The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07
RALPH IPPOLITO.

Even with the pressure of special war work and the Christmas gifts which must be prepared, women of Bridgeport are rallying to the call for those who will take part in the sales of the Red Cross Christmas seals which wage the campaign in the pre- vention of tuberculosis. Through the Visiting Nurse Department of the As sociated Charities at No. 715 Main street, the city carried on the work to be supported by the Christmas seals.
 The school children under the lead ership of Mrs. W. R. Webster and Mrs. Sanford Stoddard have already asked for more seals to be sold. Mrs. Roy E. Clark is meeting the responses of the factories and Mrs. B. H. Ha- vens, the executive chairman through the mails has had generous response at this early date.
 This morning the general sale be- gan with the workers ready.
 The central post office will be in charge of Mrs. Ray Stillman. East Side post office, Mrs. A. E. Lavery in charge, Miss Vera Tracy taking both ItO0oJ cl1A0 NoSu1 01y oel1Co. OAAo. N' AN' l Worthen of the Wednesday workers has Mrs. Herbert Sterrett and Mrs. James G. Ludlum at Reads.
 Mrs. Charles A. Edwards has charge of Howland's store where Mrs. Richard Staples sold seals this morn ing, and Mrs. Edwards in the after noon.
 i Mrs. Walter Loewith of the Bridge port section of Council of Jewish Wo- ] men appointed Mrs. Charles Rosen- gard for Riker's drug store today.
 Mrs. F. B. Pickett and Mrs. E. H. Russell are supplying with workers, First Bridgeport, Connecticut Nation al and City National Banks. Mrs. Ward M. IanNess of the Universalist Woman's club had Mrs. Jerome May in charge of the Bridgeport Trust company this morning and Mrs. Jer- ome Orcutt, this afternoon. Mrs. Samuel Senior has charge of Hindles two drug stores with Mrs. W. G. Line burgh assisting today. Mrs. A. E.
 Wedge of Orient Chapter has the Public Market work for the week with Miss Alice Weddge and Miss Ethel O'Connell in charge today.
 Mrs. H. Willard Fleck and Mrs. J P. Esmond attended the Women's Rally of the Connecticut State Coun-
 cil of Defense held in the capitol al
 Hartford yesterday. At the morning
 session reports were read and there was a luncheon served at noon in the Capitol restaurant. In the afternoon the session opened with an address o1
 welcome by Gov. Marcus Holcomb Isaac F. Marcosson, well known as g
 writer and war correspondent, spoke of his experiences on the other side
 and brought back a message from
 General Pershing. Howard A. Gid
 dings 8 member of the executive
 board of the State Council of Defense
 also spoke, as did Dr. Rosalie Slaugh ter Morton, head of the Woman Hospital unit Miss Caroline Ruutz Rees is chairman of the committee o Woman's Activities of the State Coun cil for this county, and those wh | comprise this committee are: Mrs
 Richard M. Russell, Mrs. Arthur T
 Hadley, Miss Christine Haas, Mrs. W w. Hayward, Mrs. Charles A. Jack 7 son, Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith, Mrs JOnn L. EuGl, w. n. U. OCOt 5 Dr. Mary c. Wells and Mrs. J. P. Els mond, of thls city
 At the meeting of the Ladies Ali Society of Trumbull Congregations church, held yesterday at the hom of the president, Mrs Brown, it wa decided to have a church supper o
 Tuesday night, Dec. IS. It is under
 stood there will be small charge help defray expenses of same. Towar . close of the meeting the vice pres T dent, Mrs. Albert, was given the SUI Il prise of her life. A large birthda e cake was presented to her by th U ladies in remembrance of her birtf s day. Refreshments of all kinds we1
 served and the scene was soon tran! g formed into a merry birthday part g Despite the festivities it was hear t Mrs. Albert performed the feat ( y cutting the cake without so much { e touching candle. The party can T to close amid much merriment an t congratulations from all sides.