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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1922
Page
9
Invitations to a Junior League frolic will be issued today for a major Bridgeport event. The show aims to aid convalescents, children, and various charitable groups with community service. Miss Thyllis Tomlinson chairs the ticket committee, with tickets obtainable at the Park Theatre box office for the January 18 performance.
Misa Bertha Bartram of East Broadway Stratford entertained the Berean church Young Peoples Society on Friday evening for the monthly business meeting. About 30 to 40 attendees included Rev. Jh. J. Long, Gordon Bartram, Mr. and Mrs. Douglass and others.
Mr and Mrs J Clayton of Fairfield entertained Mr and Mrs J Clayton recently returned from England at their Sherman court Fairfield home Saturday evening A 6 o'clock supper followed by games dancing and piano selections by Miss Versa Hirst and Miss Doris Dixon Guests included Mr and Mrs B Appleton Mr and Mrs Charles Dixon Miss Doris Dixon Mr and Mrs Tom Dixon and son Testie Mr and Mrs Walter Gilbert Mrs Annie Hirst Miss Vera Hirst Mr and Mrs Tom Poerrume Mr and Mrs John Clayton and Arthur Clayton A buffet lunch was served late in the evening.
A brief notice indicates a sale event in the second week of January featuring silks with activity planned for Wednesday morning. The item hints at an upcoming auction or merchandise sale likely organized by a retailer or department store.
Readable sale notes highlight mahogany four piece bed room set and three piece davenpart suites with ornate upholstery. Other offers include luxurious tapestry set, corsets and camisoles, Madras fabrics, cretonnes, and rugs. Second and third floor displays with furniture and fabrics priced to clear.
Three piece Ivory Englander bed with gray enamel spring offered in 3 ft and 3 ft 6 in sizes. Former price $19.00 now $17.00 for 3 ft. Also Ivory Englander bed with cane head and foot panels and gray enamel spring, formerly $29.00 now $26.50.
Members of the Mothers club meet at Mrs William Bent's home at 1441 Poplar this afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society of the First M.E. church on Main and Fal field hosts an old fashioned chicken pie supper Thursday evening from 5:30 to 6 30. A recent wedding between Miss Tisio Gwendolyn Miller and Reginald Irving Culver is announced, with the couple residing in Stratford. Rabbi H F Margott will lead the next Women of the Bible lecture at Park Avenue temple this afternoon. Mrs S A Goldstein hosts a card party at 660 East Eaton Street for Sisterhood of the Park Avenue temple tomorrow at 2:30.
Berlin reports warn German girls about a man who calls himself an apostle of Mormonism. He operates in Prussia promising large rewards and entry into temple happiness to lure young girls, while newspapers identify him as an impostor.
Elizabeth Fenner described a cosmetic procedure using an electric needle on the face to destroy or remove blemishes like warts and moles. The note mentions eye areas and a claim of permanent restoration or privacy, citing a 2 percent detail.
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