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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1927

Page

15

Elizabethan Lyrics Emphasized In Yale Lecture

Professor Edward Bliss Reed of Yale spoke at Howland Memorial Hall on Elizabethan lyrics, praising lyric poetry for modern life. He outlined songs from the Elizabethan home and stage, cited Essex compositions, and noted singing as a core English tradition shaping theatre and education.

Edward Bliss Reed Yale University Howland Memorial Hall Yale Reed Conrad Earl of Essex England Wales

North End PTA hosts teachers reception at Nichola avenue school

Stratford activities include a PTA reception for teachers with an entertainment and music program from town schools. Mrs. John F Read presides. Calanthe Temple plans an early meeting with Mrs Mary Cave. A whist and pinochle follow the business session. Fidelity ewing circle hosts a Friday 2:30 gathering at 65 Blakeman Place. BRYTWY Halloween party at YWCA tonight. Nor walk guests visit Bridgeport club.

North End Stratford Nichola Avenue John F. Read Calanthe Fidelity Ewing Circle A. W. Laudin Howard Sanborn Blakeman Place

Primitive Music Session Guides Winter Study

The Musical Research club, led by Clarence G. Hamilton, plans a winter course on primitive music. Dorothy Stevenson and Edna Ostrofsky composed songs based on primitive Indian tunes, performed by soprano Adeline Grabber. The program included traditional chants, native instrument pieces, and works by Beethoven Busoni MacDowell Gilbert with accompanying artists Ethel Fuller, Edna Ostrofsky, and Dorothy Stevenson.

Musical Research Club Clarence G. Hamilton Dorothy Stevenson Edna Ostrofsky Adeline Grabber Harriet Allen Sigimund Spaeth Kiwanis Club Hong of the Seer Cheyenne Tom Wabanaki Beethoven-Busoni MacDowell Mary T. Richardson Gilbert Helen Pettigrew Ethel Fuller

Accessories Highlight Fashion's Subtle, Costly Touches

Paris fashion notes emphasize accessories as key to fall outfits. Handkerchiefs with real lace Insets, worn on wrists or upper arms, gain value from labor and price. Leather and wired taffeta flowers formalize looks with color coordinated blossoms. Cuffs showcase bold widths, beige or gray bases, plus bright stitch details.

Nazel Reavis Associated Press Paris Jeanne Lanvin

Tracy Lord Heads Bridgeport Episcopal Men’s Club

Tracy Lord was reelected president of the Episcopal Men’s club of Bridgeport along with Arthur Bradshaw as vice president and Sidney Staples as secretary and treasurer at the last fall meeting held at St. Paul’s parish house. Officers begin their fourth terms. A resolution supported the Diocese of Connecticut Fair dinner at the Stratfield hotel on November 15. Christ Church’s group proposed inviting one representative from each of the city’s eight Episcopal churches to foster parish interest. A second resolution directed the secretary to send congratulations and flowers to Bishop Chauncey Brewster for his October 30 ordination anniversary.

Tracy Lord Arthur Bradshaw Sidney Staples Episcopal Men's Club of Bridgeport St. Paul's Parish House Episcopal Men's Club Diocese of Connecticut Stratfield Hotel Men’s Club of Christ Church Chauncey Brewster

Autumn Hudson trip and color notes across the Palisades

A Hastings on Hudson diary details fall excursions along the Hudson River from Bear Mountain to Yonkers and Montclair. The writers describe autumn colors, views from Storm King Highway, a gliding airplane message, a planned world cruise advert, and local shopping notices in Hastings and nearby suburbs. They mention Knollwood in Stratfield, Read’s browns, Meigs hosiery, Steiger Poole bags, and Fair Acres development with maples and new roads.

Hudson New Palisade Storm King Highway Newburgh West Point Bear Mountain Bridge Hastings Yonkers Palisades Ridgewood Montclair Switzerland Italy Herold S. Loewith and Company BEDE Cook Sitling Taj Mahal Siam Cheng Japan Rio de Janeiro Wiliam A Nichola Eastwood Road Knollwood Stratfield Bronxville Upper Ridgewood New York Harold D. M. Read's Read's The Edith Fair Acres Fairfield Rowlancy Road Ful Road B. 777 Lalley Road Beach Road

Miss Drew to Wed Nov 10 in Seaside Park

Invitations issued for the wedding of Ruth J. Drew daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Drew 3296 Main street to Thomas J Keegan Jr son of Thomas J Keegan at Seaside Park on November 10. Drew is a Mt St Joseph and Connecticut Froebel Normal school graduate. Keegan attended St Johns Academy Danvers Chauncey Hall and MIT.

