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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1923
Page
15
Bridgeport libraries issued 108 769 volumes in March the highest monthly total since establishment. West Branch circulated 14 933 volumes, 4 857 more than February and 2 653 above March 1922. Total system circulation since June 1 1922 reached 866 857 volumes, with year end projections above one million.
Konckapotanauh Tribe No 90 I R M with Daughters of Pochahontas and Boy Scout troop presents its first annual minstrel show for the sick and distressed members at Red Men’s Wigwam 1188 Binin Street tonight. Cast includes over 60 members with Saturday delegations from Tet Men tribes statewide expected and chiefs likely to attend.
Annabel Worthington outlines a dress pattern designed to bridge house wear and afternoon attire. The style comes in sizes 34 to 49 inches with medium size needing 3 1 2 yards of 26 or 40 inch material. Suitable fabrics include serge gingham or linens. Pattern mailed for 16 cents, with address to Pattern Department Bridgeport Telegram. If pattern not received in five days, call Barnum's.
A Japanese operetta titled Princess Chrysanthemum will be presented tonight in Holden Memorial Hall North Avenue by members of the Olivet church 600 club. Helen Clack and J. Henry Hulgel direct with a cast of princes princesses and a chorus.
Miss Muriel Howe to dance at Park Theatre in Bridgeport tomorrow night. Special Subnet Building Committee meets tomorrow at the High School. Women Auxiliary meetings at Sherman Hall and First Church of Christ plan garments for missionary use. Mill Plain Improvement Association hosts a card party and Japanese tea tomorrow 2:30 to 3:90 at Mrs. Joseph W. Herr’s home. Roger Sherman Athletic Association outlines committees and a May community outing at Roger Sherman Field. Arthur Lee Donovan of the Unquown Hotel returns to Fall next Monday after a southern tour. Concert tickets for Monday’s Community Theatre benefit for the field and Southport Nurse Associations exceed 200.
Maria Moudin, widow of James Moudin and a prominent Cos Cob resident, died at her home in Massachusetts yesterday at age eighty. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. from Diamond Hill Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev. Miner Harwood officiating. Burial follows in Christ Church Cemetery.
An old style remedy promises to remove every trace of hair with a single treatment. It suggests forming a thick paste from powdered delatons and water, applying to a hairy surface, then washing off to make the skin smooth. It warns to repeat at each new growth to avoid irritation.
The Connecticut League of Women Voters will hold the next school of citizenship in New Haven this fall with Yale University cooperation. Miss Mary Bulkley announced at the executive board meeting. Tentative dates are October 24 to 27. The event will include both men and women. prior attendance included women from six states. Similar programs are underway at Brown University and Smith College, with sister leagues inviting Connecticut women to attend.
The Universalist church hosts a magical revue and minstrel show tonight directed by Louis Oneker. The program features monologues jokes and songs with a dance finale. Cast includes Charles Cole Louis Oneker Joseph Hafner Fred Trumbull Margaret Adams Charlotte Feuna and Caroline Zagora with Joseph Hainer as interlocutor.
Vital statistics record multiple births with addresses and dates, listing Fuffiele and Carolina Palmere a son March 3 Rosa Mastroianno a son March 24 Ketra and Ling Perrine a daughter March 1 Armello and Anna Vesta a daughter March 31 Salvatore and Agata Scarulo a son March 37 Paul and Louise Breudel a son March 27 Robert and Anna Ritchie a daughter March 25. Marriage licenses list numerous couples with ages and addresses including Vrabel afuschak Keresci Maggar Werner Herde Oiza Crittenbags Colucci Mondu Barbarossa Eniwhsile Hugo Vindelle Berg Davis Pearnley Vasinko May Haupler and others. Late
Mothers who value their children should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to prevent colds and regulate bowels. The remedy, used for over 30 years, claims to ease feverishness teething disorders and stomach troubles, with trial packages mailed free by the Mother Gray Co.
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