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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1918

Page

6

Chamber of Commerce and Men’s Association Meet

Last evening a chamber of commerce and men’s association session was held at H. G. Hills office. Businessmen including Hodes Hodge Buell Wall Cody Purple Hughes Irton Watrous Conklin and others attended, forming a board of directors and city committee to advance town interests.

Chamber of Commerce Men's Association H. G. Hills Bbs H. Co. Hodge H. Red S. Buell Charles Torkel Wall J. H. Cody S. Purple Ellis Hughes L.irton Board of A. W. Jon Wyman &Hill J. L. Watrous City Committe J. H. Conklin

Easter Day Services at St John’s Chapel Scheduled

Rev Fred M L Grant leads morning 10 45 service and 12 m Sunday school with an evening cantata The New composed by E A Rev Samuel conducts morning 10 45 service 12 m and 7 00 pm evening service Supreme Choice Ik’s Church offers 9 and 11 am services Easter offerings requested for April 7 Easter Day observances at St John’s chapel with children invited to attend.

Fredm L. Grant E. A. Is Samuel

Easter Service at Dish-Church Scheduled for Sunday

Easter service will be held at the dish-church Sunday morning with Sunday school. Anderson will deliver the Easter message and an offertory will benefit the organist. If the schedule is patronized, the same program continues all season.

Anderson

Middletown Community News Highlights LocalEvents

Middletown hosts concerts services and social gatherings with Reverend Howard A Morton preaching on The Glory Which Shall Be Revealed at the Congregational church. Local students receive a Royal Typewriter certificate and women host whist prizes. Fire at H B Barnes property is extinguished before spreading. Local guard teams prepare for intertown rifle contests while Easter services and Red Cross meetings are announced.

Middletown Liberty John D. Kelsey Haddam Ethel Norton Frederick van Ostrand F. M. Bangs West Factory Congregational Church Howard A. Morton Ola B. Rankin Jewett Rachel Tiffany Hartford Pauline Swanson Royal Typewriter Co Lillian Pratt Esther Wimovsky Emma Mather Jessie Hatfield Rudy Bartman Mildred Lee New London W. J. Prann & Co Lillian Christensen Irene Howard Daphne Selden R. L. Selden H. B. Barnes Main Street Samuel Tracy Barnes Chemical Engine Co Cromwell Harry Moore State Police Deep River Medora Rebekah Lodge Grand Lodge Swedish Congregational Church Equal Suffrage League F. B. Bailey L’hommedieu Merton Lee New Haven John E. Williams Red Cross EB. R. LaPlace Maurice Stoll John Bowie Edward Coney New Jersey A Southworth Basil King Pratt-Read Player Piano Co U. S. Army Edward Eagan Robert Jermain Shelton Mary Tillie Gull New York City Jons B.C. Parker John Comstock A. R. Jones Jane Marvin

Princess Tuesday. Farrar Stars In The Woman God Forgot

Geraldine Farrar headlines the art film The Woman God Forgot, a premium production praised as superior to Joan the Woman and notable for its craft and presentation.

Princess Geraldine Farrar Joan

Easter week notes from Durham and surrounding towns

Local items report visitors from New Haven and New Jersey, illnesses, new homes and farms, a large forest fire on Paugh Mountain, wild ducks on the meadows, a new tenant on North Main, and Home Guard regimental drill. Easter church services and a town war rally with three speakers are announced.

Durham F. L. Wellman George Corey New Haven H. M. Merwin Newton and Son New Jersey Ww. P. Holman Gannon John Southmayd Middlefield Lafayette Rush Paugh Mountain Durham Meadows Nehemiah Burr North Main Street Home Guard East Haddam William Coe Earl _Watrous Church of the Epiphany Congregational Church Christian Endeavor Service Liberty Chorus

Cromwell Thrift Stamp Drive Opens with Easter Services

Cromwell residents are urged to join a four week thrift stamp campaign led by the War Savings committee. Participants born after May 1 1900 must turn in payments by April 26, with top collectors earning War Savings stamps and thrift stamps. churches mark Easter with services and programs including morning worship at 10 30 and an Easter praise service led by Rev Homer W Hildreth. Miss Lillian Johnson visits Moodus over Easter. Swedish Lutheran church schedules Easter services and a children’s program following the service.

Cromwell Uncle Sam Bart W. Hildreth Cromwell Public Schools James F. Connolly Cromwell War Savings Committee First Congregational Church Homer Wesley Hildreth Bible School Brotherhood The Christian Endeavor Margaret Anderson Swedish Lutheran Church Lillian Johnson Moodus Waster Swedish Mission Church Axel E. Elmhurst

Ivoryton News Briefs Then and Now

March 30 notes visitants: Wooster Webber is with his mother Mrs Bessie Webber. C Hurd of New Haven visits his parents Mr and Mrs Louis Hurd. Mrs William B Fields of Hartford stays with sister Mrs L R McDavid. Charles Golion of New Britain was in town.

Ivoryton Wooster Webber Bessie Webber C. Hurd New Haven Louis Hurd William B. Fields Hartford L. R. McDavid Charles Golion New Britain

Judge dismisses case for lack of evidence

An opened man told Judge George H. Vosburgh there was not sufficient evidence to warrant a trial, and he suggested the case be nalled. The judge agreed and dismissed the case.

George H. Vosburgh

The New Pumps and Oxfords For Spring and Summer

The 5-eyelet Oxford is the smart number for spring and summer wear. Pumps are quite correct and popular and are in demand to wear with spats now.

Oxford

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