The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-18
BIG MEETING is
PLANNED AT The
SEA SIDE CLUB
Oratorfo Society Will Starr
Rehearsals of Season
Next Week.
ID. A. r. is BUSY
HEPING SOLDIERS
Connecticut State Teachers
Association VIII Meet
In Hartford.
ID. A. II. Is BUSY
HEPING SOLDIERS

L IL
d. Fairchild Wheeler Good Director
for the city of Bridgeport, and his
| able assistants. Mrs. H. W. F1eek and
Mrs. Samuel C. Shaw, have planned
for big meeting to be held ab the
Sea Side club tomorrow afternoon It
8 o'clock to formulate plans tor the
Food Conservation Campaign which Is
TO be held in this city from October
70 to November 4. Invitations have
oeen extended to the heads or repre-
sentattves OF every woman's orzaniza,<.
ton In the city TO be present at tfiz
meeting as 1t is matter OF Vital i'm,
portance. There will be q number cf
speakers who viii present facts which
Will convince their hearers of the nSs
cessfty of Food Conservation.
Or. and Mrs. II. w F7eck MrE NJ
IT. Ford and Or. c. c. Godfrey a.
tended the meeting Of the Chamber of
Commerce. and the Council for Ma
| tional Defence In Hartford YESTERDAY
at which Mr Wolcott, assistant to
Herbert c. Hoover, and others made
addresses. Mrs. Eleck was much Tins
pressed with their statements. and
said this morning that despite al she
had heard previously on the subjcof
the necessity for saving was n6x
8uI0
before s
The speakers Emphasized the fact.
that very likely within six or eight
weeks time the United States may
have to go on rations. There VIII Be
no question Of observing q meat1ess.
or wheatless day once q week because
we believe it to be a patriotic duty
but We win have to observe It under
orders from the government. Our SOL
tdiers are in France, and France can
not be expected to feed them as she
mas all and really more than she can.
DO to care for her own These men
said that food was much more irnpor-
i tant than ammunition in the conduct
OF this war and that It was the wa
tmen's part In this Food Conservation
Champaign throughout the country
that would win the war.
At meeting of the regents ana
state officers of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, held recently
at the Ellsworth Homestead in
Windsor. Mrs. Tyler Brown Of Nor
wfch. Mrs. Jane Devans OF Merid6n,
and Mrs Elliot Brown Of Winsfsd,
were appointed q nominatin9 cona-
mittee to report at the state 17.ect-
ing to be held at = Naueatuck Il,
March, at which the Sarah Rogers
lchapter win act a. hostess An az1-
diting COMMITTEES was also appointed
as follows: Mrs. Stanley Smith 81
Norwalk. Miss Ruth Downs OF bsr-
by and Mrs. Magic OF Meriden. A
interesting report Of the war reifs1
service committee showed that fhs
Daughters OF this state have sent A.
sets OF knitted garments. TO, the nae1
Of the battieship Connecticut. e Wi
as 162 miscellaneous garments end
thirteen comfort kits and that zEl6G
from this, have collected 9. 900 E1s1sel
Of jelly to be- distributed, have uz46z
6.4es garments and S.744 surgfca1
dressings for the Red Cross mar
sets OF Knitted garments for <he1rne<
of the aviation corps.
III The general state neef1ngkenE -
{ D. A. r. Is to be held In EtAua4oe6 -
! November Is, at which time ~
' members OF the Stamford Chapfsxx1
i be the hostess. Mr.. Joel ~. An4egl
{ son is the regent IT zs- to be a a
!. | day meeting and there will be = large
r attendance from all the chapters q
( the state.
: The Mosaic Club has discontinued
5 its work for the winter and fnetead
is meeting at the Seaside 1ngftfut<
every Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
3 for Red Cross work
The Parent-Teachers' Association 81
Read School. OF which Mrs. Howard
Speer is the president. has decided
! to put victrola in the school The
3 entertainments committee. has beer
! given the task of raising the FUND.-
= and has planned p series Of seozn
events.
Rev. Alexander Alison. Jr., pastol
of the First Presbyterian church.
to speak at the first of the Vesper ser
vices that are to be held at the 7. "
C. A. during the winter months. TIL
series of meetings starts on Sunday.
The work OF the z. W. c. A. is jus
beginning TO get into full swing ant
tomorrow evening In the Seaside In
3 stitute the Federation of Clubs Of tn
= Y w. C. A. Is to have big dance
y These affairs are always very well at
tended and are mighty enjoyable. IN
gymnasium work for the Juniors is t
start next week under the Leadership
4 of Miss Marion Wright, and q Mrg