The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-30
ENTHUSIASM IS MANIFESTED AT
 MOBILIZATION Bridgeport Women Met at Sea Side Club Yes
 terday. pTREMEN MAKE
 25O SWEATERS Frank Speaight to Speak Before Art League
 Monday.

keen desire to aid in the war in any way in which the government might see fit to call upon them by turning out in large numbers to attend the meeting held in the ballroom of the Sea Side Club yesterday afternoon. This meeting was held under the aus pices of the Women's Committee of the National Council of Defense and really was a mobilization of the wo- 71en of the city for war service. The ballroom of the Sea Side Club was fl ed to overf1owing and the different speakers were applauded to the echo as their patriotic words struck re- sponsive chord in the minds and hearts of their hearers.
 Mrs. H. W. F7eck, who is the chair man of the Women's Activities Com mittee of the National Council of De- fense for Bridgeport, opened the meet ing and made brief address of well come, saying how much the large at tendance was appreciated by those who were working hard carrying out the Administrations plans. She ex- plained that this was not new or ganization; not one that would con- f1ict with any other body, but simply a mobilization of the women of the city who would be ready to give their services no matter when or how they were called upon.
 Mayor Wilson was then introduced ] by Mrs. F,leck as the chairman of the afternoon. He expressed his pleasure at the fact that the Bridgeport women were the first in the country to mobil- ize in this manner. He said they would constitute a vigilance commit tee and that their help would be in- valuable in many ways. It wolud be at the service of the Government War Bureau, the Red Cross and any of the other war activities.
 Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees chair man of the State Council of Defense, and chairman for Connecticut of the National Council of Defense, was present at the meeting and congratu- lated the Bridgeport women on the fine spirE- they were showing. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, vice chair man of the State Council of Defense, and chairman of the publicity com mittee f@r the state, also spoke along the same lines. Miss Corwin, execu- tive secretary of the State Council of Defense, was also present.
 Owing to another engagement Mayor Wilson had to leave the meeting and he left it in the hands of Justice George W. Wheeler, chairman of the War Bureau for Bridgeport Justice Wheeler made a masterly address on the war, one of the finest that has l(haov, ;, were frequently punctuated with ap- Iplause.
 William T. Hincks, who has charge of the sale of the Thrift Stamps in this city, spoke and said he was going to be one of the first to call on the women of the city and asked them to assist in the Thrift Stamp campaign.
 He called for volunteers and received a hearty response. Another local de-
 apartment of war activities has already
 called on this body of women for
 workers that have been furnished
 and are giving a fine account of them
 selves.
 On Friday afternoon there will be , a meeting of the executive board and
 a very large committee selected from
 ILOoS "1lO WSIO pICSSlI ySSlCIOdy III
 the rooms of the Chamber of Con-
 merce at 3 o'clock. This is to be fo,
 organization and there will be another
 public meeting within a short period of time. The date will be announced
 later.
 The personnel of this committee it as follows: Mrs. J. E. Cenico1a, Mrs
 B. IN. Sperry, Mrs. c. B. Weeks, Mrs
 Kenneth McNeil, Mrs. D. FairchiI6
 Wheeler, Mrs. Harry Ives, Mrs. E. c
 Esmond Miss Gros Claude, Mrs. Johl
 King, Mrs. W. E. seeley, Mrs. A. A
 Ambrose, Miss Margaret Beck, Mrs Abriola, Mrs. Leoci, Mrs. Tolles, Miss Jennie Donning, Mrs. Frank Wilder Mrs. Richard Staples, Mrs. Franl Burton, Mrs. W. H. Ham, Miss Louist
 Warren, Mrs David s. Day, Miss Els ther Davis, Miss Aline Paige, Mrs Mihaly, Mrs. George Mara, Mrs. c. H , Armstrong, Mrs C. H. Cannon, Mrs r F. E. Pickett, Mrs. c. I. Crosby, Mrs . c. B. Doremus, Miss Florence Has tings, Mrs. Frank Garrett, Mrs. Georgt
 T. Hathaway, Mrs. W. E. Allen, Mrs . Mark Reynolds, Mrs. Fred Mullins ] and Mrs. Francis Sanford. r The firemen of the city are surel
 doing their bit for within the las month they have turned in to the Re D Cross 25O sweaters. This aids i
 the work a great deal. In additio 2 to the sweaters they have sent in number of smaller articles such a :, wristlets. St. Augustine's Branch Of the Re e Cross has announced that it's wor
 would be greatly facilitated if it .coul secure more helpers to operate th machines. The production would b 2 enormously increased if more ma :, chine operators could be secured. On Monday, Feb. 4. in the ballroor Q of The Stratfeld, the members of tn Bridgeport Art League are to hay l. the pleasure of hearing Fran d speaight give a dramatic reciti e which he calls An Afternoon
 Dickens Humor" MT speaight hs ,t spoken before the Contemporary Gu Il and became a great favorite with th y Club. He is a splendid speaker an n is possessed of much hlstr1onic abi
 i ity.