Pap poosequaw Home Demonstration Club Smorgasbord
Pap poosequaw Home Demonstration Club outlines a smorgasbord plan for February 1 at Mrs Augustine Mello’s home with contributions requested. Leaders Mrs Mello and Mrs Normandin coordinate.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Page
3
Pap poosequaw Home Demonstration Club outlines a smorgasbord plan for February 1 at Mrs Augustine Mello’s home with contributions requested. Leaders Mrs Mello and Mrs Normandin coordinate.
About 250 people attended Hope Circle No. 70 Daughters of Isabella annual Valentine bridge at St. Mary's Church auditorium. Anna Fiore chaired. Mrs. Hilda Ferris was named to attend the International Convention in Detroit the week of Aug. 12. Donations supported March of Dimes Heart Drive and St. Mary's penny social. Apr 15 set for Circle banquet. Hostesses named for next meeting.
Preliminary plans for a card party minstrel and chicken supper were made at a Bristol County Emblem Club meeting Tuesday night. Co chairmen are Ruth Rebecchi and Juliet Cavallaro with Veronica Tavares in charge of the chicken supper. A baby shower for Mrs Mary Cyr was held and Ida Calitri was welcomed as a new member. Refreshments were served by Anna Cardoza and Veronica Carreira.
Kirkemuit Homemakers keep a packed winter program with sewing techniques altering dresses and suit fittings. Mrs Lawrence Dean hosted a Wednesday session on Slocum road and a Providence meeting heard spring fashion talks.
The Pyramids of Charity Women’s Club will attend the N E Spring Flower Show at Mechanics Hall in Boston on Sunday March 11, 1956. Two buses will transport members and others. Mrs Vasta Ruggiero leads arrangements with a reservation committee of Mrs Nancy Botelho Mrs Catherine Aiello Mrs Fannie Williams Mrs Fannie Cicciola.
The Women’s Guild of the First Congregational Church will sponsor a turkey dinner on Tuesday February 28 at 6 30 p m in the DeWolf Room. Mrs Ralph E Peters is chairman assisted by a long list of ladies and Mr Charles Dimond will help the ladies.
Two brownies from Troop 148 will spend a week at Camp Hoff wnansan this summer under the sponsorship of the Women's Guild of St Mary's Church announced at a Guild meeting Wednesday night. The Guild also schedules a ham and bean supper on St Patrick's night Saturday March 17. Mrs Edwin McGinn and Mrs J Oliver Desilets are co chairmen Members will serve a breakfast to the Regional Catholic Youth Council Sunday Feb 26 after the 8 am Mass Mrs J Vincent Leahy is in charge.
Mrs. Ella O Millard will present an illustrated talk with slides on her Europe trip at the Women's Club meeting Monday night. The event in Guianas House begins at 8 p.m. Plans for a Civic fundraising campaign will be discussed. Hostesses are Miss Regina Farley Miss Agnes Beavis Miss Mary Scanlon Miss Helen Scanlon and Mrs Charles Tappero.
The Bristol Historical Society hosts a week long exhibit from February 19 to 25 featuring baskets boxes samplers and items from Portugal and Italy. Special displays include a sea chest once owned by Capt Simeon Potter and a John Brown writing box with his initials. Portuguese and Italian sections are organized by Mrs John Andrade Mrs Anthony J Nunes and Geraldine Marino with committee chair W Gilman Low assisted by Norman H Resshoff and Hezekiah W Church. Public hours are 2 30 to 5 00 pm and 7 00 to 9 00 pm daily except closing at 5 pm on the 25th.
Russell G. Lundstrum of Anchorage Inc described the rise of plastic boat building from World War II era fibre glass use to modern production. He noted early boats remain in use and that pleasure boats rose from two million in 1946 to about six million by 1955 with twenty five million Americans participating in boating.
Five girls from the Mt Hope Girl Scout Council joined 17 leaders and other Rhode Island Scouts for a Saturday tour of Providence. The outing trained them to become familiar with American places and culture. Suzanne Brown participated, visiting sites including U S Rubber Co Beth El synagogue the School of Design museum Pendleton House and Stephen Hopkins House.
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