The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
Y.W.C. 4. TO HAVE FORMAL OPENING
 FOR NEW BRANCH
Former Private Residence Now Splendidly Equip
 ped for Members.

The Young Women's Christian as- sociation extends a cordial invitation to all its friends to attend the open ing of the new East Side house, 1885 Barnum avenue, Saturday afternoon and evening. There will be open house and informal reception from
 to and from to 10. with a pro- gram at 4 and again at 8. In the afternoon the program will include prayer by Rev. Gerald H. Beard; solos by Mrs. F. B. Grannis and Miss Katherine Richards; address of vel come by Mrs. James G. Ludlum, pres dent of the association; Association Ideals," Miss Lena Sheldon, general secretary, and "The East Side Work" by Miss Cynthia Moore, general sec retary of the East Side branch. After noon tea will be served by the East Side house committee and the mem bers of the association staff. The members of the house committee are Mrs. George B. Clark, Mrs. B. Miller Buckingham, Mrs. Albert B. Lavery, Mrs. John Merwin, Mrs. Frederick Rhodes, Mrs. Lionel Trenchard and Mrs. George Windsor.
 \ The evening program will be simi- lar to that of the afternoon. Re- treatments will be served by the East Side social committee and clubs, and guides will be ready to show guests through the house and answer ques- tions.
 The house is that formerly owned by A. w. Burritt, and was purchased, altered and furnished for association work at a total cost of about $19,000. According to agreement, this amount was taken from the building fund raised in the campaign last March. The rest of the fund will be used in new building in the center of the city which, it is hoped, will be started in the spring. The work in the East Side branch has been carried on for the last 12 years in rented rooms at 56 Beach street. The membership has grown beyond the capacity of these small quarters. The new house has living accommodations on the third floor for nine young women and the matron and accommodations for two transients. On the second floor are class and club rooms, while the main floor contains pleasant rest and reading rooms, dining room, kitchen and office. The rooms on the dormi- tory floor open from central social hall which will be a pleasant family sitting room for those living there. New hard wood floors have been laid throughout the house, and every room has good putside light and ventila- tior The entrance>is particularly at- tractive and home-like. It has large hall with wide staircase and open doors into the other rooms A wide porch across the front and side will be much appreciated in the summer time. f
 The young women in the clubs have shown their interest in the new home by generous contributions toward the furnishings of the house. The piano, large hall clock, rugs on the main floor, curtains for the entire house and a vaccum cleaner are the gift of the Philomathean and U. M. c. clubs. Everything is now in readiness for the work in this new center and cordial invitation is extended to all young women living in the East Side to visit the house and to enoy its privileges. The secretaries in charge are Miss Cynthia Moore, general; Miss Lena Johnson, assistant, and Mrs. Harriet Bloxom, matron.
 The club activities for the week are divided between an indoor clam bake given at the Broad street rooms next Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 by the Iota Sigma club, and an amusing jit- hey party for next Tuesday, given by the Sept Lois club.