The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-14
MILE PIERRARD
GIVES GRAPHIC
VIEW OF FRANCE
Over $500 Raised for Faith
erless Children of France
Fund.
SPLENDID TEAM FOR
K. OF G. DRIVE
Series of Free Organ Rect
ais Opened in New Haven
Yesterday.

An audience that taxed the capacity
OF the sun parlor of The Stratfeld,
Saturday afternoon, listened, with
hearts 6lled with sympathy for the
sufferings of the French people and
also filed with the greatest admira-
ton for the great courage and IN
daunted spirit shown by the French
people, to the stirring address made
by Mile. Lucie Pierrard Mile. Pier
rard is the official delegate sent here
by the French Red Cross to convey
to the american people the terrible
conditions in France, especially in the
northern part of France that is occu-
pied by the Germans
Mile. Pierrard was introduced by
Judge John Pullman and her voice
and quiet demeanor were most i'm
pressiVe. She has a message for the
American people that we canR0t af-
ford to disre gard. In her depressed
grief and the plaintive note in her
voice were conveyed the sufferings
! and privations of the French people.
In Northern France the conditions
are almost beyond belief; the re-
straints imposed on the inhabitants
by the Germans
She described the manner in which
the people were taken from their
homes, deporteEiI into Germany and
made to work from five in the morn
ing until eight at night. They would
not take whole families but one or
two members. This deportation con-
tfnued for ten days and ten nights
and after the people were taken away
not a word was heard from them for
six months Then they were sent
back because of the great protest that
was made on their behalf. Many
never came back and those who did
were sadly broken in mind and body,
but never in spirit
Over $500 was raised for the fund
for the Fatherless Children of France
by this letcure and sixteen more chill
dren were taken In addition to the
thousands of children that must be
cared for there are over two million
wounded and crippled soldiers in
France and this takes a great amount
of money and supplies. Mrs. W. D.
Bishop who is the head Of the Bridge
port Committee Of the Fatherless
Children of France, is DESTROYS of Sc
curing number of small groups that
will make clothes for these little
French children and patterns will be
secured that will be very simple tc
make.
Much interest Is manifested in thu
big drive of the Knights Of Columbus
for their war fund that is taking
> place this week and the women ar
; doing their part as well as the men
One of the big teams is under tn
captaincy of Mrs. W. E. Allen and sh
has the following efficient corps o
workers who are bending every eff
fort to bring in a large total Mrs
John McElroy, Mrs. Martha McMa
hon, Miss Margaret Brady, Miss Ag
mes Fitzpatrick, Miss Della Philbin
Miss Marguerite Boylan, Miss Ottili
Steigler, Mrs. Thomas H. Dewitt, Mrs
William Bierne, Mrs. M. ]. Flanagan
Miss Julia Keefe, Mrs. D. E. McNa
mara, Mrs. F. c. Mullins, Mrs. Johl
IF. Shea, Mrs. Lyman Hill, Mrs. W. J
A O'Hara, Mrs. William Daily, Mis-
Josephine Walsh and Mrs. Edwar
, Lynch
> Yesterday afternoon the first of tn
> series of Sunday afternoon organ re
citals that are a feature each winte
in New Haven was given on the hi
organ in Woolsey Hall by Prof Ben
L jamin Jepson. Quite a few Bridge
porters go over to hear these recital
) which begin at o'clock and last a
hour. There will be six additions
: recitals on the succeeding Sunday
during January and February at tn
{ same hour, from Jan 20 to Feb. 2.
. making a total of seven recitals
. this series. The public is now col
daily invited to attend Admissio
:. is free.