The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-04
EDWARDS-BOOTH
WEDDING TODAY
IN new YORK
Food and Apron Sale Of
Ladies' Aid Society of
w. E. Church
MRS. CARL FOSTER
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Shepherds of Bethlehem to
Hold Annual Memorial
Service


ested in tn ewedding that was SOL
emnized very simply and quietly this
afternoon in New York city in the
Chantry of Grace church, when Mrs.
Annie Booth, daughter of Mrs John
Mcneil, and George c. Edwards, were
| united in marriage. The ceremony
was at o'clock and Rev. Charles
Gomph, a former rector of Trinity
church, of this city, was the off1ciat-
ing clergyman. Mrs. Mcneil gave
her daughter in marriage
A very few guests had been hidden
to witness the ceremony, among them
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Mcneil, Mr..
and Mrs. N. W. Bishop and Mr.. and
| Mrs. George E. Judd of Waterbury.
Mr.. Edwards has long been a prom
inent man in the business affairs of
| the city as first vice-president and
! general manager of the International
Silver Co. and as president Of the
/ Bridgeport Chain Co.
Mrs. Herbert Booth of Stratford
was the hostess yesterday for a meet
ing of the Nature Glass of the
Bridgeport Art League. The mem
bers were addressed in a most inter-
esting manner by Prof. Aretas Saun-
ders.
The congregation of the Park
Avenue Temple is without a Rabbi
and for the next five weeks will try
a number of candidates for the posi-
ton. Tomorrow evening they will be
addressed by Rabbi Abraham J.
| Feldman of the Union Hebrew Col
lege of Cincinnati, Ohio. Following
the service there will be a reception
for Rabbi Feldman and the members
of the congregation will have an OPP
portunity to meet Rabbi Feldman.
The public is invited and all mem
bers of the congregation urged to be
present.
The Shepherds of Bethlehem, OF
Stratford, Fairfield, Westport and
this city are to hold their annual
memorial service on Sunday evening
at 60 Beach street, when Rev. W. W.
Rose is to be the speaker. The public
is invited to attend this service.
The Connecticut Valley Presbytery
held it's annual meeting yesterday in
the First Presbyterian church and
three very interesting sessions were
held. Reports were heard and Of
fcers elected as follows:
President, Mrs Carl Foster, Bridge
port; Mrs. E. C. Down of Hartford
vice president; Mrs. Nathan B. Whit
field of New Haven, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. C. E. Woods of Fairfield
treasurer for Home missions and
Freemen; Mrs. John Baptist
of this city, treasurer of For.
eign missions; Mrs. P. P. Var
Vlect, of Stamford, secretary OF
Foreign missions; Miss Ann C
Hutchings of Stamford, secretary Of
Mission Study; Mrs. F. W. Walker, OF
Greenwich, secretary of Young PEG.
pies work.
The speakers were Representatives
from the New York board and from
the field. At 1 o'clock a luncheon
l was served by the ladies of the FRS
Presbyterian church.
One of the most striking point!
!. brought out during the business
= meeting was that every society con
tributed more this past year to botl
home and foreign missions than evel
, before. Among all the societie!
New Haven contributed the larges
increase. This report is significan
in bearing out the fact that the WON
ems organizations are not forgetting
the old tasks in taking up the new
war work.
Following is an extract taken from
a letter to Bridgeport woman wht
has a friend in the Middle West
d which shows how one woman believes
= in treating soldiers.
A: 'I have just met a lady from gu
a Chicago way who told me of the ter
n rible snow and cold they have had
- She said II WAS never over 26 in he