The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-17
Fairfield County
 Y. M. c. A. Doings
County Secretary Given Few Days to Visit Relatives
 In Maine
New Canaan Holds Meeting

The ComradeY Group of New Ca naan held its regular meeting at the home of George Johnson last Thurs day. A committee was appointed to arrange for a place for bask etloall practice, as the group is planning to enter a team in the County Baske etball League. A vote was passed to as- sist in the student relief work for the 100000 needy students of Europe. The county secretary was present and conducted period of games follow ing the business session. The next regular meeting of the group will be held in the parlors of the Congrega- tional Church at New Canaan
 Foreign Work Receives Support
 Following the presentation of the for.dgn work of the Y, M. c. A., both at the home of P. w. Brooks and at the quarterly meeting of the county committee, several generous C. IZenS have given Hberally ill support of this work of the association in other lands. The most encouraging feature of this work is that he Y. M. c. A. is reach ing the real leaders of these great countries of the east--China and Ja- pan. The budget raised in this coun- try supplies only the expert supervis- ion that is needed to initiate this work. The local fields are raising larger budgets to carry on the local work even in fields where the work has only been in operation for five years.
 Ridgefeld High Holds Meeting
 At the regular meeting Of the Ridge field High School Y. M. c. A., held last Friday evening. five new mem bers were taken in. During the busi- ness session it was voted to assist the suffering students of Europe to the lim- it of the ability of the group. Contri- buttons are to be received during the week by the executive committee and will be forwarded to the commit tee headed by Herbert c. Hoover. This group is planning to enter 2 team in the County Basketba" League. A committee was appointed to promote the observance of thr1ff week. The feature of the ,eveninT was an address by the Rev Fred R- Bunker, who spent thirty years IT Africa and has been around the Worl~ several times on "The Boys of Oth+7 Lands" MT. Bunker had planned t. speak for about twenty minutes, bu' the interest was so intense that ht spoke for nearly an hour. Drill ar group games followed this lectur. The evening was rounded out witt delightful refreshments.
 Bell Ringers Male Quartet
 The Bell Ringers male quartet the fourth number in the county = M C. A entertainment course begi1S it's engagements in this county CT Wednesday of this week. These nur';- bers of the entertainment course have been increasingly popular. T. is fully expected that these foI1 young men with their excellent ser of bells and their vocal selections will prove to be the most entertaining Of the four numbers. All five towns using the course have already as sured themselves of the financial sue cess of the enterprise.
 Holiday Educational Trip.
 Quite a large number of the bows from the Bethel High School Y. M c. A., Ridgefeld High School Y. M. c. A, the New Canaan Comrade-Y Group and the Wilton Y. M. c. A. group are planning on a trip to New York during the Christmas holidays for the purpose of seeing some of the features of the great city that are most worth while. The trip will be under the supervision of two or three adult leaders, who will conduct carefully planned trip. It is now planned to leave Fairfield county one morning and return the next after noon, probably spending the night in one of the New York City associa- tions.
 Harry H. Smith in County
 Harry Headly Smith, the state county work secretary, spent Mon day in fairfield county in consultation with the county Y. M. c. A. secre- tary. Plans were laid for the Janu- ary meeting of the county secre- ta. ies of the state. Plans for the work for the remainder of the year were carefully discussed.
 Grants Secretary Few Days Leave.
 The County Y. M. c. A. committee has granted the County Y. M c. A secretary, E. l.. Saxton, a few days leave from his duties during the Christmas holidays. MT. Saxton and his family will make a trip to the home of Mrs. Saxton in Maine. He will be back for duty the first week