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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
11
Comfort Clubs and Charity Bridge organize a large card party this afternoon at the Stratfield supporters hall to raise funds for wounded servicemen. Four and five table games including bridge whist 500 pinochle and rummy are planned with prizes. Crosby heads the optimism and the comfort club coordinating.
In Switzerland Misa Mirle Pyodhnima is appointed Director of Banaue de Grae. She will oversee signage and related duties as the organization deems her fit. The report notes her new role and expected responsibilities within the institute.
Miss Margaret Sumter leads plans for a winter conference by the Young Women association of this city. The program includes a mass meeting on Sunday March 14 and features Miss Slatter Ere pethhic and the Gloria trumpeters. The conference aims to mix recreation and study with musical performances and discussions led by area artists and organizers.
Bridgeport M L A expanded to over two thousand members as Alvert E Lavery and Albert Anderson lead campaigns. Sherwood's division gains 2,628 points with 2,600 members, while Team 3 led by Jack Banks holds 1,016 points from 52 members. Other teams show varied scores and membership in a season of intense drive.
Fragmented text shows Vermont activists and suffrage backers debating ratification amid opposition from Republicans and Democratic allies. Mentions Miss Vranas, Senator Faird, and movement across states, with focus on securing ratification through continued campaigns and coordination with New Jersey and Connecticut efforts.
Women’s suffrage leaders announce a soon reorganization into a League of Women Voters after legalization, with state and national boards to guide nonpartisan work. Katharine Ludington outlines aims, six standing committees, and calls for regional action and cooperation with civic groups in Connecticut and beyond.
Harvard announces degree awards in Cambridge Massachusetts with 119 graduates receiving regular or special degrees. The report notes four eclipses in 1920 including lunar and solar events on May 2 May 18 October 27 and November 19.
A fashion note describes a new dance frock in black and white satin. The gown features a pointed waist, fitted corsage, and frosted sleeves with a white satin loin between them. An emerald green apron, edged in a rich facing, adds a striking contrast.
The Salvation Army in the British Isles, with government aid, promotes emigration of about 350000 excess women. Commissioner David Lamb says veiled as spartan, no apology for propaganda to redistribute the sexes. Shiploads to Canada and other colonies already sent, aiming for better wages and marriages abroad. many emigrants later married within years of arrival.
A Cleveland chamber of commerce committee on labor relations advances a plan advocating publicity and negotiation over coercion in labor disputes. It favors representative negotiations replacing collective bargaining, urging employers to share information with workers, avoid union hostility, and use arbitration or public boards to settle conflicts.
An interview at University lab quotes Vincente Blideoshane asserting American women favor male dominance, describing rough treatment as a path to control. He claims women want to be dominated, and urges husbands to act accordingly despite protest.
In a London court the husband’s counsel argued that a wife is a form of chattel and that damages should be limited to a per quota, while the judge called the matter hasty and reserved judgment. The case centered on whether a wife could be considered property and how damages could be assessed.
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