The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
NEW RECRUITING HEADQUARTERS ON STATE STREET Shifted From War Bureau to Court Exchange
 Building. MINUTE WOMEN
 HEADS TO MEET Mrs. Thomas Grant Will Entertain Avignon
 Club.

In order to place the recRSting sta- ton for the student nurses drive in place that should be very easy of access, Clinton Barnum SeeIey and Wilson Marshall have given those in charge of the campaign their big store at the southeast corner of Broad and State streets, in the Court Exchange building, for this purpose, This ac- tion is highly appreciated by the War Bureau and those in charge of the drive. The campaign is to continue this week, ending on Sunday night, and the new recruiting station is to be open all day from o'clock in the morning until g at night.
 Tho drive is progressing finely, as when the office closed Saturday night 65 young women had been enrolled. This is more than half of the quota demanded from this city and is most encouraging. The army and navy blanks have been received and this means that as soon as those who en- roll qualify for service in a military hospital they will be sent away at once. This will give them the finest kind of training and an invaluable experience.
 One reason why this city's quota has not been secured as rapidly as have those of other cities in this state | is that the greatest care has been used here to accept only those who are certain to pass the national tests. Enough are applying but it is owing to the reason given above that there have not been more actually enrolled.
 This is one of the finest services any woman can render her country as well as for the welfare of our men. | The duties of the Red Cross nurse may seem a trifle eXacting and hard yet the idea of the wonderful good that the nurses do and the great com fort and aid they bring to the wound i ed makes hers an exalted calling. It is a work full of love, mercy and above all usefulness. The country is making an appeal to women who are between the ages of 19 and 35, and who can pass the severe tests to enter this student nurses reserve to take the place of t1os fine women who are already doing such splendid work overseas. It is an appeal that we should not fail to heed.
 The captains of all of the teams of | Minute Women are to hold a. meeting tomorrow night in the assembly hall of the new Y. W. c. A. building on Golden Hill street to discuss plans Mrs. H. W. FIeck will preside at this meeting All heads of teams are asked to note this meeting which will open at o'clock and to be sure and be present. a
 On Wednesday the annual Sunday school picnic of St. Lukes church is to be held at Seaside park. Those who intend going are asked to note that the school will leave the church by trolley at 9:30 o'clock and when they return the care will be waiting at the Park avenue entrance at o'clock. There will be a basket lunch and pa rents and friends of the school are bidden to attend.
 Members of the Avignon club are to go to Fairfield Beach tomorrow and spend the afternoon with Mrs. Thomas Grant, who is spending the summer at her cottage there. Mrs Grant, who formerly resided here, now makes her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. She is a member of the club, how ever, and one of it's enthusiastic work arg