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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1919

Page

10

Service Club Charity Dance At Brooklawn Country Club

The Service Club chaired by Miss Anna Swinnerton hosts a large charity dance at Brooklawn Country Club to raise funds for Bridgeport Hospital’s children ward and the Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum. Reservations chief Margeret Neithercut reports over $490 secured. many local social figures host pre-dance parties and attend.

Service Club Anna Swinnerton Brooklawn Country Club Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum Margeret Neithercut Maude Jennings Edward A. Jennings Hieanor Webster Frances Jennings Merrill Goothen Boston Kenneth Chisholm Montclair MM. J Donald Pages Eleanor Bartram Betty Leeds Martha Lashar Misa Serene Charles H. Armstrong

Silver Dollars Cheaper Than Bullion, U S Mints Learn

Philadelphia reports vents of dollars melted into silver bars at the U S mint. Bars will be recast into dimes quarters and half dollars as cheaper than importing silver. Government cites high silver prices and cost savings.

U. S Philadelphia Iver United States

Christmas Cheer at Hillside Home

Hillside home held a festive afternoon with Liberty Quartet and local performers. Charles Livingston, overseas with the Canadian division, contributed concertina numbers. Santa Claus distributed gifts to inmates and children. Special musical programs brightened hospital wards, with community singing led by Joseph Weller and piano by Fred Weiler. Gifts included stockings from United church workers and oranges from Miss H Weston Stert ing, plus church and scout groups contributing.

Hillside Liberty Quartette Joseph Weller John Loxsom F. Willam Behrens Matthew Weller Quartetta Actos William Steinke Martha Henson Vincent 5& Whitney Charles Livingston Santa Claus Martin Lucey City Nursery Mr. Livingston Angus P. Thorne Fred Weiler Wednesday Workers of United Church C. Nathaniel Worthen Hwthel R. Sterting Paper Shell Department TI. M. C Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Troop

$85,000 Sable Coat Shocks New York Christmas Gift

An American woman, tied to a Brooklyn furrier, received at Christmas an $85,000 Russian sable coat weighing about five pounds. The garment, a dolman of 93 skins from Siberia, valued at roughly 52 times its weight in gold, highlights a year of record fur prices driven by postwar demand. Experts note wild sables and silver foxes fetch high prices, while raw pelts enter duty free, boosting U.S. fur output and market activity.

New York Brooklyn Burgesia Siberia Alaska Russia Prince Edward Land I. W. Argenbright America United States Paris Argenbright Mouney Hudson Bay

Lighted candle sparks Christmas tree blaze in city home

A candle set fire to a Christmas tree at a Wol wer street residence early yesterday, causing about 49 dollars in damage. Fire spread rapidly through the boughs as Chief Johnson warned against using lit candles on trees during the holidays. No other fires were reported.

Wolwerd Brapone Perbrake Street Johnson

Winter wedding of wide interest at Colonial ballroom

One of the season’s largest weddings will take place Sunday evening at the Colonial ballroom on Fairfield avenue as Miss Bessie Rome wed Isaac Bresky. Rabbi William R. Wittenstein will perform the ceremony. A large reception will follow. The couple are prominent in local Jewish clubs and circles.

Colonial Ball Room Fairfield Avenue Bessie Rome J. Rome Carrow Avenue Isaac Bressky Henry Breaky William R. Wittenstein Adath Israel Synagogue Miss Rome Jillian Rome Astmard Jeffrie Rome Misa Irens Tresky Wrancea Datz David Bresky Beast Man Harry DeVorkin Morris Rome M. Rothenberg New York City Celenial Ball Room Mist Fiome Mr. Bresky

Vaccine for colds popular in England

London reports the annual cost of colds in England at about 350 million dollars. Dr. David Thompson estimates six to eight microbes cause colds and vaccines against all are being used. The treatment provides about two months of immunity.

London England David Thompson

Unstirred Sugar Quotation Sparks Waste Talk

The Boston Post reports on the idea that wasted food and unused items from households could feed others and be repurposed. It highlights unused shoes, clothing, and fabric, urging thrift and clever reuse rather than letting valuable materials sit idle.

America Scientific American Boston Boston Post

Hoover and Hungarian relief fund to feed babies

The American Hungarian Sufferers Committee with Herbert Hoover and Countess Szechenyi launched a 1,000,000 fund to feed thousands of starving Hungarian babies. It has already raised 226,880 and turned to Mr. Floover. Hoover urges extending aid as 100,000 children are already being cared for and Vienna bread rations fall to three kreuzer daily.

BalleCs Committee Herbert Hoover Countess Szechenyi Glasius Vanderbilt Hungary Floover Hoover Szechenyi

Cannery Planned on Salton Sea in Imperial Valley

Capitalists plan erection of a great cannery on the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley. The sea lies 162 feet below ocean level and abounds cane and mullet. It is slowly drying up and is expected to disappear within a lifetime.

Los Angelus Arizona Salton Sea Imperial Valley

Christmas Letters From Evelyn Celebrate Community Cheer

A long heartfelt Christmas letter describes Santa’s generosity, caroling in rain turning to snow, family plans at Rivercliff, and civic warmth. The writer lists gifts, fabrics, calendars, clocks, and footwear from local shops, noting shopping trips and discounts. The tone blends nostalgia with practical notes on home improvement and social visits.

Elaborate bag for costumes to be made at home

A home craft idea describes making an elaborate bag to suit multiple costumes. It suggests black velvet or sealskin options, jet bead decorations on silk, a tassel finish, and a jet-bead wrist band connected by four beaded chains. An ordinary ring bound with leather and bead heads forms the wrist band.

Collegiants World Meeting in Des Moines for Student Volunteer Convention

About ten thousand students and professors from 500 universities and colleges in America, Canada, and Europe gather for the eighth international student volunteer convention in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. Discussions cover international service problems and postwar needs. Delegates represent colleges, not organizations, and will be chosen by faculties and student bodies.

Des Moines America Canada Europe Nes Moines M. GC. A M.C. A

Read Annex Annual Clearance Sale In Annex Now On

The Read Annex announces its annual clearance sale beginning today featuring coats suits dresses and furs all priced to sell. Serge satin and taffeta dresses and wool jersey options for street or formal wear are listed at very low prices along with Velour Silvertone and Plush coats. Tailored suits in Burella cloth and Wool Poplin headline a medley of bargains with silk poplin and fine serge dress skirts also available. The housewife can find practical pereale or gingham house dresses plus an odd skirt with a dressy blouse to enhance any wardrobe.

Susie Anita Tieal N. Buckingham and Company Buckingham’s

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