The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-10
WEBER IS
TO SING IN new
HAVEN TOMORROW
Y. w. G. A. World Fellow
ship Weeks Opens Sun
day in This City.
WAR PICTURES To-
APPEAR IN CHURCH
Interesting Lecture Was
Given Last Night By
Mission Worker.

Miss Norma Weber, well known
as contralto soloist and a musician
of marked ability. has not been sing
Ing to any great extent for the past
year, fact which records loss to
the music lovers Of the city. To-
morrow afternoon she is to be, the
soloist at the opening concert to- be
given by the United Singing societies
of New Haven at their hall in that
city.
@There are 75 male voices in this
chorus which Is under the able di-
rection Of her brother, Fritz K. q.
Weber. who is also very well known
musician Of this city. He will act as
the accompanist for his sister and
her songs will embrace the following
numbers: Aria, from "Nadeschda,'
EGoring-Thomas. Love Is the Wind"
Macfayden, and die Lotus Blume,"
Schumann Miss Weber has deep
contralto voice that is beautifully
trained. It has a lovely quality and
Miss Weber is very much the artist
in her work.
The Special Aid Society for Aneri-
can Preparedness, composed of the
girls in the employ OF the New Haven
road, who are doing such good work
for its railroad men now in France
with the 14th Regiment Engineers,
would like to interest the ladies of
railroad employees families through
special knitting for these men. Those
interested can communicate with
Miss Hegeman located at the Bridge
port freight house Offices on Water
street.
According to an announcement
made by Chairman Walter B. Lashar
of the Bridgeport Connecticut Chapter
of the Red Cross, at the annual meet
ing held last night in the auditorium
of the Bridgeport High School, the
national organization has designated
Christmas week. beginning Dec. IT.
for great Red Cross drive for mem
bership. The aim Of the campaign
will be to gain 5000, 900 in the Unit
ed States.
Justice George w. Wheeler made
the nominations for officers for the
coming year, all Of whom were elect
ed by unanimous vote as follows:
Chairman, Walter B. Lashar; vice
Chairman, Mrs. w. D. bishop; execu-
tive chairman, Mrs. Walter B. Lash
ar; secretary, Mrs. Mary x. Zones;
treasurer, Frank T. Staples; civilian
relief chairman, George Warren; mill
itary relief chairman, Mrs. G. Ma
thaniel Worthen; first aid chairman,
Mrs. H. Willard Fleck; membership
chairman, Mrs. Richard T. Stat les;
publicity chairman, George G.. Waldo.
Jr.; chairman Of finance COMMITTEES,
Bradford D. Pierce, Jr.
The reports showed that over $780,
900 has been expended in the year
in various lines of relief work, and the
report of Mrs. C. N. Worthen, which
showed how much had been done by
the women of the city was a scplendid
one and a credit to our women. All
of the chairmen had interesting facts
about the progress achieved since the
inception of the chapter.
Beginning tomorrow, DIR. William
Horace Day Of the United Chuch, will
give series of vesper addresses on
THE Social Teachings of Jesus based
in part upon Prof. Rauschenbusch $
remarkable little book, THE Social
Principles of Jesus" The war is de-
veloping social conditions which lead
to revolution. We cannot prevent
If we would the coming of a new So
ciaI order, but we can determine
whether better conditions shall be
reached by evolution or by revolu-
ton. The only cure for social chaos
Is to be found In the social princi-
pies of Christ, and the only way to
make those principles agect social de-
velopment is to make them thorough
ly understood. America must choose
between Christ or chaos.
DIR. Edward L. Smith, who speaks at
Park Street Congregational church,
tomorrow morning, is man worth
hearing. DR.. Smith is a Yale mar.
He was for several years minister .
leading churches in Washington, an &
is now secretary OF the America
Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions.
Last spring, DR.. Smith travelle,
through the east visiting stations of
the American Board in India, Japan
and other countries. He will describe
some of his interesting experiences
at Park Street church, tomorrow
morning, and will point out the sig
nificance of the work of the America
BKoard for the great peoples of tn
east in it's relation to the world-wid'
movements and upheaval of the pres
ent time.
War Pictures; the Latest Marvel
of Photography from European Battlt
Fields" Is the, topic for the evenin;
service at the Universalist Church Of
the Redeemer, Sunday. Henry War
rem Poor, who is well known in thf
city, and has lectured before Kan!
of the clubs, will be the speaker. This
lecture will be illustrated by NOR
than one hundred colored slides of tn y
most remarkable war photograph
ever produced. Mr.. Poor is at the
head of the lecture department of Un
derwood & Underwood. and has ha,
fret choice of the best.
Among. the pictures which sho5
plainly that they were taken at thu
risk of the life of tho photographer.
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