The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-04
BRIDGE PARTY
AT SANFORD HOME
MONDAY, JUNE 10
Receipts for Fund For
Women's Overseas
Hospital.
ANNUAL MEETING
OF ART LEAGUE
Rev. Mr.. Lusk to Speak at
Sherman Hall in
Fairfield.

There is to be a whist on Monday
afternoon, June 10, at the Sanford
homestead on Washington avenue and
the proceeds are to be applied to the
fund that is supporting the Women's
Overseas hospital. This hospital is
entirely conducted by women, doctors,
nurses and orderlies and they are do
ing splendid work. They are divid-
ed into three units, one of which is
actually working on the firing line;
one is helping the refugees and the
third is working in the devastated
provinces of France where there is so
much suffering.
This corps was ready and more than
willing to go last summer. Its SER
vices were proffered both to the Unit
ed States government and to the Red
Cross and in both instances a refusal
was given. The heads of the corps
cabled to the French government and
received an instantaneous response to
come at once. There was a drawback,
however, in the shape of finances.
When Henry Dawson, chairman of
the Red Cross, found out the facts in
the situation he gave to the hospital
$50, 900 for their surgical instruments
wholly on his own authority.
Next the units were discovered by
Mrs. Charles Tiffany of New York
and she brought the matter to the at
tention of the National Woman's Suf-
frage association. The association ap-
propriated the sum of $125,000 which
is necessary to maintain this work
for one year. Quotas were parcelled
out to the various states and that of
Connecticut amounts to $4,000 and for
Fairfield county, $40. 1t is to raise a
part of this quota that this Wrist is
being given on Monday under the
auspices of the Equal Franchise
League.
| This work is a splendid one and
should receive the heartiest support
from every woman in this city, due
to the fact that it is purely a wo-
mans work. 1t is only one of the
very great number of ways in which
women are playing a mighty part in
the war work. After the bridge there
will be a short talk by Miss Grace
Murray relative to the work this wo-
mans hospital is doing and she will
also speak on the work of the women
in a general way covering all branch
es. Miss Murray has been asked to
speak at Newport to the enlisted men,
to tell them just what women are do
| ing in the line Of war work
Members Of the Bridgeport Art
League are to gather tomorrow af-
ternoon at the Anne Hathaway Cot
tage in Beardsley Park for the annual
meeting of the League. 1t was first
intended to have the meeting at noon
but owing to the excessive heat of the
past few days it was thought best to
change the time of the meeting to
four o'clock in the afternoon. There
will be a box luncheon served at six
o'clock and automobiles will be at the
entrance to the park to convey the
members to the cottage.
Mrs. John c. Downs Of Danbury Is
to be the speaker of the afternoon
and she will talk on the F'urlough
Homes that are to be established in
France for the American soldiers.
| This work is to be carried on under
the auspices of the Victory Commits
sion Of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs. Mrs. Downs is state
chairman for the Federation.
| Professor Aretas Saunders, who has
been the instructor of the Nature
Study class this winter, is to give a.
number of bird calls and will illus
trate on the blackboard the different
birds as he gives their distinguishing
call This will be especially interest
| ing to the members of the Nature
Study class. Members of the League
have the privilege of inviting a guest.
The annual reports are to be heard
| and officers will be elected to serve
for the coming year.
| Tomorrow evening in Sherman Hall
in Fairfield Rev. Mr.. Iusk of Ridge
field is to give a talk to the mothers
of Fairfield. He has recently returned
from France and was stationed with
5n0d Corpc 1z-1,1ah is