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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1923
Page
5
The Bristol Troops of the Boy Scouts of America meet tomorrow at 7 30 PM at the Scout Building to attend a Booster Club fair in GAR Hall. At 8 15 PM a Bristol Scout team vs Troop 1 Thornton basketball game will be held at the local YMCA gym.
A long ponderous meditation condemns theft and political plunder of graves and ancestral memory. It laments apathy toward the dead, urges ethical restraint, and invokes divine judgment on those who vandalize tombs or deny the dignity of the deceased.
An all day event in Pawtucket featured speakers Mrs Bo bathe from Peoples Church Noburn and Dr Arthur Ruggles of Rhodes Island Menta on nervousness in childhood. The gathering discussed nutrition work and community health, inviting Bristol Parent Association members for further details via Mrs Hope Cote.
The Civic Theatre announces an ambitious May event titled A Song, Pray and Remember. Plans include community participation from educators and churches, an orchestra, and a drawing for subscriptions. Tickets will be distributed with adult admission rules and no children under seven without accompanying adults.
A reflective line notes people crossing bridges prematurely and others constructing bridges where water may never come, illustrating risk and futility in hopeful schemes.
A brief London Opinion column discusses women's style and judgment, noting resistance to outdated halos and hats as symbols of virtue and status, with witty critique of shifting social expectations.
Miss Keeda Schadtht presided at a Prustaeess meeting where plans for Girl Scout Week were discussed. The Rexsnads School group and Carl Scout chapter will join at 7 pm Monday at the Congregational Church for flag ceremonies and drills with uniforms, a supper, and a joint rally with Rockwell Ea.
A resolution adopted by St Michaels Brotherhood memorializes Rear Admiral John Richard Edwards USN who died December 2 1922. It praises his service to the Brotherhood parish Bristol town and naval profession and notes his high standing technical talents and civic support. A copy of the resolution is to be recorded and presented to the Town Mayor and to the Brotherhood.
In medieval lore cats linked to witches were called witch cats and blamed for stealing beer. An old countryman claimed to have waited up all night to catch the thief and poured boiling beer on approaching cats. His wife’s scorched face supposedly revealed she was the culprit.
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