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Florence Clancy edited news page invites women to contribute items with signatures and addresses. Messages can be telephoned to Barnum 6100 for appearance in the Telegram’s Woman’s Page.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
17
Florence Clancy edited news page invites women to contribute items with signatures and addresses. Messages can be telephoned to Barnum 6100 for appearance in the Telegram’s Woman’s Page.
Miss Helen Bediger of 425 Park Avenue celebrated her birthday with a dinner at home, national colors, music, and dancing. Dozens of guests listed include Miss Katherine Molden, Miss Lillian Molden, Miss Mary Walsh, Miss Marion Rourke, and others. The column also notes travel, Navy and military news, local club planning, and several marriages and engagements among Fairfield residents.
A summer wedding will take place this morning at Sacred Heart Church as Miss Hila Agnes McCarthy daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McCarthy of 233 Lewis Street becomes the bride of Sergeant Joseph Tull son of Mr and Mrs John Hull of Winter Street. The ceremony will be followed by a trip to Atlantic City on the 8 50 train and the couple will reside with the bride’s parents upon returning while the groom resumes duties at Wentworth Institute.
Harriet and I plan a Hoover supper at the Tea Time Tavern in Bridgeport and note a poster with a white teacup. The piece highlights canteen work in France, seeks candidates over 25 with $500 on hand, and praises Bridgeport’s scarce wartime hospitality as a social effort for soldiers and sailors.
A skirt of check velours provides smartness for the summer wardrobe. It pairs with a white satin blouse and a high turn-down collar. A medium size skirt needs 2 3 4 yards of 44 inch material and 2 1 2 yards of 36 inch fabric for the waist.
A narrator recalls supper with the Cosgrove family in the Catskills, noticing Mrs Cosgrove’s fear when the narrator insists she can tell twin sons apart. Mrs Allis flirts with Mr Cosgrove, stirring unease as the narrator suspects ulterior motives and plans to observe paintings in the parlor.
Miss Jennie Donning heads a Minute Women unit split into 16 sewing dressing class members under Mrs Leroy Pinney plus a sewing class led by Miss Ann Shanley and a knitting group under Mrs Clementine Bidmead. A Child Welfare group at the High School is led by Mrs Margaret Maselle with assistants.
This urging article urges patriotic women to can perishable foods now to combat rising prices and government stockpiling. It cites beans and peaches as plentiful in markets, advises buying in bulk and preserving, and paints a future where winter meals rely on home canned goods for families and soldiers overseas.
The Republican States platform may include a federal suffrage plank as Miss Mary Garrett Hay is named chairman. Politicians view the post as second in importance to the convention chair, and suffragists praise Hay as a leading national leader of the cause.
With favorable outdoor weather ahead, the sale highlights Burdette armed chairs and rockers with high backs and various finishes, Old Hickory rustic chairs, and Red Cedar lawn furniture built to resist weather. Crex Rugs for porches or indoor rooms are offered at low prices, noted as a fourth floor sale.
Lightweight percale and gingham dresses ready for morning wear around the home. Neat patterns in cambric and voile, priced from 3.50 dollars and up. Also lace edging approved for lingerie and summer gowns, plus a lace section on the main floor. Gumdrops and confections offered: Cream Mints 40 cents per pound, Chocolate Cordials, Nougats, and salted nuts at 60 cents.
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