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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1927
Page
11
Stratford High school seniors organize committees for a large romantic musical comedy Kathleen to benefit a Washington trip. A professional company stages the show with local talent in the high school auditorium on November 22 and 23. Over 200 cast members, Albert Wilcoxon chairing, with multiple committees and principals listed.
Community Chest day spread through Bridgeport churches with sermons and forums explaining the fund. Speakers included George Woods and Mrs Clarence King as the drive opens with a $360,000 goal. Local service clubs support via lunches and radio talks.
Miss Harriet Myra Akin of Patterson marries Charles David Ferris Jr. of Newtown at the bride’s home in Patterson. The ceremony, conducted by Rev Dr Gesner, features fall flowers and Lohengrin music. The couple plan a trip to Washington and will reside on Sugar Street after returning.
Judge Edwin Thomas of the United States District Court in New Haven will address the Episcopal Men’s Club of the Diocese of Connecticut at the Stratfield hotel tomorrow evening at 6 30. About 100 reservations. no program beyond the speech and community singing. President Edwin B Pickett and secretary Stanley M Hunt are noted officials. executive board meeting precedes dinner.
Governor John H Trumbull attended Wallingford’s new municipal airport opening day events including races and stunts. Six aircraft participated and Walter Thompson of Middletown made his 65th parachute jump as a featured attraction during the three day meet reported by the Associated Press.
Mrs Henry F Parrott will preside at the Mary Silliman chapter DAR meeting at the Stratfield hotel at 2 30 The guest of honor and speaker is Rev Alfred Buckner Coe of Waterbury His subject Armistice Day Thoughts A musical program arranged by Mrs Clara Mix Lewis Tea hosts include the executive board and committee chairmen
Mrs Carleton H Palmer of Green Held Hill head of American Junior League arc will be speaker and guest of honor at New Haven Junior League meeting November 21 at the Faculty Club New Haven. The Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames meets November 21 at 11 a.m. at the New Haven club. Several social events and gatherings are noted including boxing league games and charity events with boxes for a Detroit Symphony concert at Carnegie Hall and multiple society hosts.
Chicago November 13. Women will run more than half of the nation’s business in a generation or two if men fail to change. Mrs. Oliva Johnson of Minneapolis, a Great Northern official, told the Railroad Business Women's Association that a female board could govern with calm, quiet remarks veiled in mild tones, replacing aggressive tactics.
Plans for rebuilding St Marys church after a recent fire are finished by architects and will be handed to the contractors this week. Reconstruction should start within two weeks. Father Wilson said all contractors in Bridgeport and nearby areas will be invited to bid on the project.
Dowager Queen Marie astonishes residents of Reowmania by appearing in white Turkish trousers and flowing shroud and veil as Moslem women’s costume. The sight both startles and charms locals in this quiet town.
DeMolays from Bloomfield New Jersey visited Bridgeport to attend a Park Street Congregational church service as part of a church attendance program. The Bridgeport degree team won a competitive drill at the mosque Saturday night during a DeMolay dance. Sixty fraternity members met at the Masonic temple and traveled by car to the church, where Rev. T. F. Rutledge Beale preached on outlawing war and reviewed Dr Morrison’s book. The gathering supported the idea of outlawing war and international courts to handle disputes, aligning with the Briand proposal for renouncing war.
The Kiwan Loma Club announces a charity party featuring budget, whist and pinochle in the Stratfield hotel sun parlor tomorrow. Leona Hirschfeld chairs the event. Reserved tables include numerous members and spouses such as Mr. and Mrs. M. Bressler, Mr. and Mrs. D. Nadien, Dr. R. H. Lieberthal, Mrs. A. Sternberg, and Miss Antoinette C Goodman among many others.
In Philadelphia on November 16 a summary document from Dr. Lewis S. Mudge urges removing desertion as a valid divorce cause and limiting divorce to adultery. The proposal, sent to about 10,000 Presbyterian ministers, follows a May assembly authorization and will be finalized at the next general assembly in Tulsa in 1928.
Ivory colored jardiniere with floral pattern offered in 9 and 10 inch sizes at reduced prices. 9 inch now 1.10 from 1.35, 10 inch 1.35 from 1.70. Also advertised is an atomizer and dropper suitable for perfume or toilet water. Main floor.
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