The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

by Individuals and Business
 Firms Here.
 If any one of the $50 or more work CTS who crowded the dining rooms of the Stra t1eld last night had the slight 1 est doubts of the ultimate success of the '$100,0 GOO fund-radsing campaign for St. Vincent's hospital, those doubts were efectually dismissed before the opening 'gets together's banquet had ended
 l It was the most enthusiastic gather I ing of its kind Bridgeport has ever seen. The dining rooms were jam med to the doors and there was not a ] vacant seat at any of the tables. The several speakers brought the diners to a high pitch of enth ttsiasm with their l exhortations for the success of the l Bumalo, in charge of the campaign headquarters, put on the finishing touches in the closing speech
 Tt gives me the greatest pleasure 2 I he said, "to announce at this time that 4 the special finance committee in charge 1 with unprecedented success. More
 than a quarter Of the $100,O0OS fund we seek. has already been pledged. We I have contributions totalling $26, GOO on hand now, and at the end Of the s campaign I believe we will have add \ ed $100,000 more to this sum-
 1 MT. Converse then read the list of l donors Yum nuftuous applause greet ed the announcement that an anony-
 nous friend had given $10. .06O and that
 another contributor whose name is
 withheld for the present had gdvens f$5sQo0. The cheering contfnued5 as the
 names of the several donors, whose contrfbutions totaled S26. .600 were read. The contributions Of $10,000 and $5, <
 600 given anonymously, come from pubIic-spirited citizens who have ex- acted from the conin1ittee a pledge that their names be kept secret until the close of the campaign Their names will be made public at that
 time, when general acknowIedge-
 ment Of subscriptions is made by the, committee.
 That's the greatest start. we ever had in a campaigns,' said Mr. Con
 ought to raise even more than the de- sired $1o0, 900.
 During the banquet. the diners sang
 the old-tinae songs under the direction
 of MT. Converse who was equipped
 with megaphone and a 42 centf-
 metre baritone voice. The Criterion 1 quartet also gave few selections, and I Joseph Weller sang two solos
 William IF. Kirk. chairman of the executive committee, called the gath
 ering to order As he arose, the
 megap hone man inquired as What s the matter with Billy KirIx,o and didn't allow the speaker to proceed until the audience had vociferousIy agreed that Hes all right MT. Kirk spoke briefly of the work of the Sisters of Charity in. Bridgeport and especially of their sacrifice in attend ing the wants of the suffering poor at -j the hospital He urged upon the i workers the necessity of additional funds that this work might continue. 5 MT. Kirk then presented John T. King | 4eaeT 1tl@l4 Three hearty cheers greeted the
 toastmaster, who spoke briefly etWe { are here on a serious business, my : friends" said MT. King. we are : Confronted by the problem of assist : ing in the greatest of all charities ? of helping the noble Sisters of Charf- s ty in their great work among the suf- . fering of our city.
 Fl These noble women came here a 5 few years ago, and without the slight s est aid from Bridgeport, invested ,al $250 900 in a hospital here This
 in itself, was a sample of the heroic
 courage of that noble order of worn- ! en. These daughters of God 0seaane into our city, to minister to the needs . of our sick and poor and you know k well how successfully. how faithfully they have fulfilled this mission. Lay ing aside. all the charms of the world
 these good sisters have devoted their lives to the greatest work of human I ity-tI1e care of the neeedy.
 sHThey are now confronted by needs for further funds to extend and inn prove the wonderful institution they have built up. They must look to the rank and file of the people of Bridge
 port for their support. for ours is not a wealthy city. We have but few
 residents of large means. The burden of this campaign must fall on you
 and Pm sure you will see it carries il to a successful issue
 MT. King brought enthusiastic cheers from the diners by the reading of a. letter from Bridgeport chapter l Knights of Columbus. pledging thei1 support to the campaign, and pronis- ing $5,00O for the endowment of g free bed. He next read a list of con tributions totaI1ing $3,00O from the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company, The I Company and the D. M. Read com ! | pany.
 MT. King announced that Mayor
 Clifford B, Wilson, who was to have been the first speaker was s1unfortu- nately detained in Atlantic City, The \ 1 mayor is on his honeymoon. He sen
 a. congratuIatory telegram wishine the campaign workers all sorts of sue. cess.
 Dr. Virgil P. Gibney, of New York spoke briefly on the work the Vincen. | tiau orders are doing all over this
 country, especially in hospitals. pr Gibney paid especial tribute to St N I Vincent's hospital here.
 'I was on the consulting staff os the hospital for many years,'' he said
 eI was Impressed by the wonderful
 work done by the good Sisters O
 Charity I can assure you that ever. cent you may give to this worth.
 cause will go to one purpose-th, good of the patients.
 Theirs is great work and they ar,
 doing it well in Bridgeport Ever.
 cent you. may give to this campaign Ht I assure you, will be money spent fo, E { inc s-reatesyt of all pI1rposees-the tef