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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
5
RiverCliff new suburban development near Bridgeport opens for inspection. Prospective buyers urged to visit soon to secure prime plots and consider investment opportunities before opening weeks end.
Bridgeport area Rivercliff advertises a two hundred acre former estate being developed into a high class residential suburb. Improvements include grading roads shade trees walks and utility mains near the Housatonic River across Washington Bridge. Buyers urged to visit and select plots now before prices rise.
Miss Sally Wilmot daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Wilmot of 508 Strat avenue has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Smith college as a senior. She is one of 30 of a class of 300 to gain the honor. Mil dred Foster also earned Phi Beta Kappa at Smith last June. The Wednesday Afternoon Musical club holds an active members luncheon at the Seaside club next week with officer elections to follow. Mrs Susan Hawley Davis will give a New York recital at the Waldorf Astoria on May 19. The English Literary club elected Mrs Edward Sterling honorary president at Stratfield luncheon with officers named and a 24 guest count. Mrs Pyle received Killarney roses with member cards. The Civic club of Fairfield held a Masquerade dance at Sherman hall with real Colonial costumes worn by prominent residents of Fairfield.
New couch hammocks priced from 5 to 19 1 2 dollars offer adjustable end pillows light yet strong chains magazine pockets and various canopies. Frames include angular iron tubular designs with rustless fabric and plush mattress options including cotton excelsior and army duck finishes. Third floor display invites extended porch lawn relaxation.
A Bridgeport Jewish National Workers Alliance meeting is set for Sunday at 8 p.m. in Sturdevant hall with Dr. N. vyrkin and author David Pinsky as speakers. In New London, Miss Belle Curtis was elected senior vice president and Emma L. Stewart secretary of the Daughters of Veterans Connecticut unit. An engagement party for Miss Jennie O Caine and Sumner Andrews featured linen gifts, songs, games, and a piano recital by Lent Emt, with many guests listed.
Nathaniel Wheeler former Yale quarterback and coach joins seven Bridgeport men seeking admission to the Fairfield County Bar. May wheat conditions and a Fairfield County obituary notice accompany the item.
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