The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01
fine TALENT TO
ASSIST Benefit
FOR RED CROSS

Quite an array of talent has been
secured for the big Red Cross bene-
fit that the Authors club is to give
n NoVemb. - in the auditorium of
the Bridgeport High school. Tho
committee in charge, Mrs. F. B.
Granniss, Mrs. c. H. Armstrong. and
Mrs. Frederic Peitszch have been
working very hard on the program
and their efforts have proven most
successful. The object of the affair is
a ;rost worthy ono as the Red Cross
needs all the help that it can posi-
bly, have.
Riley Garrison anil his orchestra
are Il. Re heard in several selections;
Mrs. Lena Mason l}arnsley. whose
lovely soprano voice and pleasing per 3.
$ thfy has n.att, t:' a favorite with
bridgeport audie ,css will sing; Miss
Elizabeth Limont, pianist of ability
will render several selections; Miss
Gertrude Field whose excellent work
has won for her an enviable reputa-
ton as a yiolinist; Albert Lapke will
sing and n group of Miss Bonita v.
Slocum's pupils in rhythymic ex-
preston will give Ia patriotic number.
There are others who will take part
but definite ARA rgenents have not
been made in their cases as yet.
The annual meeting Of the Fairfield
Historical Society was held in the
Hall of the society Monday evening,
Oct. 10Th. The following officers were
elected for the year: Frank S. Child,
DID,, president; Henry G. Sturges
vice president; Rev. A. T.. Beeman,
secretary; Samuel HI. Wheeler, :rsa-
surer. The financial report showed a
balance in the treasury. The list OF
gifts for the year was long and inter
esting- books. clothing, pamphlets,
General Thorp's military suit (War OF
1922 and handsome sword, picture OF
the Burning of the Lexington and
other articles.
In his annual address the president
of the society gave brief history OF
the International Red Cross, the Am
erican Rcd Cross and the Fairfield
Chapter. The showing OF the work
a. the chapter for this past year was
{. very remarkable one, evincing a
spirit of patriotism and fidelity most
Inspiring.
Owing to war conditions, the conse.
quent transference of Mr.. Matthews
to New York and the 7, M. c. A
campaign now planned for November
the re-opening of the Bible school
has had to be deferred.
But Mr.. Lacy, the general secre.
tary, has expressed the hope that Mr.
Mackenzie's class might meet as soor
as might be convenient for him. Ac-
cordingly, Mr. Mackenzie has notified
me that he will be glad to greet .ht
men of his class. and any whom they
may care to invite or bring with them
on Thursday evening. Nov. LIST, GAS
Those who may wish to have sup
per at the Y. M. C. A. will avail
themselves of the Cafeteria now es
tablished in the building. For tn.
sake of the social gathering 1t wer,
well to meet at the tables on the oil
hour, 6:15,
AS this fall will inaugurate Mr.
Mackenzie's twentieth year of con
secutive service in this work, un
questionably his former and prese q
scholars will welcome him to his oil,
place in the class ami in their hearts
The subject for this season will b.
the Epistle to the Philippians.
The executive committee of the Sill
yer ThiInble Fund will place on ex
hibition from 2 to o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, November 2, in the su,
parlor of The Stratfeld, a wonderful
collection of second hand articles in
Guiding all kinds of household uten
sils, toilet articles. coins, gold and sill
yer scarf pins, brooches. bracelets
hatpins, etc. The sale of these arti
cles will take place on Saturday, No
| ~, orv,iy
| til 9 in the evening and the publ
| of the city should not lose the OF
| portunity Of seeing how generousl
| triotic cause.
Mrs. Annie q, Porritt, who chair
| man of the Publicity Bureau of tn
| Connecticut Suffrage Association, wa
| unable to be present at the meetin
| of the Bridgeport Philosophical So
| ciety last evening where she was
have made an address and her plac
1 was taken by DR.. Carl Beck, VIII
read a very interesting paper o
| Modern ExRonents of Religion,
| during the course of which he spok
| at length on Billy Sunday, assertin
| that no sane person could accept tn
form of doctrine this man preache
as true religion.
| very delightful surprise party wa
rendered Miss Marion Mac Donald g
\ her, home, 100 Whitney avenue, las
| evening, by several of her Hig
| school friends. Among those pres
4 ent were the Misses Lucy Rya1
Francis O'Neil, Resale Gale, Margal
| ~ n il
Stapleton. Dorothy Harrigan, Doroth
| Ryan, Edna Sexton, Mildred Ma
Donald, Dorothy Miller, Grace Lam
; Veronica Riley and Veronica Haggel
| ty.