The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
MRS. ALLEN is
TO HEAD LOCAL
SOCIETY AGAIN
Blue Ribbon War Bread
Contest at Patriotic
Food Exhibit
WORCESTERSHIRE
WEDDING TODAY
Meeting Of Committee Of So
ciety Of Fatherless Chill
dren of France

dren of France
At the annual meeting of the La
dies of Charity, st. Vincent de
Paul held yesterday afternoon in the
Nurses Home on Lindley street offic-
ers were elected for the coming year
and reports read of what had ben &C
complished during the months just
past. The treasurer's report was
very satisfactory showing the balance
on hand to amount to $1,251.80. Mrs.
w. E. Allen who has served so eff
GENTLY as the executive Of the So
ciety was reelected as was the entire
board.
The May party of the society
which is now an annual event is to
be held on Saturday afternoon May
25 in the Nurses Home. AT this time
there is always a delightful musical
program and the guests are receiv-
ed by the officers. Special mention
was made at the meeting yesterday
of the Sewing class that has work.
ed with great faithfulness all win
ter long and has rep1enished the lin
en- chest so that the hospital is ready
for any emergency calls in this di-
rection.
Miss Mary Sullivan the treasurer
read the following report: Receipts,
balance on hand April 1, 1917, $919.-
OF; received from the financial Sec
rotary for dues STA; from the finan-
cia1 secretary for tickets, $148; for
whist, $685.; as donations, $3.50; as
receipts from the concert $2,252;
making a total for receipts of $3,-
the hospital were $2,615.71 and the
balance on hand was S1,251.S0.
Officers and directors reelected
were as follows: Mrs. Henry Lee, Mrs
Michael J, Flanagan, Mrs. Joseph A
O'Brien, Mrs. G. T. Mccarthy, and
Miss Mary Lee, vice-presidents; Mrs
Joseph McElroy, financial secretary;
Miss Mary Sullivan, treasurer; Mrs
John W. Bray, assisting recording
secretary; Miss Mary Walsh, assistant
financial secretary, and Miss Mar.
garet Brady, dispenser.
The directors elected were: Mrs
Frances Arnold and Mrs. T. Leo Lal.
ley, st. Augustine's; Mrs. Mary L
O'Connor and Mrs William Hickey
st. Mary's; Mrs. Peter Doolan and
Mrs. John Lavey, Sacred Heart; Mrs
f. Holste and Miss Catherine Noon
an, st. Patrick's; Mrs. F. G. Mullins
and Mrs. Joseph Savard, st. Charles
Mrs. Edward F. Lynch and Mrs. F
e. Lalley, Sr.. st. Peters; Mrs. A
Sadler and Mrs. James I. Sullivan
st. Johns; Mrs. Frank Meyers anC
Mrs. C.. Musante, Holy Rosary; Mrs
Dennis Gaynor and Miss Charlotte
Gleason, st. James, Stratford; Mis-
Jane Lee and Mrs. Agnes Collins
Griffin, st. Thomas, Fairfield; ant
Mrs. M. A. Kenny and Mrs. Lyman
L. Hill, Blessed Sacrament
Enthusiasm is growing rapidly il
the big patriotic food exhibit that i
to be held in the state armory OF
April 49,, 10 and 20. It is designed
as a help for the housewife and Their
will be demonstrators present iron
Storrs' college who will show tn
proper use of substitutes for meats AM
grain as well as the various labor saw
ing devices. One of the features vii
be a contest that will be known a
|
The exhibit is held under the auspice
of the Home Economics committee O
which Mrs. Samuel G. Shaw is tn
chairman and Mrs. C. B. Doremus vic
chairman.
Quite a number of bakers have an
nounced their intention of enterin
this contest as they are having not
little trouble in getting good result
from the use of substitutes. House
wives are having the same difficult
and the demonstrators are to be pres
ent to show how to obtain the bes
results.
This contest will be divided into tw
classes. The first will be for quic
breads where not less than one ha,
$ substitutes are used. This class wi
5 be divided into four divisions; corr
oatmeal, nut bread, and steame
= breads. The receipts by which thes
breads are to be made must be egs
less or else not have more than or
egg.
The second class will be the yea
breads. Not less than one third sui
stitute must be used for these, an
they include corn, oatmeal, potat
bread, combination of substitutes, ar
= fruit rolls.
The committee has formulated a s
n of rules for the exhibitors that are
# follows: All entries must be at ii
h state armory not later than 10 o'clot
n on Thursday morning, April Is.
e All articles exhibited must be tt
n work of the exhibitor.
.e Receipts must be attached to eac
d article.
g Exhibitors cannot enter more thu
Is one bead under each division.
n At last one loaf of bread and TO
,e rolls or mullins must be entered
It each exhibit.
IS The prizes will be a blue ribbon t
to the first; a red ribbon for the secol
l. and a yellow ribbon for the THU
y, They will be awarded by the Fairfie
4 County Farm Bureau.
Unless otherwise requested the g
ticles exhibited may be used as sal
lg pies after being judged.
to Each day there will be a demo
c. stration at 2 o'clock; a speaker at
1e o'clock, and in the evening. 7
be first evening Mayor Wilson and ],
Vn tice George W. Wheeler will be pr,
ne emit to open the exhibition.
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