The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


The Ladies' Aid sociey of the Ger
man Reformed church will meet to-
morrow afternoon in the church par
lors, entrance in Chapel street. The
hostesses will be Mrs. Anna Umstaet-
ter, Mrs. Anton Postizzi, Mrs. Mary
Knubel, and Miss Mary Klinck. Mem
bers and friends are cordially invited
to attend.
F, The IA Pathfinder Trails in the
city of Bridgeport will hold circus
Friday evening, May IL, at 1880
O'Clock in, the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium
The funds will be used for summer
camp. Each Trail. under the guidance
of its guardian, is planning to do
stunt" which will be as follows:
Dwarfs and Rubbernecks. Snowflake
Ballet Tightrope walking. Jockey
Race, Sailors Hornpipes Clown Drill.
Liberty. Policemen, Negro Band,
Backwards Drill, Siamese Twins,
Trained Animals. Fan Drill, Spanish
Dance.
The circus win start with a parade,
headed by the minstrel band. There
will be imposing looking policemen
scattered through the audience to pro-
tect the trusting public from the wild
animals; there will be candy man
dressed in white; there will be pink
lemonade and peanuts, and the III. s.
Girls orchestra will furnish appro-
pirate music throughout the program.
The Etnoia club viii hold a rum
mage sale Saturday, May IL, at 1884
North Main street, from . a. M. to
6 p- M, to raise funds for their
building pledge The Etnoia club is
a Y w. c. A club under the leader
ship OF Miss Eleanor Hayens.
At the annual meeting of the man
ayers OF the Bridgeport Protestant
Orphan Asylm. Mrs William A.
Grippen was elected president, Mrs.
Lewis ID. Curtis, Mrs. John G.. How
land and Mrs Henry p Henshaw,
vice-presidents, Miss Louise Warren,
recording secretary. Mrs Pauline K.
Winter. corresponding secretary, and
Miss Helen Wordin. treasurer. Re-
ports read showed a most successful
year had been completed
Members OF the Brook1awn Coun-
try club are busily preparing for the
llll4Ldry D6A Wll<~4 WILL DO menu 0dI.
urday night The white linen Red
Cross costumes and gowns OF the 1860
-beI1um days of the women and
the Khaki and gold braided uniforms
of the man VIII mark the bah as one
of the most attractive events seen in
Bridgeport In years. A number of
kept secret There win be great
many dinner parties preceding the
event
Mrs Caesar M1sch of Providence,
r. L, WIN be the principal speaker at
the animal dinner of the Council of
Jewizh Women. which win be held at
the Etrztheld On Monday evening, at 2
O'Clock A number of out of town
guests ara expected tn be present
Mrk Waller Lcewfth was reelected
to the presidency Of the Council OF
Jewish Women at the annual meeting
Monday night at the Park avenue
Temple Reports of the year show
ed affairs on the council to be In a
dourtahfng condition A gift of $40
was voted TO the Bureau of Social Hy-
o1ons of which DE-. Valerie Parker han
just comp1efed series of lectures be-
fore The council twenty-five dollars
was voted to the Visiting Nurse asso-
citation and a ONE man equipment fol-
the military committee of the Bridge
port branch OF the American Red
Cross society The officers elected;
President, Mrs Walter Loewith;
vice president, Mrs. Marvin J. Blume;
recording secretary, Miss Frances
Nelsons corresponding secretary, Mrs
Harry Rfvlxin; treasurer. Miss Yetta
Cofn- The directors elected for one
year are Mrs Joseph Gilman, Mrs
Henry b 6a1tman, Mrs Benjamin
Weinstein, Mrs. William Carlson and
Mrs BENJAMIN TIl1man- The direc.
tors elected to serve for two years ars
Mrs Joseph Barry, Mrs. M Shulan-
ski, Mrs. Louis Snlirncw, Miss Sybi
3 Carr,or ~rd 1Fi~u HAIar Dosao+h.1