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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
10
Mrs. Worthen hosts church tea at 2340 th avenue for United Central church women after summer vacation. Various local hosts and guests attend social gatherings, bridge, dances, and teas at homes and clubs. Milford weddings and gatherings feature church ceremonies, receptions, and notices of members traveling, visiting, or returning.
The annual meeting of the national society United States Daughters of 1812 Connecticut will be at The Stratfield on Thursday. New state president Mrs. Clarence Jenne of Wareford will be elected. Morning sessions precede a 1 o'clock luncheon. Miss Gratia I Rice will speak on The Present Crisis in American Nation. Rice is noted for educational and social research work nationwide. Mrs. Frederick B. Granniss will direct the Woman's Liberty chorus, with a double quartet from the Liberty Chorus performing. Mrs. Charles I Armstrong of Brooklawn avenue arranged the meeting details.
Mrs John Larey chairs a Seaside Institute entertainment tonight for Members of Court 5 percent Daughters of Castile allied with Daughters of Isabella of New York The card section features witist bridge arch pinochle Maloney's orchestra will play for dancing A cake sale aids a nun in a Negro mission of the South The committee includes Mrs William Honan Mrs Anna Sullivan Mrs Anna Brie man Mrs C S Torpey Mrs Richard Torpey Mrs M Nivers Miss Anna Clark Miss Nellie Dun Miss Mary Lyddy Miss Esther Honan Miss Julia Whelan Miss Frances Kelly Miss Loretta Penner Miss Margaret McCormack and Miss Mabel Otis
The Second Connecticut Light Battery Civil War veterans held its 53d reunion at the Beach house Savin Rock. Of 156 men who marched from Bridgeport on October 15 1862 eleven and Irwing attended. Attendees included S W Scarritt W P Burroughs Edward Thompson Theron Healcomb W R Palmer Wills Benham M Barnum and widows Mrs Nate Middlebrooks and Mrs George V Nichols. A shore dinner revived camp stories and scenes from discharge 54 years ago. Aggregate ages totaled 560 years, average 80 years.
After an examination at Emergency hospital Clarence Kelly of 808 Broadstreet was removed to Hillsia Home for observation. Police say Kelly admitted Thurston the magician controlled his actions and ordered him to knock over Park theatre signs while imitating Charley Chaplin.
The society votes to meet on the second or fourth Friday of each month and to hold an evening gathering on the fifth Friday for men and women. Treasurer Mrs. D W Marshall and vice presidents Mrs. IE B Converse Mrs. Carter and Mrs. TR W Lampman are named.
A February visit brings Chester Boyd Jr to Crigendes and Marjorie, turning their home into a center of new family dynamics. Tension with Crittenden surfaces as the Boyd baby becomes a focal point, sparking questions about desire, parenthood, and personal destiny within a tangled married circle.
The vanguard of the Connecticut Vegetable Growers Association returned to Connecticut last night aboard the Norland from Port Jefferson after a tour of farming districts on Long Island. The party included President Cos of Waterbury and representatives from many cities in the state. Some motorists went home via New York and the shore road, while others returned by heat.
Different departments showcase stock quality and style. Con Recitals in the Tea Room run Monday to Wednesday afternoons with regular concerts on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 30 after opening week. Second floor Millinery offers Parisian hats and exclusive models. Footwear features prevailing style and quality. Breakfasts after 8 30, special luncheon 11 30 to 2 00, special afternoon tea 3 00.
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