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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
14
Mrs. Lewis and B. Curtis hosted a luncheon and bridge at Brooklawn Country Club yesterday. Guests included Mrs. Emile Canning of New, Miss Nellie Upson, Mrs. Stiles E. Goon, and many others. A lively party featured pink rosebuds, high scores, and arrangements for forthcoming weddings and social events.
The British government earned a profit of 10,500,000 pounds by insuring property against aircraft and bombardment risks. Premiums collected totaled 13,610,000 pounds, while payouts amounted to 2,970,000 pounds.
Mothers day will be celebrated at the Omans Day Camp on Saturday with all mothers of Girl Club members invited to join in the afternoon. Buases will leave the Hall on Main street at 2 30 oclock. A merry program of games is planned and refreshments will be served. Mrs. Howard Simpson chairs the Day Camp which has hosted groups since opening day on the farm donated by Mrs. Joel P. Omans.
The wedding of Miss Emma Louis Priest and Robert H. Wills will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. at United Congregational Church in Bridgeport with Rev. William Horsee Day officiating. After a belated departure to Philadelphia and Washington, the couple will reside at 602 Park Street.
Mayor Wilson spoke to an American citizenship class for Bridgeport men nearing their Second Papers. He contrasted autocracy and democracy, stressing citizen duty to vote and engagement with government. George M. Kirke of the YMCA led civics questions, followed by a short recital from the Overseas Quartet.
In Omsk on an official visit, Admiral Kolchak received a Kirghiz delegation seeking mission status and offering pledge of support to the Omsk government. Refugees from Perm report Bolshevik control followed by Chinese and Hungarian detachments pillaging for three days and executions by an extraordinary commission killing several thousand people.
Fraternal Young Judaea plans a state convention in New Haven on Sunday September 2 with delegates from Bridgeport. Zionists in Chicago host a convention starting Sunday with leaders like Justice Brandeis and Chaim Weizmann attending. 26 delegates will represent Bridgeport and Budgeport. Enighet Lodge and Star of Charity lodge arrange October events including a picnic at Silver Beach Look Out cottage. Supreme Deputy Peter J. McNerney will attend the lodge meeting. The total wartime cost of all nations is about 138 billion dollars with Allies' share two thirds.
Columbus Ohio September 11 The Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of Veterans condemned un Americanism and urged one hundred percent Americanism. Commander in Chief Clarendon Adams warned to shoot anyone raising a red flag of anarchy. The G A R highlighted opposition to anarchism socialism I W W and bolshevism while Sons of Veterans called for deportation of aliens not seeking citizenship. Atlantic City chosen for 1920 encampment after contest between Colorado Springs and Atlantic coast. Four candidates for Commander in Chief listed. Almost 10 000 G A R men died last year with Pennsylvania suffering the most at 1 690.
Cleveland Sept 11 The United Mine Workers of America approved nationalization of mines with one dissenting voice. The convention also backed a six hour day and five day week in all coal mines to be included in wage demands for the Buffalo joint conference set for Sept 25. Seymour Steadman spoke for Debs and others convicted under the espionage act. No session tomorrow due to the funeral of Joan Mitchell.
After an alleged plot to assassinate President Augusto B. Leguia, mobs attacked La Prensa and El Comercio, burning parts of La Prensa owner Augusto Durand’s residence and looting Anttero Aspillaga’s home. Rioters wrecked El Comercio’s offices. few cavalry restored order as fires raged and firemen were fired upon. A separate Moscow dispatch notes Siberian bank deposits rising by 8,368,000 rubles in mid August.
Vienna reports a cabinet crisis linked to Dr Karl Renner and peace treaty issues. Christian Socialists oppose electoral, marriage, and army reforms, urge abolition of national guard and workers councils. Berlin obituaries detail massive German wartime losses, with families listing dozens of fallen members.
New York dispatch reports publicity agent David M. Harvey for the George Washington memorial fund was arrested on parole-violation charges after a suspended sentence for passing worthless checks. The fund planned a $10 million drive, with $500,000 earmarked for Harvey’s receipt, and a reception for General Pershing canceled. Mrs. Dimock claimed she advanced $35,000 and would be repaid via a 5 percent contract share. $409,000 had been subscribed. Also included is an anecdote about a mother whose son, decorated in France, met the King of England.
A London Blighty note describes two sailors admiring a Skye terrier so fluffy it resembles a wool mat. They joke about the dog’s ends and which end barks, using playful slang. The blithe fragment ends with a coin remark about Abyssinia.
London Sept 10 Meteorological work of the British empire is to be taken over by the Royal Air Force. Weather study will move from several divisions to the air force which already has a department. It will form a branch of an International service studying wind and weather globally. Deafness is less common in cold countries than in warm climates due to atmospheric changes affecting the ear.
The University School at 836 Fairfield Avenue begins its seventh year on September 24 offering elementary and advanced subjects for high school and earlier grades. Individual instruction by experienced teachers, thorough work, no red tape, shorter courses. Outdoor and indoor athletic programs led by Head Master Vincent C. Peck.
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