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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
3
A candle light service at the First Baptist Church hosted the World Wide Guilds gathering. Two candidates were initiated into the group as Mrs. Leslie E. Swain, State President, attended the event.
Mrs M Murdock led the Rhode Island Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society editorial department addresses were delivered. At the initiation close members conducted a missionary clinic during the social period refreshments were served.
More than 100 members of the Mt Hope Chapter Order of Eastern Star attended the Christmas tree festival at the Doric Club room in Mason Temple. Vernon A Gray sang tenor solos, Miss Alice Hall read, and Col Arthur W Barrett played Santa. Mrs Mary F Munro welcomed guests and received a silver toilet set. John G Stewart received a banjo clock. Mrs Elizabeth Pettine led planning and Miss Coral Hill led entertainment.
Philip Brady announces the Rhode Island Tax Officials Association 15th annual meeting in the State House on Wednesday December 22 at 10 am with an afternoon session. Governor Aram Palmer Providence Mayor Joseph Gainer and other New England tax officials keynote. A question box will be opened for inquiries. Past and present tax assessors clerks collectors town clerks and probate clerks are invited.
Judge Frank Ho Hammill led a Fifth District session with manslaughter charges against Teixeira in the death of a 6 year old boy and defacing charges against Varagosa continued. Civil actions including dog case against Stemai trespass on the case for slander and a book account suit were all continued to later dates.
James F O Donnell an employee of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company suffered a slight head cut in a collision on Counts read Barrington at 9 am Saturday. He rode in a truck owned by the telephone company driven by William Hodgkins of Riverside when it hit a truck owned by Samuel and Charles Blackman of this town driven by Leonard White on Colonial road Providence in front of the Town Hall. He received first aid and resumed work. Neither truck was badly damaged.
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