The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-21
COUNCIL MEMBERS HEAR FINE REPORTS
 OF SUMMER WORK

A meeting of the Bridgeport Coun- ell ell of #, Catholic C. the Women was held at evening Wednesday,. Mrs. Simon Crehan, chairman, presiding.
 Mrs. Crehan reported on the Vaca- tion House for Girls conducted by the Council at Wndermere Beach this summer. Part of the time the cot tage was used for providing a vaca- ton to paid guests and part of the time to young girls and children un- der the care of the Catholic Charita- ble Bureau, 353 free meals having been served. The cottage was in charge of volunteer hostesses, Mrs. Crehan having served three weeks, Miss Catherine Dunn two weeks and
 Mrs. Grover A. Lyon. on week The
 money for the cottage was raised by '. North. At the end of the season
 Mrs John McElroy, treasurer of this special fund, reported that there was balance of $59. This was made of the members of the council and by their economical management of the cottage.
 During the past summer there has been a. membership campaign, under
 two teams headed by Mrs. J. E. Nc Quail and Miss Catherine M McElroy, Announcement was made last night that Miss McE1roy's team had won by IS more new memberships than those turned in by the opposing team.
 special mention was made of the
 
 brought in 86 new members. this be- ing by far the largest number turned in by any member of the council. <
 Mrs. John D. Lavey, vice chairman, reported on the Open House held last Sunday under the direction of a large committee of which she was cnarr- man. Over 500 persons visited the community House last Sunday, this being the first of the Come and See'' | trips to Bridgeport social agencies which are being held under the direc- ton of Bridgeport Financial Fedora tion. Mrs. Lavey thanked all the members of the committee and all tho
 members of the council for their CO., operation.
 Upon the recomm endation of the
 executive committee, which met last
 a linen shower for the Community House on Friday evening, Oct. 6, Miss Nellie Dunn being named chairman of the committee in charge
 Miss Victoria A. Larmour. execu- tive secretary of the Catholic Charita- ble Bureau, reported the newer de- velopments in the work of the Com munity House, the most important being the announcement that, largely
 through donations of furniture, the west wing is now ready to be occu. ped as a residence hall for women and girls. There is still need of many 'heets, pillows. pillow cases, b1anKers pads, bureau scarfs. table cIotHs and napkins. It is in order to meet this need that the council is planning this shower.
 A Harvest Festival will be the en tertainment provided for all those participating in the shower on Oct. G. 1t was also voted to make arrange nents for lecture course to be given 1t the Com munity House The com nittee named to take this in charge Ire Mrs. John McE1roy Mrs. John Phe1an and. Mrs. Dennis J. Gaynor. It was voted to hold regular month ly meetings at the Cath o'ic Com nun. ty House the second Friday of each month.
 Perhaps the most agreeable feature Jf the meeting was the presence of Miss Marguerite Roylan, formerly ex- l ecutive secretary of the Catholic Charitable Bureau and now secretary of the Diocesan Bureau in Hartford. Miss Boylan is chairman of the Con nectjcut Council of Catholic Women | of which the Bridgeport Council is a unit Miss Boyia.n congratulated the | Bridgeport Bureau and the Bridgeport l Council for their splendid progress and she recalled the early days o! l Catholic social service in Brid Ceport 1 when there was but one paid worker 1 and the first tea held in the old day | nursery, 8 six room tenement house | on Ogden street. Miss BoyIan an- l -lounced the third annual meeting of | the Connecticut Council of Catholic | Women to be held at the Bond hoter in Hartford or November II. and ! asked that as many as possible from l Bridgeport attend this meeting