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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
15
A roundup of local society items lists speakers at W C A classes and dressmaking and millinery sessions, names of hosts and attendees, upcoming weddings and engagements, travel notes, club meetings, and church group activities across Bridgeport. The column highlights individuals, households, and local organizations with dates and venues.
A Brooklyn woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recovery after multiple pregnancy losses. After eight or ten bottles she found relief and gave birth to a baby girl named Lydia Elizabeth. She urges others to avoid losing hope and to consider the product as proof in newspaper testimonials.
An ongoing divorce case reveals Bernard Granville's second wife Eleanore Christie says lonely nights at home and his change after a trip to France drove their marriage apart. She left the stage to keep house and regrets giving up her career. Granville's decree was granted in Rockland County.
The Opportunity club of the Universalist church will start its active season with a banquet for members and friends. An orchestra provides music during dinner, served by a caterer. An entertaining program follows with musical selections and Miss Margaret Hughes’s Panama experiences. Officers include Miss Charlotte Fenner president and Miss Margaret Richardson treasurer.
Miss Mildred Peck daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard H Peck of Lone Hill wed Russell SH Shaw of Long Hill in a Windsor Grace M E church ceremony conducted by Rev L R Sheffield. The couple left for a two week honeymoon and will live in a new bungalow at Long Hill after returning. Miss Peck recently left the Board of Education after three years of service and is a local high school graduate. Mr Shaw is affiliated with the Fairfield Alumnum Co.
The Algonquin Club will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday evening October 12 1920 at 8 oclock in the club rooms. Nominating committee names officers for vote including President William A LaField MD Vice President Edward H Dillon Secretary R Irwin Smith Treasurer Thad B Beecher and board of governors George E Crawford Harry E Husted Albert J Merritt Joseph P Frisbie with I T Banks absent on vacation in Kentucky. The annual dinner will follow on Wednesday October 20 at 7 oclock.
The Woman's club of the Universalist church marked its fifteenth anniversary with a celebration led by Mrs. A V Hartey. A business meeting reviewed key events, then guests admired a huge illuminated birthday cake and ribbons counting pennies donated to the club. The event drew over sixty attendees with tea and music, as fashion notes described velvet gowns and bold evening wear.
Dear Miss Fairfax answers a seventeen year old who loves a twenty year old with good character but modest means, advising against parental restrictions fueling romance and suggesting turning infatuation into friendship rather than defying her mother. The column also addresses marrying for money from a twenty three year old who lacks love, warning that lack of affection undermines such a union.
The speaker cautions that luxuries come at the cost of happiness and self-respect, urging people to seek honest work and avoid marriages for money, to preserve the chance to build a worthwhile life. The message stresses personal effort over easy benefits.
Regular weekly weighings through the first year followed by monthly and quarterly checks help detect growth issues. Maintain consistent timing and attire, note dates, and consult a doctor if weight declines for three consecutive weeks. Accurate records and access to a reliable scale are essential.
Two young women from the Y M C A Miss Ethel Lyman Mackey soprano and Miss Mary Hopkins Emerson pianist accompany Graves Registration Service will perform at the United Church this evening at 7 45 in a program titled Echoes for France for soldiers and listeners in France and back home.
Mexico City reports Heraldo de Mexico claims American capitalists back a plan to create a new republic in Lower California. The sensational article alleges a United States purchase of Lower California for 200 million dollars and the formation of a new republic.
Washington reports eight persons, including Daniel B E O Keefe and Aloysius A Young of New Britain Connecticut, indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged graft involving thousands of dollars from world war veterans. The scheme allegedly used promised aid in settling war risk insurance claims. A description of a riding habit is included in the text.
Catalog notes a range of children sleepers in stripes with pockets and patch pockets, high necks, long sleeves, sizes 4 to 17, prices from 50 cents to $1.50. Nightgowns feature yoke fronts and backs, scalloped edges, full cut, in blue and white or pink and white, sizes 2 to 13, special prices $1.00 and 69 cents. Men’s percale shirts offered at low price, white with colored stripes, sizes 14 1/2 to 17, soft cuffs.
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