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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
15
Fragmentary notice lists Bediscard Weber and Edmund linked to a ceremony on August at a hospital. The readable text implies an event at a medical facility with individuals named, but lacks full details or dates.
The Woman's Church Aid society of Westminster Presbyterian will meet for Red Cross sewing all day in the church parlor from 11 am to 4 pm. Members are asked to take box lunches and hot coffee will be served. Miss Turtle Woods of 31 Pacific trees returned from a visit with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs George P. Sweeney of Hartford.
Garden department of the Southport Woman's Club announces fall flower show entries and chairmen. Entries cover copper arrangement, chrysanthemum arrangements, miniatures, breakfast tray, luncheon table, and container drapery with entries led by Mrs Jean Deren Mia Walter J Calhoun Mrs John J Mills Mrs Coleman Phillips Mrs B I Whelan Mrs LeGrand Fo Sturges Mia Morten TE Jeffords. Horticulture classes list favorites including house plants annuals perennials and various chrysanthemums, organized by Mia Adolph Schildhauer. Staging led by Mrs Rex B Beisel and a host of assistants. Hostesses under Mrs George O Clifford with helpers named.
State officers of the Children of the American Revolution visit Greenwich for a meeting with Mary Bush society CAR and Capt Mathew Mealle branch SAR at the William A Finch historic inn Stanwich road Greenwich. Finch will tell the inn history. a box supper and games follow. Attending from the area are Mrs John W Richardson Stratford state senior president William Carruthers Stratford on the state executive board and Robin McDowell Stratford state treasurer.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Pilulio of Success Park hosted a party celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs William Gilberth Mio and Mrs Michael Faola, Mrs Mildred Dilulio, Vincent Diulio, Miss Gailberti, Miss Julie Cianletts, Kyvelyn Miller, Al Sperling, and numerous other couples and friends.
Miss Mildred H. Virostek of Stratford will wed Gordon Dwight Tompkins of Stamford at the Carpatho-Ruthenian church Saturday at 2 pm. The wedding party includes Shirley Cline as maid of honor and Eunice Kelso as bridesmaid, with Barbara Ann and Mary Jane Skubas as flower girls. Best man is Robert Jo Matron. ushers are Stephen Pinl and Charles Plasky. Miss Virostek, a Stratford High School and Triup Hagen School of Fashion graduate, is to wear a Vogue pattern. Tompkins, a Stratford High School alumnus, served with the 43rd division in the Pacific and later with Devoe & Reynolds of Stamford. A recent shower honored the bride-elect with many relatives and friends attending.
Bridgeport lodge events list tonight and tomorrow include Knights of Pythias at 189 State street and Pride of Bridgeport Council Daughters of America at 670 State street with various presiding officers. Star of the East Lodge convenes tonight at 85 Fifth and the Bridgeport Protestant Widows society holds a Saturday visitation and dinner at Morris Court Sterling Home with grand officers attending.
Miss Loutse J Wilkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilkinson of 585 Nichols avenue Stratford was given a miscellaneous shower Saturday night on the home of Mr and Mrs Fail Ward of Daniels Farms road. Miss Wilkinson will become the bride of Marshall K Cole son of Mrs Chester Cole of East Main street and he will wed on Saturday in Stratford Congregational church. Also chatting the evening Mr and Mrs Charlie Brewer of Nichols were presented a gift the occasion being their 20th wedding anniversary.
Nan Louise Newman of Millacre farm Newtown and Delmonico N announce the engagement of their daughter Nan Lowee to Martin M Eskow of Chicago. The bride elect is a Woodmere Academy graduate and Hood College attendee, with a June Chicago University graduation. Eskow attended the University of Illinois and served in the Army in Miopé.
Mr and Mrs Velmoe Spamer of 121 Huntington Road Stratford announce a son James Blakeman born August 29 at Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs Spamer, formerly Claribel Nothnigte, is daughter of Mrs George A Hird and the late Harry F. Nothnigte. Mr and Mrs I. B. Spamer of Orenoque Stratford are paternal grandparents. Mr and Mrs Joseph O Walsh Jr of Lansdowne Pa announce a daughter Anne Farrell born Saturday at St Vincent's Hospital. Mrs Walsh is formerly Anne McLaughlin, daughter of Dr and Mrs A A McLaughlin of Bilowd Place.
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