The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-12
RECORD MADE
IN NUMBER OF
TABLES ENGAGED
Over One Hundred Reserva-
lions Made for Charity
Bridge.
NURSES TRAINING
SCHOOL GRADUATION
Denis Mccarthy Reads
Poems to Large and En-
thusiastic Audience.


space in the large sun parlors of The
Stratfeld this afternoon at the bridge
given by the Queens Daughters and
it was even necessary to engage addi-
tonal space to accommodate all who
who wanted to play. Over 100 tables
were reserved, making a record for
an affair of this kind. Mrs. John T.
King was the hostess for the after
noon and she was assisted by the
president of the Queens Daughters,
Mrs. Francis Sanford, and the other
officers of the society.
Bridge and plain whist were played
and there was prize for the highest
score at each table. These prizes were
in fiat silver daindly boxed and were
all alike Under the direction of Mrs.
G. I. Crosby there was a knitting con-
test and four prizes were awarded to
those who accomplished the greatest
amount of work during the afternoon
The proceeds from the affair is de-
voted to the fund for the mainte-
nance of the Little Sisters Of the
Poor.
Two very handsome articles were
disposed of by chances, one very
stunning electrolier, the gift of John
F. Fay, and the other a most attTac-
tive bag, the gift of Miss Anne Den
mis-.
Those who reserved tables were:
Mrs. John T. King, Mrs. Francis San
ford, Mrs John McFlroy, Mrs. c. L.
Crosby, Mrs. Henry c. Stevenson,
Mrs. Charles Biltz, Mrs. William NC
Laughlin, Miss Josephine Heating,
Mrs. M. H. Ford, Mrs. H. W. Fleck,
Mrs. William Grant, Miss Catherine
Lyons, Miss Lena Barry, Miss Cath
crime Modem, Mrs. Albert Dow, MIS-.
John Connelley, Mrs. Joseph F'alvey'
Mrs. James Sexton, Mrs. F. E. Lalley'
Mrs. C. H Armstrong, Miss Elizabeth
Mel Iaughlin, Miss Celia Hanley, MIS-
Lyman He'll, Mrs. Joseph Heaphy'
Mrs. John Heaphy, Mrs. Thomas NC
Mullen, Mrs. f. E. Doyle, Mrs. Frank
Brennan, Mrs. Thomas Arnold, Jr.,
Mrs. william Hickey, Mrs. William
Watson.
Mrs. John Kaesman, Mrs. ]. H. Sa-
ward, Mrs. John Fay, Mrs c. ID. Lane
Mrs. William Russell, Mrs. Edward
Casey. Mrs. Richard Murphy, Mrs
David Osborne, Mrs. George McCar-
thy, Mrs. James LAWYER, Mrs. JOSEPH
OBrien, Mrs. Wilson Burns, miss
Mary Garfield, Mrs. Andrew Radel
Mrs. Thomas Cullinan, Mrs. JOIN
Cullinan, Miss Elizabeth Merry, Mrs
T. B. Mcnamara, Mrs. T. ]. McNa
mara. Mrs. Anna Sullivan, Mrs w. T.
Allen, Mrs. W. H. Kennah, Mrs. JUS
tin Wilson, Mrs. W. H. A. O'Hara-
Mrs. P. ]. Lynch, Miss Bessie ia
cobs, Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons
Miss Mary Light, Mrs. P. W. Wren
Mrs. F. D. Baker, Mrs, Thoma
Walsh. Mrs. Silas Booth, Mrs. DAME
DriscoT, Mrs. John Lyddy, Mrs. 10
seph Cook, Mrs. Thomas Cotter, Mrs
Thomas Dewitt, Mrs. James McElro5
Mrs. Fred Mullins, Miss Florence Nc
CURE, Miss Rose Mccarthy, Mrs
John w. Bray Miss Anne Dennis
Mrs. John Lynch.
Mrs. John Lund, Miss Hele
Burnes, Miss Helen Drueke, Mrs
George Ittig, Mrs. Robert Hawkin:
Mrs. Morris McKenna, Mrs. Waite
Anderson. Mrs. John Mcnamara, Mr.:
John Lavey. Miss Julia Keat1nt
Mrs. Hugh Lavery, Mrs. John Whit
comb and Mrs. Pierre Garneau.
On Friday evening in the auditor
ium of the Bridgeport High schot
the graduating exercises of tn
Bridgeport Hospital Training Schot
) for Nurses will be held. The gradue
ton is usually held later on in tn
wear but it is hastened a bit this tim
owing to the eagerness of many of tn
graduates to get into Red Cross worl
There are SO in the class of 1911
Mrs. Maud Metca1f, superintendent {
the Park hospital in New York wi
: make the address Of the evening an
will tell of conditions in Russia an
Serbia where she served for a nun
Der of months during the first pa,
of the war. Mrs Metcalf was
charge of the first band of Red Gro!
nurses sent over from this countr
DR.. c. C. Godfrey, president of tt
: Bridgeport Hospital association wi
preside at the meeting which wi
open at $3.50 o'clock.
Denis A. Mccarthy, noted poet, ed
tor and lecturer, addressed a lar:
and appreciative audience at st. A
cuisines hall last evening. T.
general subject of the address may
we'll characterized as the poets GU
t look on life. A genial, whimsic
e humor permeated every sentence al
:. won appreciative response from tt
i audience. Mr.. Mccarthy read
r number of his most popular poeI
: with a charming spontaneity and 81
cere artistry that was a pleasure
o every nearer. Mr.. Mccarthy has
= mellow voice which he uses wi
9 marked skill. Each varying emotit
s. of his verses found fitting expressi'
: in his well modulated and vari
5 tones. Even more than the char
. of his verses and the art of his d
y livery did his genial personality W
! the hearts of his hearers.
- An interesting and suitable pr
, gram of music was rendered und
,. the direction of Mrs. Molly Da
70 Ogren. America, the Columbian Mi
~ tary Song, the words of which are
v Mr.. Mccarthy, were sung by a qua
e tet consisting of Mrs. Agnes Men
mara, soprano; Mrs. Ella Harringt
- Donnelly, alto; John Miles, base; 4
bert Lapke, tenor. hehleinoranc'