The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-19
WOMEN GATHER
GARMENTS FOR
THE BELCIANS
Big Drive Started Yesterday
Is Meeting With Merited
Success.
ART LEAGUE HOLDS
A PLEASANT MEETING
Minute Women to Start Red
Cross Drive for $4,000
Next Saturday.

Next Saturday.
Under the direction of Mrs. J. Mum
son Tomlinson the big drive to collect
garments for the Belgians was started
In Bridgeport, and reports last night
were that it had been unusually sue
eessful. Some people willing to con-
tribute had prepared garments which
are not suited for the purpose, and
the following list is commended as i'm
dlcating what is required:
The clothing most needed for men
is as follows: Shirts of light colored
flannel, undershirts, underdrawers,
trousers, coats, work suits, suits, three
sweater vests, socks. For women:
Shirts, drawers, skirts, coats, corset
slips, petticoats, blouses, suits, two
piece, work dresses, aprons, shoes,
soft hats, knitted caps, stockings,
wooden and cotton shawls For boys:
Shirts, union suits, undershirts, trous-
ers, coats, shoes, overcoats, socks,
stockings, jerseys. For girls: Dresses,
skirts, coats, nightgowns, drawers,
stockings, undergarments, petticoats,
suits, bIouses and shoes. For boys
and girls: Hooded capes and aprons
and union suits. For infants: Elan
mel petticoats, shirts, bands, bonnets,
slips, biibs, diapers, shoes, sweaters,
socks, bootees, hooded cloaks, jackets
and shawls. Miscellaneous: Bed
ticks, pillow slips, blankets and muf-
fers.
Each year it has been the custom
of the choir of st. Johns Episcopal
church to render an appropriate can
tata on the evening of Good Friday
at M, to commemorate the sacri-
flee on Calvary. This year Gounod's
"Messe So1enelle," known as the St.
Cecilia Mass, will be sung by the
choir of 40 voices, assisted by Mrs.
Ethel Poland Hubell. soprano; Wal
ter Ley, tenor, and Joseph Weller,
bass.
Mrs. J. H. Emmons has called a
special meeting of the Parent Teach
ers' Association of the Huntington
Mrs. F1eck and other Red Cross
members will address the mothers.
On Saturday March %, the Min
ute Women of the city will again
prove their worth when they will be
on the street striving to raise $4,000
for the Bridgeport chapter of the
Red Cross. This money is needed in
order to continue the work of the
Red Cross until May, when the big
drive takes place. The work being
done by the Red Cross IS of vital i'm
portance and must be continued and
if every person gives just a little this
tag day on Saturday will be a success.
The Bridgeport Art league held a
most important meeting yesterday
afternoon in their rooms. Mrs. Frieda
Van Emden, whose home is in Hol-
land, told how the batik work is done
by the natives there, and Showed
some very pleasing exhibits of this
work and other handicrafts. She
also told how the members of the
National Woman's league in New
York are taking lessons in this work
so that they can teach it to the con-
valescing soldiers. 1t is believed that
handcraft will be most helpful for
the wounded soldiers. They will be
kept busy and in this way will not
have time to think about themselves.
The members of the Bridgeport Art
league are very much interested in
the work. Mrs. Van IImden also gave
a very instructive lesson in wood
carving at the meeting yesterday
afternoon, which she illustrated with
pictures.