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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1918

Page

7

Film notes promise stellar cast at local theatre

The program highlights "of the Golden West" and "The Girl of the West" with Mabel Van and Raymond in supporting roles alongside Geraldine and Theodore Roberts. Miss Buren stars as a saloon keeper in a 49 gold rush camp. Also featured are Lina Cavalieri in "A Woman's" and a series of vaudeville acts including Sennett.

Golden West Mabel van Raymond Geraldine F Theodore Roberts House Peters Miss Buren Lina Cavalieri Bes

Grand Theatre vaudeville and Chaplin week lineup

At the Grand theatre tonight shows four new vaudeville acts. Violet stars in Together with Friday and William S. Stone opening Inside Fight Millions. Saturday features a comedy and war revue. Next week Chaplin week features Charles Chaplin and wife with A Dog's Life Shoulder Arms and Borrowed pictures among others. Rene Fonck credited with 75 victories after shooting down 107 planes in Germany during WWI era.

Chaplin the Grand Charles Chaplin Germany Ourier Nancy Rene Fonch Ace Mangin Fonck

Old Saybrook Christmas Visitors and Local News

Old Saybrook notes Holiday visits crop up as influenza cases ease at home of Charles King. Visiting Miss Marguerite Hippelli Danbury teacher stays with Mr and Mrs Vinc ent Appelli. Ensign Cornelius Kerwin visits aunt Mrs John Carney. Henry F Ingham and daughter Belle attend Christmas with William Watrous in Chester. Giles Ward visits his mother Mrs Ralph S Taintor. Lamay family suffers influenza. Mrs N A Lamay arrives to help. Christmas services well attended. foggy morning, light rain then clears. Many visitors, few compared to prior years. William J Thompson Jr of Blasdell NY visits Saybrook Point parents. Graded school reopens January 2. Ralph Swann and daughters host. Mr and Mrs oadre Lamay return to New Britain. Grace Episcopal church to repeat Christmas services Dec 29. J Shea and John ONeil visit Ferry Road. Edward B Clark and family spend Christmas with Sherwood Swan in Norwich and Mystic. Some men have a mania for shutting doors in summer and opening them in winter.

Albert Charles King Marguerite Hippelli Danbury Vincent Appelli Cornelius Kerwin Newport R. L. War College John Carney Henry F. Ingham Belle Ingham William Watrous Chester Giles Ward Ralph S. Taintor William Lamay N. A. Lamay East Haddam William J. Thompson, Jr Blasdell N. Y W. J. Thompson Saybrook Point Ralph Swann B. B. Warren Oadre Lamay New Britain Louise Parker Saybrook Manor Grace Episcopal Church J. Shea John O'Neil New London James Shea Ferry Road Edward B. Clark Sherwood R. Swan Norwich Mystic Clark Oral

Christmas Tree Exercises and Local Visits in Essex

Essex notes a week of visitors including George Foix of the U S Navy at Bokum Avenue home. Christmas tree exercises return Friday at 7 30 pm after a storm delay. Passquilina Martelli of Rhode Island State College visits West Avenue. Mrs E W Staples hosts Bridgeport holiday guests. Miss Mary Drake of Middletown visits Bokum Avenue. Mrs Martha Hyatt entertains relatives from Bridgeport on New Street. Miss Eunice Harrington dies at New Street home after illness. survived by brother Postmaster Charles Harrington and sister Phoebe Harrington. Helen Webb of New York visits town. Robert Rackett, Armour Institute, Chicago, calls on parents Walter and Mrs Rackett. Hugh Buckingham and wife visiting Bristol. Congregational Sunday school Christmas tree exercises planned for this evening.

Essex George Foix U. S. Navy Bokum Avenue Pasquilina Martelli State College Rhode Island West Avenue William Staples Bridgeport E. W. Staples Mary Drake Middletown Martha Hyatt New Street Eunice Harrington Ostmaster Charles Harrington Phoebe Harrington Helen Webb New York Robert Rackett Armour Institute Chicago Ill Walter D. Rackett Hugh Buckingham Bristol Congregational Sunday School

Saybrook Point Holiday Visitors and Local Notes

Saybrook Point reports holiday visits and local moves. Miss Ruth and Sarah Granniss of New York visit their aunt Miss Frances Shepherd. Mrs. Charles Olmstead and daughter return from New York. Peter C. Lane of Hartford is at home. Albert N. Burray, camp in Kentucky, spends furlough with his parents. Miss Marion Frenyear returns from Thomasville. Residents attended the Honor Roll dedication in Westbrook. Mrs. Ludwig and Miss M. C. Holman joined the Mayflower dinner in New London. Mrs. Arthur Hefflon was a recent out of town visitor. I. N. DeVoe spent yesterday in Deep River.

Saybrook Point Ruth Sarah Granniss New York Frances Shepherd Charles Olmstead Peter C. Lane Hartford Albert N. Burray Kentucky Fred Muray Marion Frenyear Thomasville Westbrook Ludwig M. C. Holman New London Arthur Hefflon I. N. DeVoe Deep River

Girls Breeches and Leggings Enjoy Postwar Style

A Los Angeles Times piece notes that despite victory, women wear breeches and leggings with varied appeal, presenting a range of looks from bold to charming as fashion shifts after the war. The trend highlights changing gender norms and wartime wardrobe remnants in the public eye.

Los Angeles Times

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