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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1919
Page
1
A local event promotes the Victory Loan drive with visitors and speakers scheduled for Monday afternoon. The program includes a tank display used in France and addresses outlining wartime cost and postwar obligations.
The annual meeting of Trinity Church corporation approved officers warders and vestry, elected John W Best and George S Pailthorpe as delegates to Convocation, and named substitutes and alternates. Also elected were rector, clerk, and parish officers, with strategic committee selections and notes on file.
Providence high school team defeated the Colts 2 to 7 in the season opener. Baker pitched in good form and Yarlasavetsky impressed behind the plate in his first semi professional appearance. The Colts travel to New Bedford tomorrow to face the local high school squad.
Paramount presents The Golden Bird retitled Little Miss Hoover starring Marguerite Clark at the Y M C A showing this Saturday afternoon and evening. Nancy Cradocket, a society girl from Washington, becomes a farmerette to help her country and meets a charming farmer, with a happy ending. Troop movements arrive as Rhode Island Cavalry National Guard and other units are demobilized at Camp Devens.
The Pierce family entertainers were scheduled to perform at Colt Memorial High School tonight but were suddenly stricken with influenza. The program is postponed to a later date.
King Philip Lodge No 1135 of the Loyal Order of Moose installed its officers for the year in the Hasbrouck block lodge room. William J LeClair became Dictator with Elwin A Hills as Treasurer and multiple officers named including John McGovern Prélaté Marius Paulin Trustee and Philip Pevin Sergéant at Arms. The packed room included visitors from outside lodges and a stewards’ collation followed.
Lovers of dancing attended a charity ball at the Naval Armory to support the Memorial Ambulance Fund. Hageman's ten piece orchestra played while about four hundred guests enjoyed the event and patronesses were listed.
After nearly a week of near total telephone outages in New England except Connecticut, the strike began a week ago was called off Sunday night and service resumed yesterday morning at 7. The agreement provides operators with one week after seven years of service and a minimum of ten dollars instead of eight.
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