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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
12
Social notices report J Fosy and family preparing for a European tour in September. Guests include Miss Julia Shelton and Miss Ruth Stemmber, with several members hosting meetings, dances, and club events at Brooklawn and local homes. Multiple residents travel, visit New York and Boston, while engagements, weddings, and church society activities fill the week.
The article describes wrap like fall coats with graceful Directoire back seams and curved folds at the hem. It notes materials such as Duvelyn veldyne bokhara cloth fortuna and other fabrics in rich browns blues and blacks with trims of mole beaver gray squirrel and Kolinsky dyed fur. A black satin wrap with moleskin trim and a Hudson seal me fabric coat imitate fur mantle lines are highlighted.
About sixty Mills relatives gathered for their fiftieth annual reunion at Greens Farms beach on Tuesday August 10. Guests traveled from Bridgeport Stratford New Haven Easton Westport Southport Norwalk and Greens Farms. A large tent on the hill held tables with abundant foods as bathing and clam ing were enjoyed. Accordion music by Mr Waterhouse delighted attendees and all returned home praising the event as the best reunion yet.
A Western city with 100000 people directed 1920 women and girls to rooms or jobs or given guidance by the YWCA. This bureau, part of broader YWCA work, hints at nationwide reach when scaled across many centers. An accompanying note touts a herbal medicine as a proven remedy for women’s health.
New Haven will host the state Democratic Convention likely on Sept 9 and 10 or another convenient date after Bridgeport members failed to secure a suitable hall. The gathering formed an associate women’s committee across 35 districts and discussed potential candidates with talk favored for Mayor Fitzgerald, Judge Spellacy, and other figures while noting possible opposition to Senator Brandegee.
Governor Cox, the Democratic presidential nominee, will arrive in New Haven on Saturday August 28 at noon. He will attend a workers dinner at a summer resort selected by the reception committee and speak later in the evening at a large New Haven hall. The event follows a statewide committee meeting in which organizers were appointed to coordinate Cox’s visit and future campaign stops in Bridgeport and other cities.
Miss Mary Witt of Park Place will host a supper for her Sunday school class at United Congregational Church Thursday evening. Pretty garden flowers will decorate and Miss Witt will introduce a surprise feature after the meal. Invited guests include Miss Mildred Gorman Miss Dorothy Breene Miss Dorothy Dayton Miss Mildred Chichester Miss Mildred Warner and Miss Grace Noonan.
Berlin reports editor Count Ernst Reventlow accuses Poland of initiating a war of conquest with aid from France to isolate Germany. He argues Poland and France violated League of Nations statutes, claims Britain knew of their intentions, and says the League is unequipped to judge the Polish French invasion while Poland suffers.
Deputy Coroner Henry C Stevenson reports Harry Brown 35 a motorcyclist killed July 1 in Greenwich when struck by an automobile driven by William Roberts of Brooklyn N Y Brown suffered a compound fracture and blood poisoning led to death August 6 at Greenwich Hospital Traffic officer testified Roberts was signaled to go ahead no reason shown for Browns continued riding Rankin defeats Nevada lieutenant governorship bid after Senate loss on Navajo ticket showing party flexibility.
Rules adopted by the Democratic State Central Committee establish a 35 member Women’s Associate State Central Committee in Connecticut with a chairman secretary and treasurer. District representatives chosen by district committees will join. officers may appoint associate officers. Members attend all meetings and may form district sub committees, joint votes limited to one per senatorial district, and actions align with the State Central Committee.
A canoe overturned in fifteen feet of water near Fairfield Beach as Abe Seneesein, 25, nearly drowned Monday evening. Life Guard Louis Duckworth and an unidentified bather saved both him and a fellow swimmer after a 15 minute effort. A second swimmer at the same beach later cramp-rescued by Duckworth. Women becoming eligible for the Victoria Cross is noted.
Hartford August 11 Connecticut fair associations may permit harmless games of chance at fairs during the coming season without harming their state appropriation. Leonard H Healey secretary of the State board of agriculture announced modification of the ruling that no fair association wishing to benefit by state aid could permit games of chance on the fair grounds during exhibition. The change follows statewide comment and an executive committee sub committee was appointed to seek mitigation of the decision to stamp out gambling for money at state fairs.
An advertisement claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after use. It promises hair regains vigor brightness color and thickness with a few cents per application. The copy emphasizes salon like results from a household product.
Advertises bathing shoes in black white and blue for all ages with sizes plus children play oxfords in brown or white canvas. Also lists linens including part linen crash cloths 18 inches wide, gray blankets with colored borders, and damask table linens. Regular and annex prices shown, plus Turkish towels at special price.
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