local for the past year has been under the direction of Mrs. Theodore Boynton, chairman. There is some wool on hand from the knit ting section according to the report of Mrs. Daniel Avery, chairman of the knitting department.
 The Devon Hose company held their regular meeting last night and ar engagements for the Memorial Day parade were completed. The men will meet in the fire house every night and get the apparatus in shape and drill for the parade
 Selectman Robert A. Syrett and wife have been entertaining Mrs. Syrett's niece, Miss Mamie Bringle of Buffalo N. Y, for the past few days. Miss Bringle has been visiting with rela- lives in Ulster and Brooklyn. but this is her first visit to Connecticut
 Private Bertram l.. Shalkop has re- turned to town after spending twelve months in overseas service as a mem ber oe Evacuation Hospital Corps, Unit No. 4. He was given a military dinner by his parents. MT. and Mrs. William Shalkop of Central avenue. Among those present were Miss Els ther Cox, Miss Dorothy Boardman, Miss Dorothy Sha,kop and Messrs. Myron Boardman, recently discharged from the merchant marine, and Har- old Burwell of the 1o2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division, and Private Shalkop.
 Private Shalkop yesterday returned to his position in the post office and was assigned to the route between Fort TrunlbuIl Beach and Walnut Beach.
 The last of the wooden ships will be launched at the Housatonic ship yard tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock and will 5e named tho ''Albee.' On account of the lateness of the hour the boat will be taken to Bridgeport where she will be docked overnight and brought to Norwalk the next day.
  Paris, May 20.---The Allied casual ties in the fighting incident to the landing at Smyrna last Thursday to- tailed 300, it has been officially an nounced. The Turks held the forts strpbbornly. Only a consular guard was landed by the American warshtps.