The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
ARE CELEBRATING
GOLDEN WEDDING.
IN ATLANTIC CITY
Course In Contemporary
Catholic Literature to Be
Given On Thursdays
LADIES' AUXILIARY
WILL ENTERTAIN
st. Augustine's Auxiliary Is
Asking for More
Workers


Mr.. and Mrs. Zalmon Goodsell of
North avenue, are now in Atlantic
City, N. j., where they are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs: George Graves, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Slosson and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Gulick of Philadelphia.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. GoodseL
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary. They have long been
residents of this city and Mr.. Good
sell has been a prominent factor in
the business and political life of
Bridgeport. He is a member of the
Brooklawn Country Club and spends
his summer afternoons on the links
of the club for he is greatly devoted
to the ancient Scottish game, golf
For man of his years Mr.. GoodseIl
is a remarkably strong player. Mrs.
George Graves is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Goodsell. The party will
remain at Atlantic City, 10 days.
This evening in the office of the
Catholic Charitable Bureau at 542
Fairfield avenue, Miss Victoria Lar
Marguerite Boylan is to inaugurate
her second course for the winter on
Contemporary Catholic Literature
There are to be II talks in all and
Miss Larmour is very we'll qualified
to handle her subject in an intelIi-
sent manner. She is a graduate of
the Bridgeport High School where she
took high honors. Graduating from
Smith College with the degree of M
A, she taught at the College of St.
Teresa in Winona, Mimi, and in the
College of New Rochelle, in New Ro-
chelle, N. Y.
These meetings will open at s
O'Clock and will be given on successive
Thursday evenings until the course
has been completed. Any one who
is interested is invited to attend. The
subjects of the talks will be Robert
Hugh Benson, John Ayscough, Canon
| Sheehan, Henry Harland, Frank H.
Spearman, Agnes Repplier, Alice Mey-
| nell, Denis A Mccarthy, Seumas Nc
manus, Joyce Kilmer, Catherine Ty-
nan -Hinckson, and the celebrated
French trio, Bazin, Rostand and Clau-
del
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Letter
Carriers association has secured Kvota,
hall on Broad street where they are
to entertain the visiting ladies in at
tendance at the Letter Carriers con-
vention that meets here tomorrow.
All members of the auxiliary are
asked to be present A theatre party
has been planned and refreshments
will DE served.
Miss Jennie Deferari recently enter
tanned few of her friends at the
home of her parents on North Main
street. Red, white and blue color
scheme prevailed throughout, favors
being miniature axes in keeping with
the approaching holiday. Fortune
telling and various card games were
lenjoyed during the afternoon, while
singing and dancing formed the df-
version of the evening. Supper was
served by Mrs. L. Deferari, assisted
by Mrs. A. c. Cuneo. Among those
present were Miss Bessie Gavan, Miss
Fanny Stone, Miss Edna Abercrombie
Miss Irene Macdonald, Miss. Della
Langdon, Mrs Lydia Card, Miss Ha-
eel Roberts, Mrs. Cuneo and Mrs.
Deferari. Miss Jennie Deferari was
the winner of the urn and pedestal
given by Felini, the sculptor, for the
hardest worker on the recent Italian
American tag day.
There will be memorial service fol
the Rev. Henry Martyr Sherman in
oh
at 1880 O'Clock. The address of the
morning will be made by Rev. Ken
meth Mckenzie a life long friend Of
Rev. Mr.. Sherman. All friends of the
late rector are invited to attend this
service.
Charles A. IlaFfeld, we'll known in
the north end of the city, celebrated
two anniversaries this week. Today
he observed his 18th birthday and yes.
terday with Mrs. LaF'ield quietly eel
ebrated his golden wedding anniver.
sary. Mr.. and Mrs. LaField wert
\ married in this city in 1868 and have
resided here ever since. Mr.. LaFielC
H was for 40 years in the grocery bus
mess but retired a short time ago
Many of their friends called on then
yesterday to extend congratulations
! A number of gifts were received
among them a gold headed cane TO
: Mr.. LaField and gold thimble TO
- Mrs. LaField from the Church of tn,
Nativity, where both are members ana
energetic workers. Mr.. and Mrs. La
Field have three children, Mrs. Viii
liam A. Plat of Milford, Miss Grac
n LaFfeld and Rev. Howard LaFfeld
e who is a teacher in the Bridgepor
|, High school.
ST. Augustine's Auxiliary Of the Re-
Cross is doing a splendid work but il
9 it's rooms has space to accommodate
a great many more workers. 1t alp
u peals to the women of this city to Civ
a little of their time to this most i'm
portant work. Surgical dressings ar
n very much needed and Bridgeport
l. by no means turning out as many a
s. it should be- Bridgeport women ar
going to he termed slackers if condi
tions do not change. It only require
s one or two hours work a day from Il
n large number of women to turn ou
ct the desired and most of all necessar
n amount of dressings.
,r SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS
D DAFFODHS.
JOHN RECK 3 SON,