On The Tip Of The Tongue Local social notes drift homeward
MISS CATHERINE DALEY returns from Middle town to 27 Center street. MR AND MRS ARTHUR CANFIELD and son of 250 West avenue, with 15 friends from Watertown Syracuse and Washington, D C, conclude two weeks at Henderson Harbor and head home via Thousand Islands this Sunday. Numerous families and individuals in Stratford are noted for travels, visits, and entertaining guests across North avenue Longmeadow Adams and Clark households. A variety of social engagements, dances, and club events fill local week with hospitality and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Canfield
West Avenue
Watertown
New York
Syracuse
Washington, D. C
Henderson Harbor
Thousand Islands
David Gordon
Junior
Fayette C. Clark
North Avenue
Longmeadow
Mass
Mardi Gras at Black Rock Club Opens Tuesday
Local celebration opens Tuesday night as the Black Rock Country club hosts the Mardi Gras with a 200 member committee. Decorated grounds feature bunting lights and Mardi Gras novelties while guests from Argo nautical Brooklawn Bridgeport Master Builders Seaside Beaver Hills Silver Beach Milford clubs attend. Coast Artillery band performs nightly with a fancy and Grecian dancing program led by Miss Mary S Hall on Thursday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wilson
Black Rock Country Club
Argonautn Club
Brooklawn Country Club
Bridgeport Club
Master Builders’ Association
Seaside Club
Beaver Hills Club
New Haven
Silver Beach Shore Club
Silver Beach
Milford
Coast Artillery Band
Mary S. Hall
Musical Club Announces Artist Program for 1920 21
The Wednesday Afternoon Musical Club unveils an autumn season featuring Jo sephine Lucchese coloratura soprano, Lavais Schuk violin cello Guy Maier and Lee Pattison pianists in two piano works, the Hamboure trio with Alice Mancrieff contralto Cecil Fanning and Lenora Sparkes, with tickets kept at last year’s price despite higher artist costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Lucchese
Lavais Schuk
Guy Maier
Lee Pattison
Hamboure
Alice Mancrieff
Cecil Fanning
Lenora Sparkes
MISS M CORMACK FETED WITH PRETTY SHOWER
A miscellaneous shower honor of Miss Margaret McCormack soon to wed Earl D. Lockwood was held Thursday evening at the home of her sister Loretta McCormack 159 Beers street. Guests included many local women and families. gifts of pyrex ware, aluminum and linens were given amid pink snapdragons and roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McCormack
Earl D. Lockwood
Loretta McCormack
Beers Street
McCormack
Bessie Nicholson
Hazel Roberts
Helen McCall
Ellen Burke
Rose Farrell
Gertrude Fiston
Ruby Hall
Hazel Jane
Anna Polocowich
Kate Crossley
Ada Buck
Mary Kelly
Rose Christiansen
Anna Owens
Margaret Lockwood
John Wallace
Frank Clancy
Anna Myers
M. Owens
W. Christiansen
E.farrell
Thomas Clancy
S. Crossley
Jesse Lockwood
B. J. Bingham
E. McCormack
Daniel Salmon
New York
Margaret Carey
Middletown
Old Sheets and Shirts Made Useful for Protectors
A guide explains repurposing worn sheets into garment protectors by forming a bag with a top hem and ties to hang on a hanger, protecting clothing in summer. It notes saving worn shirts for aprons and uses remaining fabric for belts, puffles, and strings.
