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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1923
Page
3
Milford wheel club prepares for New Year open house marking club room reopening after major alterations. Events include Gene Merritt vs Pop Foster billiards, Merritt vs Speed Tripp, Shakespeare McKervery exhibition, and a strong vaudeville lineup with Farrell and Munry, Vince Benham, and others. Bueene Barth leads committee as club orchestra provides music.
Dingley warns Congress that the nation rejects unsafe social schemes, warning that communism and radical reform seek to undermine religion, family, and government. He cites Owen and Brisbane, condemns Bolshevik methods, and urges a stable, experience‑based path for American policy.
Milford December 31. The Milford Chamber of Commerce, with George B Chandler state secretary, will host James S Stevens to explain the uses of soft coal and substitutes for bituminous coal at the next regular meeting in Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening January 6. Reports from committees will be read and a midwinter banquet committee will be announced. The Devon Improvement Association plans a New Year’s masquerade at the clubhouse and the Milford Police Department ball at Town Hall to benefit the Sick Benefit fund, expected to draw many guests. The Second Regiment
The orchestra of New Haven with ten pieces will furnish music and Ahearn of New Weston has charge of decorations. The committee includes Chief M. Maher Captain M. B. Fowler Sergeants R. Echb hard and Henry Gallbronner and Officers Douglas and J.B. Thorpes.
Greenwich, Dec. 41 Special John H. Cumiskey a well known contractor of Greenwich died at his home Havemeyer place after more than two months illness. Born in Monaghan county Ireland 16 years ago he came to Greenwich at age seven. He was a member of Greenwich Lodges of Elks No 1140 and an associate member of Orinoco council Knights of Columbus. Also affiliated with Nutmeg County Royal Arcanum. Surviving are five daughters Misses Margaret Mary Nellie and Agnea Cumiskey of Greenwich and Mrs Frank Moore of Stamford and a son John Cumiskey of Greenwich. Funeral from St Mary's Church Tuesday morning at nine with requiem high mass. detachment from each organization will attend and two pallbearers from each group.
In Hartford Pec 31 selection of alumni captains for the Trinity College campaign canvass set for Jan 15 is complete. Alumni captains present at Universal club meeting included Robert Morris Rev E C Thomas E S Allen Russell Z Johnston Roger Ladd Frederick P Woolley James Ll Cole and Karl P Morba with Hartford citizens organization still forming.
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