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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1933
Page
4
The following pupils across Reynolds, Byfield, Valley, Oliver, Hayman, Burton, Taft and Mason schools earned places on the Scholastic Honor Roll for the past year. Teachers listed include P Hopkins Frank Carreia M Massa and many others noting grade 6 through 1 with multiple classes and sections.
Basil Milton Hill son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Hill entertained many young friends Saturday afternoon at his parents Church street home for his fifth birthday anniversary. Games were played and a light collation served.
Miss Mary Louise Young and Thomas Peckham Brightman united in marriage at four yesterday afternoon with Rev W R Trotter performing the ceremony. Miss Oliver Young was maid of honor and E Wilbur Mason best man. Ushers were C Wesley Young Jr and Raymond S Brightman. The bride wore white crepe de chine with lilies of the valley bouquet. The maid of honor wore pink Landsdowne with pink roses. DeWitt F E Bolster and spouse noted a later reception.
Bristols defeated BCD Bordens of Fall River 6 to 1 in a fast afternoon game on the common Harrington. Local batters included Hamilton Tucker Ib Morris Sullivan Van Almkirk Fiske Guinan Minard and Clark with Phillips as battery for the visitors.
Members of the Junior Christian Endeavor Society at the first Congregational Church met Sunday in the DeWolf Memorial Chapel and elected officers for a term ending January 1934. Norman Hibbert was named president with Ruth Sanford as vice president and Sally Church as secretary.
The 40th annual meeting of the Bristol Home for Aged Women was held at the Home on Franklin Street with Rev. Nelson Kellogg presiding. Officers elected for the year include President Mrs. Samuel Kinder, Vice President Mrs. Charles A. Johnson, Secretary Mrs. Robert F. Munro, and Treasurer Miss Julia A. Herreshoff, along with a Board of Managers and an Advisory Board.
Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes a hope filled line as the Bristol Home for Aged Women marks forty years of service since 1892. The report notes regular monthly Board meetings, health stability, and gratitude for donors while acknowledging decreased donations and growing Waiting List pressures.
Miss Cavana Paull daughter of Mr and Mrs John Paull of Riverside married John Aadrew Scully of Riverside in a Thursday morning ceremony at St Marys Church Pristol. Rev Wilton J King officiated. Attendants included Miss Mars Vo Paull and Dr George D Sweet. The bride wore beige lace with a pink rose bouquet. A wedding breakfast and reception followed, then the couple left for a bridal trip to New Hampshire and will reside in Riverside.
On and after this date I will not be responsible for debts contracted in my name by anyone other than myself. George H Brown Harker Ave Bristol. Dated June 21 1933.
In last week's review E F Benson discusses modern diaries and the streams of consciousness in works like Virginia Woolf waves. He contrasts praising readers with critics who call these diaries unreadable and notes Woolf as a focal point in his analysis referencing public reception and publishing support.
Miss Mary Estrella daughter of Mr and Mrs John Estrella of 18 Magnolia Street married Francis Pacheco of Bristol in a Saturday morning service at St Elizabeth's Church. Rev Manuel J Barros officiated with Louis Ward and Gal Estrella assisting. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home on Magnolia Street and the couple departed for a short bridal trip before settling on Charles Street.
Funeral services for Joseph Freitas Jr a longtime Bristol resident who died Saturday at Rhode Island Hospital were conducted at his Third Street home with burial in North Cemetery. Bearers Marian Arruda Manuel Sousa Frank Bettencourt and Manuel Torres all of Bristol. He was in his forties born in Madeira Portugal son of Mrs and the late Joseph Freitas. Survived by his wife Georgianna four brothers Moses Frank both Madeira Daniel of Boston Izaiah of Bristol and a sister Mary Vieira of Bristol.
Veterans at the Soldiers Home in Rhode Island received a Sunday program by the Women’s Relief Corps Department of Rhode Island. Gifts were given to inmates with May and June birthdays, with welcomes by Col. Samuel A. Hall and remarks by 88-year-old Civil War veteran Albert Stone. Performances included piano by Evelyn Waterman, readings by Helen Kelley, and songs by Pearl Dion.
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