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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
14
Catalog style notice offers ladies silk collars and Union suits priced from 49 cents to 1 9, men’s tee shirts in a good variety at 44 cents to 9. Muslin night gowns feature high low collars as a bargain item.
Island campers face a Park Board charge for the privilege of camping under Park Superintendent Henry Cite. They are to undergo dive in tests on the island's sandy beach each summer.
A disturbed system moving from the northern lake region brings rain across the upper Mississippi valley and the central states. Temperatures fall about 10 degrees on the northern borders, with tonight and Saturday expected cloudy, cooler, and light showers possible in Nantucket and New Haven areas.
The High Court of Connecticut Order of Foresters announces officers and appointees for its eleventh convention. Named are High Chief Ranger William Kennedy of Neugatuck, High Vice Chief Wilkes of Hartford, High Secretary James A. Ay an Waterbury, High Treasurer Wallace A. Smith Bridgeport, High Physician Joseph Goubray Hartford, and auditors Max P. Slonim Hartford and M. P. Kelley Meriden. Appointments include High Orator M.W. Leach Psy pie, Marstiak John Ww McDonald Waterbury, and High Conductor Charles Anderson with other listed members.
Miss Ann A Murphy of Jones Avenue gave one of the season's most brilliant informal dances at Sea Side Institute on Wednesday night. The event was exclusive and bright due to elaborate gown wear and modern dances by the younger set. Bentley's orchestra performed as specially printed programs served as souvenirs.
The senior class will host Characteristic Day Friday afternoon May 29 at Merrill Beach home in Daniels Farms. Senior day exercises are set for Friday afternoon June 5 in the school Assembly hall. The Cless dance follows that evening in Miss Slocim's gym. Mrs Frank Hastings recuperating from appendicitis. Mabel Havens, daughter of Elmer Havens, will portray Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Oberlin College June 10. Loretta Morrissey, from Teachers' College, Cochim University, closes today.
The notice advertises a major sale beginning Saturday at E H Dillon & Co in Paris offering bargains on millinery, shirts, petticoats, marabout feather capes and stoles, rain coats, Balmacaan coats, and dresses. It lists prices on hats, ribbons, waists, petticoats, and marabout capes with marked discounts. Some OCR garble remains, but the core items and promised deals are clear.
All city Congregational Sunday schools will hold a picnic at Beardsley Park on June 24 with athletic events for both boys and girls and prizes for winners. Participating churches include North, South, King’s Highway, Park Street, West End, Bethany and the Italian church. bad weather moves the event to the next fair day.
The Brotherhood of the First M. E. church held its year end meeting with F. EB. Johnson describing Mexican life and poverty. More than one hundred members attended as New York entertainers opened the program. Ed. D. Waters provided supper and fifteen new members joined. The Beso school orchestra performed several selections.
Mrs A T Whittaker a former local choir singer will perform the title role in Priscilla in a comic opera by the Bridgeport Oratorio Society. Rehearsals are slated for this evening at Warner Hall.
Dry warm weather and brisk winds fuel a major forest fire crisis across Washington state. Twenty fires burn, with crown fire danger spreading in Lewis County near Independence, as Forester Ferris orders county wardens deployed and hundreds of firefighters respond statewide. A large blaze on North Panx Pacific ty was noted, with multiple districts reporting fires in Husiptalips, Thurston county edge, Clallam near Soldus and Gettysburg, and serious blazes in Snohomish and King counties including near Gold Bar and Skykomish.
Announcement today states President Wilson will become honorary president of the Jewish Army and Navy League formed in New York. The league seeks to foster patriotism among Jews and support military service.
The Elizabeth Seton Guild calls all members to gather this evening at in the United Irish Societies Hall Franklin building. Attendance is urged as the group conducts its regular meeting activities.
Mr and Mrs George Buck of Stratford announce the engagement of their daughter Olive Emeline Buck to Homer Edwin Nichol s. The couple plans a forthcoming wedding in Stratford with family invitations issued.
Miss May Osford of Mount Kisco and Andrew F Price of this city announce their engagement. Price is superintendent of John Bioderick's box factory. The wedding is planned for early June and after the honeymoon Price will manage the Uncle Peliffe hotel at Mount Kisco.
The Grand Army of the Republic memorial service will be held Sunday evening May 2 at 7 36 in Summerfield M E church. The Woman's Auxiliary No 58 will meet in the church parlors at 7 15. All are urged to attend.
Mr and Mrs Francis Fowler of 336 John Street hosted the Decimalette club last evening. They discussed the June Mt Carmel trip and named Mrs Fowler and the Misses Marie Hurliman Annie Nordbeck Adelle Fitzroy and Zira Braiting to oversee arrangements.
The Smith Murray Co advertises marked-down shirts for men with big lots selling at 69 cents and 35 cents per shirt. Lot 1 features madras and percale fabrics with different cuff styles priced at 69, while Lot 2 offers 35 cent shirts with good patterns and value for frequent shirt buyers.
A large lot of men socks with slight imperfections sold at low prices. Fine cotton in black tan or gray, all sizes, usually 12 14 9c per pair or 3 pairs for 2 3c. Also men union suits with cross-bar dimity, short sleeves, knee length, cool as Bummer breeze at 45c.
Ionen suits of excellent model and quality priced at 3.50. Dolly Varden cotton tunic dresses with lace trim and tucked vest also 3.50. Crepe dresses with plain colors and florals priced 5.00. Striped and plain bordered skirts with belts and velvet ribbons described. Linen coats suitable for motoring wear offered at 5.50.
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