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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1916

Page

8

Engagement of Miss Marguerite Bishop Named in Society Luncheon

Society notes report the engagement of Miss Marguerite Bishop daughter of General and Mrs Henry A Bishop of 179 Washington Avenue to Dr H LeBaron Peters head of pathology at Bridgeport Hospital announced at a luncheon yesterday in Miss Bishops home. The piece lists social events garden party plans at The Oaks Brooklawn and a Waldorf Astoria musicale with several named participants and a wedding shower for Miss Lucy Ludwig.

Marguerite_Bishop Henry A. Bishop Washington Avenue H. LeBaron Petera Bridgeport Hospital St. John's Episcopal Church J. Manson Tominson Frederick Hall Charlotte Hurlburt George Peet Marion Hurlburt D. Fairchild Wheeler Aneeser Blondel Ales Baldwin Louise Susan Hawley Davis Waldorf-Astoria Esther Berg Mildred Malenke Carol Hendrickson Vera Bertilson Marguerite Bishop Mabel Smith Marion Callin Munson Lucy Ludwig Henry Dusch J. B. Stevenson Harral Avenue

Shapiro to Lecture at Y M H A Library Dedication

Attorney Joseph Shapiro will speak at the Young Men's Hebrew Association to dedicate its new library tonight. Money for the library was raised through social events and an invitation is extended to council members and Jewish women. Premier Asquith was sworn in as a member of the Irish Privy Council in Dublin.

Young Men's Hebrew Association Joseph Shapiro Asquith

Evening Sun's First City Editor Dies at 61

Allen Kelly longtime newspaper man and the Evening Sun’s first city editor died in Los Angeles at 61 of tuberculosis. A Cambridge native, he worked across the Pacific coast in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and more, later returning to the East with roles at the Boston Globe and New York News. He also served as forestry commissioner in California and hunted big game, bringing Monarch the grizzly bear to San Francisco. He leaves son Sherwin F. and wife Florence Finch Kelly.

New York Allen Kelly Evening Sun Boston San Francisco Los Angeles Kelly Cambridge Mass California San Francisco Chronicle Pacific ‘Coast Boston ‘Globe Fall River Globe St. Patrick Cummings City The Examiner Los Angeles Times Philadelphia North American Frank Munsey New York News Australia New Zealand

Bridgeport Lawyers to Attend Peace Advocates Conference

Gov. Holcomb named George E. Hill and William B. Boardman of Bridgeport to join a Connecticut delegation at the National Assemblage of the League to Enforce Peace. The meeting will be held in Washington on May 26 and 27 with additional delegates from Hartford New Haven and Middletown. A heavy explosion destroyed the Georgia Fibre Co. in Atlanta with no fatalities.

George E. Hill William B. Boardman Holcomb Connecticut The League To Enforce Peace Washington Wilbur F. Gordy Hartford Theodore 8. Woolsey New Haven Robert H. Fife, Jr W. H. Wilson, Jr Eagar Fauger W. H. Whittlesey Middletown

Tennessee completes longest cruise anchors in New York harbor

After a 14227 nautical mile voyage described as one of the most successful ever by an American warship, the armored cruiser Tennessee under Captain Edward L. Beach anchored in the Hudson near Ninety-sixth Street. The ship, with the International High Commission aboard, prepared to share liberty, while officers praised Mr. McAdoo and noted strict health rules prevented landings at Callao due to bubonic plague in Lima.

New York Tennessee Edward L. Beach Hudson River Ninety-sixth Street South America International High Commission Panama Canal George W. Goethals H. Ltone William G. McAdoo the Treasury Balboa Hampton Roads Beach Trinidad and Callao Mr. McAdoo Trinidad John Chancellor John McAdoo Lima Captain Beach Tennesssee Rio de Janeiro Valparaiso Straits of Magellan The Yancey S. Williams Thomas Withers Claude A. Jones D. Thompson E. C. S. Parker Gmmc- Adoo

Odd Fellows Honor Two Bridgeporters With Appointments

William T. Meyer was elected grand marshal and Sid ney W. Challenger named grand treasurer at the Grand Lodge session in New Haven. Henry Monroe of New Haven was elected grand master. New Haven bankers seek to be placed in the New York district of regional banks as are the banks in Bridgeport.

William T. Meyer State Odd Fellows Grand Lodge New Haven Sidney W. Challenger Henry Monroe Bel New York Bridgeport Boston

Olive Tablets offer gentle relief from constipation

Dr Edwards, a long time physician, offers Olive Tablets as a non calomel laxative. The sugar coated tablets claim to ease constipation and torpid liver without griping, suggesting one or two at bedtime for regular action. Available at 25c per box from The Olive Tablet Co Columbus.

Dr. Edwards Olive Tablet Co Columbus Adv

Pleasant program for A O H minstrel show at Eagles hall

Irish Benevolent Society program outlines performances by Mary V McNamara George Rajette Lydia Walsh John Martin Julia Sullivan Mary Mahoney David Sullivan Katherine Lombard Dunn brothers and others with Toomey Lynch O Neill O Connor and Maloney directing and music. Rostered ushers include Hibernian Rifles. Program runs Thursday through Saturday with rotating wings and decor improvements at Eagles hall. There is also notice of a $40 000 estate life interest and Liverpool Cotton Exchange closing dates and a Mother's Day Flower ad.

Mary V. McNamara George Rajette Lydia Walsh Ireland John Martin Julia Sullivan Robert Stafford Mary Mahoney David Sullivan William F. Maher Katherine M. Lombard Dixie Harry Maloney Hibernian Rifles

Leonardi's Liver-Aid Promises Relief From Liver Disorder

Describes Leonardi's Liver-Aid as a pure vegetable remedy that avoids calomel and dangerous drugs, claiming it relieves liver misery, constipation, headaches, chills, fever, digestion issues, mood, and jaundice. Suitable for all ages, it is gentle and non gripeing, sold at 50 cents and at Hindle's Drug Stores, 987 Main and 903 Main Street.

Leonardi Hindle Main Street

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