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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1931
Page
4
A community newspaper invites readers to contribute to a proposed Your Column for constructive or inspirational pieces on town welfare history and current events. Editors note a reader request for publishing a letters column with writer anonymity if desired and encourage open, respectful debate.
Short notices include Miss Mary Charton recovering from appendectomy and likely home soon. Mrs Callan slowly improving after Providence Hospital admission. Mrs Olive Peckham and two children travel to Langhorne for Easter visit, return after the holiday. Local ads offer dress sale and confectionery specials. Debating Club discusses Monroe Doctrine at Guiteras School. American Legion Auxiliaries benefit whist party at 29 State Street with prizes and refreshments.
A meeting of Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias held Tuesday evening initiated a group of candidates into the initiatory degree. The Mite Society of the First Baptist Church served a bean supper in the church vestry to a large crowd, followed by social time. Union services in DeWolf Memorial Chapel featured Rev. William H. Bath of Haven Street Church East Providence delivering the sermon, with Rev. Herbert D. Graetz presiding.
VE Services notes Palm Sunday services at area churches next Sunday. CHIC SHOPPE advertises new hats for Easter at low prices with a window display. Rev Franklin Knight preached at St Michael's Lenten service. Samuel J Connery undergoes surgery at Truesdale Hospital. Mr and Mrs J Winthrop DeWolf Jr plan to stay at DeWolf home on Union Street during a trip abroad. Five Evening High School students, with Miss Annie D Sisson, attended a class supper and theatre in Providence after planning to graduate next Tuesday evening. Bristol Aerie No 953 F O E plans a trip to Woonsocket Aerie for initiation ceremonies Sunday afternoon, lining up a departure after 12 noon from Hope Street HQ.
Rev Robert S Moore of Providence will preach at 10 30 a m with a 11 50 a m Sunday School. Evening service at 7 30 p m is a union meeting with First Congregational Church in DeWolf Memorial Chapel. Florence Stevens, Superintendent of the Providence Deaconess will speak on her work.
Frank Vera of 7817 Bay View Avenue and Mary Elsie August of 145 Franklin Street both 25 and 22 reside in this town, declare marriage intentions at home.
The vestry of State Street M E Church hosts a chowder cake and food sale with aprons and fancy articles, organized by the Ladies Aid Society aided by Mrs George Jalegge May Jewell and Miss Gertrude Bentley, members of the Soldiers Home Committee. American Legion Auxiliaries of Manville and Woonsocket are involved. Veterans receive cigarettes and tobacco. A bus trip to Providence to What Cheer Laundry is reported as a pleasant visit for members of Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps and the Parent-Teachers Association.
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