The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-11
France Requires Help Will Bridgeport Folks
 Respond to Call
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Give What You Can.

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 It Is to help these people of the strong hearts that the American com .m1ttee for devastated France is work Ing. It is to help finish the work started by the committee that these Good Will Elections are being held
 We ask the people of Bridgeport to assist us. Give what you can and sake.
 Questions have been asked as to what part the Bridgeport Times Is taking in this election. What finan- c1aI returns 1t is getting. We answer nothing The Bridgeport Times is giving as its share to the cause all the space required or asked for by the American committee. It is simply working in conjunction with all the pig papers that gave publicity to the first group of Good Will Elections which sent S7 girls t O France last July The spirit of the newspa pers through out the country has been wonderful. giving pages Of their valuable space willingly and cheerfully to show the appreciation they have for this body of earnest workers - the AmerIca1, Compaittee for Devastated France.
 Presidential Endorsement.
 These elections are nationally el,- dorsed by President Harding and ap- proved by the highest people of the country. We ask you to help us by YOU ing, early and often for your favor1te candidate. The Good Will Teller at the First National bank will recervs your votes and money. For informa lion call room BOA at The Stratfleld
 The rain did not have much e1Ieer on Isabel Rogan's dance last night. very good crowd and they enjoyed avery minute Of the dancing. This dance and bazaar should send her score up quite a bit.
 The card party at the Ninth District Republican club at East Main and Arctic streets tonight should shoot her up some more.
 Don't miss the card party at the American Legion Home on Golden Hill street Friday night. for Mrs. Coyle.
 Work of American Committee.
 One must remember that mot only the fields of France are "deVastee'' but also the health and physique of her people in the war zone. Thou sands of children have had an unfair start in life, their minds and bodies stunted by fear, horror and hideous suffering. Feeble old men and wo- men have crept back into the region that was once Home,-to take up their lives again in huts and saves, tin shelters in shell holes, amid the rubble heaps that once were comfort able houses. Growing boys and girls have long hours of heavy toll in she'll sown fields with no outlet for the energy of youth or the restlessness Of war torn nerves save comm ercial dance halls.
 4LSSS d1S l1lSys--lO II16 1lu1lO6I O1' half a hundred thousand,-to whom the American Committee has contin- ued its service. With hospital and nursing care. with infant welfare work. with dental clinics. with com munity foyers for all ages, physical training for school children, play grounds for all.
 To the American Committee the words Community Service mean Find and Fill the Need" Thus we find many and various tasks set for our hands and wits and your money. Nurseries to care for the babies of mothers who must work in the fields or eIsewhere; Ecoles Menagere where young girls learn the rudiments nf cooking sewing, ironing and other home tasks Manual Training for the boys Cand some girls tool; Five Gen. ters and smaller foyers in 29 villages where old and young gather for com panionship and recreation. Five cen tral Libraries and their travelling branches with 13,614 books and a circulation of 42,6S3 in six months (14,22S to children) and with 2,950 readers in addition. 6,1e4 adults and children used the books in the reading room of the foyer and A remarkable record in a population Of 53, 900. Story hours. 7s of them, brought an attendance Of 1,20S. These are model libraries con- dzctadenn- tha best American nIan- sn