Amusements at Middlesex and Grand theatres this week
Wide program features Ray photoplay The Hun Within with Dorothy Gish at the Middlesex Monday and Tuesday December 23 and 24. Also Rainbow Trail at the Grand with Wil Farnum, filmed scenes at the Grand Canyon. Grand Theatre vaudeville includes The Four Longsmiths and pictures Merely Players and Fight for Millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Middlesex
Ella Stuart Carson
Irvin W. Willat
Thomas H. Ince
James Montgemery Flace
Frank Meversatile
Markey
Boyce
Dell
Bana Elliott
Hun
Dorothy Gish
D.W. Griffith
Paramount Artcraft
Miss Gish
France
Rainbow Trail
Grand Theatre
Sam Fox
Wil Farnum
Grand Canyon
the Grand
Four Longsmiths
Julian Rubelle
Flora Bella Company
Kitty Gordon
Allied War Review
Holiday greetings and shop ads from Hadlyme area
In Hadlyme and surrounding towns residents share Christmas wishes and notices of visits. The column promotes a broad gift list including handkerchiefs, sweaters, shirts, hosiery, slippers, and more. Local merchants advertise hardware selections at Deep River, with skates and flashlights among the items for holiday shoppers.
Christmas Service At Swedish Lutheran Church
Haddam Neck and East Hampton Lutherans join for a Christmas Day service at 8:30 a.m. at the Swedish Lutheran church. The event invites local congregants to worship together in a regional Lutheran tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HadDam Neck
East Hampton
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Warn Parents
Urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs for sick children with coated tongues and digestive distress. Promises gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels, quick relief from feverishness irritability and poor appetite, and appeals to trust in the genuine Cali Fig Syrup Company product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Local WWI veterans welcomed home with discharge notices
Sergeant Wil Han Burr of Company C 102nd A E B F was honorably discharged at Camp Devens returning as the first from the unit to see overseas service. He enlisted in Middletown, served on the Mexican border, and fought at Letchprey where he was wounded and later treated at Base Hospital No. 6. The 102nd earned a noted combat record as one of the first American contingents overseas. Burr praises the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Also Friday discharges include Lafayette Gladwin and Harry Millard. Community notices mention a stereoptical lecture on The Making of China and a school children performance at Union School. Red Cross roll call continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigganum
Wil- Han Burr
Co. C
Camp Devens
Burr
Middletown
102Nd
New Haven
Montreal
Canada
Letchprey
Sergeant Burr
Base Hospital No. 6
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Harry Carlson
Lafayette Gladwin
Harry Millard
Mr. Caldwell
China
Gustav Grenman
Union School
Walter Clark
Walter Tyler
Turkey Hill
State Guards plan drill and New Year dance in Grange hall
Colchester residents note a State Guards meeting last night in Grange hall. A drill and dance are planned for New Year’s Eve at the same venue. F. E. Baker visits Norwich today. Local band rehearsal is scheduled for Monday evening. Visitors include Lawrence Brocket and Mr. Smith of New Haven and Bert Doubleday of Westchester. An ad offers a shoe repair shop with electric machinery by Ike Kelpin at Lebanon Avenue Colchester. Also advertised are a large toy and Christmas goods stock at Tip-Top department store Colchester with reduced prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
State Guards
Grange Hall
F. E. Baker
Norwich
Lawrence Brocket
Mr. Smith
New Haven
Bert Doubleday
Westchester
Ike Kelpin
Lebanon Avenue
Ivoryton Notes Quietly Reflect Local Life
December reports from Ivoryton detail Wellington Christnagle’s town visit and Burton Chapman’s new position at Comstock Cheney’s ivory factory. Local illnesses ease for the Carter family and Frank Martin’s home treatment. Corporal Robert E. Johnson returns home after army discharge. Mrs. William J. Pratt injures her wrist in a sidewalk fall. Four minute speaking contests on Red Cross engage Ivoryton pupils and neighboring Essex schools, with winners awaiting state competition. Parents and Teachers Club discusses officers, furnishings, library plans, and the Back To School Drive. a library day shifts to Friday due to a dancing class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Christnagle
Burton Chapman
Comstock, Cheney & Co
Robert Carter
Frank Martin
Ivory Street
Robert E. Johnson
William J. Pratt
New Britain
Ivoryton
Comstock
Cheney Hall
Red Cross
Doris Dibble
Ralph Moor
Essex
Corinne Shailer
