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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1923

Page

13

African Missionary to Speak at Zion Church

The Hartford District Missionary Mass meeting of Zion church will meet at Walters Memorial Zion tonight with sessions at 10 30 AM and 3 PM, including a memorial service for Annie W. Blackwell. At 7 30 PM Miss Lillian Tshaballala will be the principal speaker, with music and readings throughout the event.

Hartford A. M. 1. Zion Walters Memorial Zion Church Secretary of Foreign Missions Annie W. Blackwell Philadelphia Lillian Tshaballala

Whelans Host Friends Party At City Clerk Residence

Assistent City Clerk and Mrs. James J. Whelan of 273 Whitney Avenue hosted a Wednesday night party for friends. The gathering featured familiar faces and a warm social tone reflecting local civic ties.

James J. Whelan Whitney, Avenue

Bride-Elect Minnie Vincelette Honored With Shower

Mrs Alfred Vincelette hosted a miscellaneous shower on Vincette Street in honor of Miss Minnie Vincelette who will wed Carl Harist. Yellow and white decor set the scene and guests enjoyed a buffet luncheon after presenting gifts.

Alfred Vincelette Vincelette Street Minnie Vincelette Carl Harist Aliss le

Local names listed for community event participants

A fragmented roster lists individuals including Moss Naceberg Miss Sadie Miss Mallette Miss Minnie Vinceletta Mrs Henry Kaet hele Mrs Charles Wilcox Mere TA Vincalette Mrs Pred Chagnon Mrs Alfred Vincelette Mrs Sherman tundal Clifford Chagnon Arthur and Carleton Vincelette, indicating a social or organizational roster with numerous people.

Nama Mise Moss Naceberg Sadie Miss Mallette Minnie Vinceletta Henry Kaethele Charles Wilcox Mere TA Vincalette Pred Chagnon Alfred Vincelette Sherman Tundal Clifford Chagnon Arthur Carleton Vincelette

Charities Commission to Meet Monday

The Charities Commissioners meeting scheduled for January has been postponed to Monday at the Welfa Building. The Municipal Garage Commission meeting for Monday morning has also been postponed indefinitely.

Charities Commissioners Welfara Municipal Garage Commission

Bunoia Club Gathers at Mrs Rimndah Home

More than 25 members of the Bunoia club gathered at the home of Mrs. R. S. Rimndah on the Post road this evening.

Women Leaders Call for Higher School Standards and Action

Miss Caroline Ruutz Rees urges better education for all children and wider civic duty for women in Fairfield County. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt advises enterprising, clear advocacy in legislature while highlighting infant and maternal mortality concerns for Connecticut.

Caroline Ruutz-Rees Connecticut League of Women Voters Fairfield County League of Women Voters Stratfield Spa America Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Connecticut

Personal notices and society events in Stratford area

Mrs H J Gorham will host the White Shrine auxiliary at 2 PM at 36 Harmony Street. Yale Kaplan of 29 Mill Bull Avenue is convalescing after four weeks illness. Mrs G N Worthen of North Avenue opens her home Friday Feb 2 at 2:30 PM for Girl Scout counsellors to meet state counsellors and hear Mrs Frederick Edey speak on counselor use. Ottley and Migs will discuss public health nursing at a welfare building lecture at 4 PM. Mr and Mrs Joseph Bonney announce birth of a son at St Vincent's Hospital. Mrs Bonney was formerly Miss Ein Deltz. Roy E Clark returns from Waterbury session of the Connecticut Visiting Nurses Association. A whist and pinochle party will be held by St James Church Stratford at the Post Office hall on Jan 30 to benefit church funds. Miss Maude Royden will speak at Broad Street Methodist Church tonight. A whist and pinochle party at the Hebrew Institute has been postponed to February 7, with proceeds going to Talmud Torah society. Mr and Mrs Charles Guthrie announce birth of a son. Mr Guthrie is a Post Publishing Company photographer. Maplewood Recreation Center will host a special program at 8:30 PM with Raymon Fitchcock and Miss Dorothy Fish performing a minuet, Geers & Dickson and Laurence Instone a sword dance, and Edna O Brien offering toe dancing. The Girls Friendly Society of St Paul’s will present a moving picture show with dancing afterward. music by Boy Scout Troop No 16 orchestra. Patrick Fitzspiteck, streets superintendent, is recovering from grip.

H. J. Gorham White Shrine Harmony Street Yale Kaplan Mill Bull Avenue Migs Dand Ottley Visiting Nurse Association Joseph Bonney St. Vincent's Hospital Mids Ein Deltz Greenfield Hill

Church Robbers Obtain Little Except Arrest

Palmer Texas January 25 The job in a recent robbery of a Dalton frontier near here consisted of only an oil can a funnel and a piece of stained glass Three young white men are under arrest.

Palmer, Tex Dalton Fofarcn Here

Jury fines itself for fundraiser verdict in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati on January 25 a Superior Court jury fined a resident fourteen dollars to fund a Veterans Memorial Committee drive for a new clubhouse. Each juror contributed one dollar, including two extra veniremen, with the verdict returned to backing the clubhouse project.

Cincinnati Superior Veterans’ Memorial Committee

Pattern No 1651 blouse and No 1249 skirt offered

The Pattern Department of Bridgeport Telegram offers blouse pattern No 1651 in sizes 34 36 40 42 44 bust. skirt pattern No 1249 in sizes 26 28 30 waist. Prices 15c each or 60c for both. Pattern mailed on 16c. call Barnum 6100 if not received in five days. Also notes new sleeve openings in Paris fashion.

Pattern Department Bridgeport Telegram Barnum 6100

Governor Templeton Commended At New Haven County WC Convention

A letter of commendation for Governor Templeton’s stance on law enforcement was approved at the New Haven county conference of the WC Tr held yesterday in the Frar Baptist church. The group also backed reap pointment requests for Sophie Brown as county commissioner. A shower honored Miss Mary Mead at Miss Mac Shorter’s Platt street home with about 26 guests. Martha Washington chapter members, C ES, travel to New Haven for the 39th annual grand chapter session of Connecticut Order of the Eastern Star at Music Hall.

Anson Templeton New Haven WC. Tr. U Frrar Baptist Church General Assembly Sophie Brown Mary, Mead Mac Shorter Platt Street Martha Washington Chapter C. ES Grand Chapter Connecticut Order of the Eastern Star Music Hall

Two Million Pounds of Grass Seed for Golf Courses

Chicago dispatch says two million pounds of grass seed will be used this year to reseed 2,500 links and plant about 209 new courses. Old courses average 400 pounds yearly. new courses need 5,000 pounds for initial sowing. Seed is mostly blue grass and red top. Velvety turf greens are rarer. Seed is selected for weed-free stock, about 20 percent of supply, at roughly fifty cents a pound, totaling about one million dollars in seed outlay.

Chicago

Pinkham Medicine Reports High Benefit Rate for Women

A Lydia E. Pinkham survey of over 50 000 women shows 98 percent reported benefiting or being restored to health from ailments peculiar to women. The company claims the old fashioned root and herb remedy offers notable relief and urges a fair trial.

Lydia BK Pinkham Herve Heer Lydia E. Pinkham

Corset Sizes and Bargains Promoted on Second Floor

An advertisement describes small sizes and flattering praise for slender figures, touting maternity and surgical corsets in sizes 23 to 30 offered on the second floor.

Art Colors Clearance Sale In Store Rooms

In stock art colors go on sale at 29 cts per ball for clearance on the main floor in the north aisle. A large gathering marked to close out at $1.00. Another table features a smaller group including standard authors with items at 38 cts on the main floor.

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