The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
GOOD SIZED SUM VAS RAISED AT BRIDGE PARTY Tag Day For Italian Suffer
 CTS to Be Held
 Jan. 19
ORATORIO REHEARSAL
 ON JANUARY 9TH
Stratfeld Lincoln School Parent Teachers Asso-
 citation to Meet


 tractive home on Fairfield avenue on Saturday afternoon and evening for bridge whist for tke benefit of the funds of the Queens Daughters that are used to support the French Sis ters in the noble work they do among the poor. These Sisters work among the sick poor of the city regardless i of creed and the first part of October twelve of their number sailed for France to work among the wounded on the French battlefelds.
 1 The affair on Saturday was most successful. in the neighborhood of $2OO being raised. Despite the in- element weather and the very bad travelling conditions there was a very large attendance and the rooms were filled both afternoon and evening. The Queens Daughters feel very grateful to Mrs. Chew for the use of her home and also wish to thank 1 those business men who showed thei: appreciation of the splendid work done by this organization, by sending in substantial checks.
 After the card game had been com pleted in the evening dancing was enjoyed. Two two-pound boxes of candy were given to the society, also $5 gold piece Those were disposed of by chances and those who obtained them were Miss Catherine Cullinan, who won the candy, and Miss Forestell the gold piece. Mrs. Chew was assisted in receiving her guests by the members of the executive com n1ittee, Mrs. Francis c. Sanford, pres ident; Mrs. John McElroy, vice-pres- } ident; Mrs. Lyman Hill. recording sec retary; and Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick, l financial secretary; and the reception committee, headed by Mrs. John T. King, Mrs. George T. Mccarthy, Mrs. , James Turner, and Mrs. William Grant The young ladies who punched l the score cards were Miss Marguerite Sanford and Miss Marion Chew. A Tag Day." under the auspices of ) the Italian Ladies' Auxiliary of the Italian colony, composed of members \ from all Italian churches of the city, : will be held in this city Jan. 19, 1918. l The revenue collected on that day 3 Twill be turned over to aid the Italian refugees of the Venetian provinces ] who have suffered much torture and s are in dire circumstances due to the 9 outrages perpetrated upon them by ] the Germans The auxiliary is mak- ling an earnest appeal to all churches s irrespective of creed to assist in this a noble work Arrangement are now s being made by the auxiliary for the
 selection of 150 women and girls who
 will canvass the streets on that day. II At the annual convention of tht J National Suffrage association it wa' decided to raise fund of s125,000 fol e maintenance of hospital unit Il
 France. This in addition to the sun .- of $112,OO0 for the suffrage work dur
 ing the year. The convention was th' s largest that has ever been held ant
 the presiding officers were Mrs. Car d rie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna How ~- ard Shaw. The suffrage leaders ar e very confident that the Fedora amendment will be passed by Con
 gress this session and are workin N very hard to that end.
 HI The Connecticut delegation pledge IlI campaign to work for a favor II able legislature if, the amendme en does not pass and will keep one rep resentative suffragist in Washlngto
 until the amendment does pass. Sen
 ator Mclean received very. eordlall delegation of thirty Connectleu women that called 7on him. Secreta II ries Baker and addressed the conVen II tion. Mrs. N. D. Baker was the SC Il loist at several of the sessions.
 II Rev. Charles H. Ffndlay, assista1 II rector of St. Johns church, is to ad
 dress the members of the Parent
 Teachers association of Lincol
 school, Jackman avenue, Stratf1el district, on Wednesday afternoon 3:45 o'clock He is to speak on 9Th Child and the Fine Arts
 ,, The Bridgeport Oratorio Societ held well attended rehearsal ye H terday afternoon in the auditorium the Bridgeport High school and wi not meet again until after the hol U days. Work will be resumed on Jal v uary 8 and the big concert, "Hol
 Noyissinla' for the benefit of the Re
 Cross will be given on January 29 m the auditorium of the High schoc m the stage having been greatly enlar
 ed.
 The committee now at work { 'n Red Cross Christmas seals campaig 10 have found the heartiest co-operatic a. even with the greates, amount of sa ou rifice on the part of individuals a
 sisting. Not only have the worke SO conducting the sales in the vario st booths in the city given of their tin if during the first week but now com oo volunteer services which are mo ~ valuable,
 er Miss Marie T. Lyon, a gradua " nurse who was able to bring sut - funds last year, has even given |
 her regular cases and with other nurs
 in uniform will have the sales in u
 post office and make the special a k- peal through the theatres
 on The jitney men of the city ha s- also volunteered through Louis Ba - mai of State street it was suggested .1' Mrs. Elmer H. Havens the commit IS. chairman, on Wednesday next, u . big Christmas shopping day, jitn
 men would give the days receipts.
 Red Cross seal box placed at u
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