Ruth J. Drew W. L. Drew Main Street Thomas J. Keegan Jr Thomas J. Keegan Seaside Park Miss Drew Mt. St. Joseph Academy Hartford Connecticut Froebel Normal School Mr. Keegan St. John’s Academy Danvers Chauncey Hall Boston Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Mass Drew Hugh J. Lee

Names of Mrs. Beker Cody Lavery and Others

A list of women including Miss Marion Beker Mrs Hattle Cody Mrs Nora Lavery Mrs William Scott Mrs J Molloy Mrs Neilis Magner Mrs Catherine Quinn Mrs C Winfield Mrs B McElvey and Mrs Mary Murrey appears in the notice.

Marion Beker Hattle Cody Nora Lavery William Scott J. Molloy Neilis Magner Catherine Quinn C. Winfield B. McElvey Mary Murrey

Monroe Seeks New Pastor at Congregational Church

Monroe October 24 A special correspondent reports the Congregational church extended a call to Rev Walter Homan of California to become pastor He has accepted and is pursuing a D D at Yale College He and his wife and son were dinner guests of Mrs Mary Wheeler Also noted is an annual meeting luncheon reservations and various local social events including 4 H club activities and a thirtieth wedding anniversary surprise party for Mr and Mrs John M Burr with gifts and refreshments.

Monroe Congregational Church Walter Homan Mr. Homan California Yale College Mary Wheeler Happy Sewers Stratford Long Hill Stepney James Case Brundage The Ethel Bur~ Hans Brookfield Fair Mabel Damm Brookfield Hartford Anna Romany Elizabeth Zelinsky John M. Burr Merwin Burr Robert Sinvialr Representative Edwards & Beardsley Merrill-Johnson Marion Frances Merwin Johnson William K. Mix Earl Lewis Earle Wales Cleveland Ohio Mare. Bolon B. Wales Fred A. Skillings Leonard Curtiss Kent Falls Edward Curtiss Edna Cutter William Miller Hu‘pert L. Benedict Bardeley Roger Ethel Burhana George Pearson West Willington Edward M. Beardaley

Vital Statistics births listed from Milford and New Haven sections

A long column lists numerous birth announcements with couples and addresses from Milford and nearby areas. Names include Walter and Mary Frank, Floyd and Bertha Holmes, Anthony and Marion Gabriel, Matias and Virginia Arches, John and Nelile Smith, Elmer and Imsa Morton, Domenico and Anna D Agostino, Jacob and Helen Stoll, Eugene and Anna Boland, Matteo and Teresa Marcia, Charles and Adelina Sprague, Joseph and Elizabeth Trojan, Carl and Helen Mayer, Michele and Giovanna Gintole, Peter and Hattie Cabral, Vincenzo and Rogsa Vizea, Frank and Esther Quinlan, Edward and Viola Bridgeforth, James and Agnes Horrigan, and others, with birthdates mostly in October and varying street addresses. Additional couples from New Haven and nearby places note ages and partners.

Walter and Mary Frank Milford Floyd and Bertha Holmes Olive Street Anthony and Marion Gabriel Perth Street Matias and Virginia Arches Hancock Avenue John and Nelile Smith Lindley’ Street Eon Elmer and Imsa Morton Hellett Street Domenico and Anna D'Agostino Calhoun Avenue Jacob and Helen Stoll Stratford Eugene and Anna Boland Pairsfield Matteo and Teresa Marcia Charles and Adelina Sprague Grand Street Joseph and Elizabeth Trojan Arctic Street Carl and Helen Mayer Miles Street Michele and Giovanna Gintole Hamilton Street Peter and Hattie Cabral Pequonnock Street Vincenzo and Rogsa Vizea Maple Street Frank and Esther Quinlan Fayerweather Terrace Dward Viola Bridgeforth Main Street James and Agnes Horrigan Bilete Street

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