The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-06
new RED CROSS
AUXILIARY OF
GIRL WORKERS
Those Who Have Taken
Tables for Thimble Club
Sale and Bridge.
LECTURE COURSE
Garlick Jordan Wedding
Solemnized at Noon
Today.


Inc latest of the auxiIiaries 70 tho
Red Cross is that composed of girls
VINO are employed in the store of the
w. L. Grant company on Main street.
The members of this group are most
enthusiastic and the store heads are
Iully In sympathy with the movement
ana give the girls every aid. In or
der that the auxiliary may have a
comfortable place in which to meet
and work the management has given
them the use of the rest room on
Monday evenings. Mrs Adelaide
Smith Is the chairman of this group
and the secretary is Miss May Gaz-
zolo. This is the first auxiliary of the
kind to be organized in the city and
it speaks we'll for the splendid spirit
of these girls that after working hard
all day they are willing in order to
help out in the great work of the
Red Cross to put in additional hours.
Mrs. W. B. Lashar organized this
auxiliary.
From present indications the Food
Sale and Bridge to be given in the
sun parlor of The StratdeEd on Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock will be
very much Of a success. The Thimble
club under whose auspices the affair
is to be given has established rep
utat1on for doing splendid work in
this city and therefore anything it
undertakes Is sure of hearty support
Quite a number have already signi-
fed their intention Of taking tables
for the bridge and those who have
done so are: Mrs. H. H. Rennell,
Mrs. H. W. Lyon, Mrs. N. W. Bishop,
Mrs. H. H. DeLoss, Mrs. r. I. Neither
cut, Mrs. B. D. Pierce, Jr., Mrs. H. S.
GloveF Of Fairfield; Mrs James Au-
CUR, Mrs. I. DeVer Warner, Mrs
Henry Blodget, Mrs. E. W. Harral,
Mrs. F. T. Staples, Mrs. Robert
Strang, Mrs S. W. Roessler of Black
Rock, Mrs L. S. Morris, Mrs. c. A
Edwards, Mrs. W. A. Grippin, Mrs
j Charles F. Wood, Mrs. C. B. Seeley
Miss Mary and Miss Elizabeth Fitch.
| There are quite a number that have
given subscriptions who for various
reasons would be unable to attend the
affair These are Mrs. G. W. Wheeler.
Mrs F. M Wilson, Miss Elizabeth
Bishop, Miss Alice Billiard, Mrs. L..
T. Warner, Mrs. H. W. Day, Mrs. W.
B. Leigh, Mrs. Samuel Glover, Miss
Georgianna M. Bishop, Mrs. c.. D.
Mills, Mrs E. W. Fairchild, Mgs.
Charles G. Sanford, Mrs. J. P. Omans,
Mrs Frank D. Bell, and Mrs. J. W.
c. Bullard.
The ceremonies attendant on the
wedding of Miss Ruth Jordan, daugh-
i ov - ~
Monticello, Ca, to Lieutenant Earle
Giarlick at the home Of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. l. B. Prindle, on
Myrtle avenue at high noon today
were very simple and free from osten-
tation. The Printlle home had been
attractively decorated by Koran &
Son, the room in which the wedding
took place having a color scheme of
pink and green and in the dining
room yellow and white. SpeidePs or
chestra played the wedding marches.
| Rev. William Il. Day of the United
church and Rev. Alexander Allison,
Jr., of the First Presbyterian church
officiated Miss Jordan, who made a
very lovely bride, was unattended
and was given in marriage by her
father. She wore a simple frock Of
| ivory satin with pearl trimming that
was used on her mothers wedding
gown, and her veil was that worn by
the groom's mother on her wedding
day. An interesting fact in connec-
| ton with the ceremony is that today
is the fortieth anniversary of the
wedding of DR.. and Mrs. S. M. Gar
lick, the groom's parents.
! 90 attended nv
! his bru<her, Lieutenant George Gar
/ lick, as best man. After the cere-
mony reception was held at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. S. M. Garllck
on State street. Only intimate friends
and members of the two families were
hidden to the wedding and reception.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Garlick left early
in the afternoon on a short wedding
trip as Lieutenant Garlick Is on fur
Tough from his duties at Camp Dew
ems until December 10.
Mrs. H. H. Schenck and Miss Eliza
beth Angel of the Fairfield County
| Farm Bureau, addressed gathering
representative of the different wom-
! ems organizations of the city yester-
day in the rooms of the Bridgeport
! Art League, in the Staples building
The idea of starting an emergency
! war kitchen was discussed at length
but no definite decision reached. Mrs
Schenck told of the excellent results
achieved in the canning kitche >
maintained in Stamford last sum-
mer, and what great force it was
for education and specialization. It Is
planned to have other meetings al
which Miss Angel will speak to the
different organizations in turn put
ting the project before them and II
is hoped that by the first Of the yeal
the plan may be in operation.
Bridgeport has set a good pace for
the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals
this year when Mrs. Elmer H. Ha-
vens, the chairman of the committee,
Irequisitioned half million. Last
year over 100000 were sold with the
funds secured for the capadgn against
tuberculosis. The Visiting Nurses OF
the Associated Charities are receiving
greater demands than ever before
They are meeting the needs in the
lcommunity The nurses In the tuber-
lculcsts department which as supported