The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-03
annual TEA
ON SATURDAY
CLEARS $500
Brilliant Speaker at High
School on Thurs
day.
IL NURSES TO
GO IN JUNE
Bridge Party and Knit
ting Contest at
Weatogue.

w C1OO6 ASS
One of the most successful of the
several teas and annual receptions
that the members of the Ladies of
Charity St. Vincent de Paul have yet
given was that on Saturday at the
Nurses Home on Lindley street. De-
spite the exceptionally warm day
there was very large attendance and
over $500 was cleared for the society.
Plain whist and bridge was played
and Thrift Stamps were given as
prizes. The program for the after
noon opened with the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner"
It was very cool, and a delightful
breeze was blowing, making it very
comfortable for the card players and
also for those who did not play cards
but had gathered for a social after
noon. A very well selected and rem
dered musical program was given by
Miss Mildred Simko, Miss Ruth Clan
cy, Miss Esther Honan, Miss Mar
guerite Sanford, Miss Lillian Sullivan,
Miss Margaret Casey and Miss Mildred
Russell. All of the numbers were
greeted with the greatest apprecia-
ton.
Miss Frances Arnold, one of the
well known members of the organ
ization, gave a SIS gold piece to be
| disposed of the receipts to accrue fo-
the benefit of the society. By this
means $3.50 was secured and the lucky
| person to secure this prize was James
| F. Casey of IA Grove street. The
| officers of the society headed by Mrs
w. E. Allen, acted as the reception
committee for the afternoon an6
greeted the guests and made them
welcome.
Bridgeport people are to be given
a great treat in the shape of an OPP
| portunity to hear a very brilliant
| speaker on Thursday afternoon an6
evening of this week, Miss Helen Fra
ser of New England. She came hers
last November to carry out lecture
| program of six weeks but so success
| full has she been with her talks or
war subjects that her time was ex-
| tended and it has not been decided
| when she will return to her owr
| country.
In cooperation with the Women's
| National Council of Defense, large
number of the biggest women's col
| leges in this country secured the ser
vices of Miss Fraser, such as Vassar
Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke
Bryn Mawr, Connecticut State Col
TN.s1 n
| Arnold Shaw, secretary of the Uni-s
| versity Librarian Association of New
| York city, is in charge of her tour
| Miss Fraser is said to be the mos
brilliant woman speaker in Grea-
Britain. She is speaking here under
the auspices of the State Council OF
| Defense. These meetings are open
to the public, which is cordially in
vited to be present. The admission
| is to be by ticket, but there is nc
| charge and these tickets can be OBJ
| center of the city.
| The call for Red Cross nurses for
the month Of June as recently sent
out demands at least II from this city
as Connectcut's quota is So AS there
are about 200 graduate nurses in this
city it is not known just who will go,
nor what process of selection will be
used to determine those who must
make up Bridgeport's quota. Before
June Is there must be 1000 graduate
nurses enrolled under the Red Cross
for work in the U. S. Government
service. Connecticut will in all prob
ability be expected to furnish at least
$50 nurses this year.
| Many of the graduate nurses here
are engaged in very useful civic ser
vice. If there is continual drain OF
nurses for war service larger training
schools must he established in order
to get enough trained workers to fill
both branches of the service. It viii
be necessary no doubt later on to es-
tablish large hospitals for the care OF
the injured and wounded and this
will mean the establishment of q
large training school for nurses il
conjunction with the hospital. Bridge
port is ideally situated for such ar
institution. Quite a large number OF
volunteers have gone from this city
already.
On Wednesday afternoon at the
Weatogue Country Club there is tt
he a bridge and knitting contest fol
the members. Card playing and knit
ting are to start at 2:30 o'clock.
The woman's Liberty Chorus is tt
meet on wednesday evening at the
Y. W. C. A, on Golden Hill street, il
having been found necessary tt
change the time and place of meet
ing. It is very important that al
members attend this rehearsal as tht
Chorus is to sing on Thursday even
ing when Miss Helen Fraser speaks
at the High school under the auspice;
o fthe Council of Defense and again
on June Is when there is to be an
other patriotic rally at the Higl
school auditorium, under the auspice
of Mary Silliman chapter, D. A. R.
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