Stratford Suffering Appeals Reach Local Aid Effort
An appeal for Dayton relief was made in Stratford yesterday with notices posted in the post office. Mrs Rosemunda C Winton is the town leader for suffrage leagues in Connecticut and provides a shipment plan. Illness strikes several residents including Mrs Ann Morehouse and Mrs Howard Hoadley. the Azalia Chapter plans an April supper. Death of Mrs George B Clark of Milford noted. details mention her father Curtis and niece John. The Formal Fraternity prepares for a second formal cotillion with elaborate electrical effects and a green gymnasium decor. Ice price increases forewarn hardship. editorials discuss artificial ice plants and supply controls.
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Stratford
Dayton
Ohio
Mmeed M Hincks
Rosemunda C. Winton
Ann Morehouse
Stratford Avenue
Howard Hoadley
White Street
Howard Headley
Azalia
George B. Clark
Milford
Clark
Curtis Son
John
John F. Lyons
Horan & Son
Slocum Gymnasium
Sth
Bey
Mesdameés
D. Horan
Robert Hawkins
Thomas F. Walsh
William J. McLaughlin
Maurice F. McKenna
John J. Cullinan
William 5. Dailey
Francis M. Whelan
Eugene C. J. Hetty
Stephen F. Rahrig
George M. Hurley
William D. Coughlin
Syrians Emulate Venerable Custom at Betrothal
Torrington March 28 Rev Henry S Whitehead curate of Trinity Church was called to officiate at the betrothal of Peter Nassif and Emily Kamar both Syrians The ceremony fused old world tradition with modern setting as an uncle in Oriental robes kissed the priest s hand and the feast featured pomegranates figs and Syrian condiments marking the conversion from betrothal to wedding festivities
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Torrington
Henry S. Whitehead
Trinity Church
Peter Nassif
Emily Kamar
Emily
Jaffa
Tor Ftington
Jerusalem
Bill Aims to Raise Age of Consent to Eighteen
Walter S. Schutz appeared for the Women’s Aid and allied groups in Hartford urging changes to two General Statutes sections to lift the age of consent from 16 to 18. The committee showed interest, and Schutz was asked to draft a bill applying to both sexes, with a substitute measure to be submitted.
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Hartford
Walter S. Schutz
Women’s Aid
W.c.a
Mr. Schutz
Father McCann Promoted to St Bridget's Manchester
Bridgeport Catholics learn Rev. Christopher T. McCann, formerly a Sacred Heart Norwich Town curate, is named pastor of St. Bridget's Manchester. He will celebrate his first mass April 6. McCann, a Westport native, guided Norwich parish debt reduction and school improvements, with emphasis on church music. Successor moves include Dr John J. McLaughlin to New Haven and Brennan to Sacred Heart Norwich Town.
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Bridgeport
Sacred Heart
Christopher T. McCann
Norwich
St. Bridget’s Church
Manchester
Father, McCann
Westport
St. Charles’ College
Baltimore
St. Bonaventure’s Seminary
New York
Father McCann
Frederick J. Murphy
St. Mary's
Greenwich
Nilan
John J. McLaughlin
St. Anthony's
Hartford
New Parish
New Haven
Charlee W. Brennan
Immaculate Conception
Waterbury
Francis Bonforti
Church of the Holy Rosary
Ansonia
Rev. Pietro Manifredi to Church the Holy Rosary
Rev. Pietro Manifredi, formerly of St Thomas Southington, is transferred to Church the Holy Rosary in Ansonia. The move formalizes his assignment to serve the parish community.
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Pietro Manifredi
St. Thomas
Southington
Father Gomphs Interesting Talk On Bible History
Rev Charles I Gomph of Trinity Episcopal church delivered a closing Bible study talk at the YMCA. He argued the Bible is divine in substance but a human product, noting old manuscripts versions and church fathers shaped our present Bible and praising recent revisions based on new evidence. The audience, including George S Hawley and pianist William Davenport, gave unusually close attention.
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YM. C. A
Charles I. Gomph
Trinity Episcopal Church
George S. Hawley
William E. Davenport
Father Gomph
Gerald
Wrycliffe
Tyndale
Vatican
Mt. Sinai
Expelled Deacon Cuningham Upheld By Council
New Haven March 28 The First Congregational church of Branford dismissed Deacon J J W Cuningham last winter but the ex parte council from New Haven and nearby towns found the charges insufficient to warrant dismissal The session at the Church of the Redeemer Orange Street was presided by Rev Franklin Countryman The deposed clerk appealed for a new trial claiming unfair procedure but the request was denied and he sought a mutual council then an ex parte council formed from area congregations proceeded with consideration of the case
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New Haven
First Congregational Church of
Branford
J. J. W. Cuningham
Ex Parte Council of Congregational Church
Cuningham
Church of the Redeemer
Orange Street
Franklin Countryman
East Foxon Congregational Church
K. Tompkins
Last Ear
Bulgarian King Enters Fallen Fortress at Adrianople
Adrianople march 28 King Ferdinand of Bulgaria entered Adrianople’s fallen fortress after the joint Bulgarian and Servian assault. He received Shukri Pasha’s sword in the military club and, with his sons and generals, reviewed the victorious troops. Turks aim to repair the Maritza railroad bridge with trains expected to run within a week.
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Adrianople
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Shukri Pasha
Saroff
Ivanoff
Peteroff
Maritza
Out-of-town exhibitors flocking to Bridgeport exposition
The Bridgeport armory exposition opens Monday with strong interest from manufacturers outside the city. Applications for privileges are pouring in, promising a diversified display. Machinery and booth articles are arriving, to be positioned Sunday through Monday for a Monday afternoon and night opening, with all exhibitors planning giveaways.
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Bridgeport
Armory
Mamnster J. Alex H. Robinson
Exposition Preparations Near Completion For Monday Night Opening
Workers install booths decorations and machinery for a major exposition at the armory. New patrolmen are presented this afternoon and 100000 breakfast dainties will be distributed by food products firms. Mayor B Wilson will open the event Monday night with expectations of record attendance.
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B. Wilson
Two Japanese Officers Killed in Flight Exhibition
Tokio March 28 two Japanese officers Lieutenants Tokura and Kimura were killed during an exhibition flight before a parliamentary gathering. Their biplane broke down on a turn from 1000 feet and plunged to the ground. Meanwhile a tea party and novelty shower were held at 2952 North Maintreet in honor of Miss Beulah Horton who will wed Monroe J. Blackman in April. The event drew many relatives and local residents.
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Tokio
Tokura
Ki‘mura
Tiante Ai Ly
Ftrienile
North Maintreet
Beulah Horton
Miss Horton
Monroe J. Blackman
J . Monroe Blackman
Wm H. Isham
Thos
C. Smith
Louis. Hoffman
Henry Hollmes
Emmeline Buckley
Smith Co. Blackman, Jr
Smith ¢. Blackmen, Sr
Eunice War
Lor- Satie. Sheppard
Henry Jb. Blackman
Mies Beulah Horton
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Wesley M. Olist
Knickerbocker Ice Company
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Hudson River
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Hertford Times
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