The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-27
INDIAN GIRL TO SPEAK TO
 ART LEAGUE Reports Heard at Regular Meeting of Thimble
 Club Today
MUNICIPAL PATRIOTIC
 COMMITTEE MEETS
Shower for Miss Elsie Jam ieson Given Yesterday
 Afternoon

At the next lecture in the course of the Bridgeport Art League. the members are to have the pleasure of listening to real Indian girl who re- joices in the cognomen -ah-me- sQueet," which although one would never guess it, means Floating Cloud" This girl, who appears in the costume of her tribe. relates all the old tribal legends, sings the Wierd melodies characteristic of her race, and dances the different dances pe- culiar to the Indian. The league en- deavored to secure her for a lecture last year but were unable to do so, so completely was her time taken. The committee in charge of the program felt itself fortunate to secure her this year and she will appear before the League members at The Stratfeld on o'clock.
 Members of the knitting class of the Bridgeport Art League are re- minded of the fact that although this is the holiday season there is just as much need for Red Cross &C., tivitiea Friday afternoon is the time devoted to this purpose by the League members each week and they are asked to be present at the League rooms in the Staples building tonor- row afternoon for the Red Cross work.
 Mrs. DeVer c. Warner was the hos tess for the regular meeting of the Thimble Club this afternoon at her home on Linden street. Reports were heard from the Food Sale and Bridge held recently by the. club at the Stratheld and the sum of over $7oo was cleared. The Cookbooks were placed on sale during the holi- days in one of the stores and in the neighborhood of $50 or $60 cleared in this way.
 Mrs. Frank Whitman entertained charmingly yesterday afternoon at her home on Harbor View avenue in com pliment to MiGs Elsie Jamfeson who is to marry Miguel Lataca in June. The groom to be is professor of Spanish at Cornell University. Miss Jamie son was given miscellaneous shower and received many handsome gifts. The Whitman home was most attrac- | lively decorated with Christmas greens and tea was served late in the l afternoon. Those who enjoyed the afternoon were Miss Mabel Smith Miss Helen Upton, Miss Natalie Tait Miss Sannie Bassett, Miss Harriet Bassett, Miss Edith Pe1l, Miss Mabel Baxter, Miss Belle Jamieson, Mrs. P B. Matthias, Mrs. Fl. D. Nichols, Mrs Virgil Calvin, Mrs. Leon Rice and Mrs. A. T. Blackson.
 | There will be a meeting of the Mu- l nicipal Patriotic Committee tomorrow ] evening at the home of the secre. tary, Mrs. Orvil1e Rector, at her home 1915 Iranistan avenue.
 Guy Empey, whose book ''Over the | Top" has been so widely read, is tc appear at the Red Cross benefit that Is to be given in Polls theatre or Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Elm. l p0y 4S d 1AS 6pOdASIs 1Ao pOSSSSSSi the invaluable asset of being able t( see the humorous side of everything Some of his experiences would b' gruesome enough were it not for th' saving grace of humor. Miss Vers Curtis of the Metropolitan Opers House is to sing and Miss Curtis is { great favorite with Bridgeport au diences. Another artist who is t appear is Frederick Gunster, tenor who has scored considerable of a sue cess in New York city.
 The second part of the program i to be the masQue, 'HThe Drawing O the Sword' and large number O prominent Bridgeporters are to hav leading roles. Among them are Mis- Barbara Waldo, Fred Harrison, Mrs H. A. Mayse, MT. and Mrs. Herber F1ansburg and Miss Marjorie DeLoss E. K. Cowiey has been directing tn re11earsals and under his capabl hands the finished product is takin1 shape and will be very good. s. 2 Po1i has "done his bit'' by giving tn theatre rent free.
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