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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1921

Page

8

Literary Club's Program For Coming Year

The English Literary Club announces a full season of meetings and events led by honorary president Mrs. Howard R. Iv, with Mrs. Louis Gould and Mrs. George Peet among officers. Monthly topics range from European experiences to current events and book reviews, featuring many speakers and hostesses through May.

Howard R. Iv Swift Kirkham Cooper Cole Colleges of the Orient Metts Button Pyle Ives Fal Issuffrey Willin Meee Miss Mames Gould Miss Godfrey Miss Warren Read Kinsley York Peet Hoste Lel M Kirk Joseph Conrad Smith Sutton Shakespeare Dicken Thomas Harry Silliman M Kirkham Israel Merwin Japan Shaw Wheeler Trubee Pe Trubee Mra. Ives Mra. Peet Miss Eamer

Social notes and weddings fill seaside week end

Mrs Edward Hogan hosted a beach party at The Fa ward cottage with numerous guests and relatives visiting from Hartford and other nearby towns. A quiet wedding joined Miss Marguerite Taylor and John Burton at 196 Savoy street with Wilbur Olmstead as an attendant. The piece also mentions a Fifth District Democratic club meeting, a dancing class at Olivet church, and local residents taking weekend trips and vacations at various locations.

Edward Hogan Mryth Beach Dora L. Tasker Rey Moore Bertha Seymore Thomas Gilbert Anna Gilbert J. Gilbert A. Amixai A. Azneron Mary Mazara Harold Gilles Marguerite Taylor Springdale Avenue John Burton Savoy Street Wilbur Olmstead Lafayette Apartments

Hall orchestra to play for dancer Miss Anna McKelvey

The Hall orchestra will provide music for dancer Miss Anna McKelvey. Several local women who vacationed at Sunset Inn Pittsfield have returned home. The Sixth District Republican Women’s club chairwoman urges all members to attend tonight’s important meeting to appoint committees and plan next month’s husking bee. Camp Hazen at Chester closes August 24 but will stay open until August 31 to reward summer workers. about 18 local boys remain. The Recreation Board’s annual swimming contest for children is scheduled for tomorrow morning at Seaside Park under Captain Max Raum.

Charles Penny Republican Women’s Club Hazen Chester Recreation Board Seaside Park Max Raum

Autumn Dresses in Black Blue and Brown Styles

A large selection of autumn dresses is ready for inspection. Black is very smart, with midnight blue and dark brown also popular. The lines are simple, sensible, and distinctly stylish.

Autumn Silk and Crepe Fabrics For Elegant Fall Wear

The Mallinsons Chinchilla Satins lead a display of heavy 36 and 38 inch silks in African brown chestnut taupe black and white with non crushing wrinkle resistant quality. Roshanara Crepes in black and henna 38 inches wide accompany coat dresses suitable for late autumn and a fur collar. Also silk duvetyn available in a large color range from blues and browns to navy Burgundy henna rust sand champagne and poppy red. Personal inspection is urged to appreciate the fabric beauty and quality.

Mallinson

Labor Board averts railroad strike with six principles

The Labor Board preserved collective bargaining, an eight hour day, and wage protection, arguing the board’s decisions prevented a national railway walkout. It credited the seven mandatory principles of the transportation act and sixteen added rules guiding cost bargaining and labor relations to keep rail operations economical and in the public interest.

saAv Labor Board Laboor Lauck Wilson Tauck Railroad Labor Board

Peggy Paige dresses grace Vogue cover eyeing exclusive model

Inside Vogue, Peggy Paige dresses are featured with a black Tricotine gown trimmed in soutache braid and blue lapis beads, the Du Barry sleeve design, gold lining, and another black dress with white trim and row of white buttons. Fur pieces include Gray squirrel and Mink. Autumn Millinery highlights feather hats resistant to damp weather.

Vogue Peggy Paige du Barry

Aluminum cooking ware sale highlights kitchenware bargains

Aluminum cooking ware advertised with several items listed. Aladdin Ware Rice Boiler 2 quarts priced at 2.30 dollars. Teakettle No 8 3.95. Extra heavy frying pan 10 1.95. Preserving kettle 8 quarts 1.85. Mirror aluminum preserving set seven. Includes kettle 8 quarts fruit jar filler ladle.

Aladdin Ware

The Warm Scarf of Silk Mohair for Autumn Weather

A cuddly scarf described as light yet warm for frosty evenings. It features tan brown heather shades with blue green henna red and orange stripes, plus plain black white and gray options. Available in assorted widths and lengths priced at 5.00 8.50 and 12.00.

Tempting List of New Books at Main Floor

A display of new book titles including The Master of Man and Alice Adams with prices. The notice advertises reading matter in McCalls Magazine and features a closeout of assorted items, including sports handkerchiefs and a kaleidoscope of colors on display main floor.

McCall’s Magazine Theodore Dreiser Algernon Blackwood

Water Works Convention to Meet in Bridgeport

The New England Water Works Association holds its fortieth annual convention in Bridgeport from September 13 to 16 at The Stratfield. More than 600 delegates from New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio will attend. The program includes engineering discussions, factory tours, dances, tours of Long Island Sound, and an entertainment lineup with notable speakers such as Samuel P. Senior and Samuel B. Killam.

New England Water Works Association Bridgeport Stratfield New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Stratford Brooklawn Long Island Sound Samuel P. Senior Bridgeport Hydraulic Co William R. Conard Burlington N. J HS. Arnold International Nickel Co Reeves J. Newsom Lynn Mass Samuel B. Killam Metropolitan Water Works Boston Gordon Z. Smith J. W. Ledoux Philadelphia C. W. Marsh New York City W. H. Dittoe Ohio State Board of Health Harrison P. Eddy Alen Hazen George €. Whipple Harvard University Jerick Jackson Divi

Water works conference topics and committee list announced

Engineering topics to be discussed include descriptions of Bridgeport Hydraulic Company works standards for water systems and methods to control water waste by house to house inspection. The event will feature a large honorary reception committee led by Mayor Clifford Wilson and Chamber President D Fairchild Wheeler with many city and state officials attending.

York Clarence B. Carter Metcalf & Holdy Boston Walter F. Abbott Path Bridgeport Hydraulic Company New England Salem Massachusetts Bath Clifford B. Wilson D. Fairchild Wheeler Chamber of Commerce John Collier Manufacturers’ Association Alpheus Winter Seward B Price The George W. Waldo the Post Lann Ww. Wilson the Times Edmund 8S. Wolfe Rotary Club John J. Fisher Kiwanis Club

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