The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-31
PREPARE FOR
 TRADING POST Party of Stratford People Cross Sound on Pleasure
 Trip.
Special to The Tfnes.)


 Stratford, March 31.---The members of Okenuck tribe are making elaJb- crate preparations for the annual trading post of the organization which this year will be given during the month of May, the dates for which have not as yet been set. It is expected that the post of this year will exceed anything of its kind yet given by the tribe and the commit tee, many of whom are new workers are expected to announce their pro- gram within the next few days. Spe- cial attractions will be given each evening during the affair and dancing will also be one of the attractions. Two interesting games of basketball have been arranged for tomorrow evening in the Futile auditorium when the fast team representing the American Legion of S#ratfor4d will play the Waanuts of Bridgeport In the preliminary two girl teams will battle for supremacy and dancing will follow the playing until midnight. The first party of local people to cross the Sound this season on pleasure trip took place on Sunday when most enjoyable sail was he'd 1 to Kings Park, L. I. The trip was made on one of the boats of the Seal shIpt Oyster company whfch was cap tained by Moses Hyde, the well known pilot. After digging several bushels of clans the party started for home when just this side of Middle Ground light they discovered that they had underestimated their supply of gasoline as the engine stopped and upon examination the gas tank was found to be dry. Then came the real [ test of seamanship, the real heroes being George Webb and Mir Hyde, who rowed a skiff from the distressed boat back to the Seaashipt's dock in Bridgeport where gasoline was se- cured for the crippled boat at sea Those who took the memorable trip included Moses Hyde, George Webb, William Austin, William Futile, Andy McTaggart, Louis Brock, D. R. Au- gust, Henry Wells and Charles Mich olS.
 Miss Beatrice Olsen, the Iocal visit ing nurse, will be the speaker of the evening at the Welfare building in Bridgeport tomorrow evening when she will speak on rural district nurs- ing and of the many problems pre- | senaed in that line of the nursing ser vice. The lecture will be given under 1 the auspices of the Visiting Nurse as- sociadon of Bridgeport
 A meeting of the Woman's Aid so- ciety of the Congregational church will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at which time Miss Mary i McManus will be the speaker of the afternoon. All members are requested to be present
 At a special communication of St Johns lodge, A F. and A M, which evening" the M. M degree was con ferTed.
 l William Austin, after winning all
 honors at digging clarns at Kings Park last Sunday, was confined to his home Monday suffering from over- exertion.
 A meeting of the Building Cornr1is- sioners was held their office in the
 town building last evening.
 James La1ly, the local contractor has opened offices in the Christensen building on Maic street.
 A meeting of the members of tS1s Argus club will be held in their can1i, rooms on West Broad street this eve ming.
 Wesley Morehoa1se has won all hon. DTS at the Red Mems new club where he has defeated all contestants in the pool tournament of the tribal mem
 bers Louis Todd finished with sec ond honorS