The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-25
wv. C. A. ENJOYS
 25TH BIRTHDAY
Directors Chosen, Delight ful. Sketch Given-Sec-
 retary Reports.

With pomp and ceremony, a large birthday cake with twenty-five candles, 8. delightful sketch, refresh ments, and with a general good time the silver anniversary of the '. W. c. A. was celebrated last night at the Golden Hill House. The play present. ed by members of the Merrie Mas quers, which was taken from a Har- ward collection of AT Work shop was very int. esting and showed a good moral.
 With a prologue writtel by Miss Grace Clark and spoken. by Miss Ase- hath Goodwin the fantasie entitled Three Pills in a Bottle" was intro duced. The story was very simple and very pretty. Tom Sims, the sick little boy, characterized by Miss Ger trude Lang, made a most appealing little figure as he sat i.t his great straw chair by the window, stopping pasSers by and asking them to come in and play with him. When they refused to comply with his wishes he "sked to have their souls come in and keep him company.
 His widowed mother, played by Miss Mary F. ,Brittln, who worked hard to pay doctors bills and buy pills for the little boy, did her part well, and show ed dramatic ability. Miss Alma Rosen represented the rich well fed bump tious man whose miserly shrivelled soul was represented by Miss Margaret Coble in T masterly manner. Miss Req WishenErad came as a merry scissors grinder. whose soft and melo- dious voice made the little sick boy hear wonderful songs of a happy soul, represented by Miss Mary Louise Downey who appeared before him in a black and yellow dress and told him of his happiness when his thoughts are of the country and the flowers
 Miss Beatrice Marsh, as the Irish scrub woman, needed no introduction. She was every bit of the Irish woman, both fin garb and talk. Her Irish soul represented by Miss Florence Davidson in dance and dreams of her far away country received rounds of applause.
 Following the benedlction of Dr William Horace Day. Mrs. Albert r. I.avery. the presiding officer of the meeting, gave a short talk, and then the reports of the secretary and nominating committee were read The now directors for the association were proposed by Mrs. Andrew M Cooper, chairman of the nominating committee, and the names of the fol lowing directors were read: Mrs George Clarke, Miss Grace D. Clarke Mrs. William Horace Day, Mrs. Henry 1iincks, Mrs. John Merwin, Mrs. Will bur A. Smith Mrs. Jennie H. Van Tassel, Mrs. ,cien T. Warner, Mrs Vary Whitman, Mrs. S. P. Wheeler Mrs F. NJ Wilson, Mrs. Henry C. Woodruff, Mrs. w. R, Webster and Mrs Harry Waller. The officers will be elected at the Monday session ot the directors
 Greetings of appreciation of the progress made under the able direG lion of Mrs. James c. Ludlum, presi dent of the association, were express ed in her absence, and all those pres eut werr asked to sign their name to be sent to her.
 Miss Lena Sheldon read a very in torestmg report, telling briefly of thu work done by the Y. ". c. A. durini the year, and of the enthusiasm O on with great succc ss. The mem hership during the year has almos doubled. Ther are 1850 member at the present time against e99 las year. The association is now aimin! to continue and better the work car ried on for the welfare of the for eiEn girls, and assist in the American ization of Bridgeport. Miss Sheldon spoke of the various houses that hav been opened by the association an of their success in being a great ait to the working girls. From the re ports read 1t showed that there i hardly anything that the organization has not accOmnlished.