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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1957
Page
15
The Sterling House Community Center in Stratford presents a Christmas recital by Nancy Thurkettle’s pupils Sunday in the Birdseye school auditorium. Mrs. George Thurkettle hosts a party after the program following the student performances.
A community event spotlights a Santa Claus and grab bag with a broad lineup. Performers include Mary Buell Leonard Mozzi Patricia McNaimara Kenneth German Carole Craw Donald Calkins Ann Uldavin Sue King Madalyn Davis Richard O'Loahy Catherine Ahern Ronald Shaw Wayne Camp Mary Ann Fedor Michael Salvaggi Alice Marcantonio Jody Laughnessy Donald Cueto Kathy Calkins Kitty Leibecker David Shaw Connie Nuzzo Sandra Shaughnessy Audrey Pulaski Patricia Kalakay George Lombardi Audrey Tillman Bonnie Casten Carleen Salvaggi Thomas Eriksciun Jan et Baker Dorothy Leibecker Doris Kronow Janet Steck Sue Houghton Trudy Ashcroft Ingrid Ganthra Karen Battista Linda Baker John LeGeyt Lyon Peck An accordion sextet led by Connie Nuzzo will highlight the program.
The Mount Holyoke club of Bridgeport held its December meeting at Mrs. Lincoln Craighead’s Fairfield home. Awards were presented at the Stratfield hotel banquet by the D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf club auxiliary, with Doris Rainey as president and Thelma Jennings winning the club championship.
Charles Hickman organist at United Congregational church and Mrs. Hickman present a program titled Christmas around the World in Music and Poetry for the Ivy circle Tuesday evening December 17. Supper at 6 30 in Pilgrim hall. Members asked to bring a stocking gift for a shutin. Reservations with Miss Maud Tiffany by Sunday. Friends may attend.
The Long Hill Garden club hosts its annual Christmas meeting Monday at 1 p.m. in Grace Episcopal parish hall. Mrs. Raymond Ring speaks on Holiday Table Settings. Exhibits include wreath or spray for doors, table arrangements for dinner and console tables, a giftwrapped grab bag item, and decorative plant usage. The executive board meets at 11 a.m.
Mrs Wolfe Montgomery of Norwalk and Ralph Montgomery of Mount Carmel announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Roland Harry Kratzer Jr son of Mr and Mrs Kratzer of Pine Orchard. Miss Montgomery a graduate of Day School New Haven and Wellesley College is secretary to the assistant dean of Yale.
Fragmentary text mentions unemployment insurance Haven and Princeton University New Haven Assembly Hopkins Grammar School Mr Kratzer and Campus Club alumnus. It references society presentation and a person served with an organization but details are unclear.
Two Chanukah skits will highlight the Sisterhood meeting of Congregation B nai Israel on Tuesday at 1 30 p m in the temple vestry Dessert will be served at 1 o clock and Mrs Lawrence K Lesser, president, will preside Mrs Joseph Spector and Mrs Harvey N Tower program chairman with their committee arranged the skits In Bringing Up Mother participants include Mrs Philip Hillman Mrs Arthur Lax Mrs Robert Lesser and Mrs Bernard Rosenzstein In The Lights of Chanukuko members taking part are Mrs Michael Brodsky Mrs Louis Dreier Mrs David Garbelnick Mrs Lesser Mrs Albert L Martin Mrs J Philip Magill Mrs Joseph Shapiro Mrs Spector Mrs Arnold Tower and Mrs Benjamin Weinstein
Mrs Daniel Klein was elected president of the Kings Daughters society of the First English Lutheran Church at the Christmas dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Martin Stenquist in Fairfield. Also named to office were Mrs Alex Johnson vice president Anne Ackerfelt secretary and Martha Klein treasurer. The Rev and Mrs Herbert Hrdlicka attending were presented with a gift.
The item lists crochet directions for doilies and shapes in No 50 cotton with patterns numbered 889, plus a call to mail 35 cents for pattern and 5 cents more for first class mailing. It invites orders from Bridgeport Telegram and Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. Also notes English Literary Club meeting at Miss Ruby M Burritt’s home at 782 Clinton Avenue with Kristin Lavransdatter as morning topic.
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