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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1918

Page

13

Notices for Women Contributors at Telegram Page

News of Interest to Women on the Telegram Woman's Page invites signatures and addresses for submissions. Items may be phoned to Barnum 6100 to ensure appearance.

Vacation Tales and Local Gatherings in Bridgeport

A column of briefs reports Miss Catherine Foley and others on summer trips in the Berkshires and to North Adams, along with multiple visitors and hosts in Bridgeport. Notables include Miss Christine Brennan and companions heading to Asbury Park for two weeks, Miss Elizabeth Stillman to Newfoundland for a month, and Ralph Dirkes visiting relatives in Stratford. Several groups plan trips to Bantam Lake, New London, and Canada. Local society notes cover home guests, engagements, and a Red Cross meeting at St. Augustine's church with rag rug exhibits and volunteer calls.

Catherine Foley Stillman Street Berkshires North Adams Mass

Decimalette Club Fetes Bride-to-Be At Fowler Home

Miss Marie Hurlimann, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Hurlimann of 571 Connecticut Avenue, surprised by the Decimalette club at Mrs Fowler's Devon home. Gifts include cut glass, silk lingerie, hand embroidered linen. A game uses a book titled How to Manage a Husband. Attendees include Miss Annie Nordbeck and several New Haven residents. The couple will reside in New York City. Trains narrow with fashions in brocade and satin for day and evening wear.

Marie Hurlimann Jacob Hurlimann Connecticut Avenue William Church New York City Decimalette Club George Libertum Francis Fowler Annie Nordbeck George Lieberum Frances Fowler Benjamin Willes Wiliam Frederick A. @. Nordbeck Herbert Crabbe Albert Jorgensen New Haven Church Electric Cable Company Miss Huhlmann

Jam Making New Program for Home Economics Work

The City Home Economics committee led by Mrs. Samuelt C. Shaw has met its 106000 quart preserved foods quota and now aims to supply 500 tons of jam for Allied hospital soldiers. Miss Elizabeth Bassick chairs the Jam committee and a mass meeting is set for Monday at 8 in the high school auditorium with speakers Mrs. Have Mey er of Greenwich and Henrietta Crossman among the backers. Women are invited to attend.

Samuelt C. Shaw Miss Elizabeth Bassick Little Sisters Shaw

Fringe and Frill Styles Highlight Afternoon Wardrobe

Novel fringe effects appear in three piece ensembles with dresses and matching coats trimmed in deep slashed fringe, often with olive tassels. Upstanding organdie frills at the neck echo Medici collar fashion, suited to women preferring daintier lines over round or square necks. Also notes of labor needs and local social news include Arlington visitor Frank Comer returning home, Mrs Sena’s Catskills vacation, the Starrs welcoming a son, and Miss Minehart resuming duties after a New York trip.

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Farewell Banquet At Stratfield For Meyer Lipscher

Meyer Lipscher was feted at a farewell banquet by Liberty Ordnance office staff on Wednesday night. He leaves Monday for Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Lipscher, a Bridgeport High School graduate, is noted in cathieticy. William Redgate presented a wrist watch, and C T F Kelley gave a tall speech. Attendees included numerous staff and officials. a closing quip reflects on old fashioned views of women's proper sphere.

Meyer Lipscher Liberty Ordnance Company Mr. Lipscher Camp Greenteat Bridgeport High School William Redgate Lipscher C. TF. Kelley William, Redgate Frank Spry James Dellacca James Conway Frank Consway Daniel Griffin Raymond Jagcee Henry Shoeherd F E. Kelty J. Gonner Thomas Callaghan J. R. Pepper W. Bants Cavert Mr. Nichols Mr. Mott Mr. Gordon Vincent Donnelly James McLaughlin Charles Stubbs Alvert Judge Harry Taylor Murray Callaghan Albert Svihta Willian Metler

Madly in Love and a Starved Artist’s Demise

In a Cosgrove farmhouse parlor, Mrs. Cosgrove denounces a young woman who ruined her brother Robert Savarin’s life, driving him mad after his marriage. The artist’s genius paintings loom as poignant testimony to a life wrecked by love and betrayal.

Robert Satan Mr. Graham Cosgrove Farmhouse Mrs. Cosgrove

Nursery Cretonnes and Spring Fabrics Offer Bright Decor

The listing showcases nursery cretonnes with bun nies ducks and animals on tan and rose backgrounds, 36 inches wide at 69 cts a yard, plus colored taffeta and messalines for fall wear in 36 inch width with varied colors. Also featured are white ware for hotels and restaurants with Dairy Mugs and plates priced from $2.25 to $3.20, a novel promise “A Daughter of the Land,” and General Foch’s “Principles of War” at $2.50, plus delicate pink satin fashion items.

Bargain Household Goods and Apparel At The Children's Shop

A catalog-like listing offers white or ecru curtains at 1.50 a pair, rompers and creepers for 2.00 and up, and a note prices rise after September first. Also shown are muslin, sheeting, gauze, must-have kitchenware, vests, union suits, and white blankets with pink or blue trim, all on sale on the main and third floors.

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