The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-21

mouse, J. A Rushing, Jr., M. B. Waldo.
Team No. 19-Carl F. Siemon, cap
tain; Fred Atwater, secretary; Her
man K. Beach, Herbert Flansburgh,
Robert H Hawkins, Fred W. Harri-
son, Ernest Jaycox, Louis Kutscher,
Jr. Fred W. Stearns, Elmer G.
Thrall, Kenneth Weeks.
Team No. 20-R. 1. Neithercut,
captain; II. L. Sterrett, secretary; W.
R. Clark, s. E. Goodse1l, W. ]. Grippin,
Henry Jennings, Rev. Henry E. Kelly,
W. ]. Scott, Horace W. Smith, Will
liam Webb, c. E. Weeks.
Team No. 21-Norman Leeds, cap
tain; Miss Villa c. Reid, secretary;
James Coulter, H V. Hayman, Harvey
c. Irving, S. D. Locke, ]. R. Miller,
A J. Porter. Il H Pritchard, R. M.
Sperry, R. E. Toucey.
Team No. 22-J. Alex H. Robinson,
captain; Katherine V. Campbell,
clerk; N. W. Bishop, Ralph T. Beers,
H. E. Hustled, Dennis Kelly, Paul L.
Miller, Malcolm MacFayden, Henry
Osborne, James A. Turner, Harry
Fitzgerald; substitutes; Homer God
frey, R. t. Whiting.
Team No. 23-W. E. Seeley, cap
tain; Bessie O'Hara, secretary; W. E.
Burnham, DR.. J. H Callahan, C. A.
Edwards, A. J. Hallock, J. W. Rear
don, J. Schlott, George A Sherwood,
H. w. Walker, Dwight c. Wheeler.
Team No. 24-C. L. Thompson, cep-
tain; Stephen Gardner, secretary; Roy
Clark, Norman Father, E. L. Fletcher,
Elliott Frost, H ]. French, Harry B.
Smell, H. Albert Phillips, W. R.
Phillips, Alex. Pinkham.
The wheels are set going for the
monstrous Red Cross campaign which
is to be waged in Bridgeport during
the next six days. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Franklin Roose-
welt, who took the place of Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, who was I'M
able to appear on account of the i'll
ness Of his mother in North Carolina,
started things going when he an
nounced that it was not the sum that
was raised in the coming drive that
was most essential but the fact that
the number that subscribe is of more
vital Importance
The dinner lis enjoyed by fully 800
workers who viii have an active part
in the drive. The meeting opened
with prayer by the Rev. Father Mill
Bradford Pierce, chairman of the
campaign committee, then introduced
Waltar Lashar, chairman of the citi-
zens' campaign committee, who was
permanent chairman of the meeting
Mr.. Lashar cited that during the past
month the number of hours put in by
the different women workers of the
Red Cross chapter in Bridgeport and
vicinity number 80,538 IA, which ii
paid for, would amount to about
$50, 900.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt wher
he was introduced by the chairman
told the gathering that he felt that
he had addressed the entire popula-
ton of Bridgeport, during the day
He then spoke of his visits to the
metn contracts in this city, and of his
great pleasure in being given the OPP
Iportunity of visiting this city.
In telling of the work that eac1
must do and what is expected o.
every individual, he cited the story
which reached the Washington head.
quarters of an incident of heroism
(which those of the United States vii
probably not be given a, chance t.
perform, which an enlisted man fl
the navy service performed few
weeks ago.
He said that on the particular boa
1.-THE man was on, a depth charge wa
on the after deck and the heavy SCI
was throwing it about. The young
sailor, realizing the great danger
made a good tackle and after robin.
back and forth on the deck severa
times finally got his legs about it ant
secured a firm hold on part Of tn
railing holding the dangerous weapon
until aid came and rescued him ant
the charge. In this case not one mai
was lost and not one of the UNITED
States ships sunk. Coupled with th1
story he told of the heroism displayet
Iby one soldier who gave his all in tn
trenches a few weeks ago when
Inland grenade was thrown into tina
trench occupied by a, large number 0
our boys. with only a few seconds t
act he fell upon the bomb, giving hi
own life, but saving those of ever
other man in the trench.
He said that the Red Cross had tn
right to go into every home in tn
United States and ask the suppo1
and more than that, demand the sup
port of the people residing there, 70
it is the nearer home relations tha
are established by the Red Cross o
the other side among the soldiers c
the allies.
Following Secretary Roosevelt
talk, Chairman Lashar introduce
: William Douglas Mackenzie VIII
spoke on the wonderful things the
had been done in the past few veal
caused by the war and of the remark
able changes of the workings of tt
people during that time.
The speakers after Mr.. Mackenzie
talk retired to the armory where the
y again spoke, this time to about so
a men and women not employees of an
: one factory or business places, but
=. the general public of Bridgeport.
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