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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1947
Page
2
The Bristol Women s Club, formed to unite local women and promote community welfare, begins a membership campaign after successful initial meetings. Plans include monthly programs with speakers and a film, avoiding race religion or politics, and hosting meetings at the YMCA.
Local chapter of the Bristol Daughters of American Revolution will move its regular meeting from April 4 to April 14. Community events include a 9th anniversary requiem Mass for Edward W. Leclerc at St. Mary’s Church Saturday at 7 30 AM and births announced for Patricia Ann Cunard and a Costa child at Truesdale Hospital. Bristol firemen fought a brush fire on Low’s Lane early yesterday. Open House by Battery C 243rd AAA scheduled for Church Street Armory postponed to April 9 to align with Army Week starting April 7.
Five new council members were sworn in and Gilbert C. Hoover elected Council President. Hoover then swore in Town Clerk John W. Church and appointed committees on Highways Fire Department Finance Health Town Lands Street Lights Parks Police. Meetings set for the first and third Tuesday at 7 33 p.m. with adjournment at 7 41 p.m.
Dr Stanslaus Kasprzycki tells Rotarians that solving world issues starts with self improvement and right attitude. A A Edmonds named chair of the nominating committee with W J deRocha A T Funsome Samuel A Hall A R Parshley and Howard R Newman. Frederick Stradley and Charles A Cole welcomed as new members. Dr Michael F Walsh State Education Director will speak next week.
Eligible Bristol County breeders and more than 100 county poultry raisers may enter the 1947 phase of the nationwide Chicken of Tomorrow program. To qualify, a flock of 50 baby chicks hatched between April 1 and 8 is required, with contact to T. C. Higgins of Rhode Island State College for entry.
Miss Joan Doyle of this town has been elected to Kappa Delta Pi Ep silon Chapter at R I College of Education. She is in training at Guiteras Junior High School and named editor in chief of the 1948 year book. Sister Frances Anne just returned from New York where she represented R I C E freshmen at the Eastern States Association of Teachers Colleges.
Dr Hibert Holdsworth was elected president of the Exchange Club at a Wednesday GAR Hall meeting Other officers named include vice president Frederick E Alger secretary Raymond De Leo treasurer Harold G Brown and board of control Joseph Cavallaro Vincent Mescall Dr Anthony Ramos Herman Kemph Anthony Campagna and Norman Hanson The charter will be presented formally at Charter Night on April 16 at the New Highland Casino.
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