Generous memorial fund donations pour in from alumni
Daily contributions flood in to Miss Agnes Colling, secretary of the Jeannette L. Matthias Memorial Fund, as the commercial alumni push to reach a $500 goal with a $500 matching pledge by Lewis P. Matthias. Subscriptions from H. Almon Chaffee, Kenneth Griffin, Madge Holbrook, Louis Levitin, and many others mount, while demonstrations on coat cutting and garment making unfold at the Food Hut. A Hebrew Boys club dance closes the week with a full house and a structured leadership slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Colling
Jeannette L. Matthias
Lewis PR. Matthias
H. Almon Chaffee
Kenneth Griffin
Madge B. Holbrook
Louis Levitin
Operetta at Casino May 27 by Sacred Heart group
A comic operetta titled Bulbul will be staged at the casino on May 27 under the Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart church. Music by W Rhys Hendert and Isirios by Maude Inch with Welden hammer's orchestra as accompanist. Large cast listed with numerous named players and court figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart Church
Bulbul
Casino
W. Rhys Hendert
Maude Inch
Weldenhammer
Jamie
Joseph F. Miller
Baybul
Lucy Glancy
Caspian
John Niles
Thomas Luddy
Joseph Cummings
Willam Honan
Ronald Ward
Charles Ward, Jr
Frank McCarthy
Frank O'Connell
Joseph Lynders
Edward Sheehan
Thomas Keegan
David Oxborne, Jr
Thomas Moran
William Walsh
Charles Kenney
Anna Billsmore
Elizabeth Dargan
Jane Dargan
May Shane
May Wright
Katherine Keane
Irene Finnegan
Julia Stan
Bridgeport Animal Rescue League Dance for Funds
Tomorrow evening in Colonial Hall the Bridgeport Animal Rescue League hosts a May dance to fund its work. Murray's orchestra plays with Miss Slocum's pupils performing solos at intermission, amid a program praised as enjoyable and highlighting the society's need for support and stricter animal welfare legislation. One of the prettiest spring weddings followed Wednesday at St Peter's church as Miss Bessie Gallagher wed Mr Frank Klimcheck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Hall
Bridgeport Animal Rescue League
Murray
Miss Slocum
St. Peter's Church
Bessie Gallagher
Michael Gallagher
Scofield Avenue
Frank Klimcheck
Charles Klimcheck
Phiiladelphia
John Ryan
Waterbury, Conn
Cecilia Burpee
Keene
N 4
Albert Klimcheck
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Newark
Hartford
Brooklyn
Obituary for Margaret Van Stone
Funeral services for Margaret Van Stone were held this morning at the M. J. Gannon funeral home and at St Patrick's church. Rev Father Lynch celebrated the mass. Pallbearers were Edward Lavery Gazi Miklis Thomas Esposito James Motts Thomas Grantfield Walter Nichols. Interment was in St Michael's cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret van Stone
M. J. Gannon
Johns Iet
St Patrick's Church
Father Lynch
Edward Lavery
Gazi Miklis
Thomas Esposito
James Motts
Thomas Grantfield
Walter Nichols
St. Michael's Cemetery
Annual recital by Quilty's School of Dancing in Colonial ballroom
On Friday evening Quilty's School of Dancing presents its annual recital at 8 in the Colonial ballroom. The varied program includes esthetic and interpretative dances, stage and folk numbers, nursery rhymes, toe and barefoot pieces with Miss Florence Umstatter at the piano and Murray's orchestra. Featured solos and group performances span Port de Bras, nursery rhymes, Sorrentina, Pas de Zephyr, Two Butterflies, Flemish Folk Dance, Nymphs at Play, Dancing Cupids, Russian Rhapsody, Sailors Hornpipe, Spanish Tambourine, and many more amid Juvenile, Junior and Senior classes led by Edna O'Brien, Joseph O'Brien, Lois Wolff, Dorliska Chaffee, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quilty
School of Dancing
Florence Umstatter
Murray
Port de Bras
Anitra
Columbine
Edna O'Brien
Pierrot
Joseph O'Brien
Harlequin
Raymona Hotchkiss
Lois Wolff
Bohemia
Dorliska Chaffee
D. C. Quilty
A Banking Message and an Elmira Man Requisition
A domestic advice piece urges saving youth health beauty and love as parts of a life bank. It counsels preserving youth and health, balancing generosity and prudence, and maintaining appeal in marriage. The second item notes a requisition by Governor Smith of New York for the arrest of John Kennedy who allegedly abandoned his children in Elmira New York and was ordered delivered to New York state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
Hotcomb
Capitol
Smith
New York
John Kennedy
N. Y
Simeon Pease
Fairfield County
Kennedy
Lee Knapp
New York State Police
Unique suede magenta hat with leather fringe model
A hat crafted in suede in magenta stands out for its buckskin inspired leather fringe and lack of trimming. The imported model features unusual fabric and color making it distinctive among hats of its era.
Veiling in fine Bretonne Net 72 inch debate
A listing notes 3 by 15 cent items at 60 cents each for Confirmation Veiling in fine Bretonne Net measuring 72 inches. The brief advertises fabric length and price per unit with a total for multiple pieces.
Reversible Wool Chenille Rugs in Plain Colors
Wool chenille rugs offer economy and durability with reversible sides for even wear. Available in brown rose and gray centers with contrasting borders. Sizes and prices: 21x45 6.00. 30x60 9.00. 36x40 9.00. 48x54 17.50. 36x72 16.00. 9x12 75.00. Main floor.
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Laide Zeigner
George L. Moore
Sidney E. Tibball
Morton Greenstein
C. W. Linnell
J. D. Mulloy
Bertha Fitch
Lewis P. Liddmore
Wisie Phillips Butts
Margaret Koletor
Allen F. Gabriel
Ruth M. Roger
Jouve A. Pease
G. W. Goodsell
Wilwi W. Beardsley
Ernest le Fitch
Lillian Rosenberg
Esther D. Frandsen
Sidney W. Mott
Food Hut
W. €. Keummel
Diessmaking School
Keummel
Keummer
Miss Green
Bridgeport
Hebrew Boys’ Club of
Hebrew Boys Orchestra
Samuel Schopick
Nathan Weinstein
Bennie Schloss
Robert Hirsh
The
Chip
John Postal
William Dorkin
Bogany
Goldtone
Dame Fashion
Acsar Misch Stores
Animal Rescue League
Klimcheck
Gallagher
Che
United States
Axminsters
Priscilla
Fancy Work Magazine
China
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