The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-02
MISS RISER
SENDS LETTER
TO MRS. W|LMOT
Patriotic Exercises on Fair
field Green on July 4, Aus
pices of D. A. r.
PUPILS RECITAL
IN STRATFORD
Urgent Call Sent Out By
Red Cross For Women to
Go to France.

Riser speak on the conditions in
Italy and the needs in the hospital in
Rome where she is stationed will be
interested to read the letter which
was recently received by Mrs. Horace
s. Wilmot, chairman of the Court
House auxiliary of the Red Cross.
When Miss Riser was here the
Bridgeport Branch of the Surgical
Dressings Committee was still in ex-
istence but since that time it has
been merged with the local Red
Cross.
Your letter dated April 26 reached
me a few rays ago, having been a lit
tie extra longer in arriving in Rome.
Il was delighted to learn that you
have sent me box of your dressings
and I note that the list enclosed was
that of the contents of the second
box. If you have written me before
have not receiced the letter, and
this is the first official news. MY
friend Mrs. Macarthur sent me a
newspaper clipping saying the Bridge
port Surgical Dressings would send a
box, but nothing further has come.
THE delays in shipping are very
great I know, and one must just wait
patiently for the things to arrive.
The Marchesa de Rosales has no fur
Their connection with your society but
the Red Cross has promised as a spe-
cial favor that the boxes shall be de-
livered on arrival to me. When I
learn definitely that they are here T
will write you. In the meantime
please express my cordial apprecia-
ton and thanks to your society and
say that every article will be of SER
vice no matter when they reach me.
II am busy in the hospital every
morning in a surgical ward where we
have about 100 beds. There are no
new wounded in Rome for the often
sive has not begun. We have old
slow healing wounds and all kinds of
cases that come to surgical ward.
The food conditions, malaria, and the
other causes have produced on all the
fronts and among. all soldiers various
forms Of assesses and of these cases
we have a great many as well as ma
jor and minor operations. Every
morning keeps the two surgeons and
another nurse and myself busy in the
indicating room for several hours.
II then take time to go about the
beds and talk with the men, give them
various things they need from soap
on UP through and the cleanliness has
made a great change in the general
appearance of things. Women are
employed now in all hospitals to do
the cleaning as well as to- do the
clerical work. I have no further vex-
atious suffering to go through with
each day to have a tidy ward. Nuns
oversee the women and there is a vast
improvement in the general appear
ance in all hospitals. 1 observed the
same thing in France since women
have been militarized for this work.
II can't tell you how glad I am I
went to Bridgeport for it was a great
pleasure TO meet you and Mrs. Bishop
and the Misses Clark as well as the
many charming women who were at
the meeting that afternoon. Will you
kindly remember me to two Italian
ladies who spoke to me asking me
what help them could give. 1t is SO
difficult to ship now that think send
ing supplies is most uncertain. I can
readily buy here what I need if I
have the money. Things are dear,
but they are here. Tell them also
that I saw in Rome one day a splen-
did motor truck marked, Given by
the Italians of Bridgeport, Conn, U.
S. A. and 1 thought it was part of
their good work that I had heard Of
Patriotic exercises will be held on
the Fairfield Green on the morning
of July 4 at 10 o'clock. These exer-
cises are held under the auspices of
Eunice Bonnie Burr chapter, D. A. R.,
and will be of especial interest this
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the address and the names of the
Fairfield boys who are in military
service will be read. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all to attend
this patriotic meeting.
The pupils of Miss Mary Fairchild
gave their annual musicale on Satur-
day afternoon in the Sunday school
room of the Methodist church in
Stratford. Each of the pupils did
well, showing how thorough had been
the training given them by Miss
Fairchild.
The program was as follows:
"Star Spangled Banner"
Betty Peck, Melody, Lowe; Irene
Mcmahon, Melody, Presser; Anita
Merwin, I'm the Meadow" Anthony;
Susan Brett, Andante, Haydn; Maui
rice Montrose, "Whistling Bobby"
Bonner; Fred Woodford, Young
Sentinel March," CramWond; Irene
Buritt, Valse, Langlois; Hazel Shra-
der, Playful Rondo," Green; May
Rice, Spinning Song" Ellmenureich
''Mazurka," Leila Morton; Helms. =
in Rank and File" Harold Nc
Mahon; Lange.
a Happy Birds" Hoist; when
Love Is Dead" Mclean, Catherine
Brett.
"'Mid Blooming Flowers" Iva
Lamphere; Crammond.
Fairy Polka" Mildred Johnson;
Spindler.
May Bells Ringing" Elsie John
son; Steinert.
Fairy Barque." Anna Hoover;
Smallwood.
Dolls Dream" Airline Root; oes-
ten.
Camp of Gypsies" Louise Bene-
dict; Behr.
Midnight Bells" Emily Kistner;
Fieldhouse.
Angels Dream" Dorothy Bond;
F. d'Orso.