The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
PUBL G'S GENEROUS RESPON ONSE TO CALL
 FOR DONATI ION DAY
$500 and Many Contributions of Useful Articles Received -Cier-
 gymen Take Part

Unusual success attended Donation Day yesterday at the Bridgeport Or phan Asylum, $500 having been realiz-. ed in money and many contributions Of household articles, clothing, artt- cEes for the children and also food such as apples. potatoes. etc. having been received
 Of the amount. $500 was sent in be- fore the day to Mrs Lewis B. ClItis. the chairman of the committee, and The remaining $500 was received yea- terday The candy table brought $52 and the cake table $51. The ladies who were in charge of the affairs for the day are most pIeased with the results and wish to thank hlre public for the generous contrfbutanns.
 The school room, where the exer- cises for the afternoon were held was Httlaetively decorated with palms and American flags, Mrs. DeVer F. War ner received oontributions at the door. at Q table decorated with huge yell lefw chrysan thernuu1s and these hand come blossouna were again used at che tea table. which was presided over by Mrs l. VI. Birdseye. The cake table was another most aIttraotiwe which the young ladies in charg wore Halloween caps and aprons of eTange crepe paper, ornamenEed wit tiny black witches and cats.
 The ladies on the reception commit tee irfefuded Mrs L. B. Curtis. c1sir- man; Mrs T. w. Bdrdseye Mrs. Chas z. Godfrey. aEra. Edward ". Harral. ndrs. N. IF. Heft. Mrs s. C. Shaw, Mrs. e. S. Waldo and Mrs. D. IF. Warmer
 Mrs H. P Henshaw was chairman of the conImftfee in charge of the cake table and aazistlng her were Mrs. Charles e. Godfrey Mrs. Percy 1sartrazn, Mrs. Percy Hill and Mrs. William Morrison
 The Misses Carol and Ethel ssterl-i Ing were dn charge of the candy table and their halpsrs were Mrs. George Holmes Awards, Miss Amelia. Beardsz , ley. Miss Euger1da Berker, Miss Bar para Waldo. Miss Dorothy DeIosa and MISS EHeIen Gr111nzr1an
 The unusually larga gathering of prominent people who attended the exercises were delighted with the in teresting program presented and es- pecia1ly pleased by the brfghtness and c1everness Of the children who had a large share in it
 The exercises were opened promptly at o'clock with a prayer by the Rev Henry e Woodruff The Rev. stephen Fish Sherman. made a short introduce tory address, welcoming the guests and comp1inenting the work Of the association and hoping that it would he continued as successfully in the
  sCinderelIa andd Ding Dong BeIlss two pIayIets, were chen given by the children who did remarkably we'll The little ones took the various fairy tale parts with a spontaneity that was Interesting to watch and which reflected much credit upon their teacher. Miss Fanny Northrup who is making an unusual success Of her first year at the work
 The children showed the same in terest in their gynnastfc exercises as in the plays seeming to take the greatest enjoyment In them Miss Frances CoggawelI, who for some n this work to the Asylum led them in the various drills which were cIev- erIx executed, Three tiny mai lens in tall peaked caps and gray flowing wells pexformed dance Of the witch es most gracefully, and then came q butterfly dance by the smallest mem bera of the school and finally a teddy
 Miss Ruth Child of Fairzead who has a contraIto voice deep and pure in toney sang Genievess Tuck er
 Nelisande in the Wood. 7 Goetz, .sThe Last Long Rest" Carrie Jacobs Bond. and by reduest, the marching song the present war, Its a Long. Long Way to Tipperary.n Miss Child was accom- panfed by Mrs. Frederick Burr
 Miss Ivah Ruth King, the siffed young reader Of Fairfield wh5 has been winning lanrels for herself in this vicinity for sorne time past, con trIbuted two delightful selections to the program. By Courier, O. Henry, and Mia Car1otta The Rev. John G. stadIer concluded the program with the benedictien. A general reception and tea followed until ofcIock.zs