The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-24

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Hancourt, James Mahoney. Joseph
Wade, Joseph Clabby, William Burns.
Miss Sarah Dillon, Mrs. Frank Mum
ich, Miss Susan Giblin, and Charles
Mclaughlin. The end men will be
William Toomey and Jack Rush.
James L. McGovern will be the inter-
locutor. Among other features will
be burlesque boxing bout, male
quartet, Hawaiian songs and dances
and grand finale in which Miss
Mildred Watson will be featured.
Mrs. Henry Hincks presided yes
terday afternoon at the regular meet
ing Of the Mary Burnes Palmer Mis-
sionary society at the United church.
The. main business of the afternoon
was the reports of the delegates who
attended the recent Jubile meeting
of the Womans Board of Foreign
Missions which was held in Boston
last week. Miss Carol Sterling gave
a very delightful account of the
pageant which described the progress
OF the board since its inception SO
years ago. Mrs. W. H. Day, Mrs.
Kirkham, Miss Ethel Sterling and
Miss Mary Witt related the proceed
tngs of the two days sessions Mrs.
Day emphasized the fact that the
board had never had debt in all
the years of it's existence for the rea-
son that the appropriations were
based in the previous years receipts
and not on what was expected to
come in.
Chapter regents and the members
of the war relief service committee
Connecticut Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution met at the State
Library in Hartford, yesterday after
noon to consider plans for further
concerted war relief service They
endorsed the National Society D. A. R.
projects to raise $51, 900 for the res
toration of the French village of TIL
loloy and to subscribe 100000 for
the third Liberty Loan, and voted to
assume their share of the amounts to
be raised for these purposes The
sum Of SOL, $50 has already been re-
ported as subscribed by Connecticut
Daughters for the second Liberty
Loan. This is as yet incomp1ete
Supplemental reports from chapters
are daily being received. The fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted: 81
Whereas, Many of us heard with
approval the vigorous remarks oil
Governor Ho1comb of Connecticut
against pacifists in this state at the
meeting Of the Ruth WHY'S Chapter,
D. A. r., in Hartford on November
II and realize that there are many
not only in this state, but in the coun-
try, and
Whereas, We feel that there has
been too much laxity on the part OF
our National Government in dealing
with pacif1sts, spies, pro-Germans and
other traitors, and also with enemy
aliens, be it
Resolved, That we, the chapter re-
gents of 5000 Connecticut Daughters
of the American Revolution, in special
meeting assembled urge our state and
National Governments to take the
most stringent measures afforded by
martial law in war times for the pro-
lection of our country from this peril
within hour gates.
'The Church and the Nations
Need" is the topic which the Sunday
School of the United church will illus
trate at vesper pageant tomorrow
afternoon. Miss Ethel Sterling will
personify the spirit Of the Church;
Miss Helen Plumb, America" and
Miss Theodosia Hawley, the Future
of America In the morning DR..
Day will preach on the Pilgrim
SPIRIT"
James Erwin, whose lectures are
always wonderfully interesting. is TO
at he
Park Street Congregational church
oil Notable Western Wonderlands.
The lecture will he illustrated and
Mr.. Erwin has some unusual views
of the great Westel n country.
Tomorrow evening at the First Bap-
fist church the cantata, 1.-THE Song Of
Maunder will be sung
by the choir which will be augmented
for the occasion. Those who will
assist are William Rockwell, bass;
Miss Mab1e Smith, soprano; Miss
Marion Munson, contralto, and Ern-
est Seabridge, tenor. The program Is
as follows: Prelude, March from
"Aida," Verdi; hymn, Come. Ye
Thankful People, Come; prayer,
response; cantata, 1.-THE Song of
Thanksgiving; chorus, 30, Come,
Let Us Sing; duet, tenor and soprano,
1.-THE Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee;
chorus, Before the Mountains;
hymn; soprano solo, when Ger the
Trees Of Eden; tenor and BASES,
Great Is the Lord; soprano solo.
1.-THE streamlet"; chorus. Great Is
the Lord"; tenor solo, 'Thus Saith
the Lord; trio, soprano, alto and
tenor, "While the Earth Remaineth":
offering, Romance" Svendson; ser
mon; alto solo, Consider the Lilies;
soprano solo, 20, Lovely Flowers;
duet, soprano and tenor, 1.-THE Blush
ing Fruits; chorus, Forever, o
LORD; tenor solo, 80, Thou, Whose
Constant iMercies"; bass solo, Let
All the People Praise Thee; post
lude, 'Toccata,'' Dubois.
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