The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13
MINUTE WOMEN WILL HAVE BIG RALLY SATURDAY Sergeant Gibbons to Speak In High School Audi
 torium AUTHORS CLUB
 HEARS WAR TALK Report of Bridgeport Socie-
 ty for Fatherless Children

The Minute Women of this city are doing a remarkable work. Last week Minute Women assisted all the draft boards and the scope of their activities seems unlimited. Mrs. H. w. Fleck, who originated the idea of the Minute Women and Mrs. Marie CoVerdale, went to New Haven the first part of the week and organized the women of that city into Minute Women under the able leadership of Mrs. Winchester Bennett.
 On Saturday afternoon at the Bridgeport High school, under the auspices of the War Bureau, there will be great rally for women. At this time Sergeant Gibbons, one of the speakers of the State Council of Defense, who was invalided home be- cause of a severe wound, is to speak. He is stirring talker and will giva the mans side of the war. Mrs Coverdale, who is doing a fine work Arousing the women of the city to an active sense of the great necessity for war work is to present the wom- ans side.
 This rally while pre-eminent1y for women, is open to anyone that is in- terested. The time set for the meet ing is 3:30 o'clock and the big audi tcrium should be crowded to it's ca pacity. Either Mrs. F1eck or Judge Wheeler will preside
 Members of the Authors Club and 9 n11T0'bnT- f +1,a,,oJ in the assembly room of the Y. w. c. A. on Golden Hill street last night to hear a most interesting address by Mrs. Marie Coverdale. The Authors | Club has recently formed itself into a. company of Minute Women and is directing it's energies toward the sale ! of Thrift Stamps and this company l also assisted in the Salvation Army Tag Day last Saturday. Those who think they are doing a great deal of work are abruptly shocked into the consciousness of how little their work really amounts to except as an in- tegral part of the whole when they hear the great need there is on the war fronts.
 l Mrs. Coverdale is well qualified to speak, for she spent a year or more on the other side working in the Y. M. e. A. huts and she is just bubbling over with enthusiasm for her subject. She is a most interesting talker and held the closest attention of her audi ence from the start to the finish. She had with her a number of souvenirs, including two strange rings that had been taken from some German sol ! E5i al a ch Q small bit of ribbon from which had once been suspended one of the Kaiser's famous iron crosses. She is soon to leave for Europe again as she received her notification yesterday to be ready to sail at any time.
 Charles G. Sanford, who is treas
 urer of the Bridgeport Society of the Fatherless Children of France has
 just made a very interesting report.
 From last May when the society was
 organized here up to January 1, 244
 children had been adopted. MT. San ford has remitted to the head of the
 society in France up to January the
 sum of $8,33S.49, and during the
 month of January, s1,13O was sent over Many people in the city in-
 cluding school children and the mem-
 hers of different clubs have been
 working on the children's dresses,
 aprons and warm capes for the little l folk. Already 75 capes have been made as well as a large number of l other garments. Mrs. w. H. Ham , and Mrs. w. D. Bishop have had this
 work in charge and Mrs. Bishop is
 planning an exhibition of these gar
 ments which will be held in a short 1 time, the date to be announced later
 Mrs. W. A. Grippin is chairman of the
 Bridgeport society.
 There were large number of tables
 taken for the bridge under the aus
 pices of the Avignon Club in the sur l parlor of The Stratf1eld this after ? noon Many who were unable to at.
 tend for one reason or another sent : substantial checks and the prizes were \ very attractive. Miss Florence Has Il tings is chairman of the committed II that arranged the affair. The pro Il ceeds are to be devoted to relieving Il the distress of some families in th' H South of France that have not beer reached as yet by the Red Cross O n the Society of the Fatherless Childrel k of France.
 r Mrs. Henry S. Glover has invite' = the mothers and wives of the mel - who have entered the service to mee
 at her home in Fairfield on Frida, :. afternoon of this week to hear an ald . dress by Mrs. Marie Coverdale. Mrs
 Coverdale is to tell of the work sh
 has been doing and the need that ex = ists on the other side. The hour o - the meeting is set for o'clock ss There will be a regular meeting c - the Bridgeport Art League on Mon 3, day afternoon, March 1S in the Leagu
 rooms in the Staples building. Impor V tant business will be transacted an s matters discussed concerning the an
 nual exhibition of the League whic
 is to be held the week of April
 There will also be an exhibition ( It lcraft work that will be most interest J. ing to the members.
 ic The next meeting of the Bridgepol a Philosophical Society is to be held l. the rooms at 1925 Main street c
 "wednesday evening of next week. I