Annual Dinner Celebrates Holy Trinity Parish Hosts
The Holy Trinity parish house hosted a large dinner drawing two hundred men from Middletown and guests from Wesleyan University and Berkeley Divinity School. Rev. Dr. Frank F. German led the program with speeches by Wesleyan figures, including Dr. Walter G. Cady and Prof. George M. Dutcher, and a piano by Or aed William B. Davis.
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Trinity Parish
Middletown
Wesleyan
Ikeley Divinity School
Addance
William B. Davis
Frank F. German
H.C. Bruner
Wesleyan University
John Lewis
St. John's Church
Waterbury
Robert Fife
Walter G. Cady
United States
John H. Underhill
Underhill
T. McDonough Russell
Paris
Red Cross
Russell
Liverpool
George M. Dutcher
German
Dutcher
United States of America
Evelt
Roosevelt
Harvard
Proor Dutcher
Mr. Roosevelt
Suffrage and Bolshevism at Bridgeport Meeting
Report on January 18 strike at Bridgeport says the meeting aimed to test selling Bolshevik literature, tying the issue to a broader push for woman suffrage. A resolution endorsing suffrage was approved and cited by Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett, a Connecticut social figure. The piece questions the crowd’s radical makeup and asks for public approval.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
M. Toscan Bennett
Library Reception for Middletown Adults Friday
An adult library reception is planned in Middletown at Russell Friday evening at 8 o clock. At 8 30 librarians will address the audience about what a library should mean to a community, with Henry N Sanborn, librarian of the Public Library, delivering the address. The event is noted as closing for circulation.
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Middletown
Russell
Henry N. Sanborn
Public _ Library
Berkeley Alumni Annual Luncheon Recalls Berkeley Divinity School
New York alumni of Berkeley Divinity School held their annual luncheon at Iown's Chop House on January 21. Dr. Bernard Schulte presided, nominations were made for Rev. M r. Bailey as secretary, and Henry S. Whitehead was named secretary treasurer. Speakers urged stronger finance and support for training schools, noting the church's need for leaders and cooperation among religious forces.
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Iown
Broadway Fortieth Street
New York
Berkeley Divinity School
Bernard Schulte
W. H. Wibbert
New York Association
Bailey
Reiland
Middletown
Dean Hart
Berkeley
N. Y
Henry S. Whitehead
Wibbert
Storrs O. Seymour
Litchfield
Charles E. Jackson
Dean Ladd
Theodore Sedgwick
Henry Daniels
Harold Colthurst Mills
American Episcopal Church
Karl Reiland
W. Roberts
S. H. Watkins
H. L. Lonsdale
A. H. Lucas
E. P Newton
C. L. Pardee
T. Sedgwick
E. E. Matthews
F. F. German
J. Williams
H. J. Glover
C. G Clark
K. Reiland
L. E. Todd
J. H. Fitzgerald
L. W. Pitt
P. W. Norwood
H. Daniels
Hedrick
F. C. Lauderburn
Hiram van Kirk
R. P. Frazier
M Company Hosts Y M C A Supper with Col Elliott
Col J T Elliott of the Sixth Regiment and his staff attended a social evening with Co M C S G at the city Y M C A. Supper was served by Maxwell and French at 7 30. Senator Henry Lyman toasted, praising the regiment’s work during the emergency. Toastmaster introduced Captain H W Hildreth Captain Arthur Losey Captain E C Hedges and Major John F Calef. Hahn’s jazz orchestra supplied music for dancing in the gym. The menu cards were noted as unique.
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J. T. Elliott
Association
Maxwell & French
Henry Lyman
John F. Calef
Hahn
Card Tournament First Series Game Forfeited 43 to 0
The initial match of the Society Card tournament last night saw the S O O F players absent due to date uncertainty. St Andrew's were awarded the forfeit 43 to 0 while the Red Men led by Captain Frank H. Lehman defeated the Mechanics led by Captain Frank A. Smith 23 to 20.
