The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-04

Their ardor undiminiShed by over
 cast skies and other difficulties plac- ed in their path, scores of volunteer workers are completing this afternoon the first lap of the house to house canvass for the Community Chest. re- solved that substantial progress will be made before nightfall towards the goal of 30,000 individual subscrip- tions and $SS8,109.66 plus in cash and pledges.
 The enthusiasm generated by the stirring addresses of Mayor Fred At Iwater, Hon. David E. FitzGerald and Dr. Samuel B. Graf1in at last nights rally in the High school auditorium, | was still animating the workers as ! they left the various headquarters this afternoon, following a brief respite for lunch at which encouraging reports during the morning hours. On re- | porting at the district headquarters at S:30 this morning each worker check
 ed off from master list the names
 of those who had already contribut-
 ed, thus reducing to a minimum dup
 Iicate calls.
 Rally at High School
 Few followed Mayor Atwater's good example of arriving at the | scheduled hour for the rally at the High school last night, so proceedings
 way, but under the able direction of Norman Leeds, temporary chairman, and Albert E. Lavery, permanent chairman, not a moment was lost once the gaveI fell. and the workers were released at an early hour to prepare for hard work today. Following much appreciated selec- tions by those masters of melody. the Manufacturers Association chorus, Norman Leeds turned the conduct of the meeting over to Albert E. La very.
 A ripple of applause ran through the audience as MT. Lavery announce ed that the total of collections and
 pledges had at that time reached $54S, S,00o, and that in one plant with 49O employees, 439 had subscribed, the subscription from the plant being no per cent. greater than last year.
 Mayor Brief But Forceful. Mayor Atwater compressed into a few brief sentences, each as forcetul in it's impact as a trip-hammer, ringing appeal for the drive as civic duty. His words follows: " ou are now engaged in the greatest civic work that Bridgeport has before it. Bear that in mind Do your best Make il your individual. particular business 70 do what is asked of you go over. It is of vital importance that it does go over. Put all the pep you have into this drive. Listen to what Is going to be told you by your leaders during this week Forget nothing. Leave nothing undone. Carry it to a finish. You can't lose.'' Incidentally Mayor Atwater paid a high tribute to Mayor FitzGerald as
 "A politics, a man who has been asso- ciated with New Haven civic affairs for many years and has proved his worth every minute he has been on the iob.'
 Chairman Lavery, from the van tage point of his long record of stall wart allegiance to the Republican party. took occasion to refer in a serio-comic vein in his speech intro ducing Mayor Fft2G erald to the re- ports that the Democratic gub erna- torial nomination might come to eith- CT Mayor Atwater or the Elm City chief executive, but neither of the mayors rose to the bait. both aSSunl- ing a cannily non-conmittal expres- sion as the lightning hovered about their heads. Warm Greeting for Mayor FftzG rald
 That Mayor FitzGerald' vibrant personality has already won him many friends in Bridgeport was evil denced by the wormth of the re- ception which followed his introduc- | tion.
 T feel am in the hands of my | friends he said as he smiled in ap- | preciaion of the greeting, and then | launched into a description of the | highly successful New Haven Commu- nifty Chest drive of few weeks ago | and the reasons why he felt Bridge | port must attain its goal. saying in | part: You are starting out a wandarfnl nliszion- Othar aomnuni-