Old Time Dances Featured at Bristol Armory Social
Revival of Squares and Rounds draws a large, merry party at the Armory on State street under Colonial Company C. The program includes Quad rilles, polkas, money music, Virginia reel, Soldiers' Joy and other dances with Henry Bullock promoting and Barrington orchestra providing music alongside Maj. William F. Eddy and Sergt. Samuel Kershaw among the organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery
State Street
Colonial Company C
Virginia
Henry Bullock
Barrington
William F. Eddy
T Samuel Kershaw
Harold Bullock
Albert Menard
Harold Newman
Basketball Tonight At YMCA And Guiteral School Gym
The NIR Co basketball team meets West Warwick Alumni at the YMCA as a fast unit. Hope School Girls face Carls in a high school matchup. JT R Colt High hosts Burrillville High at Guiteral School gym with Bristolians expected to cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
NIR Co
West Warwick
Hope School
Carls
Colt High
Burrillvalle High
Bristolians
Burrillyville
Bristol Boy Receives Major Musical Engagement
Ellsworth LeB Munro known as Teets of Thompson Avenue has signed with McEnally's Band and Orchestra of Springfield Mass to begin on Monday January 20. A recognized cornetist since childhood he won a Boy Scouts bugle prize at age 11 and has played with bands across the state. The Springfield group holds yearly bookings at Cook's Ballroom and also works in radio and Victor recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Leb Munro
Thompson Avenue
McEnally
Springfield
Mass
Munro
Boy Scouts
Providence
Cook’s Ball Room
Victor Recording
World War Memorial Committee Plans Town Building
A World War Memorial Committee meeting at Saint Michaels parish House discussed a proposed building to house town offices and a hall for veterans. Present were Wallis Howe George Locke Howe of Howe and Church Architects and Senator Danil W Coggeshall, chair, who announced the committee favors the project and will draft a report with recommendations plans and estimated cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael’s
Wallis Howe
George Locke Howe
Howe and Church
Danil W Coggeshall
Mt Hope Chapter OES Elects Boutilier Matron Barrett Patron
More than 200 members and guests attended Mt Hope Chapter No 23 OES fifth annual election and installation at the Masonic Temple. New Worthy Matron Mrs Marion Boutilier and Worthy Grand Patron Arthur W Barrett were installed, with officers and visiting grand officers taking part in the ceremony and jewels presented to retiring officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion G. Boutilier
Arthur W. Barrett
Grand Order of
Rhode Island
Mt Hope
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Evelyn W Spaulding
Woonsocket
Henry M Soule
Pawtucket
Laura H Nickerson
East Providence
Susan M . Sheple
Chapman
Elizabeth P Hopkins
Marshal
Ive Reynolds
Cora S Anderson Adair
Roberta Wo Munro
Ruth
JF Doers Bullock
Esther
Edith Tigv
Martha
Sybil Garvin
Jeanne S Marshall
Lydag Drown
Sentinel
George A Richardson
Colt High Beats North Kingstown In Close Conference Opener
Colt High School basketball opened its High School Conference Class B schedule with a 23 18 win over North Kingstown High. Gagho led Colt with 9 points in his first game, Perry added 8, and Scott led North Kingstown with 10. In the preliminary, North Kingstown 2nd team beat Colt 9 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt High
Guiteras Memorial School
North Kingstown Haigh School
Colt
Perry
Sylyvia
Rugegwro
Tavern
Bay
Gagho
Scott
Romano Brothers
North Kingstown
Othe
North Kingstown High School
J Gardiner
del Toro
Colt Memorial
Perry Rt
Rugeyeteree
Sylvia Lg le Maire
Scott If ' Holgate
Rf i
Romano
Hara
Lg Nicholson
K Romano
W F Pearce
East Bristol Town Council Signs For Improved East Roads
At Tuesday's Town Council meeting a petition from eastern residents urged passable streets and highways where sewers have been laid. The council also backed the 250th Bristol anniversary celebration committee and zoned the town. Seventeen signers supported improved roads in the sewered section and contracts were discussed to require future sewer contractors to repair highways. Additional actions included accepting a burial fund and inviting attendance to local military and women’s relief events, reelecting town wardens, approving motion picture fundraisers, athletic events, and gasoline tank installations, with reports from departments read and filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Sewer Commission
