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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1913
Page
2
Forty seven years in business at the same corner invites individuals and firms to deposit money for any term while earning three percent annual interest. The firm promises careful personal attention as one of the state’s oldest private bankers, T. L. Watson & Co.
Bridgeport residents have bought Europe travel tickets through our agency for the coming season. They recognize that travel offers more value, learning, and enjoyment for the same money and time spent locally. Our firm handles all travel arrangements.
Baltimore prepares for a vast Eagles convention the week of August 4 with projections of over 60 000 attendees including members and guests. Mayor James H Preston chairs the reception committee as merchants and professionals organize parades amusement and prize events featuring live eagles airborne stunts and a grand carnival night.
Sunday church services listed for multiple local churches with times, ministers, and sermon topics. Highlights include Trinity Church Holy Communion 8 am and 10:30 am sermon by Rev Charles L. Gomph, Church of the Nativity Evensong at 3:15 pm by Rev C W Areson, Park Street Congregational sermon on The Moral Worth of the Direct Primary, First Congregational sermon Search for Reality, First Methodist Is there a God, and other worship, Sunday schools, and special activities across Bridgeport churches.
The annual meeting of the English Literary club was held yesterday at the home of Mrs. Frederick B. Hawley of Franklin street. Officers elected include Honorary president Mrs. Edward Sterling, recording secretary Mrs. Louis Ek. Gould, corresponding secretary John Merit, treasurer Mrs. Harriet Raymond, critic Mrs. John C. Curtis, librarian Wilbur A. Smith, and executive committee Mrs. Andrew M. Cooper, Mrs. Frank Kinsley, and Mrs. Charles F. Cole.
Evelyn Stewart, a young prima donna barely out of her teens, will headline Werba and Luescher's operetta Ei ne Rose Maid at the Park. A veteran of stage work since childhood, she has appeared in grand opera, musical comedy, stock opera and vaudeville in Boston and Charlestown. The report also notes yesterday’s high temperature of 84 degrees, with a gradual fall later.
During the evening the annual Round Table dinner occurred at Mrs. F. M. Hammond's residence on 859 Clinton Avenue. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant evening with spring blossoms on tables, music, games, and convivial chatter as the mercury rose with sunrise and a sunny forecast ahead.
Fine heavy silver and rich cut glass are celebrated as perfect wedding presents. The article notes beauty value and utility, with pieces suited to both modest budgets and those decorating a new home. It emphasizes a specialty in a wide assortment of gift articles in silver glass and plate.
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