The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-22
ISSUE OF CARES FOR NUPTIALS OF MISS R|KER, 29TH Christmas For Children's In St. Vincent's Hos
 pital. CAMP FIRE GIRLS
 DOING GOOD WORK Wednesday Afternoon Mus ical Club to Hear Fine
 Soloist.

Invitations were issued yesterday by MT. and Mrs. Andrew L. Riker of Fairfield avenue for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Charlotte Riker and Lieutenant Hoyt Perry, son of Judge and Mrs. John H. Perry of Southport The ceremony is to be performed at 4:30 o'clock on Satur- day afternoon at St. Paul's church in Fairfield. It will be followed by a reception at the home of the brides parents. The atmosphere will be distinctly military as the groom and all of the ushers but one, the brides brother, Lawrence Riker, are in the ] service of the United States govern ment. Miss Riker is a member of the Little Sisters, and graduated last spring from Miss Bennett's School at Millbrook, N. Y.
 There are twenty-five little folk in l the children's ward at St. Vincent s hospital at the present time and they are not to be forgotten even though | they are so unfortunate as to have to spend Christmas in a hospital. Un- der the direction of Sister Alice, who is in charge at St. Vincent's, the Sis 1 ters have arranged for a. tree and all of>the kiddies are to hang up their | stockings. These will be filled with | candies, nuts and little remembrances that will make the children happy. Members and subscribers of the Wednesday Afternoon club, noted with much pleasure that the young Brazil ian pianist, Guiomar Novaes, is tq come back to this city for a return engagement. Miss Novaes has been heard in concert work in New York and other large cities throughout the country since appearing herefand the critics have lavished praise upon her, all of which is justified. Miss No vaes is an artist of rare ability and
 the program committee of the Musical Club acted with clear judgment in
 securing her for another concert, She
 will play at the First Methodist
 uary g, at 3:30 o'clock. .fE-e..f s>5 ..a Reports of the great suffrage con- vention in Washington last week are being received from all the delegates who have now returned to Connecti- cut. On one point all are agreed that is that the convention was the largest gathering of women in Wash ington that has ever been held, and that besides being the largest it was the most inspiring and enthusiastic convention in the history of the Suf- frage movement in the United States The enthusiasm broke out again and again, especially when the New York women were prominent. The victory in New York State and the comtng victory in Congress raised tne wom- ems spirits and hopes to an unpre- cedented degree.
 The election of officers was the least exciting part of the convention There were some changes on the board, and New York has a larger Representation than before. New York women were not eager to be elected in 1916 because they knew that theil
 chief work would be the fight that
 ended triumphantly last month. This year with their own fight ended they are throwing themselves into the figh flor the Federal Suffrage Amendmen 1.-the amendment that will end the
 fight for the whole of the United
 States. That Mrs. Catt would be re
 elected if she was willing to serve an other term was foregone conclusion Under her brilliant leadership tht National American Woman Suffrage
 Association has made tremendous strides in numbers, wealth and effec tiveness during the past two years
 pr. Anna Howard H. Shaw, of course kept her place as honorary president and Mrs. Frank J. Shu1er and Mrs
 Henry Wade Rogers of New Havel both consented to serve again in thei responsible positions as Secretary ant Treasurer of the association. The Camp Fire Girls started fev
 months ago to raise among them selves $50, 1000 as War Chest to car , ry on the various forms of war worl which have made the Food Adminis tration and several state and nation al government departments recogniz , them as a factor in the country's or
 ganization for war, and which cause
 President Wilson to accept the hon , orary presidency of the Camp Fir
 Girls. Fifty thousand dollars is 8 1e , of money for even a hundred thous { and girls to raise when they dc 1t al
 themselves, but the War Chest growing weekly. E