The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-05
MILFORD NEWS

The funeral of Frederick c. slade was held at his home, fl Seaside ave nue. yesterday afternoon. in charge of Rev. G. Everett Knollmeyer. and the remains were taken to Watertown for interment. The deceased was 50 years of age. He was a civil war vet eran. having been a member of Co. I of the 18th Conn. Volunteers Wa tertown company, and serving at the front for a term of three years. He leaves @ widow and one son.
 On New Years night Miss Sarah P1att gave card party at her home on North street with special refer ence to the many young people at hor from distant schools and col 1eges. rye following were present: Miss Mary Ressler, of Oberlin college; Miss Helen Smith, of Smith college; Miss Dorothy Platt, of the Boston Cooking school; Miss Margery Clark, Pearl River, N. Y.; Miss Julia Treat of Smith college; Helen Blake, Ethel Alyord, Florence Munson, Miss Cur tis of New York. Merritt Clark Taft school; Franklin Clark Yale; Walter Clark, Suff1eld Institute. Charles R. Treat, Rosenbaum school; Kenneth Platt, Cornell; Clarence Platt, Arold Walker, Cornelius Stowe, Earle Mer- win, Norman Platt and MT. and Mrs Leon Warner.
 The work of taking the Milford cen- sus was started Saturday by J. Clar- ence Mclean, who has been officially appointed census enumerator here. The Milford Business Mems associa- ton will hold the January meeting at Odd Ta11 ho1 TDnSiaU aVanjTr Jan. B, at which time the committee on the needs of Milford will report on | the question of a city charter. Although John T. Howes is making satisfactory progress toward recovery at his home on Gulf street it will be the better part of two weeks before he will be on duty at the Broad street pharmacy.
 | Milford ice men, with possibly a few l exceptions, have been waiting for something thicker before putting their forces to work gathering and housing i the raw material. The present cold wave should put an end to their in- I decision.
 | The Royal Welsh concert company, survivors of the world famed Royal | Gwent Welsh singers saved from the Lusitania disaster, will give a concert in the First Congregational church Tuesday evening, Jan. 13. The artists inclrude Risca Williams, famous bar itone, who will also give a lecture oi the horrors of the sinking of the ill., fated vessel.
 1 The dance to be given under the
 auspices of the Milford branch of the
 American Legion post, No. 34. at the
 Municipal hall, Saturday evening, Jan 10, promises to be a brilliant affair
 The proceeds are to be used for the Istarting of 8 permanent home fund.
 The Rev. Leslie Briggs of the Firs church will be the speaker at the Jan uary meeting Of Freelove Baldwi1 Stow chapter, D. A. R., that is to bt held at the Memorial chapter house Thursday afternoon, Jan. S. MT
 Briggs subject will be "Conservatior of National Ideals"
 Mrs. Ebert N. Clarke of Gulf stree will be the hostess for the meeting O. the Delphian society at her home Mon lday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 1 George Haskins is building fou
 large houses at Bay View, two of then inearly completed.
 I Miss Helen Smith was the guest O
 honor at a party given Friday even ing at the home of her brother Juld son. The time was filled in with dan
 cing, games, music and a collation.
 The following were present in addi
 tion to Miss Smith and the hostess
 Mildred and Sylvia Bechtel, Mar
 guerite Dumrease, Dolly Goldsmith
 Marguerite Shores, Jeanette Robinson
 Mary Ressler, Elizabeth Bangs, Doug las Clark, Norton Oviatt, Roswell Fur
 man, Irving Taylor, Franklin Clark
 Kenneth PIatt, Roger IE1rvey <an' Stewart White.