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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
5
Taft School Club will hold a special Fathers Night gathering Wednesday evening inviting men in the Taft jurisdiction to attend and hear plans for the coming season. Rev Anson B Howard and Superintendent William C Hobbs will speak, with a program of vocal and instrumental music arranged.
A Bristol County Republican caucus elected a town committee rising from 16 to 20 members with half women and chose delegates to the State Convention and the First Congressional District. Margaret names include James Lavander Ezra Dixon Elizabeth Cabot Mildred Williams and Benjamin Lindemuth among others. Total votes were 28 with 17 in the First District and 11 in the Second.
At the annual meeting held Tuesday night in the club house William Gilman Low Jr was re elected Commodore for the third year. 18 new members were admitted and officers named include Paul C Nicholson Vice Commodore Thomas P Brightman Rear Commodore Merton A Cheesman Secretary Treasurer Auditor and trustees of the Ramon Guiteras Fund. The Rev Anson B Howard spoke afterward about his travels to England France Germany and Austria.
Mrs Andrew W. Anthony reports the Bristol Apron Booth raised 1615 from the Rhode Island Hospital Block-Aid. Grace Chapin confirms 100000 donated to the hospital with 2175 grants and a remaining balance of 3500. She praises the Bristol ladies for the apron booth success.
The American Legion Auxiliary to Kearney Post held an Allied Bazaar in Grand Army Hall with six nations represented. Attendees enjoyed dancing from 8 to 11 each evening and the proceeds funded a bronze tablet for local World War veterans to be placed at the Burnside Memorial Building. Armistice Day will feature dedicatory exercises.
The evening high school will start Monday evening October 2 1922 at 7 30 oclock in the Golt Memorial High School offering stenography typewriting bookkeeping commercial arithmetic commercial English cooking sewing agriculture mechanical drawing and possibly millinery This program provides employed people a chance to extend education along practical lines.
William N Miller and wife convey an undivided quarter interest in a house and lot on the north side of Bradford street to Hope Miller Cote trustee for Lena W. Phillips of Providence and George W. Warren of Bristol.
William T Simmons of Bristol addresses taxpayers defending the Dreadnaught H L Co fire unit. He counters claims of speeding and hose issues, notes tanks charged after Golf fire, and urges fair blame across all Bristol Fire Department companies.
Probate Court before Judge Leahy approves Barnard French as guardian for minors James Barnard French Jr and Frank Howe French with bond $2500. Final accounts and guardianship petitions are continued for Elizabeth Colt and Industrial Trust Co. Decrees for sale of real estate in Greago, Waldron, and Mowry estates are allowed with specified bonds. Inventories for Ellen F. Kenney and Mary E. Gravelin wards accepted.
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