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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
3
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Mrs Mary C Bowen, born February 21 1818 in this town to Mason Wheeler Pierce and Lucinda Davis, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 o'clock in the Home for Aged Women on Franklin street after a period of illness and unconsciousness. She reached 102 years of age on February 21 1918 and had been bedridden since 1915.
Mrs. Bowen, a daughter of the Pierce family and sister to David A Pierce, died after a life of unselfishness and faith. She leaves four nieces and a large extended family. funeral services were held at her home with Rev. A C McGilton officiating and interment in North Cemetery.
A large mass meeting organized by the National Women’s Liberty Loan Committee will convene at Elk’s Auditorium on Washington Street in Providence next Monday afternoon September 30 at 3 o’clock. A section will be reserved for all women Liberty Loan workers and all committee members are urged to attend. The Bristol committee lists several officers and members including Miss Helena de St P Case as chairwoman and Mrs William F O’Donnell as vice chairwoman with an extensive executive slate.
At Burnside Lodge No 34 Knights of Pythias weekly meeting one candidate received the rank of knight. An application for membership was acted upon favorably. The sick committee reported Frank Pearce seriously ill with Spanish influenza at his Court street home and Christian Henry Eckhardt injured at work, recovering at Rhode Island Hospital. Samuel W Munro has recovered and returned to work at Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Officers visited Ivanhoe Lodge Providence for Grand Lodge officers’ official visitation. A collation followed the session.
The District Nurse Miss Martha Graham reports for August 12 new cases and 17 existing cases, totaling 29. Eleven patients were discharged leaving 7 under care plus 4 metropolitan cases with 33 metropolitan visits and 195 total visits. Three tuberculosis patients received six visits. obstetrical cases numbered four with two men, twenty two women, and seven children. Three operations were performed.
A reader writes to the Phoenix to state there was no misunderstanding about proposing William H. Connery for the Democratic Town Committee. He confirms Connery was present and requested the nomination.
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