Bride Elect Frances Burlant Showered Before Wedlock
Mrs Edwin Scull and Mrs Leo Redgate hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Frances Burlant as she prepares to wed Elmer Moore next week. Guests included Mrs Edward Redgate Mrs J F Mac Donough Mrs Joseph Moore and several Burlant relatives among others amid musical games and a buffet supper with many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Scull
Park Ave
Aue
Leo J. Redgate
Washington Terrace
Frances Burlant
Elmer Moore
Burlant
Edward Redgate
J. F. MacDonough
Joseph Moore
Carrie Burlant
Lena Gramento
Theresa Gramento
Mabel
Lorraine
Alice Mooney
Daniel Brennan
John Collins
Japanese art endangered by lack of models
Tokyo reports modern Japanese art faces a shortage of models as 80 artists sought volunteers. An art school ad drew seven responses, four agreeing to pose nude, only briefly. Pay ranged from 23 to 56 dollars monthly for two to three two hour sittings daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Local Man Weds Cleveland Woman in Brideport Ceremony
Miss Marie Keough daughter of Mr and Mrs Val Keough of Cleveland Ohio married W Raymond Gordon son of Mr and Mrs W A Gordon of Bridgeport at St Anges Gothic church Cleveland. Attendants Miss Constance Weter of Buffalo and Philip Platten of Cleveland. After a breakfast at Hotel Cleveland the couple left for Niagara Falls Buffalo and then Bridgeport to visit relatives before settling in Chicago. Gordon a 162nd Infantry veteran is employed by National Cash Register in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Marie Keough
Val Keough
W. Raymond Gordon
W. A. Gordon
Main Street
St Anges’ Gothic
Philip Platten
Mr. Gordon
Niazara Falls
Buffalo
Bridgeport
Chicago
162Nd Infantry
National Cash Register Company
W. J. Donnelly
Charlotte Gordon
Carroll Keeler
Rainbow Wedding to Be Held at Christ Church
Miss Gertrude Card will wed Edward A. Wenzel at Christ Episcopal church at 6 30 PM with Rev William Jepson performing the ceremony The bridal party includes Helen Block as maid of honor and bridesmaids from New York City and local names The couple, connected with Howland Co, will honeymoon and reside on Iranistan avenue after the wedding reception at the bride's home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Episcopal Church
Gertrude Card
Thomas Card
Sixth Street
Edward A. Wenzel
Ira H. Steenburg
Iranistan Avenue
Willam Jepson
St. Luke's Church
Miss Card
Helen Block
New York City
Promised Not To Make Love To Other Women
New York Aug 21 Beverly Towles president of the Beverly Towles Company Inc. faced a separation suit in Supreme Court after his wife produced a signed duty outline. She claims he earns at least 310000 yearly and was habitually unfaithful while Towles denies exaggerating his wealth and accuses her of liquor and cigarette indulgence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Beverly Towles
Beverly Towles Company, Inc
Towles
Supreme Court
Conductors in Buenos Aires Sit Down on Jobs
In Buenos Aires on August 21 street car conductors now may sit while not collecting fares. An earlier ordinance required hinged seats on car platforms for conductors. The new seats have appeared and the guards, or guardas, are enjoying sitting during rush hour on the slatface cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Guardas
Bridgeport Saps Targeted by Detroit Tractor Scheme
A Times reporter exposed a dubious sales pitch for Liberty Tractor Corp offering stock at $10 a share to Bridgeport residents. The Detroit origin scheme claimed easy profits, a factory, and a plant with a stock boom but lacked money and genuine assets. The promoter warned they would move on as sales lagged and Bridgeport investors grew cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameack
Michigan
Times
Liberty Tractor Corporation
Bridgeport
Spain
Detroit
Thomas
Ford
Bridgeport Aids in Fight on the Mosquito
New Haven Aug. 21 The next legislature will be asked to appropriate 835000 to cover two years for ditching 22000 acres of Connecticut salt marsh to end mosquito nuisance. A conference at Pine Orchard with 75 men, scientists, and contractors planned the project. An executive committee from towns statewide was formed to oversee funding and maintenance costs, with towns paying three fourths of land work at one dollar per acre and the state covering the rest. preliminary surveys and maintenance funded by the state. Population and grand lists provided for shore and northern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut
