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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
10
Ellen Lane Spencer argues reading shapes success and happiness. She urges keeping a religion based on core principles and recommends four books Bible Pilgrims Progress Message to Garcia and Emersons Essays as essentials for ambitious workers to cultivate the right mindset.
A quiet pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon in the rectory of St Peters church when Miss Louise A Conklin of 1007 State street became the bride of Sergeant L I Daniels. The bride was attended by her sister Gertrude Conklin as bridesmaid and Paul Daniels as best man. Mrs Daniels works as a service observer for the Southern New England Telephone company and is well known among the city youth.
Mrs. Nancy M. Schoonmaker, famed suffrage organizer, joins the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association to lead citizenship instruction across the state. She will organize courses, with Miss Katherine Sundington noting her training and capability to present the citizenship question to prospective women voters. The citizenship program targets schools, colleges, civic centers, and women’s classes statewide to prepare for ballot eligibility.
Bridgeport Art League hosts Chauncey J.T. Hawkins for a lecture on The Brights Eyes and Wild Hearts of Our North Woods with nature pictures. Executive board meets March 18, social afternoon March 28, and a Cottage fund card party planned for April 5. Annual exhibition described and multiple classes listed through April with horticulture and home economics demos to mid April.
The piece notes intolerance stems from tying salvation to dogma and urges Christian love as its core. It references a parable contrast between a heretic Samaritan and an orthodox Pharisee and warns against letting theories of the afterlife harden charity. It also lists several local social notices including engagements and a forthcoming wedding in spring.
Hal arrives safely with Anu and plans for marriage as he toils in instructional work near home. Harriet and I join the Minute Women, supporting war effort with the motor squad and Thimble club. Reggie writes from Paris notes of officers’ humor, while Mrs. Coverdale motivates Bridgeport women gathering funds for the YWCA campaign.
A fragment from My Style Diary describes Dolly Lomet walking in a windy avenue in a tan spring coat with green belt and leather sleeves, declining a "Wit" and lingering over fashion details while the gusts whirl the feather in her hat. The piece then shifts to a note on Anne Royal, claimed as the first American newspaper woman and editor, noting her Maryland origin in 1788 and early printing efforts on Capitol Hill.
In Adele Garrison's tale, Dicky greets his old friend Mrs. Durkee with reckless charm causing tension with his wife Madge. The encounter reveals Dicky's free-spirited nature, Madge's uneasy patience, and hints at past connections shaping their fragile romance as they settle into a life of house hunting and social entanglements.
Musical director Miss Bessie Harlow organist and piano teacher listed with Studio 196 Seeley Street contact 322d Mrs Edward D Waters. Caterer at 84 Court Street with phone Barnum 3466.
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