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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1918

Page

11

News of Interest to Women Edited by Florence Clancy

Telegram Woman's Page notes readers may contribute items signed with sender address to ensure appearance. Submissions encouraged via phone at Barnum 6100.

Ill and social notes fill Bridgeport pages in New Year period

Bridgeport items report illnesses of A. E. Ludlum and Irene Comer, births at Bridgeport Hospital, and many social visits. Army and navy personnel Andrew, O'Brien, Hatheway, Shavoir, and others spend holidays with families. Meetings postponed, New Year visits planned, and a variety of 1919 era local engagements and travel noted.

Miss Koznuts Surprised At Party At Home

Miss Rose Koznuts was the guest of honor at a pleasant surprise party hosted by Miss Marion Josephson at 83 Randall Avenue on Sunday night. Music came from Miss Koznuts on violin and Sidney Riebach at the piano as guests sang and danced. An elaborate supper followed and guests expressed high praise for their charming hosts, with attendees including Miss Ida Velenichick Miss Cecil Brown of New York Miss Yetta Jones of Florida Ray Salmon Miss Emma Borsah of New York Miss Fanny H Koznuts Miss Dora Zoliten Philip Bernstein Isadore Culter Sidney Rieback Henry Nelson of Derby Murray Cohen Ernest Coe Louis Sherman from Florida and Joseph Miller of Chicago.

Rose Koznuts Marion Josephson Randall Avenue Miss Koznuts Sidney Riebach Miss Koznits Miss Josephson Ida Velenichick Cecil Brown F New York Yetta Jones Florida Ray Salmon Emma Borsah Fanny Hkoznuts Dora Zoliten Philip Bernstein Isadore Culter Sidney Rieback Henry Nelson Derby Murray Cohen Ernest Coe Louis Sherman Joseph Miller Chicago

Menchen Scheidhoff Wedding Set for January 29

The wedding of Miss Madeline Scheidhoff of Philadelphia to Walter Menchen of 1625 Stratford Avenue will be held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on Union Avenue on January 29. Harold Maguire and Miss Helen Keenan will attend. The couple plan a honeymoon to Niagara Falls. Mr Menchen is the son of Mr and Mrs Menchen of Stratford Avenue and employed at the Cauldwell and Windgate Company.

Madeline Scheidhoff Philadelphia Walter Menchen Stratford Avenue Church of the Blessed Sacrament Union Avenue Harold Maguire Helen Keenan Niagara Falls Mr. Meachen Meachen Cauldwell and Windgate Company

Phi Gamma Club Presents Fine Xmas Program

The Presbyterian church and Sunday school hosted Phi Gamma Girls club entertainment with two parts a minstrel show and a tableau about America from Indians to the present. Thirty girls in army navy uniforms performed while Miss Helen Heckert and Mrs. Phillips spoke and Miss Eunice Woods led songs. The second act featured tableaux led by Miss Zell Schwab and Miss Betty Payne with colonial and Civil War era scenes. many club members participated, including Ruth Welie and Anna Greene among others.

Presbyterian Church and Sundy School Presbyterian Hall Phi Gamma Girls’ Club Frances Eberhard Phillips America Army Navy Helen Heckert Phillips Sally Muirhead Eunice Woods Dorothy Simmons Mary Erhard Isabel Cunnningham Alma Bennon Edna Bonner Columbia Emily Thorn Zell Schwab Betty Payne Anna Greene Esther Gerrish Florence Bjorkiin Ruth Welie Gilly Schwab Alma C. Benson Anna Green Florence Bjorlin Hazel Blakeslee Grace Blakeslee Anna Hitchinson Ruth E. Brown Grace Lewis Helen MacDonald Halen Beach Isabel Cunningham Emily Thorne Lillian Barrow Edna Boller Maude la Forge Lillian McKinley Sally Gould Louisa St. Mary's Hall Joseph L. Hancort Land of the Mystic Moon Russell Fenton Dorothy French Bluebird Fairy Lillian Hartley Margaret Morris Marion Bennett Grace Kane Helen O'Neil Sarah Walsh Anna McGovern Dorothy Brown Dorothy Walsh Mildred Fenton Elizabeth O’connor Catherine Clancy Alice Harrigan Hazel Noonan Grace Coffey Mother Goose Margaret O’neil Little Red Riding Hood Miriam Redden Jack and William Cook Mary Her Lamb Elizabeth O'Connor Edward Seery Thomas Kearney John Murphy Joseph S. Hancourt Cornelius Edward Schultheiss End Mer Alice Schorndorf Anna Petrier Donald Walter Heganey Theresa Milo Victoria Grillo Pauline Leginas Elena Regina Veronica, Donahue Elizabeth Harrier Mildred Watson

Open House at Central Y W C A Tomorrow

The Golden Hill YWCA will host open house all day tomorrow with a 4 PM musical program featuring Beatrice Brown R Robson and Mary Britton recitations. Refreshments at 6 to 7 PM, bowling at 5 PM, and a New Year’s evening of games and singing. A skating party is planned for New Year’s morning at Bruce's pond if weather allows.

Golden Hill Street Association Beatrice Brown R. Robson Mary Ja. Britton Mary Witt W. Cc Beatrice Marsh Mary L. Downey Bruce’s Pond

Girls' Club Dance Planned at Bridgeport Club Rooms

Bridgeport Girls' Club members plan a Thursday evening dance at 715 Main Street with invites to boy friends. They will decorate the hall in season colors, serve light refreshments, and emphasize a successful first undertaking in a lively social event.

