The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-21
announcement
OF PROGRAM FOR
CONCERT SUNDAY
Given Under Auspices of
Ladies Of Charity at
Polls.
CONTEMPORARY CLUB
TO HEAR MASEFIELD
Comfort Club Bridge in The
Stratfeld on Wednes-
day.

dies of Charity, St. Vincent de Paul
have gone ahead perfecting their ar
engagements for the big concert that is
to be held in Polls theatre on Sun
day afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. The
program that has been arranged by
the very capable committee will bring
to this city talent of a high order. The
numbers will present quite a variety
to the audience and the interest will
not be allowed to wane for an instant
Not very often has such collection
of stars been gathered together for
one concert as will appear here next
Sunday.
This concert is for most worthy
object and those in charge are bending
every effort to make the affair the
success that it deserves to be. There
is no thought of personal gain for
them only the necessity Of providing
a suitable place where the sick and
suffering can receive adequate care.
The funds from this entertainment are
to go toward a building fund for
new wing at St. Vincent's hospital.
The speaker for the afternoon is to
be Rev. George J. Waring who is the
chaplain of the 18th Cavalry station
ed at Governors Island, N. Y. He
has taken for his topic, America and
the War" and will give most inter-
esting discussion as to the position of
this country and what is to be expect
ed of the people. Miss Ethel Hop
kins, prima donna at the Hippodrome
is to open the program with ''Ths
Star Spangled Banner" Then there
will be the famous Fleming Trio, So
ciety instrumentalists of New York;
the Elm City Quartet that is such a
feature of the Hippodrome show and
Philip Spooner, tenor of the Chicago
Grand Opera Co. There will be 9TH
er artists on the program but the ar
rangements for them have not been
completed as yet. The reserved seat
sale opened this morning at the box
office at Polls theatre and will con-
tinue throughout the week.
The Contemporary Club is to have
its January meeting on Thursday
evening of this week at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew M. Cooper on
Brooklyn avenue at 8:15 o'clock. John
Masefield, the celebrated English poet
is to be the speaker and the subject of
his talk is to be 'ETales of the Sea"
Mr. Masef1eld has spoken here before
under the auspices Of the Thursday
Reading club and at that time his lee
ture was open to the public and the
sun parlors of the Stratf1eld were
crowded.
The sewing class Of the ladies of
Charity St. Vincent de Paul is to
meet as usual in the Nurses home on
Lindley street on Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Under the auspices of the Comfort
club there is to be big bridge on
Wednesday afternoon in the sun par
Ior of The Stratfield at 2:S0 o'clock.
Those in charge feel confident of hav-
ing in the neighborhood of so tables.
Mrs. C. L Crosby, the head of the
ways and means committee of the
club, has the arrangements for the
bridge in her charge:
Miss Anna Hartigan is in charge
of the members musicale of the
Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club,
which is to be held in the First M. E..
church on Wednesday afternoon Of
this week at $3.50 o'clock. She has
prepared a very interesting program
as follows:
Organ and piano duet, Marche
Tromphale, Guilmant; Miss Alice
! Lyon Rodgers; Miss Edith Proud
man.
Contralto solo (a) Rose Of the
World, c. Linn Seidler; Cb) Lilacs,
Rachmaninnff, Miss Lottie Weltner;
Mrs Robert Wheeler, aceompanist,
Soprano solo, Thou Brilliant Bird
J Pearl of BraziI), Miss Ada Tuck
Whitaker; Miss Edna Northrop ao-
eompanist.
Piano solo (a) A Fair Maid, +.
Adam Hugo; CO.. Poliehenelie, Raeh-
rnaninoff, Miss Ethel Stamans.
Contralto solo (a) Ye Who Have
Yearned> Alone, Tschaikowsly; CD
Candle Lightin' Time, Coolridge Tay-
Tor, Mrs. Florence Legere Hayes; Miss
Belle Blackstone, aecempanist.
Violin sole. Andante and Allegro,
G minor, concerto, Mendelssehn, Mrs.
Ethel Wade Bifnbaum; Miss Belle
Blackstone, aeeempanist,
Soprano sole (a) Life and Death,
Collridge Taylor; OBJ Ouvee ties
Yeaux bieus. Massenet, Mrs. NaHehen
Adams Rosen; Miss Ethel Pigg, ae-
companist.
Trio for organ, piano and violin,
Meditation from ''Thais, Massenett,
Mrs. Rodgers, Miss Proudman, Mrs.
BiFnbaum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G. Bryant
of West Broad street, stratferG, az
nounce the marriage of their son
Olaf s. Solomenson, to Miss Alice
Larson of Dover, N. j. The we'd
ding took place on New Years day
in their new home in stratford, Conn
The bride wore a becoming gown 81
pale blue crepe de chine and carried
bouquet of white bridal roses, an6
the bridesmaid, Miss Marie Butcher
wore a gown of pink satin. The
bride was given in marriage by hei
father. Edward Larson, brother Of
the bride acted as best man, and the
ushers were Frederick and Victor Sci
omonsen, brothers of the gFeem- Rev
A. o. Ia1ndeen of the Swedish Baptis