The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
WILL SPEAK OFT HAVOC WROUGHT. BY SAVAGE HUN Collection to Be Taken for Fatherless Children of
 France MASS MEETINGS
 FOR ITALIANS Business Women's Club to Have Minute Women Organization

club are to act as ushers at the meet ing in Polls theatre on Sunday after noon when Miss Eleanor Fell comes here to speak on the devasted section of France and of the rehabilitation work that is going on. Miss Fell has been working in that section of France for number of months and is very soon to go back to take up her work there. She will tell first hand of the pitiful condition of the people and the terrible havoc and destruc- tion wrought there by the German hordes. Judge Carl Foster will intro duce the speaker.
 Miss Fell is to bring with her the official pictures of the region where she has been doing such a splendid work together with a number of other devoted women. These pictures will show what has Cbeen accomplished and what yet remains to be done. The condition of the people will be de- picted and their sufferings are DOT trayed on their hopeless counte- nances. There will be no admission charged to this lecture but a silver offering will be taken.
 A1IS IIIOLSy lIldL IS SGSuISu WILL OS used for the fund that will go to renew the support of the French or phans who were not taken in charge by any specific person. About a year ago through the medium of card par ties and teas enough money was raised to guarantee the support of Q stated number of children for & year, This money has now been used up and it is necessary to obtain more. The Bridgeport Branch of the So- ciety of the F'atherless Children in France has this lectutre in charge. | Those who will usher are Mrs Charles D. Weeks, Mrs. David $. Day, Mrs. R. l. Neithercut, Mrs. F. w. Pyle, Mrs. w. A. Grippin, Mrs. H. w. Hincks, Mrs. s. M. Hawley, Mrs. Robert Wheeler, Mrs. George W. Hawley, Mrs. E. A Jennings, Mrs. H. B. Kelly, Mrs. Sanford Stoddard, Mrs. Arthur Marsh, and Mrs. W. H. Ham. The lecture will begin at o'clock
 There are to be two mass meetings for the Italians of the city on May 5 and May 12 and at this time speakers will address them on the war. The meeting on Sunday, May 5 will be held in Polls theatre and al this time Lieut.. Roselli of Washing ton, D. C., will speak, there will be speeches by several of the Minute Men and Amy Bernardini of New York, who has been at the front fol a long period of service, will tell the
 
 fighting. On Sunday, May 12, the meeting is to be in the auditorium of the Bridgeport High school, a 2:30 o'clock and the speakers are t. be Dr. P. Martucci, of New York, 2 very prominent Italian, and Jonathan Godfrey.
 A very enjoyable farewell party wal given John J. Jordan, Wednesda! | evening at his home on Milne street MT. Jordan left today for Camp Up ton. He received many useful gifts among them were gold wrist watch cigar case, fountain pen and sum no gold. Supper was served at a lat hour and dancing was enjoyed. In strumenta1 and vocal selections wert also rendered. His brother Michae Jordan came up from Brooklyn, N Y. He is stationed in Brooklyn ol guard duty. Joseph Rice, Samue lMendelson came up from Brooklyn where they are stationed. Alber Callahan was also present. He i stationed in New York. Anon: those present were: Misses Helel Keefe, Eva Keefe, Anna Rock Katherine McGuir, Viola Chambers Alice Howe, Nora Mcclure, Margare Casey, Teresa Judge, Ellen Geaney May Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan, Mar garet Jordan and Irene Judge. Messrs George Kirvet, John F. Jordan, Johl J. O'Brien, Thomas O'Brien, Stephe Gawronski, Joseph Rice, John J. Jor dan, John Sullivan, Harvey Forest Thomas Geaney, William Ryar Francis Judge, Thomas Jordan, Vii liam Walsh, Michael Hannon, Edwar Foley, Joseph French, Thomas Hal . ley, John Howard, Edward Judge Edward Jordan, Samuel Mende1sor Herman English, Albert Callahan an l MT and Mrs. John Geaney, MT. an Mrs. John F. Hartnett, Mrs. Michae Judge, Mrs. John Foley and Mir l Mary Jordan.
 Members of the Business Women
 Club are asked to meet on Monda
 evening at the Y. W. c. A., on Go
 den Hill street at which time piar 5 will be discussed for forming Mir
 ute Women's Organization. Mrs. I
 w. Fleck, the originator of this move ment, will be the speaker of th
 evening. The time set for tn !! meeting is 8 o'clock and it is hope | that every member will attend. RT,ACK CATTN STOCK