The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
MAYOR WILSON
 STRONGLY FAVORS WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Delegation of Suffragists Waits on Him at Office
 Yesterday.
LOCAL MUSICIAN ON CONCERT TOUR
Canning Pledge Cards to Be Returned to Committee at
 Reads Wednesday.

A delegation of local suffragists led by Miss Katherine Luddington, pres ident of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association was received yes terday by Mayor Clifford B. Wilson at his office in the City Hall yester- day afternoon, and in the course of the interview Mayor Wilson declar- ed himself heartily in favor of wom- an suffrage and the Susan B. An thony amendment.
 In speaking to Mayor Wilson, Miss Luddington said: we came to him as a candidate for office for whom l the party had shown great confidence, and as leader to whom we looked 1 to voice the progressive Republican l sentiment of the state. The National Republican party which is out of power in the nation, is on trial. It must show the voters wherein it can | do better than the Democratic party 1 both in the conduct of the war and 1 in domestic questions. For the cam l paign in the fall its appeal will na- 1 turally be especially to the independ- ] ent and progressive element in the | electorate as that is the element that | changes it's vote and holds the bal ance of power. To appeal to this | independent vote it must have live | issues and real policies.
 "Wo:,an suffrage is one of the lead ing questions before the country to- day, and second only to the war itself in importance. The National Repub- lican party has had the statesmen so in fn hi nd ho1 0r1f strongly for national woman suffrage, and has helped the cause in a most effective way. Marks of progress are shown by the indorsement of the Re- publican committee the five-sixth vote of Republicans in the House of Representatives, and the large ma jority of favorable Republican sena- tors.
 ''We have been so accustomed to ! consider the Republicans of Fairfield County as representing a progressive element in the party so it is natural to come to Fairfield County leader for a strong expression on the suf- frage question that should go beyond
 the party platform"
 Mayor Wilson. followed Miss Lud-
 dfngton's remarks attentively and then
 said, "I am glad to say that am
 heartily in favor of Woman Suffrage
 and will help the cause by every
 means in my power"
 II Those present as members of the delegation were: Miss Luddington,
 Miss Grace Murray, acting state or
 ganizer, from Hartford; Miss Stella
 w. Jones who is taking Miss Murray
 place as organizer for Fairfield county
 organizer during the summer months;
 Mrs. William F. Seeley, Mrs. Cole
 ment A. Fuller, Miss Edith Hastings,
 Miss Judson and Mrs. Lowell, Mrs.
 Henry H. Townshend, Mrs. Thomas
 Hepburn. Mrs. Richard Howell, Mrs.
 W. T. Hincks and Mrs. H. Willard Eleck.
 Mrs. Norman V Donaldson and
 Bruce T. Simonds are to give a con-
 cert tomorrow night at the Pine
 Orchard Country Club. Both artists
 are favorites among musical circles
 and as it may be the only opportunity
 for many to hear them during their
 present Red Cross concert tour it is expected that the Country Club will
 be we'll filled with familiar faces.
 Those who are following the move ments of the little patriotic com
 pany' will be interested to know that they will play in Stamford on August 9th: at Woods Hole, Mass, on the 10th; at Prout's Neck, Maine, on the
 14th; and at Kennebunkport, Maine,
 on the 18th. There are many New Haven people at these resorts, and it is safe to say that all will be present at the concrts.
 The program for tomorrow evening has been announced by Mir. Simonds as follows:
 Franck: Sonata for piano and violin
 1. Allegretto ben moderate.
 2. Allegro. gSS
 8. Recitativo-Fantasia.
 4. Allegretto pco mosso. Mrs Donaldson and MT. Simonds. "Le Deluge"; Saint-Saens. 'Le Cygne"; Saint-Saens. Menuet, Debussy.
 Mrs. Donaldson, accompanied by } Miss Lockwood.
 } Third Helvetia Valse, d'Indy, 3 "Ondine," Mir. Simonds; RaveI:
 Allegro risoluto, Mrs. Donaldson and MT. Simonds; Vierne. 3 The City Home Economics Com s mittee requests the chatrmen of al r comittees which have canning pledge s cards to be signed to return them or
 Wednesday to the D. M, Read Com, i pany, where representatives of the committee will be present. 8 Next Friday night, August g, tht Q big social amusement event of tht - summer is scheduled at Southport. I e will be the fifth annual benefit ar l ranged by Mrs Mark A, Luescher O , that town fer the Southport fire de :; partment and the list of famous star 6 announced for this seasons festiva e indicate that the important event vii n be even more brilliant than any of thu @ preceding concerts, all of which havt y been tremendously successful from al . artistic and financial point of view.
 This year the list of artists include an unusual number of famous stars n First in importance comes Juli; l. Arthur one of the most gifted ac
 tresses on the American stage, wh'
 has but recently toured the countr,