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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1924
Page
5
An advertisement invites women inexperienced in investments to place securities and estate portions into a Voluntary Trust with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company. Officials offer economical, expert management and will visit homes or offices for appointments.
Philip DeWolf corrects a Phoenix letter about leap year dates and the switch from old to new style calendars. He cites Jefferson and McKinley as non leap year electees and explains Pope Gregory's 1582 reform and calendar drift.
The honor list records six weeks grades at Colt Memorial High School. Names include Theresa Peters Josephine Nussenfeld Marguerite Tobin Mary Tobin Oscar Herzig Edward Rinaldi Gladys Brels ford Arleen Holm Edward Blackman Lester fetenstadt Marguerite Kennedy Joseph Margo Elizabeth OConnor Cathleen Barton Georgianna Barrows Mary Ezikovich Mary Matheson Fannie Romano Sheldon Burt Helen Campagna Ethel Robinson Walter Newton Helen sang Ruth Skinner Charlotte Suzman and others across classes Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Sub-Freshmen with varied percent thresholds.
Miss Eva Vermette hosted a miscellaneous shower at 410 Thames Street Wednesday evening for Miss Josephine Cleary of Bangor who will marry Norman Vermette in May. Guests showered Cleary with rose petals and gifts and a salad supper followed with favors of green heart candy.
At a 1923 town meeting $500 was set for street sprinkling. Calcium chloride reduced dust and costs. Repairs to watering carts, a complete overhaul, and a midtown oil seal were recorded. East State Street Extension from Wood Street to Reservoir had $14,000 allocated and was largely completed with gravel and bituminous pavement. Catch basins were built, and material from the street aided other areas. The entire appropriation was spent on Richmond Street Bridge area.
A town report recounts social and religious life, noting people who act like Christians outside church, a Spurgeon anecdote, and community efforts. It also details Thames Street bridge and sewer work, railroad issues, and budget figures with a focus on construction and funding.
Holy Communion morning and afternoon services listed for the Second Sunday in Lent at St Michael's Church. Evening programs include an address, organ recital by Miss Helen Church and soloist Miss Sarah D. Bosworth with a varied classical program.
Friday afternoon religious instruction at 235. Friday night service at 7 30. Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon What Will an Give. Church School meets after the morning service. Sunday night praise and preaching at 7 30 with sermon The Men Who Make Excuses.
State Street M. E. Church parsonage at 129 State Street phone 72-R announces Sunday services at 10 30 am preaching 12 00 Sunday School 6 30 Epworth League 7 30 pm preaching Friday 7 30 pm prayer meeting All strangers and others invited to attend any service.
Morning service at 10.30 features a pastor sermon titled A Great Change Church School begins at 11.45 and a praise and preaching service at 7.30 with a sermon The Story of St. Patrick.
Quote heavy reflection on character and growth from youth to adulthood. Emphasizes living with faith and honor, doing one’s best, and the lasting impact of parental influence on a child’s future. Concludes that childhood shapes the adult, captured in the phrase the child is father to the man.
The first missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church to reach Eastern Asia landed in China in 1847. Today eight Annual Conferences include 132,984 members with 475 preachers in full connection and 141 preparing for full office. There are 438 local preachers and 651 exhorters. Episcopal residences are in Pe king Shangha Foochow and Seoul.
The monarch expressed a heartfelt wish after a chaplain’s sermon on the second coming. She said she would love to lay her crown at the Lord's feet, showing deep personal piety and longing for end times.
A terse statement asserts the world is inverted and demands immediate change. The speaker declares collective responsibility and calls for action to overturn prevailing order.
The passage speaks of God’s glory sustaining the soul and lifting it above discouragement. It inspires perseverance when all seems tasteless and when failure appears certain, ensuring continued effort toward success.
Two basketball games are planned in the Y gym tomorrow at 8 pm featuring Employed Boys' top team versus Warren Students and the Employed Boys' second team against Reynolds School. Intermission will show boxing and wrestling, followed by a Members' Council supper next Thursday in Rockwell Hall at 6:30 with a musical fantasy, talks, song fest, moving pictures, and an out of town speaker.
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