Pine Orchard
W. M. Wilson
Chicago
Westbrook
E. H. Jenkins
Agricultural Experiment Station
W. E. Britton
Samuel S. Sealy
Jenkins
New Jersey
Long Island
Co. R. Simpson
Eaton, Brown & Simpson
New York City
Commitier
Ansonia
Louis P. Anschutz
Theodore Bristol
Charles F. Brooker
Alton Farrel
Bridgeport
Waldo C. Bryant
Bradford Pierce
H. D. Warner
Mierd B. Wilson
Bristol
Charles T. Treadway
Derby
Charles Downs
Fairfield
Oliver G. Jennings
Glastonbury
H. W. Welch Hadhyme
Frederick Culver
Hartford
Charles G. Ell
Charles
Goodwin
L. Konper
Manchester
Howell Cheney
Meriden
Charles F. Linsley
New Britain
E. A. Moore
Winthrop G. Bushnell
Themms Hooker
Wilson H. Lee
Col
Isaac M. Ullman
Rollin S. Woodruff
New London
Theodore Bodemwain
John W. Geary
John Moran
Salisbury
Robert Scoville
Southinton
Elijah Roger
Stamford
Walter D. Dasham
Alfred Fermuson
Solon C. Kelley
Malcolm R. Pat
Had His Doubt in a Big Box Job
A terse exchange reveals distrust over a large box job. The speaker accuses others of breaking a gentleman’s agreement to share proceeds while noting uncertainty about party involvement and fair dealing. The dialogue hints at hidden motives and strained alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlaa
Closing out couch hammocks at big price cut
Limited stock remains from a busy season sale with quick clearance. Chain suspension hammocks with cotton pad and hardware priced from 7.50, couch hammock with head rest from 10, and tufted roll edge hammock from 14, each offering varied features and value.
Curtain goods big value special purchase sale item
A special purchase offers 2,100 yards of curtain materials. Mercerised scrims and marquisettes, white and Arabian drawn work with double borders and hemstitched finishes. Manufacturer's sample pieces valued from 75 cents to $1.10 per yard, now available for five cents per yard while stocks last.
Baseball Ball Catalogued at Two Prices in Ad
An old ad notes the Beach official American League ball meets official specs and lasts a full nine innings. Price listed at 2.50 with a special sale of 1.25 while supplies last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach
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Raymond Lewis
Vine Street
Adirondack Mountains
Eugene Norton
Elsie Clark
Frank Clark
North Mainstreet
Columbia University
Fred. Atwater
Colorado Avenue
Joel Goldthwaite
Cambridge
Edward Gebeau
Sanford Avenue
Toronto
Canada
Mary Hoadley
Stratford
Monterey
Mis
Lucy Raven
North Main Street
Daisy Erick
Ruth Doolittle
T. Luff
Marguerite Sheldon
East Orange, New Jersey
Robert Ferrett
Brattleboro, Vermont
Katherine Sherman
Charles Craddock
Parrott Avenue
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Catherine Wilson
Park Avenue
Arcegordy
Elmwood Avenue
New York State
Thomas Arnold
Washington Avenue
Coleman Street
Hazel Bradshaw
Kenneth Goodsell
Harold Fish
White Mountains
Rose M. Friedman
Hough Avenue
Dorothea Tendrich
Camp Grallo
Berkshires
Edward C. Spargo
Noble Avenue
Helen O'Leary
St. Albans
Vermont
Edward S. George
Earl B. Hoskins
Elizabeth Bassick
E.B. Palmer
Vinestreet
Lordship Manor
Gol@y
Fenelon Spencer
Lorraine Percet
Atlantic City
N. J
Harry Corbett
William Galvin
Kathryn
Walnut Beach
Elias Howe
Margaret Adams
Housatonic Avenue
Willeave
Boston
Gertrude Pricttara
Somerville
Edith Arnold
Braintree
Miss Adams
Dean Academy
John W. Storrs
Nash Lane
Bridgeport Hospital
Babe
MA Leary
Uate
Thomas Walsh
Parfield Beach
Cletis McNamara
Mildred Horan
Celig Allen
Marguerite Sanford
Virginia Arnold
Catherine Cullinan
John Anderson
Deck McGrath
Jack Bray
Donald Lynch
Bertram van Xess
Roy Greene
C. Alex Sperry
Black Rock Club
Musical Club
M’cormack
Christ Church
Fairfield Avenue
Greenwich
Darien
South Norwalk
Brandford
Guilford
Madison Co
Saybrook
Howland
Howland Dry Goods Co
the City National Bank Corner
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the Tire Service CO. CO
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