The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-27


 Tonight the American Legion bas- ket ball team takes on the Norwalk Red Men. Tomorrow night the High High school. Both games will be played in the Futile auditorium and there will be preliminary girls games in each instance.
 Cecil De Miles. "something To Think About will be at the Strat- ford theatre again this evening.
 Arrangements have all been com pleted for the bridge and whist to be given Friday afternoon at 2:ao at the Futile auditorium, by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Anderson-Dunn- Kochiss post of the American Le- zion. Mrs. Robert Wheeler is chair man of the committee in charge, the other ladies who are responsible for the success of the affair being Mrs. John Reitter, Mrs. Julian Clinton. Mrs. William Bristol, Mrs. Walter Oddly, and Mrs. R. W. Menzies.
 brary Lecture course, an illustrated lecture, Java; An Enchanted Gar den," will be given on Friday even ing, when MT. H. c. Ostrander will first appearance in Stratford of MT. Ostrander, but it will be the first time that he has spoken on Java, , and those who have heard him before are impatiently waiting the time for i him to make his annual visit. MT. Ostrander has the faculty of getting close to the natives in the various lands that he visits and he seems to be able to get the most out of his travels, and is likewise able to pass along his observations in most fas- cinating manner. illustrations add to the interest and enjoyment of the entertainment.
 1 A new volume that will no doubt be of interest to many is a History and Encyclopedia of the American Federation of Labor, that has just ! been received at the Stratford library and is awaiting the first call.
 The meeting being conducted this week at Christ's church. under the 1 leadership of Father Anderson, O. H | helpful Each evening except Satur- day at 7:30 meeting will be held. Ii was only through a fast friendship in | the service between Father Anderson ! church that Father Anderson was prevailed upon to come here. Especi- ally successful have been the after | noon sessions for children. On Mon- day IA were present, while on Tues 1 day, in spite of the day being the | coldest of the winter, 75 were in at 1 tendance. Yesterday another good turnout of the children was noted. | Yesterdays work for the fire de partment started before the sun was up, when a much delayed alarm was turned in from George street. where the one-story frame dwelling, owned and occupied by William Demsky was found to be practically destroyed when the fire department arrived Demsl<y claims that two telephones in his nefghb orhood refused to re. l spond and that he had to go on foo nearly two miles to personally turr in an alarm. The fire departrl en
 responded promptly but there wa! nothing for them to do when they arrived. The family sought shelter 1 with the neighIbors.
 It is understood that the loss il
 about $3,O00 and that considerabl, in two separate companies. Tn, cause of the fire is undetermined, bu Chief A. D. Judson of the fire de
 partment brought back as souve | mir, presented to the police depart
 ment, rather efficient looking cop
 per coil much sn1aiIer than the on'
 that caused so much damage in tn
 Novak home two weeks ago.
 Another alarm of fire called ou
 both the central and Nichols avenu companies late in the afternoon whel a grass fire on Nichols avenue wa
 seen to be gaining way to such an ex
 tent that it was endangering sur
 rounding property.
 StraItfordites are interested in tn