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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
13
A statement released today says on September 14 the governor will take immediate action. Details were not provided, and the timing appears contingent on final considerations.
The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association urges Governor Walcomb to convene a special legislative session to properly register 29,000 Connecticut women and enable their participation in fall elections. They condemn any piecemeal changes to election laws as unworthy, calling for a dignified, unified approach and immediate action.
A delegation of representative women to New York will join the state delegation to greet Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt returning from Tennessee after the suffrage milestone. Connecticut’s delegation led by Miss Catherine Ludington will meet at Seventh Avenue and List Street to welcome Catt. Edith Hastings of Stratford and Grace N Murray will join the reading, with Bridgeport leaders organizing local participation.
Personal notes from Bridgeport and nearby towns recount visits, vacations, and social events. Mrs Merrith alerwon and Mrs Kenneth Weeks are noted in summer activities at Spring Lake New Jersey, with tennis and golf plans at Brooklawn Country Club and a bridge event hosted by the Sisterhood of Pars. Several residents, including Miss Elizabeth McLougmin and Mrs Margie ite Light, return from Atlantic City and vacation trips, while local clubs and churches prepare gatherings and celebrations.
Miss Frances Burlant daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Burlant wed Elmer E Moore son of Mr and Mrs William Moore in a dawn ceremony at Sacred Weave Church. Rev Bishard J Moore officiated with bridesmaids and best man named. After reception, couple left for a Catskills honeymoon and will reside at 181 Federal Street. The bride formerly worked for Warner Brothers and has ties to Liberty and Hurley contractors.
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