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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
6
Crowds gathered in the center amid cheers after news of Allied victory. Bells rang, a bonfire lit the Hose house area, and public addresses praised American troops. War Savings plans show Portland residents pledging per capita, with Redemption Day set for July 23.
Westbrook July 19 community item notes open Red Cross offices mornings alongside regular days. Quohog Beach staff Miss Pitt Fisher and Is Drake lead the work with Jennie Johnson attending Danbury state summer school. Mrs John Granton and children back from New Haven guests of Mrs Henry Bohling. Gilbert H Spencer enlisted in the U S N awaiting orders. Lt Chaplain C R Watkins and Mrs Watkins in New York yesterday. Mrs Addison Bushnell in New Haven for Charles S Allen funeral. Scudder Lewis returned from Long Island. Mrs Lewis to stay another week. Ellie Heisler took civil service exam in New Haven. Miss Morse and Miss Ketcham will demonstrate cheese making at town hall Friday July 26. John and Edward Eastland of Brooklyn to visit Rev George W Eastland. Misses Luthera and Rowena Smith of South Farms left after visit with grandmother Mrs Sarah Higgins. Westbrook millinery sale of white straw hats from 49c, bargains. come early Saturday.
Mrs H A Barnard visited from out of town while the Red Cross held a full day session at Library hall. Curtiss Hermann of Providence is vacationing with Palmer Hermann. Hartford visitors Clara Warner and Katherine Quinn called. Mrs Bancroft and children from Glastonbury visited Mrs George O Andrews. Mrs E J Stevens and Dora Stevens visited in Hartford. Mrs George Stabbart of New Britain was in town Thursday. Hartford County league meeting drew small attendance as Mrs Dean demonstrated war cookery with Miss Fuller and Mrs John L Beau Mont. Next meeting will show canning. Harold Green shopped in Hartford. Harold Green is in Albany on business. Choir rehearsal tonight. Mrs Mary Wright was an out of town visitor Thursday.
Moodus July 19 details visits by residents and guests. Mr and Mrs Frank P Smith of Ashley Falls Mass leave for New York to visit a son. Mr Hale and Mrs J Allen Jones with child and others from Rochester call at Mrs Jones parental home en route to a soundside resort. Mrs E Simpson of Hartford leaves to spend the week with her mother’s sister Mrs Joseph Gates in Ivoryton. Mr and Mrs W W Beckwith depart to spend Sunday with Mrs Cyrus Chapman in Norwich.
East Berlin notes a lively evening with dancing at Athletic hall after the entertainment. E W Mildrum and family depart by auto for Maine for vacation. Thomas Holigan has enlisted in the Marines and will depart for Port Royal, South Carolina, next Monday. Dean Ladd of Berkeley Divinity School will administer Holy Communion at St Gabriel's Church Sunday morning. An excursion down the river is being planned if a suitable boat is secured. Thrift stamps sales continue townwide. J W Smith of Bridgeport visits local friends.
Colchester residents report yesterday’s social visits as Paul and Miss Irene Clifford were in Norwich. Mrs Ella Palmer and Mrs Katie Talcott visited New London and Norwich. Mrs Spencer of Norwich stayed with friends in town. Timothy Sullivan plans to move his household to Providence R I on Saturday. Mr and Mrs George Draper and others visited Mrs Katie Talcott in town yesterday. Miss Rosie Siegel has returned home from her stay.
East Hampton reports shouting crowds and bells in celebration after news of a great victory. Residents marvel at prisoner counts, with firecrackers and cheers filling streets. Attendance at Red Cross, measles and whooping cough concerns noted, plus visits by Misses Day and other locals. Service set at Swed ish Lutheran church at 8:30 Sunday morning.
William Champion moved his family into Edwin Smiths Maple avenue home. Rev George B Gilbert and Mrs Gilbert of Middletown joined Mr and Mrs Garrett McDonald as guests yesterday. Zanet Deyse has received his call and joined the Naval Reserves. Prayer meeting scheduled tonight at area churches. Lawn party at the MacDonalds home last evening drew large attendance and was enjoyed. grounds were nicely decorated.
Ann Pennington stars in a rollicking seminary life story titled The Antics Of Ann. A Saturday Night feature from Princess alongside Universal Weekly and Stingaree advertisements, showcasing light entertainment.
Killingworth July 19 William Kalistka sold his farm to out of town buyers who have moved in and out with a large auto van. Allan Bristol and family recently moved to Guilford for work. Haying is slow due to wet weather though crops are fair. Irving Griswold and wife and son from Hartford visited Raymond Griswold. Women in Portland Oregon foundry are prospering as iron moulders.
Ivoryton residents note visitors from Northampton and Sherman. Local men recently turning 21 faced military fitness checks at the examining board. The Durham Y M C A team will host Ivoryton Y M C A on Comstock Cheney Co field Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Carl C. Dudley and Mrs. Nellie Morgan travel to Pond Meadow Thursday evening. Miss Margaret Blake visits Fairlie Vermont for a short stay.
Boston Transcript notes Roosevelt’s potential trip to Ireland hinges on Washington. If passports are granted he fares better than Taft, whose invitation to England as a private citizen was declined after no administration sanction. A socialist commission headed by the Appeal to Reason editor was sent abroad with passports and government support.
The piece notes a potential shift in policy allowing Col Roosevelt to travel to Ireland, contrasting with Taft’s earlier denial. It mentions pacifist secretary of war influence, and Roosevelt’s early volunteer service, suggesting a response to Dublin’s message from Washington would be unpopular.
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