Bridgeport Girl's Club Main Street

My Style Diary Recounts Gift Quest And Fashion Notes

A diarist describes feeling ashamed to shop as owl gifts are mailed and recalls a letter from Peter in Trance requesting gifts for relatives. She praises Francis for help, noting a matinee outing and a striking mole velvet hat with mole skin trim and blue gardenias.

Peter Trance Francis Tavas

Soldiers Thank Mothers Club for Christmas Checks

Letters from the boys of the 102nd Ambulance Company express hope of soon returning home. They report all are well and eager for homecoming. Major General Howards will speak at Woolsey Hall New Haven Saturday night about the 102nd’s brave role in the war.

Mother's Comfort Club 102Nd Charles Crosby Serge Frank Ws. Crump Bordeaux Woolsey Hall New Haven Howards

Women's Editorial Resolutions Reflect City Mood

A New Year theme notes wartime happiness ending a hard year and urges readers to avoid empty resolutions. It questions the value of making changes tomorrow if today’s habits continue and cautions against following peers into baseless pledges.

The Girl I Left Behind Me Chapter Thirty Eight

Gypsy reflects on Blake’s infidelity while she pursues control over him through Soto. She plans espionage to keep him away from rival women and admits she acts from jealousy and self interest, convinced her love justifies manipulation. Blythe’s mistress mindset drives the plot forward toward further deception.

Sote Blake Soto Dolly Meredith Eiven

Satin crown with feathered brim and mahogany tables

Classified listing describes a satin crown with a feathered brim and a solid mahogany sewing table with two front drawers and two deep side pockets. Includes small mahogany hall table, oval decorated top, pedestal pieces in mahogany and golden oak, plus assorted Latin finished brass calendars, blotters, ink wells, paper cutters, file holders, and stationery items at various prices.

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Mystic Men Fined for Government Fraud in Hartford

EM Gledhill president of Mystic Manufacturing and Robert H Nichols were fined 2000 dollars each and ordered to refund 27000 dollars to the government in a United States court. They were charged with defrauding the government by supplying underweight material for uniforms.

Hartford EM Gledhill Mystic Mystic Manufacturing Company Robert H. Nichols United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Florence Clancy A. E. Ludlum Washington Terrace Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Aid Society Ag. W. Fairchild Clinton Ave Paone Irene Comer Wells -Etreet Mary Elizabeth Cooney William Cooney Harral Avenue Stamford M. Burstein Park Avenue Bridgeport Hospital James Augur Fairfield Avenue W. H. Stockwell Mildred Hall Columbia University Arthur Hall Parrott Avenue George Scelly Poter Street Daniel Kiely Boston Gregory Street Arthur L. Clark North Main Street Beatrice Clark Sally Lavery Catherine Logan Margaret Fest Bernice Cortright Hazel Dickson Dorothy Moire Elizabeth Julia Foster Elsie Clark John Tousey Charles Bennett Ellwood Stanley Frank Clark Donald Lynch Rollin Clark George Foster Palmer Senior Harold Lockhart Norton Wilmot Catherine Bishop Florilla Davis John Davis A. J. Bergquist Westfield Avenue Jennie Norlin Waverly Mass Catherine McElroy Noble Avenue Danbury Plainfield, M. J Dorothy McElroy Ernest O'Brien Tranistan Avenue Constance B. Hatheway Clinton Avenue Horace Merwin Washington, D. C Ordnance Department Vincent Cogan U. S. Navy E. Cain May O'Leary Spee E - Vincent Sexton Taylor Field Montgomery James Sexton Stratford Arlene Malley Nichols Street James Kenney 200 Willow Street Poughkeepsie Max Amsel Ogden Street Laura Katz Sanford Avenue Anna Helen Dillon Kats Alice Sullivan West Avenue New Ha Fobte Frank Grandfield Annapolis Clifford Hoerkheimer Leviathan Goddard Avenue Horkheimer Bridgeport New York City Louis Haar Bayonne N. 3 Sherman Street Laura B. Durfeé Sherwood Avenue Providence R. A William Light Black Rock Avenue Camp Greenleaf Light George Day Lewis , Street Mongomery Ali Willymee Camp Devens Wilmot Avenue John Shavoir Aviation Service Dayton Ohio Longe Ik Clifford B. Wilson New’ York Helen G. Blake Lee M. Pasquin Post Paul W. Scovill William E. Seeley Brooklawn Avenue Joseph O'Hallorhan Newark N. J Robert Avery Faireld Avenue Albert Edwards Colorado Avenue Alaska Ellen Hegedarde Menchen-Scheidoff Soeuthern Batiste Phi Gamma Club Presbyterian Church Central Y. W.C Girls’ Club Silk Yardage San Francisco Frank Warren O’conner- Moffatt’s Sith Jersey Warren My Style St. Mary’s Hall Mothers’ Club Ambulance Corps Woman’s Editorial Carolyn Beecher Madame Mia Lambert Gypsy Oxford Harvey & Lewis Co Anatomik Shoes Elizabeth Fenner BANK W. K. Mollan Main Airfield Ave Onija Roars BROAD
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