The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
FESTIVITIES FOR
WAR FUND drive
START TONIGHT
Lieut.. Minton With Collec
ton of Flags at Y.M,C.A.
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Lieut.. Talfafr Marriott Minton, of
the United States Navy, and his won
derful collection of replicas Of his
toric flags dating from the Raven OF
the Vikings used at 1000 A. D., will
present stirring message on patri-
otism and Americanism at the Young
Mems Christian Association tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. Adrian Yer
non, the cornet soloist who was so
popular at these meetings for men last
winter, will furnish the special music.
Lieut.. Minton's great-grandfather,
Lemue1 Mintpn, was one of the men
who, with Benjamin Franklin, drew
/ up the design for our first flag and
recommended it to the Continental
Congress for it's adoption These flags
will be presented on the walls of the
gymnasium, over 100 in number, and
Lieut. Minton will use them in illus
trating his stirring address.
| Newspaper comment in other cities
Where he has been has described this
/ as THE Most Interesting Talk on the
Flag ever Given to the Public
| This very unique exhibition and the
stirring address of this Lieutenant of
the United States Navy will be the
second in the series of big winter
meetings for men which the Young
Mems Christian Association conducts
each winter in the new gymnasium
The meeting begins promptly at $3.50
and is for men only, including young
men over Is years of age.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 a
meeting will be held in Polls theatre,
for the benefit of the United War
Works campaign. Sergeant Delbos
Calixte, of the Fourth Regiment OF
Engineers of the French Army, will
be one of the speakers. Sergeant
Delbos enlisted at the beginning Of
the war, and until the battle of Cam
brai in October, 1917, he took part ir
most of the now famous battles with
the Hun. He was twice cited fol-
valor and has been decorated with the
French Croix de Guerre. He was
wounded at the battle of Cambria, and
after his recovery was sent to this
country. He has been instructine
American soldiers at Camp Humphrey
and Camp Lee in the use of artillery
Raymond Fosdick, national chair
man Of War Camp Activities of thu
War Department, will also be present
The Manufacturers chorus and Spie
dePs orchestra will furnish the music
The Swedish people of the city arr
t invited to attend rally to be hell
Monday, Nov. II, in the Salvation
| Army hall, ISL Clinton avenue, at 1.
, o'clock. They will be addressed b,
! four well known Swedish ministers
Rev A. o. Lundeen of the Swedish
Baptist Bethel church; Rev. A. P
Engstrom of the Swedish Congrega
| tional church, Rev. Wilhelm CheIl
gren of the First Swedish Methods
Z church, and the Rev. A. j. Okerblon
of the Swedish Lutheran church. TIL
pastors will speak on the United Wa
Works campaign, and all the Swedish
residents of the city are urged to at
tend.
A rally for the benefit of the Wa.
Works campaign will be held tomor
row night in Red Mems hail. STRAIT
ford, at 8 o'clock. Among the speak
ers will be Sergt. Delbos of tn
), French Army; Rev. P. J. NcGivney
f representing the knights of Colum
q bus; Mrs. Mary GilIeo and Harr
q Goldstein of the Jewish, Welfar
Board; Mrs. William Horace Day, rep
!. resenttng the Y. M. G. A, and H. H
Chaffee of the Camps committee TIL
: churches will not hold evening serv
f ices in order that the congregation
q may attend the rally.