Moses Wood
North Cemetery
Bristol Train of Artillers
State Armory
Church Street
Babbitt Women's Relief Corps
Grand Army Hall
Joseph Kinder
John H. Kemph
Kearney
Sawyer and Co
Jacob Molasky
State Street
No 44
Loan Corporation of Neo Sicilia Society Officers Elected
At the meeting held Tuesday evening the Loan Corporation of the Neo Sicilia Society reported substantial business over the past year and a flourishing condition. Officers elected include President Tindaro Luca Vice President Carmelo Campagna Treasurer Giuseppe Campanello Trustees Giacchino Procopio and Angelo Pirri the office moved from 430 High Street to 219 Wood Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loan Corporation of the
Neo Sicilia Societys
Tindaro Luca
Carmelo Campagna
Giuseppe Campanello
Giacchino Procopio
Angelo Pirri
Loan Corporation of the Society
High Street
219 Wood
Rotary Club Plans Minstrel Show Action
Rotary Club members discussed plans for a minstrel show to raise funds for community service during a board meeting after the noon gathering at Hotel Belvedere. George L. Taber presented moving pictures on telephone development. The show faces a setback without vocal soloist Winthrop DeWolf who is touring the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Hotel
Belvedere
George L. Taber
Winthrop DeWolf
Prohibition Advocate Kenneth S Dale to Speak at Congregational Church
Kenneth S Dale a Pawtucket youth leader and president of the Rhode Island Young People's Federation will speak at 7 30 pm Sunday in the First Congregational church auditorium to defend the 18th amendment. The prior week Rev Anthony R Parshley argued against prohibition drawing interest and predictions of a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth S. Dale
First Congregational Church
Dale
Pawtucket
Rhode Island Young Peoples’ Federation
Hobson
Anthony RR. Parshley
Congregational Church Notes Brighten Morning Worship Hour
An increasing number attend 1045 am worship as a quartet sings The Lord is Great and The Spirit in our Hearts. Rev Herbert D Graetz preaches The Souls of Man. Hazel Hoyle leads the Christian Endeavor devotions in Memorial Chapel at 630 pm. Evening service at 730 pm features Kenneth S Dale speaking for prohibition. Founders Church Supper planned for January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stearns
Shelley
Herbert D Graetz
Hazel Hoyle
Christian Endeavor Society
Memorial Chapel
Kenneth S Dale
Prohibition
Boxing Smoker Planned by Battery D at Armory
Battery D of the Bristol Train of Artillery schedules an athletic boxing smoker at the State Street Armory on Friday evening January 17. A Bristol and Warren card features George Caisey vs Young Panone in six rounds, plus a four round semi between Tony Federico and William Furtado. Preliminaries include Mansi vs Dohherty, Sousa vs Dalpe, and Borge vs Burne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery D
Bristol Train of Artillery
Armory
State Street
Bristol and Warren
Edward A Currier, Jr
James J Drummey
Albert Johnson
John Joseph
William Mansi
al Dohherty
Jose Sousa
Bristol
Louie Dalpe
Warren
Maddie Borge
George Burne
Serg’t
Chester Dunbar
Corp
Luke White
Serg'ts
Joseph Warren
Oscar Desrosier
George Fields
Henry E. Brown
First Baptist Church Daily Announcements
The Men's Union Brotherhood meets in the vestry at 9 30 a m Morning worship at 1045 with a sermon on The Keys to the Kingdom The Christian Endeavor gathers at 630 All young people invited Evening worship at 730 with a sermon by Mr Leon Kenney Sunday school at noon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Mark Strickland
Men's Union Brotherhood
Christian Endeavor
Leon Kenney
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Leb
Victor Recording and Radio Broadcasting Orchestra
Wardwell Lumber Co
Arnwell Lumberr
Bristol, Rhodf
Island
Pastime Theatre
Ernest Torrence
Roland Young
Dorothy Sebastian
Scotland Yard
FOX Movietone News
Laura LA Plante
FOX Movietone Act
Paramount News Path
Moran and
Mack
THE
Evelyn Brent
Harry
Scream Moran and Mack
Movietone News
Collegians
Gladys Brockwell
Robert Frazer
Drake
Pathe News
Mt- Hope
N. Kingstown
Bristol Boys
Congregational Church
B T. A. Armory
Edward D, Kunz Onometss
Hope St
Mount Hope Block
Campbell’s Beans Autocrat
Doz
Blue Bird Shop
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