The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-08
CRIFFIN-SHEA WEDDING TOOK PLACE TUESDAY Avignon Club Will Continue
 Work Through
 Summer. DEMONSTRATION
 KITCHEN OPENS Comfort Club to Have Apron
 Sale Tomorrow Afternoon.

Miss Madeline Shea, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Daniel D. Shea of 8 Bell street, Stamford, was married to William B. Griffin of this city yester- day, at g a. m., in St. Johns Catholic church, Stamford, by Rev. James c. OBrien, Father Kelly assisting. They were attended by Mrs. T. A. Hogan and John R. Griffin, the latter being brother of the bridegroom.
 After celebrating the nuptiaI mass Father O'Brien went up into the altar as he said he wished especially to fe- lIcitate this couple. Twenty-Five years ago when pastor of the Sacred Heart church he ofhciated at the marriage of the .groom's parents, and later on he baptized the groom. Thus he felt especially interested in the young man, and he wished the pair every happiness.
 A reception followed at the homo of the bride, where wedding breakfast was served. There were a number of Iout-of-town guests present. After a short wedding trip, MT. and Mrs. Grif- fin will reside in this city, where the groom is assistant sales manager of the International Silver Company. Mrs. Griffin has been well known as a singer, and for time was one of the soloiSts of St. Johns church.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Ger man Reformed church will meet to- morrow afternoon in the basement of the church, Chapel street entrance. The Mesdames Fred. Anton, Nicolas Neuert, and the Misses Lydia Fotch and Ira Rihner will be the hostesses. Members and friends are cordially in- Vited to attend.
 Members of the Avignon Club at the last meeting held at the home of Mrs. c. F. A. Biltz on Stillman street decided to keep on with the club work | during the summer months. Miss Hastings read very charming let ter from Madame Boissiere, who Is stationed in Avignon and in this she 1 described the conditions there and said that the money that had Sbeen sent her had not only been suffi- cient to care for the women and l children but that she had been en- abled to buy braces and comforts for | the wounded soldiers.
 ] The rag dolls of unusual design that were made by the young women of the Connecticut Froebel Normal school were disposed of by the club and the proceeds added to it's fund 1 It is planned to have a bridge at the 1 Black Rock Shore and Country Club | within a short time for the benefit of the members and their friends After the business of the afternoon had been disposed of cards were played and the prizes were won by Miss Hastings and Mrs. J. H. Sa- yard.
 There is still opportunity for the women of this city to learn the right way to use the various substitutes rec commended by the Food Administra- ton as the demonstrations in corr flour and barley flour are continuing | every afternoon in the Demonstration kitchen on Fairfield avenue. Ex- perts are in charge and there is the chance for every woman of the city to acquire knowledge that will be o1 the utmost value to her. Knowledge that she must have.
 Tomorrow afternoon at the home o1 Mrs. Irving Davis, 629 State street | there is to be an apron sale under the auspices of the Comfort Club o. the 102d Ambulance Corps. Apron! of all kinds and descriptions will b; | available, Red Cross, Hoover, kitchen garden and in short, all known varie ties. The report of the teas whicI the Comfort Club holds every after noon in St. Johns Parish House be tween 4 and o'clock, for the montt of April, has just been received ant the sum taken in was $54.85. Thi money is used to send smokes to th' boys over there. The members O the Comfort Club will be in charg' of the sale tomorrow afternoon.
 An address on the Jewish Wome1 in Agriculture of interest to the Jew ish residents of this city, is to be de ivered by Joseph Pincus, secretary
 of the Jewish Farmers of America a
 
 the lodge rooms in the Staples build
 ing, State street, corner of Court, thi
 evening, under the auspices of liar
 mony lodge in cooperation of thu
 Council of Jewish Women and He
 brew Children Aid Society. MT. Pin
 GUS has achieved national renown a
 editor of the Jewish Farmer" tn, only Jewish agricultural publication il , the United States. He was brough up on one of the farms in our stat and has graduated from Connect , cut Agricultural college where he re , ceived high honors. Considered al authority on the subject of farmini
 among foreign born and the Unite
 States bureau of agriculture at Wash
 ington has invited him on many occa
 sions to conferences on this subject
 His address is expected to be timel
 one and a large gathering is locke
 forward to. Attorney Charles F
 Shapiro, chairman of the Intellectus
 Advancement committee, will pre-
 side.