The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-01

Four hundred enthusiasts gathered
last evening in the ballroom of The
StratheId to launch what is said to be
the greatest naoney-raising \campaign
that which Bridgeport has ever wit
messed. A fund of $3.50, 900 IS the OBJ
ject of two weeks work and great
new club house for the Yhung
Woman's Christian association OF
Bridgeport is the object of the $250,-
O00. A banquet was held from $50
until 10 p. and enthusiasm was the
keynote of the gathering.
william r. Webster, Jr-, head of the
executive committee for the campaign.
was POSTMASTER. DR.. R. H. Potter of
Hartford was first introduced. DR..
Potter was a fOrcefIE and witty
speaker He spoke briefly on the
.sChanging Economic Status of
woman and went back to the old
love story of Ruth in the Bible, which,
he said was probably the first record
ed instance of this.
THE women are out Of the homes,
said DR.. Potter. who's going to put
them back? Women are in industry
and would to God we might do as well
as old Boaz did 5000 years ago and
S If we do we will do much better than
we have done before in Conn ecticut
Boaz charged his men not to modest
Ruth. We should have state 1egisla-
ton for this. He told his reapers to
which translated into modern terms
means the 48-hour week and the
minimum wage and in the, third place
: told her to abide by his hand naidells,
knowing that the fellowship of good.
pure women was the best thing that
!. could happen to Ruth We are trying
to catch up to old Boaz,'' he said.
Miss Anna Clark, one of the ma
tfonal field secretaries of New York
was the second speaker Miss Clark
congratulated the gathering for the
spirit of democracy which it showed
and told of the work of the Y. w
C. "A. at the Ran-American Exposition
in California last year, and how to
date. they have not heard of one girl
that disappeared at the exposition al
, though at the Buffalo Worlds Fair
5000 girls were lost.
Mrs. James G. Ludlum, president
of the Bridgeport Y. W. G "A was
introduced amid great applause She
spoke briefly of the work of the or
ganizatfon and said that she did not
wish to say how much it had accom-
pIished but rather how much the
members hoped to accomplish. She
announced the gift of $4,000 as a
starter for the campaign. Contribu-
tons of more than $4,000 were:
"A memorial gift of $1O,O 900 for Mrs.
Sarah &c. Whitcenbs from her grand
daughters, the Misses Ethel and Carol
Sterling; $4,000 from Mrs. Edward
Sterling; $4,000 from Mrs. Edgar
Bassick, $4,000 from Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Harral, $1,000 from Mr.. and
Mrs. N. w. Bishop, $4,000 from Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Rowland, con-
6itional gift of So, 500 from Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Warner, and 81, 500 from
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hubbel1- All
gifts are made on the condition that
a year and a half is allowed for their
payment
AE n Williams director of the
campaign then spoke of the cam
paign itself, telling of its general
benefits to the city and workers and
explaining various points in connec-
trDduced the following resolution
which was seconded by Attorney
George E. Hill:
"Beneving that every interest in
our city calls for an up-to-date
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton central building and boarding
home:
ssBe it resolved that we, the citizens
/ OF Bridgeport here assembled, repre-
senting all lines of Industrial, com
fmercia1 and professional activity in
our city, heartily approve of the plans
which have been made by the board
of directors to secure such a building
for our city, and that we earnestly
proceed at once to Systematically can
vass for funds with which to do this
?
be procured Saturday night, March
sFurther, that we individually and
collectively pledge our hearty sup
port to accomplishing this undertake
ing"
next two weeks will be in the south
/, sun parfor of The Stratfie1d and the
workers will meet every noon at the
hotel for luncheon A large clock to
record the progress of the campaign
will be erected at Reads corner
The general campaign committee
consists of Mrs. De Yer Warner, Rob
ert NJ. Eames, Mrs J. G. Rowland,
James G.. Ludluna, Mrs. w A Gr1ppfn,
H. d. Ga11audet, Mrs Charles Fer
~, Mrs F. J. Kingsbury, E w Har-
raj, Mrs. George w. Wheeler, A. E.
Lavery, Mrs. Edgar Bassick, W. B.
Boardman, Mrs. ]. 6. L1dIuzn, Dr.
Henry B1odgett, J. NJ. Richardson,
w r. Webster, chairman
The workers are divided into four
divisions, each headed by a general
and these divisions are in turn sub
divided into companies, each having
a. captain
The dev1sions follow
Division ga"
Mrs. George w. Wheeler, general,
3Ggss M. c. Mitchell. aide.
company. Capt. Mrs w. r. Bas-
sick, Miss Helene Libby, Mrs. Geo.
e. K1rsent, Mrs. A E. Macdonald,
Mrs. Philip B. Brill, Mrs. Ellsworth
Hawthorne, Miss Minnie Lyon, Miss
Adelaide Haig11t, Miss Edith Bibbins,
Company Capt. Mrs. @. d. Mills,
Mrs. Noble Vincent, Mrs. c. V Bar
rington Miss Dotten GrosClaude, Miss
Alice Godfrey, Miss Louise Topping,
Marion Plumb, Miss Cleora Groves.
Mrs. J. w. Wright, Miss Frances VIII
7fe,T1z
Company z3.--Capt. Miss Chary
smith, Miss Emily Sanford, Mrs. D.
Fairchild Wheeler, Miss Alice Bull
Hard, Mrs. William Chew, Miss Bea-
trice Smith, Mrs. E1wood Green Mrs.
W. B. Bishop, Miss Anna Shelton.
Company Capt. Miss E. Sterling,
Miss Eugenia, Barker, Miss Edith
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