St Alban’s Lodge 130th Anniversary Observance
St Alban’s Lodge No. 6 F and A M marks its 130th anniversary with events June 22 to 24. The code includes church services at First Congregational on Sunday, a ball at State Armory Monday, and a banquet with entertainment Tuesday featuring state and district officers. The celebration also marks 10 years in the current Masonic Temple at Hope and Church streets.
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Lodge
St. Alban’s Lodge
Masonic Temple
Hope and
Church Streets
First Congregational Church
State Armory
Church Street
YMCA Secretary Addresses Rotarians On Boys Development
Earl H. Hobson YMCA secretary spoke to the Bristol Rotary Club on four principles for working with boys, stressing democratic group life, outlets for energy, understanding leaders, and belief in boys’ potential. He warned of few leaders in town and noted YMCA and Boy Scouts are under manned. A Clean Up Week sponsorship was discussed for possible near-term action.
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Earl H. Hobson
MCA
Rotary Club
F Ho Leahy
John R Magee
Hobson
Bristol
YMCA
Y M CA
Boy Scouts
Obituary: Joseph W Martin of Warren Dies at 77
Bristol honors Joseph W Martin of Warren after his death Sunday night. The funeral at MF Church drew merchants and officials. he led Staples Coal Co Rhode Island and Staples Coal Co New York, presided Warren Consolidated Thread Mills, chaired Warren Industrial Trust, and served on town councils and local banks.
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Bristol
Joseph W Martin
Warren
Martin
Ezra M. Martin
Cynthia Wright Martin
Fast Greenwich Academy
Staples Coal Co
Rhode Island
New York
Consolidated Thread Mills
The
Industrial Trust Co
Civorge Haile Bree Library
Philanthropic Burial Society
South Burial Ground
Burrs Hall Park Commission
Washington Lodge Vo
Squantum Club
Quequechan Club
Fall River
Coming Events in May and June Featured (Mikado and Ball)
May 15 16 The Mikado at Bristol Train of Artillery May 19 bridge event by Gurls Friendly Society Trinity Parish house May 22 23 Comedy The Massing Miss Miller Young People’s Fellowship May 23 23 Dance to benefit Whirlwinds Baseball Team Academy Hall June 2 Mt Hope Chapter O E Supper State Street M E Church June 12 Bridge Rockwell Hall Excelsior Tennis Club June 23 Annual Ball Ste Albans Lodge No 6 F A M Naval Armory.
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Gurls’ Friendly Society
Trinity Parish House
St Michael's Parish Hall
Young People’s Fellowship
Whirlwinds Baseball Team Academy
Mt Hope
State Street
M. E
Rockwell Hall
Excelsior Tennis Club
Ste*Albans Lodge
Naval Armory
Many Rare Articles In Church Exhibition
An exhibit marking the 250th anniversary of the First Congregational Church displayed articles, portraits, and relics in DeWolf Memorial Chapel from May 2 to 4. Items included sermons, church records, pew plans, silver and pewter communion pieces, deeds, portraits of founders and ministers, and artifacts tied to Bristol history and the church’s early days.
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First Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial
Phenix
John Burt
Henry Wight
Thomas Shepard
John Shower
Isaac Lewis
Congregational
W C G Cushman
Parson Burt
The
Congregational Church
Emily Frances
Manchester
James P Lane
Julia Ferguson
William B Spooner
Bristol
Moses
James Cook
America
High Street
Maria Rogers
Charlotte DeWolf
Frelin Borden
William Manchester
Benjamin Church
Parson Henry Wight
Parson Wight
Nathaniel Church
First Meeting House
DeWolf
Second Meeting House
Samuel Woodbury
Portrait Subjects Line Up In Early Local Gallery Run
Weaker OCR lists portraits featuring Deacon William H. Bell and Mrs Bell, Deacon William H Church, Mrs Sarah E Spooner at age ten, Mrs Miriam Spooner and Deacon Parmenas Skinner Jr in a community gallery display showing notable townsfolk in period attire.
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William H. Bell
Bell
William H. Church
Sarah E. Spooner
Miriam Spooner
Parmenas Skinner,Jr
French artist paints with egg and cheese in still life
A London Opinion piece notes a French artist using egg and melted cheese to create paintings. It praises her still life study of a Welsh rarebit as a masterpiece.
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London
Dogma and Duty Quip Refocuses on Duty Versus Belief
A quotation contrasts dogmatic stance with true duty, noting the irony of those who champion dogma while claiming to live by duty. Robert Lynd is cited as the source of the line.
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Robert Lynd
Gift of Motherhood Sermon at State WeekM church
Rev. C Darby leads a service at 1045 with a Mother's Day program. The sermon titled The Gift of Motherhood is followed by Sunday school at noon Epworth League at 6 45 PM and evening services at 7 30 PM.
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C Darby
Epworth League
Spanish Idea of Beauty in Longfellow Echoes Emerald Admiration
The passage notes that Spanish readers or listeners show strong admiration for emeralds and celebrate them in song, highlighting a cultural perception of beauty tied to the gem. It emphasizes how emeralds capture attention within this cultural setting and are a recurring motif in poetic or musical expression.
Rabbit Too Easily Caught Causes College Boy Spotlight
A government bulletin notes a rabbit with an unnamed flaw, while the college boy who fancies himself a devil with the ladies earns chatter through the Exchange column.
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Westinghouse
Arragansett Electric Company
New England Power Association
Dyer Street
Ocean View
A. A. Edmonds CO
Real Estate and Insurance
Hope Street
R. I
Swift
Sp.oe
First National Stores Inc
New England
A. M
Joseph W. Martin
Bristol Train of Artillery
Henry
Stevens
John Whitley
Newton Owen
Osborne John Wailes
Benjamin B South
Nathaniel Bosworth
Mars T Borden
Messadore T Bennett
Martin Bennett
Evelin Borden
Nathaniel Coggeshall
Providence
Wai Grand
CV Rakte Oy
Newmawn
Newman's
Texas
Florida
California
Sunkist
Pierce Co
Ky, Doz
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