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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1928

Page

2

Doll Carriage Parade and Long Distance Swim Event Preview

Supervisor George J O'Brien announces a doll carriage parade at 3 o clock next Friday July 27 at the band stand on the common with 64 entries last year won by Rose Goansalves. A long distance swim from Bristol to Prudence is also planned for August with 22 entrants last year Manuel Almeida won in 2 hours 45 minutes 27 seconds and Ella Mae Lemaire won the girls race in 3 hours 3 minutes 45 seconds.

George J O'Brien Rose’ Goansalves F. Street Rhode Island O’brien Bristol Manuel “Boy” Almeida Lawrence Thompson Ella Mae Lemaire

Community notices and social updates from Bristol and surroundings

Readers are invited to submit short items for this column. Mrs. Leonis Davis spends part of summer in Bristol with Mrs. W H Bell on Hope Street. Miss Rosabelle Diman returns to New York after ten days with father Edgar S. Diman. Mabel Louise Ireland marries Lloyd French Thurott in Pawtucket with Norman E. Bovay as best man. Patrolmen Kelley and Goff return to duty after vacations. Rhode Island Society United Daughters of 1812 meets for membership and year planning. Bristol Chapter DAR plans July 30 field day on Prudence Island with a 10 o’clock boat ride. Taft School Club whist July 25 at Bristol Yacht Club. Church School picnic July 28 at Former Senator Farra Dixon’s summer cottage. Three Bristol fire companies plan a joint outing at Dreadnaught Hall with Augustine events and August dates discussed. A public whist is planned for July 25 by Taft School Club. R Da Patria Club outing to Nantucket Beach scheduled for next Sunday. Miss Purcella dies in Ansonia. local reaction noted. Keystone State Corp officials arrive for Mount Hope bridge cable work expected to start early next month.

Leonis Davis Bristol W. H. Bell Hope Street Rosabelle Diman New York Edgar S. Diman Bradford Street Norman E. Bovay Hugh F. Kelley James W Goff Anthony J. Ferrara Rhode Island Society, United Daughters of 1812 Harriet M . Dixon Daughters of the American Revolution Clinton T Sherman Prudence Island State Street Taft School Club Bristol Yacht Club Adv State Street Methodist Church Farra Dixon Pappasquash Jay Onlyos State Street Moe Dreadnaught Hall Robert Jo Anderson James Fay Arthur Manchester John Barry Russell Coggeshall George Collard Robert J Anderson Companis Defiance Hydraulian Dreadnaught D. B. Sullivan Oan’ Man Harry Gray W. Boynton R. da Patria Club Nantucket Beach Raffaele Martin Joseph Sousa Anthony Cabral Frank Perry Anna Purcella Domenick Paris Santa Matrone Ansonia Conn James Purcella Purcella Keystone State Corporation Philadelphia Mount Hope

Ladies' Aid Outing To Former Pastor's Taunton Home

The Ladies' Aid Society of the State Street Mock Church took a bus trip last Tuesday to the home of former pastor Rev Charles W Martin now head of the First Methodist Church in Taunton. Twenty four members enjoyed a day of reminiscing and lawn games followed by a basket lunch chaired by Mrs Walham H Bermeres.

Ladies’ Aid Society State Street Charles W Martin First Methodist Church Taunton Walham H Bermeres

Bristol Yacht Club Whist Events and Outing Notice

Public whist on July 25 at the Bristol Yacht Club under Taft School Club. food sale and whist on Aug 9 by Bristol Chapter DAR. annual clambake outing on Aug 18 at St Alban's Lodge No 6 Newport Counts Fair Grounds Portsmouth by R J.

Bristol Yacht Club Bristol DAR St Alban’s Lodge No 6 Newport Counts Fair Portsmouth

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