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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
8
A 1917 editorial argues personal freedom varies by setting, demanding self denial for democracy. It stresses acquiescence to legitimate constitutional determinations, unity in wartime, and the need to fund the war with Liberty bonds, warning against disunity and emphasizing broad citizen duty.
Avid Lubin, U S delegate to the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome, proposed to ministers a constitution for an international federation of democracies to abolish war. Early support came from Wang-Kouang-Ky of China to Italy, aligning with a prior UK concept of a Great Community of Humanity and Confucian ideals. The text suggests the idea is ancient, possibly near realization.
Samuel Lathrop Bronson died in New Haven in his 84th year. The passage recalls his 1900 gubernatorial bid as a Democratic candidate and notes how campaign wealth affected that race. It reflects on money in state elections and shifts in party success since those days.
A historical critique argues that municipal governments expand in disguise as public safety measures, multiplying offices and salaries to placate supporters. The piece warns against fire trap agitation becoming petty tyranny and cites political figures and shifts in authority, including a Supreme Court ruling on John D. Rockefeller’s Cleveland citizenship.
William J. Clark of Jamaica New York led the armed guard aboard the oil steamer Silver Shell as it sank a German submarine after a running engagement with volley fire. Secretary Daniels said Clark may be promoted. Mrs Clark praised her husband and their fighting lineage, noting he joined the navy at seventeen and is now thirty with several brothers in service.
The Isle of Dreams delighted last night with Bernard Daly's Irish tenor work and the Lyric Players strong support. Warda Howard as Kathleen O Doon Luella Morey as Mother Kelway Walter Marshall as Father John and the chorus impressed as the season closes ahead of the Lyric companys new summer policy.
Cecil Spooner starred as the wronged wife in A Butterfly on the Wheel at the Park last night. The cast supported a stirring courtroom scene in act two, eliciting spontaneous applause and proving her surprising versatility beyond lighter roles. Patrons can attend a Lordship Manor ballroom dance tomorrow with special trolley service from Main and Golden Hill streets at 7:40 p.m. and every 20 minutes until 9, featuring Murray's 15 piece orchestra.
A wartime fashion note headlines simple gowns with a green and white striped voile dress. The piece describes horizontal waist stripes, white voile borders on the apron front, a collar and vestee, and a left side front closure with white pearl buttons.
The page laments the shad fishery decline due to legislators' ignorance and calls for sane conservation laws. It presents several recipes including hominy with shad, codfish and hominy, banana shortcake, and suet pudding, plus a note on summer millinery and a critique of food speculators.
A fragmented column jokes about dealers avoiding questions on suspicious cheap cars, fears of military draft harming baseball crowds, and anxieties about aliens fighting. It notes native Americans and new graduates pursuing editor and banking roles, while criticizing flag dealers chasing profit and patriotism.
A catalog row describes Cretonne bags, straw hats, artificial fruit trims, and various fabrics and hosiery on the department store’s main and second floors. Prices range from 25 cents to several dollars, with selections in broadcloth, buckskin, and Palm Beach cloth, plus women's tights and children's wear.
Twenty five drum corps from Connecticut paraded and drilled in Waterbury. The First Bridgeport City Drum Corps won a silver cup for excellence. Lincoln Drum Corps of Bridgeport won for the largest number of men in line. Secretary Daniels urged Navy members to buy Liberty Bonds.
Bridgeport City Normal School prepares its first graduating class for Class Day exercises on Friday afternoon June 22 in Shelton school assembly hall Wheeler avenue. The program features songs poems histories solos and a class prophecy followed by an informal dance in the evening. Committee in charge includes Misses Loretta Keating Florence McNamara Agnes Weldon Margaret Mannix Beatrice Lavery Lydia Goldstein.
Four coaches on the 8 21 train for Waterbury next Thursday carry Bridgeport Aerie of Eagles members and friends to a Brass City field day. The Eagles cannot secure their special due to wartime constraints. Stamford and Norwalk delegations will ride a separate train, arriving by 5 a m. A Coast Artillery Corps band will accompany Bridgeport. John J. Keegan will lead the Bridgeport division in the parade. An additional meeting is planned for Wednesday evening to finalize arrangements.
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