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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1920

Page

11

Advice to the Lovelorn by Beatrice Fairfax

Advice column discusses love friendship and sacrifice indicating that lasting affection requires mutual adjustments and earning devotion. It argues that honesty patience and willingness to adapt to a partner’s tastes or life demands are essential for true love and deep devotion. Henry B. Irving stars in a featured comedy at Universal City.

Beatrice Fairfax Jemons Endrettes League of Nations Dboys

Cultivate the Praise Habit In Domestic Life

A Brownstone era missive urges praising virtues over faults to foster happiness. It argues praise strengthens relationships from engagement to marriage and notes spouses respond when admiration is shown. The piece also references a Fairfield County Clerics meeting at Christchurch Stratford with dinner by teacounci.

Fairfield County

Entertaining guests and club events fill Bridgeport week

Mrs Raymond Lewis of Vine Street hosts a house guest from Philadelphia while Miss Louise Haviland and Busy Bees hold a meeting. Many local clubs plan luncheons, lectures and Christmas events featuring Santa, dancing, theatre interest, and community gatherings across Bridgeport.

Raymond Lewis Vinemreet Sire Gharies Ward Philadelphia Penn Louise Haviland Prooklawn Byemie Busy Bees

Young People Present Cinderella in Flowerland Cantata

A Sun day school cantata titled Cinderella in Flowerland will be staged at King's Highway church on Thursday and Friday evenings this week. Thirty cast members directed by Mrs. B. L. Libbey rehearse diligently. participants include Gertrude Liebrum Spencer Clark George West and many others. George Sisler of the St Louis club is named batting champion of the American League for 1929 with an average of .407, 19 points ahead of Tris Speaker.

American Legion Stratfield Hotel Very Mall, Girts Angus Thorne Harry W. Cengdon Colonial Hall Cara Legion Party Joyce Beach Troy New York Women's League Park Street Congregational Church George Clark Parent-Teachers Association of Huntington Road E. H E. Cortright King’s Highway B. L. Libbey Spencer Clark George West Howard Rees Caroline Flanagan Caroline Southard Marion Mackie Gernice Batchellor Caroline Whatmauzh Irene Avooeney Leila Sweeney Clovis Miller Dorothy Boulkes Dorothy MacDonald Annie Knight Lucretia Evans Doris Clarke Wesley McCathron Vernon Cole Robert McClure Walter Brown Ken George Sisler St. Louis Tris Speaker

Junior League Plans Large Entertainment and Dance

An afternoon meeting at Patty Place led by president Miss Mary Ancks, planning a January entertainment with a future dance. A secret admissions board elected to boost membership, with new members to be voted in February. Tea served by Mel Hineks. The group includes Thimble, Service, and Little Sisters clubs.

Eagus Heme Mary Ancks Patty Busines Nutters Mel Hineks Thimble Club Service Club Little Sisters

Woman's League Meeting Promises Pilgrim Program

The Woman's League of Park Street church will meet tomorrow at o’clock for a December assembly. Miss Kila Beach will present an program titled Our Inheritance From the Pilgrims and the Puritans, with participants including Clayton Smith Blake Eames Boardman Davis Brown and several others. A social hour will follow the program.

Woman's League of the Park Street Church Kila Beach Ates Clayton Smith Mary _1lake C. S._ Eames William Boardman Elvire Davis Anna Brown

Big Tax List to Meet Bills in Treasury Plan

Washington December 18 A village of $840,000,000 falls to meet the same time the treasury to collect $50,000,000 in income and excess profits taxes. About $700,000,000 in treasury certificates matured today and the semi annual interest on the First Liberty Loan and Victory Liberty Loan totaling about $140,000,000 became payable. To provide for current expenses and to finish the remainder of January maturities Secretary Houston has offered two new issues of certificates aggregating about $500,000,000.

Washinsion Treasury Corlincates Houston

Washington Relics Bring Big Sums in Auction

A miniature portrait of George Washington painted by Charles Willson Peale for Martha Washington sold for $9,500 to the Mount Vernon Association. Washingtons field telescope brought $2,000 and two dining chairs fetched $1,100. An anonymous buyer from New York paid $950 for Washingtons shaving outfit. John Conway Totle of New York succeeds David Fultz as president of the International League, which will be renamed the National Association.

Philadelphia George Washington Martha’ Washington Charles Willson Peale Mount Vernon Association Washington Mount Vernon New York John Conway Totle David Fultz International League Fultz Heven National Association American Association

Mass Meeting Planned to Organize League

Plans for a mass meeting to launch a Connecticut League of Women Voters are laid for Friday December 17 in Hartford. Representatives from state women’s organizations will help form committees and elect officers, with Katharine Ludington presiding temporarily. Representatives from Child Welfare, Colonial Dames, and other groups will attend. Talks in New York focus on trades, purchases, and players as ball clubs plan rosters.

League of ‘Women Connecticut Hartford League aJnuary Y. Ww. CG. A Katharine Ludington New England National League of Women Voters Ammisteee Ludington Miss Lud Connecticu” Child’ Welfare Association Socety of Colonial Dames New England Business and Professional Women's Association of Collegiate Alumnae Mistei League of Women Voters Gohhecticut Woman Suffrage. Association New York Heinie Groh Cigeinnatt Pst Moran

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