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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1913
Page
2
The First Bridgeport National Bank at the corner of Main and Bank Streets invites individuals and corporate, civic, social, and religious groups to open accounts. Officers stand ready to discuss options and extend courtesies as needed.
Arrangements are underway for the conferring of the Fourth Degree by Philip Sheridan Assembly Knights of Columbus. The ceremony will take place Sunday June 1 at Colonial Hall Fairfield Avenue with about 200 candidates expected. The afternoon degree work will be followed by a Wheeler & Wilson band parade to Stratfield and a banquet for about 560 members. The organizing committee includes J J Scanlon George E Kelly John Grogan James H Roopey and Robert T Rock.
Miss Barbara Dubois will entertain this afternoon before the Mary Silliman chapter D A R at Odd Fellows hall. A group of fellows plans to form a social club Friday evening at Marshall Dewitt's home with Lewis Grannis Dean Dana Selden Tracy and others taking part. Miss Esther Roberte and Eva May Smith joined Selden Tracy and Herbert Jepson for a trip to Ragding Ridge to see a Sanford school baseball game. Jepson is an alumnus. Elizabeth Farnham hosted Mr Tung the Yale Chinese student as he spoke on Christianity at St George's Church. Exams are drawing near and cold weather caused a recent defeat.
Enthusiastic reports from sub committees detail preparations for the Fraternal Order of Eagles big parade and field day in Bridgeport July 22. The event will draw Eagles from multiple states, with Nutmeg Park in Stratford serving as site. Plans include 50 000 capacity, 30 to 50 bands, 20 000 to 25 000 marchers, vaudeville at Poli's theatre, special trains, and diverse concessions run by a formed committee. A Sunday meeting cadence and group photo are set, signaling a major community event.
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