The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-30
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE RAISE COMFORTABLESUM Get $25O to Send to Mem bers of 1O2nd Ambulance
 Corps. AVIGNON CLUB
 MEETS TODAY Nurses Recruiting Station
 Busy Place Tester day.

Members of the Ways and Means committee of the Comfort club of the 102d Ambulance Corps met yesterday I. Crosby, at her home on Beechwood avenue. Some time ago a $10 gold piece was disposed of by chance, and yesterday afternoon it was awarded to Mrs. Hull of Stratford, who imme- diately gave 1t back to the club. The amount netted through the disposal of this gold piece was $250.
 The club sent an order away yes terday for $2OO which is to be devoted to the buying of comforts for the boys of the 102d Ambulance Corps which Is now in the thick of the fighting on the Western Front. This money which makes 8 smal sum for each man, is greatly appreciated by the boys as it gives them chance to obtain number of small luxuries which they could not otherwise obtain.
 The Comfort club has omitted it's meetings for the month of August but will resume their activities on the 9th of September when there will be an ''unclamed package sale in charge of Mrs. William McCombs- Each of the '12 members of the committee pledged herself yesterday to work hard for a year and each one will be responsible for 12 packages for this sale. Each package will be worth one dollar and will sell for a quarter of its value. This committee has planned to meet once a month at the home of it's chairman, Mrs. Crosby.
 Mrs. Francis c. Sanford was the hostess this afternoon at her pleasant summer home at Fairfield Beach for the regular meeting of the Avignon club. The members gathered at her cottage at 2:30 o'clock and very de- lightful social afternoon was enjoyed. Plans were made for further activi- ties of the club which will De greatly ampIhed when the cool weather comes. Letters keep coming from Madame Boissiers expressing the thanks of the soldiers and people in Avignon who have been benefited by the efforts of the members of this lit tie club.
 George Hawman who worked for some time In the composing room of The Times, left today for Newport, R. l., to enter the navy as an ap- prentice seaman. MT. Hawman en- listed some time ago but did not re- ceive his call until yesterday. Last evening he was entertained by num- | Der of his friends who gathered at | the home of Franklin Dean on Ezra street in the North End to wish him Godspeed. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Hawman of 297 South | avenue.
 | Miss Mildred Lewis of 12S0 Tran istan avenue left Saturday to receive her final instructions prior to sail
 ing for France as a member of a telephone operators unit. There are
 30 girls in this party but Miss Lewis
 is the only girl to go from Connec-
 ticut. While working in this city Miss Lewis has been a supervisor Gr the toll lines, and has thorough ex- perience as an operator. It is ex- pected that this unit will be attach.
 ed to General Pershings headquar. ters. Miss Lewis has made her home
 with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Bowman
 She expects to sail from this country around the first of the month.
 Mrs. Winifred Grammar was IT
 charge of the recruiting station for
 student nurses at the War Bureau today. Yesterday Miss Rourke was in
 charge and there were twelve en.
 rollments. There were many others
 who applied but who for one reason
 or another could not come up to re.
 quirements. The lines are rather l--ler
 easy. It requires sound physical
 health and a fairly good education. Ii
 looks very much as if there would
 be no difficulty in securing 100 vol
 unteers before August II.