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St. Andrew’s
Red Men
Frank H. Lehman
Frank A. Smith
Motorist Hits Pedestrian at Tenth and Polk Streets
Miss Lola Brethorn was struck by a car Thursday evening while crossing Tenth Street. The vehicle was driven by a real estate man whose name began with R. To peka Capital. The incident underscores caution advised to pedestrians and raises questions about driver responsibility.
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Tenth and Polk Streets
Lola Brethorn
Topeka
City Briefs Invite Seed Varieties Trial Under Act
Light vehicle lamps at 5 21 this evening. United States Department of Agriculture offers seeds of new varieties for trial under a recent act. Genoa reports 1 280 Italian reservists, former U S residents, sail for America soon aboard the Dante Alighieri. Old Lyme residents urge Shore Line Electric to stop an express at Lyme Black Hall to reach New London. Various local notices include dances, hotel entertainment, and business ads. Ensign Wilbert Smith returns home from influenza hospital after ten days. Archibald Alsop near home from overseas. Embroidery stock sale at cost from Mrs Elizabeth Tryon. Big weekend dances announced at St. Aloysius hall and Johnson Lane hall.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
State Department
Genoa
United States
America
Dante Aligheri
Shore Line
Old Lyme
Steam
Lyme
Black Hall
New London
John T. Walsh’s
Arrigoni Hotel
Wilbert Smith
Odd Fellows Hall
Russell Brooks
St. Aloysius
Curtain of
Kincaid
Shelburn
France
Shelly
Alabama
Oklahoma
St. Francis Parish
Fourd
Cromwell Company
Quirk
Siebert Hall
East Hampton
Willis E. Terrill
Court Street
Ford
Archibald Alsop
Boston
Middletown
Johnson Lane Hall
Q. D. L. B. Club
Elizabeth
Tryon
Main St
Chester
Heck
Chester Town Hall
Albert E. Hurd
Middlesex Hospital
St. Aloysius’ Hall
Star of Peace Lodge
Red Men’s Hall
Albert Luer
Arrigonf Hotel
Christensen
Deming
Orpheus. Hall
St. Francis’ Parish
James A Lucey Dies After Brief Illness In Hartford
James A. Lucey died at his Hartford home early today after influenza. He leaves a wife and five children William Daniel Frances Helen and Anna. He was son of Michael Lucey and brother of former Representative Joseph M. Lucey and Charles Lucey. Surviving sisters Margaret Catherine and Mrs Henry W Geer. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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James A. Lucey
Hartford
William
Daniel
Frances
Helen
Anna
Michael Lucey
Joseph M. Lucey
Middletown
Charles Lucey
New Britain
Margaret
Catherine Lucey
Henry W. Geer
Get Together Service at Baptist Church Draws Good Attendance
The Baptist church held a well attended get-together service last night with Rev. Raymond Maplesden delivering a message from Paul. Deacons and professors spoke, women gave replies, a New Haven meeting discussed a $6,000,000 Victory campaign to finish by March 31. Pastor Rev. E. R. Hyde was repeatedly named amid plans for his homecoming. Refreshments concluded the evening.
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Baptist Church
Raymond Maplesden
Paul
E. B. Fall
H. L. Barton
W. J. Trevithick
C. H.conley
Binney
Quip on an Animal Jokes About Hind Feet
The Boston Transcript quotes Mrs. Nagg joking about marriage and a pun on hind feet. Nagg quips that if she hadn't married him she might have married her mother, a sharp exchange reflecting domestic humor from the era.
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Boston Transcript
The Most Dangerous Of All Diseases Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
An old patent medicine advertisement claims kidneys suffer from impurities and toxins that impair health. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old remedy, marketed as safe, effective, and available through drug stores with a money back guarantee. It emphasizes origin in Holland and convenient use.
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Haarlem
Olland
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John P. Bacon
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