The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-14
BOOK EXCHANGE CLUB HOLDS ITS l ANNUAL DINNER Members of St. Augustine's s Auxiliary, Red Cross to March in Parade. NURSES ALUMNAE
 HOLDS MEETING Regular Monthly Meeting of Mary silliman Chapter, D. A. R.

D. A. R.
 Members of the Book Exchange club are to meet this evening at the Black Rock Shore and Country club for their annual dinner and election of officers. It will be the first out ing the club has enjoyed this sea- son as it has devoted the meeting day each week to Red Cross work. It has not bought any books this year but has devoted the money usually spent in this way for charitable purposes.
 The entire board of officers who have served during the past year will be reelected this evening when their names are presented by the nominat- ing committee of which Mrs. J. L. Parraga is the chairman. The of ficers are Mrs. B. F, Lyon, president; Mrs. F. W. Mcclellan, vice president; Mrs. Charles Chamberlain, secretary; and Mrs. Frank T. Staples, treasur- CT. The club has decided to continue meeting throughout the summer de- voting Tuesday afternoon to Red Cross work.
 Mrs. W. H. Beirne, of St. Angus tines Auxiliary of the Red Cross asks all members of that auxiliary to join in the parade on Saturday. It is the duty of every woman in the city who is engaged in Red Cross work or who has a husband, son or brother in ths great fight to get out and show her colors. It is desired to make this parade the best that has ever march ed through the streets of the city and this cannot be done unless every worker co-operates. Mrs. Beirne also wished to announce that if there are any workers who do not possess the apron and cap and veil that consti- tutes the Red Cross workers uni form, they can buy or borrow them from St. Augustine's Auxiliary. Those who wish to do this can obtain them at the Auxiliary rooms which are open this afternoon and evening, Thursday evening and Friday after noon or by either calling on Mrs. Beirne, 160 Grove street or else noti- flying her by phone, 2S93 Barnum.
 The Bridgeport Committee of the OOSASNJ France have. two packing cases filled with the garments that were recently exhibited in the store of the Rowland Dry Goods Co. There were about 530 garments in all, comprising aprons, dresses, capes, stockings, etc. These garments run from the age of two to ten years. The Committee is packing another case and any who have garments to go in this box are asked to send them to Mrs. W. D. Bishop at her home on Court1and Hill before Thursday or to telephone her and she will send for them. The committee would very much like some infants garments. This will be the last box packed and sent by this con- mittee as after May Is the work of furnishing these garments comes un- der the supervision and control of the Red Cross, in the hospital and re- fUgee garment section that has Mrs. George W. Wheeler for chairman. Under the auspices of the Woman 8 Auxiliary of Trinity church there will
 be a delightful entertainment pro- gram tomorrow evening in the parish house. Mrs. Ethel Poland Hubbell is to be one of the soloists of the evening and there will also take part | Miss Elsie Smith, violinist, accom- panied by Miss Helen Smith at the | piano; Miss Florence Green, piano solos; while Miss Florence Allen and 1 Harry Brown will put on a character | sketch. Eldert Lockwood will be
 heard in bass solos.
 Members of the Bridgeport Hos
 pital Nurses Alumnae Association
 met this afternoon at the Nurses Home on Mill Hill avenue at 8 o'clock
 and at this time many importan
 matters were discussed including tha- | of marching in the big Red Cros! parade on Saturday afternoon.
 Mary Si1liman chapter, D. A. R.
 held it's regular monthly meeting yes terday afternoon in Odd Fellows hal | OF Broad street The regent, Mrs
 J. J. Rose, presided, and reports wer,
 heard from the delegates that attend
 ed the recent Continental Congres l or the NaI1onaI OoCleIS oI Ine U. A R., in Washington last month. Ther
 was a. large attendance and at tn
 close of the business session a musica
 program was enjoyed.
 The bi-monthly service preparator
 to communion, will be held at Par street Congregational church, Wed nesday evening at T:45. Dr. Bear will give an address on "In the Atti 5 tude of Prayer" MT. George Weiden 7 hammer will sing, The Rock 0 7 Ages" A responsive devotional ser
 vice will be read.
 3 THE FLOWERS ON OUR HATS 3 The way flowers are used on sprin g and summer hats is an attractive wal