The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-06
AUTHORS CLUB
EXPECTSTOJOIN
MINUTE WOMEN
Eastern Star Sewing Circle
Is Doing Red Cross
Work
OFFICIAL PICTURES
SHOWN FOR WEEK
Miss Hewitt Addresses So
GEOLOGY Glass at Normal
School

Authors Club at her home on Bar
mum avenue on Friday afternoon. The |
members will meet at 2:30 o'clock for
Red Cross work as has been their |
custom all winter. Many of the mem
bers teach in the schools and those |
who do not usually arrive at the |
meetings until 4 o'clock and are ask
ed to be as prompt as possible, as at
4 o'clock Mrs. H. Willard FIeck |
chairman of the committee Of Wom- |
ems Activities of the National Council |
of Defense for Bridgeport, is to be |
present and will make an address on
the Minute Women She will out
line the general plan Of organization |
and show how very useful an organ
iZation Of this kind can be At the
present time. It is expected at
the Authors Club will join the "Min-
ute Women" as unit. Just what
special work they will undertake has
not been decided as yet. Every
woman in the city should be enrolled
and the clubs are gradually coming
into line. After Mrs. Flecks talk,
Mrs. Beard will have the paper of
the afternoon on KipIing's kim"
There will be a regular meeting of
Elias Howe Post, No. 8, G. A. R., to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in G.
A. R. hall at 925 Main street.
The Sewing Circle of Orient Chap
ter, o. E. S., is to meet tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. F.
E. Hasbrouck at her home on Golden
Hill street. This body Of women has
relinquished its regular work for the
winter and devotes each Thursday af
ternoon to Red Cross work.
Under the auspices of the Connec-
ticut State Council of Defense there
will be an exhibition of the United
States and British governments Off
cial moving pictures of the world war
shown at the Casino which started on
Monday evening and will continue
each evening at o'clock until next
Monday. It is the first time these
films have been shown in this city
and the attendance at these meetings
is confined to workers, male and fe-
male, employed on government work
The official United States govern
ment pictures which will be shown
were taken by the signal corps oper-
ators and show the extent of Ameri-
cas- war preparations. The British
films are actual scenes Of British land
and naval warfare. Preceding the
exhibition of the films, graphic and
intensely interesting address will be
given by Sergt. Arthur Gibbons, of the
Third Canadian Infantry. Sergt.
Gibbons was wounded at the battle of
Ypres and held a prisoner behind the
German lines. His experiences,
coupled with his engaging personality,
will give his audience clear under
standing of conditions actually exist
ing on the battle fronts. Patriotic
music and singing will be furnished
during the meetings.
A most delightful surprise was
rendered to Mrs. Heaton Barnes at
her home, 426 Harral avenue, Tues
day, February 4th, in honor of her
birthday anniversary. Mrs. Barnes,
| who is president of the First Spirit
ualist church, in returning from a lee
ture tour through eastern Massachu-
sets found a large circle of friends
gathered to do her honor. Upon going
! to the dining room she found a table
grooming under the weight of good
things provided with due regard to
| food conservation. Before tackling
the menu" Mr.. Conger was called on
and in his usual happy manner pre-
scented the lady with an envelope con-
tanning a good sum Of the "needful.'
Mrs. Barnes replied with much feel
| ing. Among those present we recall
the following: Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Pitt
Mrs. Loveridge, Mrs. Conley, Mrs
Warren, Miss Phyllis Barnes, Miss
Vogel, Miss Duckworth, Mrs. Bier
HON, and others, Mr.. Heaton Barnes
Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Parmley, Mr.. Warren
Mr.. Strong, Mr.. Conley, Mr.. WeidhoIn
and others. The party disbanded at q
reasonable hour wishing Mrs. Barnes
many return of the day.
A very pleasant surprise party wa
rendered Miss Edith Litorin last nigh
at her home, 464 Poplar street, wher
a large number of the young people
! ana mem DerS OF the ounudy SCnOO
of the First Swedish Baptist church
of which Rev. Iitorin is pastor, as
sembled to celebrate her birthday an
niversary. She was the recipient o
n handsome brooch from her class o
seven boys, and later in the evening
Alfred Geyer, president of the Youn!
Peoples society, presented her will
q, beautiful gold watch, on behalf o
those present and her many friend
il, appreciation of her hard and faith
full work in the promotion of severa
branches within the church. TIL
evening was spent in merry making
and both vocal and musical selection
were rendered, after which a buffe
luncheon was served. Miss Litori
proved a very charming hostess an
| at late hour the guests departe
, wishing her many happy returns o
( the day.
: Miss B. I. Hewitt addressed tn
members of the Sociology class at tn
City Normal school yesterday after
r noon outlining the work that is bein
5 done by the Bridgeport Protectiv
n Association. She outlined a humble
of her exneriences in New York eft