The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-21
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Mrs. E. K. Nicholson, chairman of the West End Day Nursery, had charge of a pleasant Christmas party yesterday afternoon for the young sters and several of the members of the board were present to watch the children. There was a large Christ mas tree and Santa Claus was present to distribute the gifts.
 Bruce Simonds, son of MT. and Mrs. Henry ID. Simonds of Norman street, will preside at the organ during the interim of the first and second parts of the program arranged by Prof. Ed ward Bliss for the Christmas Carol lecture to takep lace at the Pattell chapel, New Haven This is one of the most important pre-holiday events of the year and the leading sDloists of that city will take part.
 1 Members of the Hebrew Childrens S Aid society will hold a Christmas dance in the Harmony hall on State street on Christmas night Miss Ruth Mendelsohn, Miss Theresa Bernstein, and Miss Rhea Wishengrad are the committee in charge of the affair.
 Boys Scout Troop No. of the Park avenue Temple held a successful reg ular meeting on Thursday evening at the vestry If the temple. Plans for another hike were discussed.
 Paul Boorsky, a well known scholar i and lecturer, will address the mem bers of the Y. M. and Y. W. H. A. at their meeting Cn Sunday afternoon at their rooms<~on State street. Mr Boorsky was formerly associated with several Hebrew institutions in New York and is now the teacher in the Bridgeport Hebrew institute on Kos suth street. His subject will be Life and Writings of Professor Graetz, 5 the greatest Jewish historian. A mu- sical program will follow the lecture and all members and friends are re- quested to be present at 2:30 o'clock.
 Miss Gros Claude extended a cor dial invitation to parents and friends of the children at her school to be present at the Christmas party given this afternoon at her home, 1850 Laurel avenue, for the benefit of the French orphans. The Kindergarten children had a large part in the en- tertainment, after which there was a Christmas tree. s
 Final plans for the dance at the Braoklawn Country Club on We'd i nesday evening have been made by the committee at meeting held yes terday afternoon, and through the ef- forts of Women's committee, of which Mrs. D. Fairchild Wheeler, is chair man, the club rooms are being decor ated for the Christmas festivities. The regular afternoon bridge party today will be followed by dinner to be given by Ira Warner and Whitstein S orchestra will furnished the music for the dance.
 The Christmas party given by the Bridgeport Art League yesterday afternoon was a great success. The program arranged was artistic and interesting and every number was heartily applauded by all present Miss Agnes Marsh, who was in charge of the arrangements, danced the closing number, entitled "Viva La France" The spirit of Christmas was interpreted by Louis Boynton Gold Frankincense and Myrrh, ' presented in costume and dancing wa.
 artistic. Virginia Marsh as heaId Gertrude Loth as the mother, Editt Motil as the baby, Mildred Steigler Louis Boynton, Agnes and Heller Marsh as Christmas fairies Eleanor
 Wiley, Virginia Harrison, and Ida , Callander as the three kings, ant Alice, Myrtle and Irne Loth as page! were received with enthusiasm ant