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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
15
Local society notes and illness updates from Bridgeport
Mrs. John Adam Tingo and family move into new Dixon avenue home. Mr and Mrs Charles H Tuttle host Yale street guests including Mrs E Allen of Philadelphia. Mary E Ford recovering from appendectomy at St Vincent's now home. Miss Margaret Kiely ill at Gregory Street. Mrs Wilbur Lank improving after influenza and pneumonia. Miss Marjorie Baker resumes Lake Torpedo office duties after vacation. Loretta Quinn, Nellie Rush, Irene Doolan and others attend party at Dorothy Moore’s Stratford home. Ruth Saunders resting at home after car crash. Anna Schurr ill at Stratford Avenue. May O’Brien joins Harvey Hubbell office. Jeanne Smith ill at home. Anna Walsh improving at home after hospital stay. Lydia Card guest of honor at Dorothy Moore party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kiely
Gregory Street
Miss Kiely
Bridgeport High School
Wilbur Lank
Beechwood Avenue
Lake
Office of the Lake Torpedo Company
Lakseo Club
Ruth Saunders
John Street
Lydia Card
Dorothy Moore
Stratford
Loretta Quinn
Nellie Rush
Irene Doolan
Minnie Stewart
Ruth Alvord
Joseph Duffy
Yeoman J. Ritker
J. J. Kime
Lars Carroll
Frank Blanford
Frank McCue
Town Topics Reviews Stagg McKim Wedding Plans
Town Topics weighs the upcoming wedding of Miss Helen Stagg to Robert Remsen McKim. The piece notes family ties to Stratford and New London, with Aunt Jessamine Bedell Benjamin as a potential venue backstop, and hints at a possible New London celebration influenced by maternal Temsen lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Stags
Joseph H. Stagg
151
West Avenue
Stratford
Arthur Bedell Benjamin
Robert Remsen McKim
Bobby
Jessamine
New London
New
Aid Society to Hold Meeting at Stratfield Today
Seventy five travelers arriving and leaving Bridgeport station received aid from the Traveler's Aid society last month. Twenty required help from Miss Mary Anderson at the railroad station, while the rest were minor cases. The group reports monthly to the State Defense league in Hartford and a special executive committee meeting is set for Stratfield Hotel at 2 PM to review the report and plan further help. A notable case involved two elderly women from Katonah to locate a son, a process that extended from 4 PM to about 10 PM after telephoning and tracing family contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Traveler’s Aid Society
Mary Anderson
Traveler’s of Bridgeport
State Defense League
Hartford
Stratfield Hotel
Katonah
New York
Trave Aid Society
Wartime Wedding At 4 Tomorrow in St. Pauls Church
Miss Kate Fox and John M Pullar plan a quiet wartime wedding at St Pauls Church at 4 tomorrow afternoon. The bride will wear a white georgette gown with matching hat, carry roses, and a small reception will follow for immediate family only. The couple will honeymoon in Atlantic City and will reside in Washington DC where Pullar works for the Secret Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Church
Kate ‘Fox
Robert B. Fox
Harriet Street
John M. Pullar
Andrew Pullar
Hartford
Atlantic City
Washing
D.C
Pullar
Secret Service Department
U. S
Miss Fox
Ralph Paine Ill Unable to Attend Club Meeting
Ralph S Paine noted author and war correspondent for the WA Government could not attend the Contemporary club meeting at Brodk lawn Country club due to influenza. Members expressed disappointment as no replacement speaker could be secured and photos from France and scenes of fleets were shown in place of the talk. Dr Day hopes Paine can attend a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodklawn Country Club
Ralph S. Paine
David &. Day
Day
M. Paine
France
Dr. Day
Mr. Paine
Miss Forestelle Ill At Home With Influenza
Miss Elizabeth Forestelle of Park Avenue is confined to bed with influenza and unable to entertain her club. Members gathered at Miss Angelus Cunningham’s Stratfield Road home, including Marguerite Grandfield Helen Shanlay Kathryn Lennon Mildred Sexton Mildred Hitt Marteennon Marion Meigs Mabey Sheehan Kon Sivabeth Forestelle Marion K Forestelle Angelus Cunningham Ruth Halsey Florence Richards May Gluenry Kathryn McElroy. London. The Remsens and Bobbys parents swear by New London, with Aunt Jessamine and Aunt Georgiana sharing wishes about celebration location in New York, Newport, or Short Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Orestelle
Park Avenue
Angelus Cunningham
Stratfield Road
Marguerite Grandfield
Helen Shanlay
Kathyrn Lennon
Mildred Sexton
Mildred Hitt
Marteennon
Marion Meigs
Mabey Sheehan
Kon Sivabeth Forestelle
Marion K Forestelle
London
Remsens
Bobbys
New London
Jessamine
Georgianna
Charles Botts Elisi
Newport
New York
Nemsens
McKims
Paget
Short Hills
Revelations of a Wife Chaotic family dinner plans shift
