Dance For War Fund At New Jarvis Building
A crowd filled the new C L Jarvis Co factory in Gildersleeve for a Red Cross War Fund dance. The Hatch ice orchestra provided music while teachers and students performed dancing exhibitions. Proceeds and ticket returns were not yet totaled, but the event is reported as a successful effort supporting the Red Cross.
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War Fund
C. L
Gildersleeve
James O'Neil
Middletown
Ewan Th
Linton Fittles
John
Ferdinand Gildersleeve
Pbleeve
The
Red Cross
C. L. Chrism
Christensen
Laura Tuttle
Helen Klopstein
Mary Cecchini
Hurlburt Bellmart
C. L. Jarvis
Jarvis Company
Jarvis
Linton E. Jes
Pauline Jarvis
Ausic
Harry Gilve
Alma Abrahamson
Mide van Slyke
Mabel Johnson
Anna Olson
Oliver Gilder Jr
William Ersleeve
Frank Gardner Scharge
Tor C. Irving Hale
Ferdinand Weleeve
G. Haines
Harry C. Bell
Hartford
Red Cross Campaign Surges Toward Double Goal
The Red Cross drive in town shows a total of 4338.50 from yesterday and this morning, led by Ocal branch president S. S. Hall. The Girls' Patriotic League, chaired by A. N. Shepard, ring bells early to urge donations. Local teams and groups report strong support, with a planned meeting tonight at Gildersleeve to tally returns, and school children to present updates. Churches hold services and activities as part of the campaign.
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Red Cross
Oss
War Fund
S. S. Hall
Ocal
Red Cross 5S
Girls’ Patriotic League
A. N. Shepard
Portland
Goodrich
Gildersleeve
Stock
Qostergren
Essie Oe UK
Eerie
Soes
Sunday School and Endeavor Meeting Schedule
The Junior department of the Sunday school meets at 9 45 a m Christian Endeavor gathering at 6 30 p m with the subject Doing His Will John 15 8 14 a union meeting with Juniors and Intermediates led by Esther Coe.
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Portland
Christian Endeavor
John
Esther Coe
Air Rifle Attack at St Marys School
A pair of boys at St Marys parochial school attacked children with an air rifle during lunch. Officer Foley flanked, captured them, disarmed the pair, and allowed them to flee. One student sustained a head injury from a rifle shot. The officer will return the rifle to the boy's father with advice on supervision.
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St. Mary’s Parochial School
Tony Tringall
A. J. Foley
Shipyard Workers Pledge Over 2000 to Red Cross Fund
President Alfred Gildersleeve announced that workers in the Gildersleeve shipyards subscribed more than $2000 to the Red Cross war fund. Yard workers pledged $1400 and the lower yard $900, with many donating an entire day’s pay. The drive, said to have begun in Portland, showed strong patriotic spirit among the crew.
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Alfred Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve Ship Construction Company
Gildersleeve Ship Building Company
Red Cross War Fund
Gildersleeve
Portland
Callaghan Family Mourns New York Accident Victim
Timothy Callaghan, killed in New York on Thursday while en route to Camp Upton, will be brought home this afternoon. Funeral from his mother's home at 2:30 Sunday, church service at 3, interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. J. M. Jenckes became Portland High principal to fill resignation. Local events note a May 28 stage play, student dance, and public notices of local enlistments and memorials.
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Timothy Callaghan
New York
Camp Upton
John Flannagan
P. O’callaghan Co
E. Callaghan
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
J. M. Jenckes
Portland High School
F. R. Juart
Hemlock Hall
James Glasheen
Camp Devens
J. W. Bengston
Gildersleeve
Tank Corps
Hartford
Fort Slocum
Gettysburg
Tank” Service
Charles B. Chedel
Campeon
Westeray
Evelyn Gildersleeve
Company K
Home Guard
Leslie Hughes
Memorial Sunday Service in Westbrook at Methodist church
Westbrook observes Memorial Sunday with an 11 am union service at the Methodist Episcopal church led by Rev. G W Eastland and Rev. C R Watkins. Chap man Post No 72 G A R, Chap man W R C No 49, and Horatio Wright Camp S of W attend as guests. Congregational Sunday school follows. Mrs Ella C Washburn and son Leland H Washburn return from an auto trip. Red Cross drive committee active. Primary Sunday school picnic at Post's Woods Pondmeadow. Moving pictures at town hall benefit Red Cross. Death of Mrs Edward J Vincent noted from Rowayton with funeral planned Sunday.
