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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1927

Page

2

Auditorium exercises at John Post Reynolds school

Friday afternoon program featured two student written playlets Keep Your Safety Rules and Dangerous Coasting, a spelling contest won by Miss Claudia De Wolf with Miss Catherine St Angelo second, plus readings about George Washington and the inaugural, with the Star Spangled Banner sung to close.

John Post Reynolds Dramatic Club Claudia de Wolf Catherine St Angelo Annie Quatruopolo Josephine Cavallaro Adeline D'Amore Emelia DeFlorie Mary Cardoza Lews Durgin Ina P Warren Elenora C Swanson Dorothy J Drown Stephen Masena John Valante John “Maring Raphaelia’ Godola Demenis Miare Mary Victoria James Fusco Marjorie Manley Samuel Pasqua Oresta Proacopia Phoebe de Costa Domenic Miano George Washington Yorktown Dorothy Crowley Mabel Collins

Changes at N I R Co

Notice posted at the National India Rubber Company factory announces February 21 changes in staff. Fred Serbst moved from foreman of Royal Cord Inspection to assistant foreman Calender Department under George T Pollock. Leo Cantwell moved from Wire Technical to Wire Schedule Department as Assistant to the Promotion Superintendent.

National India Rubber Company Fred Serbst Royal Cord Inspection Department George T Pollock Leo Cantwell

Knights of Pythias Talk Tonight on Civic Betterment

Burnside Lodge No 4 Raght o Pythos hosts the second in a half hour educational series in Grand Army Fall. The open meeting features Bertram Wall national executive committeeman of the American Zion party as speaker. Walls topic is Betterment.

Burnside Lodge Pythos Grand Army Fall Don Ro Brown Trate Cmail Bertram Wo Wall Ameriwam Ba Zion

Bristol church groups meet and public figures tour factories

The K O T C of the first Baptist Church meets with Lloyd Smith on Friday at 7 30 pm. Pastors from 11 Bristol county evangelical churches preach simultaneous sermons on Can a Man be a Christian Outside the Church next Sunday. Carl Brandman of Vienna on a US Rubber Company inspection visits the National India Rubber Company factory. Parish Aid Society of Trinity Church meets at Mrs Wardwell s home at 2 30 pm. St Matthias Day mass at 9 30 am Thursday. Francesca Silva moved to Union Hospital underwent appendicitis operation yesterday. Mystic Circle met at the YMCA library last Wednesday. Bristol Chapter D A R attended a colonial service in Providence. Ladies Aid Society planned a food sale and chowder March 3 at the vestry. Mars William H Remieres is committee chair. Francis Mayotte arrested by Worcester police for neglect to provide for his wife and three children. Bristol Council Knights of Columbus hosts a whist and dance with Dwyer s Moulin Rouge Orchestra. Mrs Samuel H Davis spoke at Washington s Birthday party of the Bristol Chapter in Hotel Belvedere. Louise Church of Warren sang patriotic songs. Met Club held a talk at Trinity Parish House. HM oS Pinafore rehearsals planned for April 25 26.

First Baptist Church Lloyd Smith High’ Street Bristol County Carl Brandman Vienna Austria United States Rubber Company National India Rubber Company Trinity Church Samuel C. Wardwell Hope Street Pappasquash Road Mystic Circle YMCA Bristol Daughters of the American Revolution Beneficent Congregational Church Providence William S. Manchester Ladies’ Aid Society State Street MFE Archibald M Muller William “H Remieres Francis Mayotte Richard J. Kavanaugh Worcester Bristol Council Knights of Columbus Dwyer Moulin Rouge Howard Potter John Desfauriers Willam Towser Roland Martell John A Ruggiero Samuel H. Davis Westerly The Belvedere Louise Church Warren Charles A. Johnson Nelson Kellogg Tennessee Met Harald Newman HM Os Pinafore Pred M Straight

Religious notices and church events postponements due to storm

Postponements include the Rogers' Memorial Chapel visit by the Soldiers' Home committee of the Women’s Relief Corps Rhode Island branch and other plans. The Woman's Mission Club of St Mary’s Church met with Rev Thomas Gillan speaking on stations of the cross. Holy Rosary Sodality and Holy Name Society members attended mass. Community services featured anniversaries for Mrs Frank Federico and Miss Louise Ferrara. World Wide Guild at First Baptist discussed “Hospitals on the Mission Field” with monthly prayer meetings planned and violin duets and refreshments at the close.

