The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-03
BRIDGEPORT ART
CLUB WILL, OPEN
LECTURE COURSE
Beatrice Forbes and Robert
son Hale Will Speak
Monday Afternoon
BARONNE HUARD TO
GIVE LECTURE HERE
Connecticut State Suffrage
Association Holds An
nual Meeting

| brOOAlaWn 5HaFh, Will entertain the
Baronne Huard at their home on
Monday. The Baronne, who is the
| daughter Of Francis Wilson, celebrat-
| ed as a comedian, Is to speak on
Monday evening at the Bridgeport
High School under the auspices of
! the Little Sisters. Barenne Huard
ia to talk on the conditions on the
other side and her address should
prove very interesting. Mrs. L. B.
| Curtis will give tea for the Baronne,
Monday. afternoon and Monday noon.
! The Little Sisters will entertain the
aronne with luncheon at the Brook
lawn Country club.
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson
Hale is to open the lecture season
of the Bridgeport Art League on
Monday afternoon in the ballroom Of
The Stratfeld She is g. most in
teresting, speaker and the fact that
the League re-engaged her this sea-
son speaks very we'll for the quality
of her lectures. Her topic will be
Musical Comedy, the Movies, and the
Modern Drama"
Mrs. Fl. L. Smith is the president
of the Parent-Teachers' Association
which will meet on Monday afternoon
at the school at 3:45 o'clock instead OF
later on in the month as had been
announced. DR.. A. c. Zones will
speak and the meeting will be held
in room %.
Members of the Senior class of the
Fairfield High School were hosts at
a reception and dance given in Sher-
man hall in Fairfield. last evening.
It was a very enjoyable affair and the
Bridgeport High School orchestra
furnished snappy music for dane
ing.
The entertainment committee of the
Manornasca Pathfinder Trail gave a
masquerade party that was held at
the home Of Miss Edna Amber on
Friday evening. There were large
number of children present also he
Guide, Miss Hamilton. Music. sing
ing and games made ti.e time pass
pleasantly.
The annual convention of the Con-
necticut woman Suffrage Association
will open at noon on Wednesday next.
The convention Is to be held IN TART
ford, and all the SESSIONS will take
place In Unity Hall. Registration OF
delegates will begin before the first
session opens and up to II o'clock the
delegates will register at Suffrage
headquarters After that time regis
tratien will be in Unity Hall. apf-
frage headquarters will be open
throughout the whole of the oonven-
ticn and it's conveniences will be at
the service of the delegates. Euzsch-
con on the first day Of the convention
will be served in lower Unity hall.
On Wednesday evening there viii
be a dinner at the Hotel Garde, tic
kets for which can be obtained at
Suffrage headquarters The toast
m istress at the dinner will be Mrs. M.
Toscan Bennett and there viii be
speeches on live topics connected with
votes for women. After the dinner
the delegates will adjourn to Unity
hall for the mass meeting, There the
principal speaker will be Or. Valeria
H Parker, who as field secretary Of
the Connecticut Social Hygiene Society
and Chairman of the Health and Re
creation Committee of the Woman s
Division Of the State Council Of De-
tense has come in contact with the
camps and camp conditions moro
than any other women in Connect
cut. Her subject will be the "Com-
mon GoaP' and every woman in tho
state ought to hear what she will
have to say.
The annual meeting OF the Bridge
port Red Cross Chapter will be held
on Friday evening, November 9, 1917,
at 8 o'clock in the High school audi
torium. Annual reports will be given
and the officers will be elected,
On Sunday afternoon. at 4:45
O'Clock, the vested choir of st. Johns
| Episcopal church will give its second
musical service of the season. On
Thursday evening, Nov. 22d. the choir
with assisting soloists will render
Mendessohn's "Elijah,'' Part 1, at 8
D. m The proceeds to be given to
the American Red Cross. The pro-
gram for Sunday afternoon follows:
Prelude, "Pastorale," Widor; Process
sional hymn, For Thee, o, Dear
Country" Edwards; Psalm 1913, An
glican Chants. "Magnifcat" in c,
Roberts; sNunc Dinittis,'' in G, Rob-
erts; Anthem, Mendelssohn; Rec, AS
God the Lord. Chorus, Baal. we cry
to thee. Rec, Call him louder. Chorus,
Hear cur cry, o Baal. Offertory
Anthem, "Yet Does the Lord" Men |
delssohn; Recessiona1 Hymn, "The
Anthem, "Yet Does the Lord" Men |
Pestlude, march, Wider.
The Kaiser relieved DR.. Michaelis !