In a tense domestic scene, an anxious narrator coordinates with relatives about tomorrow’s guests while Lilian Underwood warns of a change in appearance. Dicky reports on invitations as the looming visit from Robert Gordon unsettles plans, hinting at deeper family tensions before the chapter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dicky
Lillian
Lillian Underwood
Lalas
Durkees
Lilian
Halloween Dance planned at Black Rock Shore and Club
The Black Rock Shore and Country Club announces another Hallowe'en dance to be held the evening before Hallowe'en as the club opens Wednesdays and Saturdays. The letter describes past festive décor, plans for outfits, and local shopping finds including plush auto robes, cellarets, smoking sets, and new shoes, with friends Sherry Marion and Harold in focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn
Black Rock Shore and Country Club
Hallowe'en
Harold
Hayek
Paquin Suit Tests London Charge Account Debts
Depositions from Paquin employees read in a New York Superior Court trial over an $800 bill charged to John C. Westervelt by Maria Hill before their 1918 divorce. Westervelt, a New York social figure, was linked to the charges after staff learned Hill used Ritz Carl ton London and that Westervelt came from a prominent family. Lawyers were asked to brief which law applies, Tonetish or American, with the decision reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Wear
Paquin, Ltd
London
England
Maria
Westervelt Hill
John C. Westervelt
Rilgefeld
Haines
Westervelt
New York
Hill
Campaign to send old records to troops in weeklong drive
On October 26 a city campaign will collect working Victrola and graphanola records to brighten soldiers’ social hours. Vivian Bunnett originated the idea with Major General Franklin Bell overseeing the national committee. Rural committees will form soon. Home records, though old, bring joy to army and navy members. destroy no records, start sorting now, avoid slackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Vivian Bunnett
Franklin Bell
Flk.c
Service Star Members Are Active War Workers
The Service Star of the Daughters of Veterans will meet tonight at 849 Hancock Avenue. The group aids soldiers with sunshine and boxes of goodies, sending care packages after each meeting. Mrs. P. W. Py is president. A later note recalls low yam requests by soldiers in France prompting American officers to include sweet potatoes in army rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Veterans
Ec Erediers
Cross Workers
P. W. Py
France
Amcan
Big shoe sale ends soon with limited sizes
Two days left to secure high grade shoes at a big saving. Styles vary and sizes are limited but all sizes are included. Extra good values in Black Patent Kid, Dull Calf and Vici Kid. Bronze, light tan, pearl gray and many novelties. Prices $3.95 $4.95 $5.95. No exchanges. Main floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hi.Wadhams Company
Main Street
Candy Varieties and Halloween Boxes for Sale
A list of confections and candy items with bulk prices and assorted flavors including ginger, caramels, marshmallows, cocoanut caramels, Turkish paste, gum drops, and ready to fill Halloween Boxes in sizes from one to a quarter pound. Also noted is Main Moor Colored Gal terns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Moor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence Clancy
John Adam Tingo
Dixon Avenue
Charles H. Tuttle
Yale Street
Duttle
Brs
E. Allen
Philadelphia
Mary E. Ford
Maple Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Miss Ford
Meigs and Company
Marjorie Baker
The
Lake Torpedo Company
iNew Milford
May O'Brien
Poplar Street
Harvey Hubbell, Company
Jeanne Smith
Adams Street
Anna Walsh
Piamtas
Tranistan Avenue
Harry Smith
William Richardson
Sherwood Avenue
Black Rock Share and Country Club
William Foster
Udley Figgio
Theodore Ugo
Harry Sherwood
BF. Champion
Sarah Wall
Grove Street
Nellie L. Olmsted
John W. Olmsted
East Norwalk
Isabel Rogan
Ser- View Avenue
James Harrington
Elmwood Avenue
Johnes
Doarsen Company
Elizabeth Moss
Seaview Avenue
Eva Flannery
New Haven
Aix Morrissey
North Main Street
Margaret Light
Black Rock Avenue
Warner Brothers Company
Alice Small
Stratford Avenue
Mildred Belwood
Frances Wiggins
Pulton Street
Iett England Telephone Company
R. H. Johnson
Boise City
Idaho
Alex Morrissey
Katrina Johnson
New York City
United States
Miss Johnson
Mr. Nixtions
Morrissey
Dennis Tobin
First Bridgeport National Bank
Kent
William Carroll
Southern New England Telephone Company
Morehouse Street
Mothers’ Comfort Club
Alfred Haltock
Patchogue, L. L
Clark Botsford
Park Terrace
John D. Walsh
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Greenwich
Stagg-McKim Wedding
Aid Society
Stratfield
St. Paul’s Church
Kate Fox
John Pullar
Ralph Paine
Adele Garrison
Margaret
Ian
Underwoods
Brother Grahim
Earan
Tam
Underwood
Ojl
Durkee
Elizabeth
Harriet
Braithwaite
Tomoorrow
Diely
Natalie
Pa Wo
Mother Bab
American Yardware Stores, Inc
Sharry
Marion
Elarald
Mari
Sherry
Tiarold
N. Buckingham and Company
Buckingham’s
Social Register
Paquin
Woman’s Editorial
Service Star
Che
Devonshire
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