Rogers’ Memorial Idiers Woman's Mission Club St. Mary’s Church Thomas J. Gillan Holy Rosary Sodality St. Elizabeth’s Church Holy Name Society Boys of Frank Federico Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Louise Ferrara World Wide Guild First Baptist Church George F Marshall Muriel Hodgdon Harold E. Pedlexs Doris Bullock Charles H Liscomb

Daughters of Isabella Circle Plans Chowder Sale and Anniversary

Daughters of Isabella No 70 met at Knights of Columbus Home on State street for a Washington Birthday event. Mary Morris and Mrs George Gibson won peanut game prizes. Nora F Dwyer and Mrs Marguerite Hamill won Washington Birthday pie. Committee chairs named for chowder sale sewing circle and 10th anniversary events to be held March 20.

Mary Condon Mary Morris

Scout Troops Plan Social Activities And Meetings

Troop 2 holds a Washington Party tonight with a Scout Building gathering, an efficiency contest, volleyball practice, and a social around a campfire. Troop 5 schedules a Patriotic Social Thursday in Trinity Parish House with a social, games, and a feed. Troop 1prepares for inspection with final council instruction. Troops 4 and 5 plan future meetings, dedications, and an investiture ceremony.

Bristol County East Providence East Providence High School Trinity Parish House Warren Troop 1 Counci Troop 5 Fish Wall Court of Honor and Board of Awards

Coming events from local clubs and churches list

A dated list of social and community events includes the annual Fair of Lodge Princess Helen No 476 for February activities, a second annual military ball by Battery C 243d CA (HD2) at the State Armory, public whist at Y M C A Rockwell Hall, Dutch Supper by Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters, a district school event at Blueberry Corners, a February food sale and chowder by State Street Mob Church, dances at the BOTA Armory, Olympus Palace public supper, and other community gatherings priced and timed for February and March.

Battery State Armory Church Street Rockwell Hall Y M Jca Mt Hope Grand Army Hall Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters Blueberry Corners Berean First Baptist Church Reynolds School Ladies Aid Society State Street

Syracuse group to meet with guest Grand Chancellor

Olympus Palace No. 13 J. O. Princes of Syracuse holds a meeting tomorrow at 8 p m in G A R Hall with Bertram Wi Wall as speaker and social hour to follow. a grand prize will be drawn at the close. Grand Chancellor John Barnes of Providence will be a guest.

G.A. R. Hall John Barnes Providence

Round's Family Welcomes Daughter in Atlanta

In Atlanta on February 16 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs George M Rounds. She is also a granddaughter to Mrs Eugene A Rounds of this town.

Rounds Atlanta, Ga George M. Rounds Eugene A. Rounds

Blast From Kansas Attacks New York City Subways

An Atchison Globe opinion note derides New York City residents as conceited and ignorant, claiming they assume mastery of all due to knowing subway entrances. The column offers a provocative regional gripe about urban pretension.

Kansas New York City Atchison Globe

For Sale Bristol Cottage with Harbor View and Utilities

Residential seven room cottage in Bristol with gas electricity toilet and bath. Lot 564 by 104 feet with fruit trees and a beautiful harbor view. One minute to shore Providence Newport boat five minutes to railroad station ideal for summer or permanent residence. Address R Street Bristol. Price reasonable.

Bristol Bristol Harbor Shore Providence-Newport Bug Railroad Station Sum R

New York to Alki: Birth of Seattle’s Alki Point

The article recalls Lee Terry of Watertown and his vision to found a Northwest city. He named his settlement New York, but an onlooker called it New York Alki, meaning New York by and by, leading to the name Alki Point in Seattle today.

Beattle New ‘York Lee ‘Terry Watertown Manhattan Puget Sound Hilliot Bay New York Terry Alki Alki Point Seattle New York Times

Babylon and Mesopotamia Fertile Plain Land of Shinar

Babylon, the oldest and most renowned city on the plain of Shinar, lies in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates. ancient writers praise the exceptional soil with abundant crops. Wheat and barley grew naturally, with crops twice cut and a third for cattle feed. Palm groves provided dates for inhabitants.

Mesopotamia Babylon Shinar Tigris Euphrates Pliny

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