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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1955
Page
7
The annual YMCA Boys Day Camp will open Monday, July 18, and run for six weeks. Joseph A. Murgo, chair of the camp committee, announced the opening and outlined plans.
At a YMCA joint meeting the Women and Girls Committee and Y Day Camp Committee approved a Girls Day Camping Program for summer. The four week camp runs three days a week starting August 1 for ages six to twelve, with $16 for four weeks and $9 for two weeks. A boy camp runs six weeks for ages six to fourteen on Hog Island with transportation by Prudence Ferry and director Hector Mass. A camp reunion is set for June 29 at the Y.
Arrangements were submitted and judged at the Bristol Garden Club meeting held Wednesday at Mrs. Robert Rulon-Miller’s home. Judges were Mrs. Harry A. Bowman and Mrs. Frederick Palmer. Officers appointed: Mrs. Frank L. Martin book chair, Mrs. Raymond Makowsky ways and means chair, and Mrs. Arthur H. Carr third chair. Exhibition chair Mrs. Arthur L. Eastman assisted. Next meeting at Mrs. John S. Palmer’s home with Mrs. Frederick Palmer showing colored slides of her garden.
A Salvation Army appeal lists 97 workers on the latest roster. Co chairpersons include Mennie Farrington and a group of volunteers such as Miss Alice Silvia Miss Betty Ann Me deiros and Miss Tida Almeida.
The Holmes House at St. Michael’s Church hosts an exhibit of decorated tinware wooden ware and furniture by pupils of Mrs. Anthony J. Russo yesterday and today. The display runs from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm with several named participants including Mervyn Clay Lester Gurney Delbert Hayden George Marshall James Mumma Frederick Valante Ian Walker Joseph Ferreira William Lero Michael Rucci Elmer Dupont Louis Vaccaro John August B Earl Anthony Ernest Eckert Vernon Huestis Robert Huey Richard Moren and Richard Palmer plus Miss Ann Bianco Mary Maiato Lucretia Massa and Dorothy Medeiros.
The article urges caution in outdoor seasons, advising to treat all snakes as potentially poisonous. It notes fear worsens venom effects, suggests strategies if bitten, and recommends carrying a snakebite kit. It also promotes seeking medical care for anti-snake serum and credits Bristol District Nursing Association.
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