The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-21
LIBERTY CHORUS
PLANS FOR BIC
RED CROSS RALLY
Miss Jean Stockwell's Pu-
pills Give Orchestral
Concert.
RELIEF CORPS HAS
SPECIAL MEETING
Connecticut Froebel Nor
NAL School Plans for
Graduation.

The Liberty Chorus of Stratfeld
that is very fiourishing and I'D to
the minute organization, has arranged
for a. rousing Red Cross Rally that
is to be held at the BrookIawn
Dancing Pavilion tomorrow evening
at eight O'Clock. The speakers that
have been secured are Sergeant Thos
]. Reilly and Judge William H.
Com1ey, Jr. Sergeant Reilly is lust
back from the trenches, is a very en-
Pertaining speaker and paints a. vivid
picture of the fighting line. He will
make stirring appeal to the patriot
ism Of his hearers. No better quail
fed speaker could be obtained to
raise enthusiasm for the Red Cross
for he tells from first hand knowledge
Of the wonderful services the Red
Cross performs for the wounded SOL
ders. Beside the speaking there
will be good music and singing. Nc
collections are to be taken and nc
admission charged. The StratfieId
cars, which pass directly by the
Brooklawn Dancing Pavilion, leave
Reads corner every ten minutes.
Members of the class of 1918 of the
Connecticut Froebel kindergarten or
West avenue of which Miss Mary c.
Mills is the head, are very busy these
Gays preparing from graduation which
is to t6ke place on Friday evening
June in the ballroom of The STRAIT
Held. They are to have their class
day exercises at the school on Satur-
day afternoon, June 1 at 3 O'Clock
and an excellent program is beins
prepared for this occasion. On the
Saturday following graduation the
Graduate Association will hold it.
annual luncheon at The Stratfeld, tt
| which the members of the gradual.
| ing class are hidden.
Yesterday the school had the pleas
ure of hearing a patriotic address BY
| Rev. Alexander Alison, Jr., and to-
morrow afternoon DR.. Valeria Parke1
of Hartford is to address the Senior
and Junior Glasses. The Senior girl
| are to make a substantial contribution
for the Red Cross as the result of ;
dance that they gave a short time ag,
| in the Masonic Temple The Senio,
Glass will hear it's Baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday at the United churcl
| and Rev. W. H. Day will deliver it
The children who attend the kinder
garten are to have their closing ex
ercises on Friday, June IA.
Last evening in Miss Jean A. Stock.
wells studio at Liz Broad street thai
portion of her classes that she haS
formed into an orchestra gave a yer,
delightful concert that pleased greatly
the parents and the few invited guests
that were privileged to attend. Tit
work of the children was remarkable
when it is considered that it is only
since the late fall that they have have
Ibeen studying the orchestral work
They played with accuracy as to time
and information and their attacks wert
always right on the beat. Miss Stock.
well conducted this orchestra which
numbered twenty and under her capa.
bale direction an excellent rendition
was given the orchestral numbers.
The playing of the children reflected
great credit on Miss Stocbwe1Is abil
ity as a teacher as well as her owl
Iundisputed technfc and mastery O
her chosen instrument, the violin. TIT
lprogram included first an orchestra
number, "Minuet,' Haydn; violin solC
Iby William Bresiau; an orchestra
number; violin duet, 'Minuet," Mis-
Marjorie Porter and Miss Minnie Sill
lverstone; violin solo, Augustus Meyer
violin solo, Miss Minnie Silverstone
and the program closed with thret
numbers by the orchestra, Dawn o
Love-; Songs of the South; ant
AfMinuet Giojoso," Mozart.
Members of the Woman's Relic
Corps, Elias Howe Post, G. A. r., ar
asked to note the fact that a specia
meeting of the corps which is to b.
held on Thursday afternoon at 2:3
o'clock in G. A. R. hall will be a yer!
important session. Matters of inter
est to all members are to be discussed
and decided upon and so all member
lare asked to be present at this time.
Members of Sheridan Circle, Ladie
Of the G. A. R., meet each Tuesda!
afternoon at the home Of their pres
il1en+ 26 Franklin street, to do Rat