The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18

dDl6 leaOer ana IIlS OrSdLlZdt tiOn while having been most successful would like to have the chorus consist of hundred or more members. Young women of this city are urged to join this body as a patriotic duty.
 Every Minute Woman is requested | to attend the meeting tonight in the High School auditorium. Mrs. H. Willard Fleck, commander of the Minute Women, has issued these in structions, in connection with the canvass of Bridgeport's woman pow CT to be started next week. In addi- l ton to the plans of the campaign. i which will be outlined, stereopticon views of war work being conducted by women in European countries will be shown.
 Ralph B. Boas of the Bridgeport District Ordnance office and George B. Hendrick of the same office, will address the women. The meeting | will begin promptly at o'clock.
 Edward Lonergan is the only young man out of fifteen candidates who successfully passed examinations at Newport, R. l., for commission as ensign in the U. S. navy.
 MT. and Mrs. James Keppy of Vest field avenue, have returned from an enjoyable visit spent at their summer home at Laurel Beach. Mrs. Keppy entertained her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Velie and children of Waterbury, who were the guests ther summer home.
 The State Council of Defense has | invited all volunteer motor squads in | Connecticut to become a part of | Connecticut State Motor Corps, which is at present being organized, so that | the good work that the motor squads | have been doing become broader and | that they may be able not only to an- i swer calls from their local boards, Red Cross and Department of Justice, but from the State Capitol as well. At l meeting held last night it was voted by the local motor squad to accept the | invitation. Mrs. H. Willard F1eck attended a meeting of the State Coun- cil of Defense at Hartford that was held this week where plans were made for the new organization. The local squad received a set of agreements | from Hartford that had to be signed before they were accepted by the new state corps.
 The Minute Women of this city fur nished four machines for the Czecho- Slovak campaign, and on Saturday they will assist with the tagging.
 John Reuther of 37 Richardson, who graduated from the Bridgeport High school class of 1918, will leave next week for Pratt Institute, where he will continue his studies
 The Fidelity -Rebekah lodge will hold their sixty-f1fth anniversary to- morrow night in the lodge rooms. A patriotic program has been arranged and Judge Edward B. Nobbs will ad- , dress the audience on Patriotism,
 and Mrs. Marie Coverdale will tell of her experiences while in England
 Sidney W. Challenger will also give 9 s hort talk. Miss Elsi Nobbs accom- panied by Mrs. Turpin, will be the so- loist.
 Edward R. Metz will be stationed at the Black Rock naval base for the next few weeks.
 Mrs William Griffith has returned to her home after having spent T pleasant vacation at Saratoga Springs
 Miss Helena T. Kelly, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Kelly of Park avenue, left yesterday to take up her duties as a Red Cross nurse at Camp Me Henry in Maryland. Miss Kelly has 3 been occupied as a school nurse for some time. She is very well known in the city and is a graduate of the Bridgeport Hospital Training School for Nurses.
 /; A moonlight and wartime bathing l party of a novel origin was enjoyed s by a group of young girls at the Black Rock Shore and Country club on Mon- day night The Misses Mildred and Beatrice Randall of King street [ Misses Elouise and Hattie Campana l of Myrtle avenue, and Miss Marion | Myers of Beechwood avenue were those in the party.
 Mrs. James Coughlin, Miss Adeline d Cough1in, Mrs. Martin Hayden of 6t y Drew place, and Miss Agnes Hart O. 8 Arctic street left this morning for ar
 extended motor trip to Washington
 ID. C., Philadelphia, and Atlantic City
 William Lavery, son of Mrs. Sarat | Lavery of 1861 Noble avenue, passed
 examinations as sergeant major, anC
 has been assigned to Fortress Mon roe. Va, where he will act as an in
 structor.
 -e Word has been received of the saf d arrival overseas of Private John Nc e Clough, son of MT. and Mrs. Simol d McCtugh of Milne street.
 Friends of Miss Mary B. Leith vii
 be pleased to learn that she has re
 sumed her studies as teacher in tn Bryant school She has been confine . to her home for some time because 0
 illness.
 A German helmet was received b
 Miss Gertrude Becker of Hancoc
 avenue. This souvenir was sent
 her by her brother Sergeant Henr ;h L. Becker, now fighting in France. t, Miss Anna Gertrude Lynch, daugt es ter of Mfr and Mrs William Lynch ( m Colorado davenue, left Monday fc
 Mt. St. Vincent's on the Hudson wher
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