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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1918
Page
11
Women readers are invited to submit items for the Telegram Woman's Page. Contributions should include sender's signature and address and may be telephoned to Barnum 6100 for appearance in the paper.
Dr Irving Al Nettleton entertains over the weekend with son Harl Nettleton from Felham Bay Naval reserves. Mrs Florence Klein Bishop convalesces after an operation. Arthur Wren, also with Felham Bay Naval reserves, visits his parents. Hostess Marion De Forest at Brooklawn Country club tea. Norma Talmadge film De Luxe Annie draws crowds. Several couples host dinners and dances. Weekend guests include Captain Robert Gibney en route overseas. Miss Harriet Kohler vacationing in Pittsfield. Lieutenant Theodore Soebelius overseas. Many local residents entertain relatives and friends from New York, Brooklyn and nearby towns amid sport outings and motor trips.
Captain McGovern a Bridgeport physician turned Army officer marries Miss Ahearn at Camp Devens in a Catholic ceremony. The groom, stationed with the 12th division, met delays in securing a license and the couple traveled via Worcester to Springfield and Ayer before tying the knot one hour before embarkation. The bride, a Stamford native and Bridgeport nurse, resides at 1088 Fairfield Avenue.
Miss May Elizabeth Cooney daughter of Mr and Mrs Willian Cooney of 2238 Hawley avenue Bridgeport was one of the citys teachers who worked as a farmerette on Henry J Fisher estate in Greenwich through July and August She returned home for a week of vacation before resuming her teaching duties Also Miss Evelyn Lawenstein of Brooklyn joined her as a guest and both appeared in good health after their summer in the fields.
Members of the No-I-No-U club enjoyed their annual dinner Saturday night at the Colonnade Savin Rork. They camped at Waverweather's Island all summer and plan to break up the camp this week. Attendees included Stephen Curran Michael Fitzgibbons William Lombard Russell Ilkernan Thomas Humphrey Frank Moran Dwight Alvord John Revegnac Victor Michaelson Thomas Joseph Clancy and Samuel Frank.
Sweden will implement new potato ration regulations in September easing daily allotments to one round per person. The Taton Metallic Cartridge company is noted in connection with the distribution arrangement.
In the Catskills a recovering artist faces old threats as Mrs Allis warns of revenge while the narrator fears a dangerous feud. After a tense farewell, the party plans return to New York with Dicky promising social reinsertion for the famed recluse.
Bridgeport Symphony Society officials held a special meeting and decided to start rehearsals for the new season on September 22. Rehearsals will be held weekly on Sundays at the Musicians' studio, with venues on Micin and Slike streets and Henry Hulzer's studio in Canekt fix.
Paris dispatch reports Herbert Hoover United States food administrator has won a 38000 Andrret Prize from the Morald and Politics Science Academy for his work directing food relief and administration in Belgium and the French territories. Concurrently New York dispatch notes Puccini to premiere three one act operas at the Metropolitan Opera in December under Gatti-Casazza with “Si Tabarro” “Sior Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” as librettos.
The show was a great success with smooth staging and no stage fright. It earned more money than expected as scenery and programs were donated, and photos will appear in the Sunday Supplement. Betty asked to do another, but plans were shelved as she heads to the beach in white silk with burnt orange accents.
Ridgefield public schools begin Tuesday under new leadership as Caleb H. Niles resigns and is replaced by Professor Charles D. Bogart of Brooklyn New York. Former principal Aleh El Niles visited Ridgefield with Borough Clerk George E Benedictz. Robert Cushman, son of Dr William E F Cushman, died in Stevensville New York aged 38 and was buried in Ridgefield after a New York funeral. Cushman had been in chicken farming on a large Ridgefield farm.
Gard ner Perry of Boston has been appointed representative of the Emergency Fleet corporation to promote good relations between workers and employers in all New England shipyards. The outfit described includes two knitted worsted panels, a sash, a coordinated hat, and blue flowers on the right shoulder.
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