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Westbrook
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. R. Watkins
Chapman Post
Chapman W. R. C
Horatio Wright
Congregational Sunday School
Ella C. Washburn
Leland H. Washburn
Red Cross
Post's Woods
Pondmeadow
Town Hall
Edward J. Vincent
Rowayton
Centerbrook May Services and Local Notices
Centerbrook residents attend regional rally in Essex last night. Misses Lillie and Louise Cutone left Comstock Cheney factory Ivoryton to work as waitresses at Saybrook Pease House. Alexander Ingraham illness improved. Russell Halls truck from Meriden and Swift & Company from Hartford delivered orders. Community supper proceeds total just over thirteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerbrok
Congregational Church
Lillie
Louise Cutone
Comstock-Cheney
Ivoryton
Saybrook
Pease House
Essex
Alexander Ingraham
Russell Hall
Meriden
Swift & Company
Hartford
Ivoryton News Briefs Prompt Local Reactions
Ivoryton reports Mrs. Bishop suffered a slight paralysis shock on Friday. A large number of Ivoryton residents attended a war rally in Essex Friday night. Clarence Coombs funeral held at home, body to be buried in New Jersey today. Russell Clark of Middletown called home Friday by his father’s critical illness. Miss Nellie Burkhardt to spend the week in Middlebury Mass. Mrs. Booma returns from a relatives visit.
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Ivoryton
Bishop
Nohrdel Davis
Essex
Clarence Coombs
New Jersey
Russell Clark
Middletown
Nellie Burkhardt
Middlebury
Mass
V .Booma Om
Sunday notes on church services across multiple congregations
Sunday schedule lists Swedish Bethel North High Street 20th anniversary with 10 30 sacred service 3 30 memorial service 7 30 closing exercises plus outside talent and welcoming. Congregational churches follow 10 a m Sunday school 11 15 union service 6 30 Endeavor 7 30 memorial service. Swedish Lutheran High and Liberty 10 30 service. First Methodist Episcopal 10 00 Sunday school 11 00 worship. Baptist E R Hyde visiting from El Paso with 11 00 sermon. First Church of Christ Scientist 10 45 service with reading room hours. Associated Bible Students meetings at Cromwell and city locations. Holy Trinity parish schedule includes Holy Communion 7 30 am and 11 am sermons. All Saints and St Andrew chapel Sunday school times. South M E church 11 00 worship and 7 30 pm. Christ Church Trinity Sunday services 7 20 am Holy Communion 9 30 children 10 45 Eucharist and sermon.
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Swedish Bethel Church
House of Worship
North High Street
Axel Fredenholm
Collinsville
J. M. Henrickson
Cromwell
Union
South Church
Mr. Greene
Intermediate Endeavor Society
Young People’s Society
North Church
Horton
Grand Army of the Republic
Swedish Lutheran Church
High and Liberty
Meriden
Anderson
Doran
N. J
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W. D. Beach
Ettore di Stefano
Herman Lum
Africa
E. R. Hyde
Baptist Church
el Paso
Texas
B. Y
Christine McKenzie
A. M. F. Zion
W. D. Francis
First Church of Christ, Scientist
College and Broad Streets
Associated Bible
Bible Students’ Hall
Alsop Avenue
City
God
Man
Holy Trinity
St. Andrew's Chapel
Warwick Street
Harold J. Edwards
All Saints’ Chapel
Staddle Hill
John G. Spencer
South M. E
DeWitt C. Baldwin
Christ Church
Trinity
Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
William L. Burdick
St. John’s Church
R. Daniel Trick
Elsie Helmstrand
France
Belgium
C. H.peck
M. E. Church
N. G. McCloskey
the Gray
Epworth League
Union Memorial
Veterans of Essex
The
Visitors and church notes mark town week
A visitor from out of town attends services at the Baptist and Congregational churches with plans for YMCA relief work. Memorial Day sermons are announced, and a town hall benefit show proceeds with Dollars and Sense. Nearby deaths include Henry Shailor, 38, formerly of Deep River, with family tributes and condolences.
