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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1939

Page

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Knights of Columbus to hold three day convention in Bristol

Rhode Island Knights of Columbus will converge on Bristol for their 40th anniversary convention. Governor Vanderbilt may address the gathering with Grand Knight Goff as master of ceremonies. The program includes a third degree conferral, a convention dinner and ball at the Bristol Casino, mass at St Marys Church, and multiple state officers and Bristol delegates attending through Tuesday.

Knights of Columbus Rhode Island Bristol Bristol Council William H. Vanderbilt Frederick T. Goff Albert A. Edmonds J Francis Connell St. Mary’s Institute Hall Warren New Bristol Casino K of C Hall State Street St Mary’s Church Michael L. Ryan St Mary's Parsh Hall Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Casino Mount Carmel Hall William Callahan Pascoag James McCormick Westerly John O’rourke Woonsocket Walter Goff Providence John Gorman Angelo Palumbo Frederick T Goff William T Dwyer Connell James F. Wylie James C. Ruggiero John L. Burke Frank Giglio Harry Young, Jr John S Mello Albert LeClerc William Sisson James Hammill Thomas Tobin Judge Leahy L. H. Callan Edward Simmons Edward LeClerc A. B Nerone George T. Ingram Bernard McHugh J. Francis Connell Frederck Goff John Burke Joseph L. King James McKenna Wm. T. Dwyer James C Ruggiero State Council

Bristol Garden Club Plans Tree Planting Project

The Bristol Garden Club met at Mrs H Carr's home on Meta com avenue to discuss its tree planting program. President Mrs William W Perry noted shrubs at the north end of Townbridge have been cut down fertilized and will recover. Miss Agnes Herreshoff led the horticultural program and an open meeting was announced for May 15 with Dr Kenneth Wright of Rhode Island State College speaking on Flowers and Birds of the Great Swamp on Kingston.

Bristol Garden Club H. Carr Metacom Avenue William Perry Bristol Townbridge Perrys Agnes Herreshoff Colt Kenneth Wright Rhode Island State College Great Swamp Kingston

Tree Planting Fund Receives More Donations in Bristol

Donations to the Tree Planting Fund near 120 dollars as Bristol Garden Club women report progress. The fund aims to replace about 250 trees lost in September’s hurricane with plantings selected by donors and the tree warden. Individual gifts reduce the tree cost to about 2.56 dollars, and checks go to the Bristol Garden Club treasurer.

Henry Wood Bristol Garden Club Wood Nnelddes Ernest G Brown Sys Fred M Dixon Agnes Herreshoff William W Perry

Bristol County Water Co Officials Answer Committee Questions

Officials distributed prepared replies to a Bristol meeting on water rates. They stated book value at about 1.97 million with last year’s gross income yielding 4 percent, below the 6 percent commission target, and argued earnings must exceed 4 percent before action.

Bristol County Water Company Warren Town Hall Vincent Sumpter J Floyd Huestis James J Velleca John P Marshall Joseph A Hammill State Public Utilities Commission Sumpter Bargh Public Utilities Commission

Royal Arch Chapter Entertains Marlboro and Riverside Lodges

Hope Chapter No 6 R M hosted Marlboro Mass Houghton Chapter and Liberty Royal Arch of Riverside at its regular convocation in Masonic Hall. A 20 member Marlboro delegation led by High Priest John Season and other officers attended alongside Liberty Royal Arch members. A boiler bake and entertainment followed with George W Boutcher and George Dixon preparing the hake and Walter B Metcalfe presiding.

Hope R .M Downer Houghton Marlboro Mass Liberty Royal Arch Riverside Masonic Hall Marlboro Lodge John Season Herbert Kendrick Leon Clapp Clarence Wentworth Frank Child Claude Williams William Wadsworth Ralph Wads Theodore Hudson Stephen Reynolds Thomcee SNE iv & i Eonard Sivertson Charles Davies Rence Mofatt William Chappell O Reid Leclerc Philadelphia Quincy Warren George W . Boutcher George Dixon Walter B. Metcalfe

Scouts To Open Annual Penny Bazaar

The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America open their fifth annual penny bazaar in Ar tilery Hall on State Street. Preliminaries this evening, finals tomorrow night. events include pie eating and a pop drinking contest. Proceeds fund new troop equipment.

Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America Artillery Hall State Street

Altar Society Hosts Communion and Guest Night

The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church will receive Holy Communion at 7 a.m. Sunday and reconvene at 7:30 p.m. for a Mother Guest Night and a Hobby Show with a surprise entertainment. The committee includes Mary Carmone as chairman and several members such as Raffalena DeRosa, Nancy Turcarolo, and Rose Campanella.

Altar Society Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Mary Carmone Raffalena DeRosa Nancy Turcarolo Rose Campanella Etta Pirri Marion Chionchio Sylvia Pagnano Genevieve Malafronte Anna Santuli Jena Perroni Louise Ruggiero Emily Bernardo Frances Principe

Sherman to Speak at Bristol GOP Meeting

I Thornton Sherman chair of the Republican State Central Committee will be the speaker at Monday night’s Bristol Women’s Republican Club meeting at the Bristol County Courthouse. Mrs William P Gladding will preside.

I. Thornton Sherman Republican State Central Committee Bristol Women's Republican Club Bristol County William P. Gladding

Hints of Change in China and Japan From War Dispatch

A Hong Kong dispatch by William H. Chamberlain analyzes wartime shifts in China and Japan. It notes neither side can retake major cities by force, Japan cannot administer all of China, and civil-military economic changes may become permanent in both nations.

China Hong Kong Christian Science Monitor William H. Chamberlain Japan

Outlook for peace in China amid Sino Japanese war

The analyst says a formal peace seems unlikely now as Chinese factions would resist any terms risking civil war. A gradual erosion of Chinese resistance is more probable where Japan is entrenched, with a prolonged Sino Japanese war potentially swallowed by a broader world conflict. If fascist victory or lasting exhaustion occurs, Japan’s imperial aims may gain.

China Japan Burma Chinese Turkestan Germany Italy Far East

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