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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
12
Mrs Frank CG Conner hosted Bt Cecilia Club at her Lordship manor yesterday. The 14 member women vocalists, organized months ago by Mrs Chester C Marshall, performed well and were praised for merit. A luncheon, decorated table with Black eyed Susans, and afternoon singing and socializing followed.
Chester C Marshall and a group of women including Mrs Paul Mennough, Mrs Molly Daly Ogren, Mrs Haze Nichols Dalton, Mrs Florence Legers Hayes, Mrs Lottle Hall, Mrs Grace Laks, Mrs Thomas Laks, Miss Katherine Russell, Mrs John Fay, Mrs Jessie Hewley, Miss Berg and Mrs Connon appear in a social notices column listing attendees or residents.
The Bridgeport Juvenile Musicians organization of boy artists under William Goldeman will present a concert and dance at Far Black Rock Theeday at 8 o'clock. Pianist Adelaide Zeigler and Miss Estelig Aernstein along with Miss Agnes Harrigan will assist. Members include George Dana Harry London Warren Mogsm an Benjamin Friedman Albert Coles William Fitzmon Joseph Rielly Albert Goldman Ansel Twittstain and Jack Rozene. Dancing will follow.
A vintage advertisement touts Sweet Dreams Mosquito Remedy as “double strength” and effective, claiming rapid spread of its fame. It notes usage in 27 countries and availability at local druggists, with promises of proven efficiency and wide distribution.
Washington Park M E Church announces a Daily Vacation Bible School in the Sunday School room from July 1 for five weeks, mornings 9 to 12. Open to 1st through 8th grades, ages 6 to 13. Miss Alice Stanton and Miss Irene Woe lead, with staff from Blakeslee Training School New Haven. aims include crafts drama and Bible memory, with an exhibit for parents at close. All community children in the specified grades invited.
The Harvey Hubbell band will present its first concert of the season this Sunday at Seaside Park under the direction of the Board of Recreation. The program begins at 7 and ends at 9 with a mix of marches overtures serenades and selections by Sousa Keler Bola and others.
Bridgeport children welcomed city playgrounds reopening on Wednesday. The Recreation Board organized events including swimming and varied activities to provide scientific play and keep youths active through the summer.
Bridgeport artist Edgar B. Fisher, long active locally, discusses retiring from one branch of work while continuing painting. He describes his method of light and shade, his favorite subjects, and a planned landscape to convey vast expanse, noting patience and study as keys to his art. He sketches studio scenes and speaks of balancing work with recreation.
Calvary Episcopal Church volunteer group hosts a whist and pinch party Monday at 8 o clock at Mrs. W T Mayar s Lindley street home. Mrs WLE Tiffany handles reservations and P Taylor of North Avenue is visiting relatives in Pittsburgh PA.
Clear away pimples and blemishes with three daily tablets. Ironized Yeast supplies vital elements to skin, teeth, and cheeks. Send a postcard for a 3 day trial treatment to Ironized Yeast Dept. 8, Atlanta Ga.
Despite Seaside Park fireworks drawing crowds, the second exhibition concert by pupils of John Adams Hug and Aureus Boreér at the Aligh school and Karam featured eager students. Edith Bednar Bessie Schwartz and Lillian were among the performers, with the event aiming to showcase growing musical talents.
A readable fragment lists individuals including Hoberman and Gwendolen West along with Cecile Duka Wilma Fekete Agnes Ciresi Marguerite Persleo Alcs Nelson Andrew Anderson Emil Baduni Louis Acheson Frank For Edwin Lidman Harold Dart Joseph Makava Jacob Bergen David Greenporg and Joseph Horvath in a miscellaneous notices section.
Members of the Business and Professions Woman's Club hosted a dinner and reception for their president Mrs Grace J Carter in the club room at Liberty Building. The event honored her upcoming residence shift to New York. Music accompanied the dinner amid a small crowd.
A club dinner ended with readings and musical selections by Edna Swanson Edith Proudman Flora Lister and Arthur Peterson. Tables featured yellow dasia centerpieces and garden flowers. Mrs Herman Langretell presented Mrs Carter a traveling bag as thanks during a reception.
An advertisement promotes refined coconut oil shampoo as the best steady use option. It warns against harsh alkali in soaps that dry hair and scalp, claiming refined coconut oil shampoo cleanses thoroughly with mild lather, leaving hair soft, lustrous, and easy to manage.
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