Red Cross Drives Highlight Higganum Community Events
Higganum notices detail a May 29 dance at Brainard hall for the Red Cross, a Memorial Day service at the Methodist church May 30 with Rev. Caldwell, and a Grange meeting June 18 at Killingworth with plans to invite Sally Fanny Gleaton to speak on women’s suffrage. The district votes to contribute $15 to the Red Cross, and local residents engage in church services, a Grange program, and musical events to raise funds for the Red Cross.
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Higganum
A. L Brainard
Woodworth
Bogue
Cromwell
Brainard’s Hall
Red Cross
Esther Clark
Candlewood Hill
A. L. Brainard
Caldwell
Pomona Grange
Killingworth
the Grange
Sally Fanny Gleaton
Methodist Church
Mr. Lawson
Gustaf Carlson
Middletown
R. S. Caldwell
Smith Spencer
The
Grange
Ida Cody
William Neff
Nellie Brainard
Frances Tanner
Isabel
Hazel Anderson
Kelsey
Irene Hubbard
Methodist
Saybrook Point Visitor Handles Summer Hopefuls
Saybrook Point Essex yesterday hosted Mrs Samuel Rodgers visiting from Saybrook. Dr C V Luther and daughter of New York are expected soon at their summer home here. Miss Caroline BE McCall was an out of town visitor Friday afternoon. There will be a dance for the benefit Miss Harriet Bundy of Mog calling upon friends in. teen, Fe.
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Saybrook Point
Samuel Rodgers
Essex
C. V. Luther
New York
Caroline BE. McCall
Harriet Bundy
Mog
Essex Memorial Evokes War Rally Delays Church Notes
War rally postponed to Monday after Essex event. Local visitors include William Powers of Branford and Alfred Battle of Buffalo. Church notices list services at Congregational, St John, Baptist and M E churches with Memorial Day themes and a stereopticon lecture on war damage in France and Belgium.
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William, Powers
Branford
L. J. Arnold
Saybrook
Victoria Munger
New Street
Alfred Battle
Buffalo
A. W. Reiss
Isaac Cornell
Sarah Hilley
New- Street
Essex
Sven
Moodus News Roundup May 24 Event Notes and Local Sends
Moodus items report Léo Lewis as caller on Friday. Mrs. Keech of New York sent a Red Cross drive donation of 150 dollars, revised from 10. The King’s Daughters plan a meeting with Mrs. Ida Johnson on Monday May 27 at 7 30 PM. L L Brooks and E E Woodruff departed Friday for Fall River Massachusetts to bring back household goods from the Whitby Smith estate. Join Gorman of Hartford recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gorman, and Alice Adams was officially visited by the grand matron Miss Esther Latham of Noank accompanied by Miss Ada Sign. Canberra associates around were at Me and Past Grand Mrs. Ida B E. oe e. One of the ts of the even.
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Moodus
Léo Lewis
Keech
New York
Red Cross
King
Ida Johnson
L.L. Brooks
E. E. Woodruff
Fall River
Mass
Whitby
M. Smith
Ida BE
Memorial and church events in East Berlin area
Community notes from East Berlin describe Memorial exercises at Kensington Congregational church and a Union service at 10 30 a m with Rev Carleton Hazen and Rev Landsbury. Birth announced for Mrs B Derenthal, formerly Catherine Holigan, and a sermon for children at Methodist Episcopal church. Archdeaconry convention program listed with dinner at Athletic hall and war and missions talks.
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H. N. Dickinson
New Brire
Town Friay
Kensington Congregational Church
Carleton Hazen
G. F. Landsbury
Beckley
B. Derenthal
Frank German
Holy Trinity Church
Middletown
Atheletic Hall
Haddam Notes From May Day Weekend
Miss Clarée Spencer visited Middletown yesterday. Miss Grace E. Williams, staying with Mrs. Chasseaud, returned to Hartford. James W. Clark led a party of young people on a motor trip to New London and back via Wili mantic and Hartford.
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Haddam
Clarée Spencer
Middletown
Grace E. Williams
Local Residents Entering Military Service
Read it Monday evening will be given to Red Cross work at the church parlor as usual. Arthur Henneasgey and Patrick Goggin left Thursday for Camp Upton New York. Ralph Bly, in the west, was assigned to Camp Grant and Arnold Gesner has ten days more at home before taking his soldier role.
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Red Cross
Arthur Henneasgey
Patrick Goggin
Camp Upton
N. Y
Ralph Bly
West
Camp Grant
Arnold Gesner
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