The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-25
SPLENDID ARRAY OF TALENT FOR CONCERT SUNDAY Fine Galaxy of Stars to Ap-
 pear for Ladies of
 Charity ST. AUGUSTINE'S UNIT MAKES FINE RECORD John Masefeld Speaks On War Before Contem-
 porary Club

for the concert to be given in Polls theatre on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock under the auspices of the Ladies of Charity, St. Vincent de Paul. Through the courtesy of S. z. Poli, the society has been given the use of the theatre without cost to them as this is MT. Polis contribution to the worthy cause for which the concert is given. The program follows: Overture-Poli's Theatre Orches- tra. The following artists, all of whom have volunteered their valuable services, are presented through the | courtesy of Mark A. Luescher of the New York Hippodrome:
 Dorothy Perrin, (the popular American contralto), "The Star Spangled Banner
 "Oh! say, does that star-spangled
 banner yet wave,
 Ger the land of the free and the
 home of the brave!"
 Elm City Quartette, (Messrs. Lori mer, Carty, Brenner and Wolf), of the New York Hippodrome, in group of popular selections-(a) "Pm Coming Back to You, Poor Butterhy"-Hub- bell; (b) Sweet Little Buttercup''- Remick; (c) Medley, arranged by the Elm City Four.
 The Fleming Trio, (Marie Rather inc Fleming, pianist Ethel Georgette Fleming, violiniste; Florence Irene Fleming, celliste), (a) Extasse- Game; (b) Rosary-Nevin; (c) "The Torch Dance," from Henry VIII German.
 Dorothy Perrin, (a) "Recompense'' William Hammond; (b) Some where Voice is Calling Me"-Arthur Tate; (c) Joyous Love"-Herbert Spencer. At the piano, Marcel Han sotte, accompanist.
 Florence Irene Fleming (New York's favorite celliste) (a) "The swan"-St. Saens; (b) Scherzo-Von Goens.
 Philip Spooner (the famous Ameri- can tenor of the Chicago Grand Opera Co. and the Commonwealth Opera Co), (a) Grand opera aria (selected); (b) The Banjo Song-Syd- ney Homer; Co Soldiers Farewell " At the piano, William A. Davies. . | linist), (a) Hungarian Dance No. 5- Misunderstanding; (b) ''Valse Bluette' -Drigo-Auer; (c) Caprice Basque t -Sarasate.
 Sybil Vane (of the Covent Garden London, Prima Donna New York Hippodrome, courtesy, Charles Dill ingham), (a) "Un eel die" from r Mime. Butter1y"-Puccini; Cb) Lad die in Khaki"-Ivor Novello. At the . piano, Marcel Hansotte.
 Miss Ethel Hopkins, (Prima Don Il na of the Hippodrome). selected. Rev. G. J. Waring Chaplain 11tf Cavalry at Governors Island, N. Y.) H America and the War; J Acting for MT. Luescher-Stagt manager, James Carty. Accompan ists. Marcel Hansotte, William A Davies.
 The Red Cross Auxiliary of St. Au- gustine's church has established Q record that the other auxiliaries will have hard time eQuaIling. On Tues day evening of this week with forty workers six hundred dressings were made in addition to the other work This is a splendid pace and the St Augustine auxiliary is entitled to mucf credit for the fine example they are t setting the others. The number O. dressings made by them will go 2 long way toward filling out the quota that the local chapter has promised to deliver each month to headquar l. ters in New York city. Mrs. Thoma! F. Kelley is the chairman of St. Au
 gustine's auxiliary. The Bridgepor Red Cross chapter is making a yer, enviaible record for itself, and nov that this one branch has set the pac e. no doubt some of the other branche
 will make an effort to equal thi
 achievement. MT and Mrs. Andrew M. Cooper o Brooklawn avenue opened their hom last evenilN, for the regular meetin! Ii of the Contemporary club and ther
 were about one hundred present
 Probably when the rest of the mem es bers who were deterred from bein D. present by the stormy weather lear n that John Masefield gave his per h sonal impressions of the war the it will be more than regretful. MI re- Masefield was to have given reading le from his poems, "The Tales of tn f. Sea- but changed at the last mo
 ment He described the condition
 and gave his theory as to the caus
 of the war and proPhesied as to wha
 would be the conditions in the Allie 1g countries at the close of the war. Ali re ter his talk, which was one of tn es most interesting yet given in this cit It. on the war, by special request he req f. portions of his celebrated poem, 9Th
 Everlasting Mercy" and others frol
 ''The Tales of the Sea-
 Members of the Rector's Guild ( 8; c+ Tob1,s church are to have A foo