The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-04
SALE OF XMAS STAMPS OF RED
 CROSS IS BEGUN
w. w. Ellsworth Gives Most Interesting Talk to Art
 League Members
MEMORIAL BAPTIST
 CHURCH HOLDS SALE
Pivot Bridge Tomorrow Aft ernoon at Weatogue
 Country Club

Bridgeport has now launched it's organized campaign against tubercu- losis maintained through the sale of the Red Cross Christmas stamps each year. Mrs. Elmer H. Ravens is serv- ing as chairman Of ,he general com mittee appointed by the Visiting Nurse department of Associated Charities. The tuberculosis work is carried on entirely separate from the general visiting by Miss Anna M. Toal, the tuberculosis nurse under the su- pervision of Miss Anna M. Cullen.
 Every penny spent for the Christ mas season means an .-ct of service for this community with the excep- being called for the National and state work. Of every dollar paid for the Red Cross Christmas seals, Bridgeport will receive 85 cents, to be used for it's tubercular patients. The i nurses have cared for over a hum dred cases during the past year, mak- ing nearly 500 visits. The work upon those incipient cases is also made a speciality.
 Bridgeport will take part in the tremendous campaign against the white plague, benefting by the ex- periences of the allies. France alone has had over 100000 men invalided from the trenches by tuberculosis. The recent examinations for the draft have revealed many cases which need attention.
 Mrs. Ravens has perfected an or ganization which will cover the en- tire city, with Stratford also added to the district. Stratford returns will be printed separately with those contributing through the mail fund. Mrs. Roy E. Clarke is in charge of the factory subscriptions, Mrs. Will liam R. Webster and Mrs. Sanford Stoddard in charge of the public schools where the sales have started with unusual enthusiasm. Mrs. Ha- vens has given the mail orders her personal attention. The Wednesday Workers, The Thimble club, Council of Jewish Women, Visiting Nurse Auxiliary, Thursday Bandage club, Mrs. H. w. Fleck, Mrs. Ray StillmaH, Miss Dorothy Stearns are among those organizations and individuals who are assisting.
 The annual Christmas sale of the Bridgeport Art League opened this morning in it's rooms in the Staples Building on State street at 10 o'clock, continuing until five this afternoon. The rooms will be open all the rest of the week up to and including Fri day during those hours. There will be canned fruits and vegetables on sale and specimens of various kinds of craft work. There will be a table de- voted exclusively to the Anne Hathe- way Cottage fund, and the members are asked to be as generous toward this. table as possible. The hostesses today were: Mrs. William Taft, Mrs. Frank Hickman, Mrs. s. D. Beers, Mrs. B. D. Foster, Mrs. w. G. Chase, Mrs S. o. Persons Mrs. B. c. Spargo, Miss Bessie Warren, Mrs. c B. Dor emus, Mrs. John Taylor and the board of directors.
 I Miss Emma Jayne, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Jayne of Wilton, and Arthur Guilmart of this city, son l of c. Guilmart of Goshen. were mar ried Friday night in Wilton. Edward Jayne was best man and Miss Rosalie Guilmart, was bridesmaid.
 Mrs. Regina Williams, of Greens Farms, matron of the Fresh Air Home for New York Working Girls, and Everett c. Ellwood, secretary and | treasurer of the Vallecitos Hydraulic Gold Mining Co.,, with offices at Ss Fairfield avenue, were married Thanksgiving day at noon, at the i home of the bride, by Rev. Laurence L. Barber. After short honeymoon trip they will be at home in Greens l Farms.
 A very pretty wedding was solemn ized Thanksgiving evening, at T o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Freder- ick B. Sitts in Norwalk, when her only daughter, Ina Ames Oliver, was united in marriage to Charles Taylor Brewer, of this city, Rev. John Staple ton. officiating.
 Only the families of the contracting parties were present.
 The bride was given away by her DFOtner sergeant RQDeTt OIVer, WnC was home for the holiday.
 The bride is well known in Nor walk, and the groom is a contractor MT. and Mrs. Brewer left immedi- ately for a short trip, after which they will return to their newly-bui1t home in Nichols.
 There will be pivot bridge for members and friends of the Weatogue Country Club, tomorrow afternoon al 2.30.
 On Red Cross Day-next Friday, December 7-egitimate and vaude- vile theatres in New York city and theatres from ocean to ocean will give the entire receipts of a special performance to help our Red Cross in it's great work of mercy.
 The entire profession, from stars to stage hands, are uniting in giving their services free as 8 contribution to the work of the war. Tickets for the special performance will be ex- empt from war tax.
 The ladies 6f the Memorial Baptist
 church, corner of Howard and Maple