Mary Potter
Charles P. Burdick
Edward Fletcher
Swift
Mabel Chandler
Hartford
Ethel Comstock
Simon R. Shailer
Markham
Deep River
Christmas Holiday Quiet in East Berlin Schools
East Berlin district schools closed for holidays and will reopen after the new year. A Christmas tree program and exercises by the children marked the celebration. Arawana Camp Fire Girls entertain at Athletic Hall this evening, with a well arranged program. Final Christmas shopping is underway this week. Robert Coles is ill and cannot attend to the store. M E Sunday school Christmas exercises and tree are set for Christmas Eve. St Gabriel's Sunday school exercises will be held Friday evening, Dec 27. A car of stove coal has been shipped to East Berlin by the fuel commissioner and should arrive soon. R G Wilkins of Springfield is visiting relatives here. Mrs W W Mildrum leaves today for East Orange NJ to spend the winter with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Arawana Camp Fire
Robert Coles
M. E
St. Gabriel’s
R. G. Wilkins
Springfield
W. W. Mildrum
East Orange
N. J
Saybrook Point Society and Local Visits in December
William D Vars visited from out of town earlier this week. Carrie M Acton stayed a few days in Hartford. Josiah Beckwith's wife is ill at home. J B Holman and state board of charities visited the Middetown Industrial School for Girls on Thursday. Mrs W C Clark spent Monday in New Haven. Ensign Walton G Smith returned from overseas. The Smiths usually spend summers at Fenwick and will study music in New York this winter. A number from here will attend the Mayflower dinner in New London this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook Point
William D. Vars
Carrie M. Acton
Hartford
Josiah Beckwith
J. B. Holman
State Board of Charities
Industrial School For Girls
Middetown
W. C Clark
New Haven
Walton G. Smith
Ensign
Fenwick
Mrs. Smith
Congregational Church
New York
New London
Washington Lodge to Elect Officers Tomorrow Evening
Cromwell December 20 Washington Lodge No 81 A F and A M will hold their annual meeting tomorrow evening December 21 there will be an election of officers Mrs James Dowling is confined to her home by illness Mr and Mrs L LeSavoy have returned to New York after a two weeks visit with Mr and Mrs L Kabatznick Miss Mildred Jaderlund has recovered after a two weeks illness of ppe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
James Dowling
L. LeSavoy
New York
Sun Day service time moved to 10 30 a m at Library hall
The hour of the Sun day service has been changed to 10 30 a m and will be held in Library hall until further notice, affecting attendees from Chatham and Middle Haddam Christchurch areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christchurch
Library Hall
Formal Notice from Courier Journal War End Proposal
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a formal delegation plan to visit the landlady and inform her that the war is over. They intend to request a reasonable release of food supplies following the ceasefire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Christmas Gift Display at Chester Stores Ad
Chester customers are urged to visit local shops for practical Christmas gifts. Jacob Feinstein advertises a wide range of men s neckwear gloves and footwear with assorted price points. Dudek s Deep River store promotes clothing and shoes while St Luke s Mission lists Sunday services. Wilson s Deep River hardware offers skates flashlights stoves and knives in a special Christmas assortment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Wilsor
Deep River
Chricetmas Assoriment
Jacob Feinstein
St. Luke’s Mission
G. B. Gilbert
John M. Dudek
B. L. Wilson’s
Earnestness Welcome Exchange Sparks Refreshing Speech
The speaker contrasts idle chatter with earnest talk that reveals treasure for the world. Thoughtful messages refresh the mind, heal through hardship, and lift the heart and spirit, giving courage to engage with meaningful truths.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hadlyme
Badhyme
V. J. Smith
Honey Hill
Chester
Edward LaPlace
Middle
Wernstine
New York City
N. M. Morgan
Frank L Hart
Phael Passerella
U. S. Army
Higganum
Wimovsky’s
Chatham—Middle
Haddam
Hell
Merry Christmas
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Madras
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Tom Wye
Fox
William
Farnum
The
Purple Sage
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Mivuseinuwnse
Amuseln
Thomas H.ince
Charles Kay
James Montgomery Flagg
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
George Fawcett
Matinee
Jesse L. Lasky
Ethel Clayton
Baer
A. L. Southmayd
Main
Arthur B. Jenkins
U. S
Mutual Building
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