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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1918
Page
13
Telegram readers are invited to contribute women’s news for the paper’s page. Submissions should include name and address and may be telephoned to Barnum 6100 for appearance.
Local society notes list guests, visits, and vacations of residents and relatives. Entries include Ernest Chase visiting Parrott Avenue, George H Spafford arriving in France, weddings and travel plans for Smiths Hubbells and DaLosses, plus numerous house guests and seaside excursions with dates, places, and host families. The piece also covers club events, charity drives, and a charity fete with attendees and outcomes.
Tomorrow night at Quilty's dancing academy under the War bureau with Mrs H Willard Fleck in charge four dances and supper will be given to men in service. All stationed at Black Rock base Lake Torpedo and visiting soldiers and sailors invited. The Little Sisters with Miss Marion Henshaw as chairman assist in serving supper at 8. Members of the Boys Orchestra will provide dance music and Mrs John Wields arranges a musical program. Hostesses include Mrs George W Wheeler Mrs D Peatrchild Wheeler Mrs William R Webster Jr and Mrs James
Assistant Secretary Crowell approves a plan to drill and conserve health for thousands of War Department women in Washington. Miss Susanna Cocroft leads with Captain Peyser and Major Ahern. activities include drill, health, recreation, tennis, and boating. The program aims for welfare, patriotism, and social bonding among staff away from home. Cocroft spoke at Belasco theatre July 18 to over 2,000 girls.
Black Rock Shore and Connery club plans a moonlit outdoor fete Wednesday evening to entertain about one thousand people. Members may bring guests. public admission requires a club member. Lighting by A. B. Pinkham will enable dancing in the moonlight on the club grounds near the clubhouse. Reservations noted for dinner include Ludlum, Mrs. John T. King, Mrs. Charles G. Sanford and Mrs. H. Willard Fleck. refreshments assisted by a long list of ladies.
Dicky Savarin identifies the Cosgrove paintings as by Robert Savarin, sparking tension among Mrs Allis and Mrs Cosgrove. The group debates value and motives as Dicky defends the artist’s genius while Mrs Allis dreams of owning one, and the scene ends with wedding news from Wilson Angus.
Mrs Murray invites Dolly and Clara to lunch with a visiting friend, then a countryside drive to Rever's Inn. The narrator praises a white linen suit with a greyish white linen skirt, a wide red belt and red stitching on a coat with raglan sleeves, finished by a red embroidered band and matching red parasol.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, executive secretary of the Organization of Republican Women of New York, speaks at the state convention on widening women’s roles beyond the four C’s. She says the Declaration of Independence seeks freedom of spirit, and patriotism grows when women can express love of country through politics. Women now vote, hold diverse roles, and balance motherhood and business in modern life.
A rotary meat and vegetable mincer is touted for fine mincing of parsley onions carrots and more. A wooden framed order board with movable balls tracks daily groceries and butchery needs, shifting balls toward item names to select and returning to center when not needed.
Mrs L B Rowe of 441 Seaview avenue attended a meeting of Connecticut assistants of the New England Section of Canteen Workers of the YWCA held Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Caroline Ruutz Rees in Greenwich. Ruutz Rees is chairman of Bridgeport Fairfield and Stratford sections. Mrs Rowe is her representative in this city. Plans for enrolling workers and blanks for entries were discussed and given to city representatives. Mrs Rowe is ready to provide information. women past age 25 up to 435 will be accepted.
Read Do A new Redfern made for average or stout figures in coutil, retains shape, boning does not warp, rubber gore eases wear. Second floor Jewelry Section features Teavy Black Silk with white hand embroidery and $3.00 pocket erusigis with color illustrations.
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