The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-23
PERSONALS

MT. and Mrs. Murstein and family, or Stratford avenue, recently return ed from New York where they spent a short stay as the guests of friends.
 Former Representative Thomas Hewes of Pennington, who has been connected with the Ordnance depart ment of Bridgeport, has been trans ferred to the artillery branch at Camp Taylor, Ky. MT. Hewes is a member of the State Civil Service commission.
 Mrs. Theodore La Palme of Bridge port formerly of Waterbury, has re- turned after a visit with her sisters, the Misses Reilly of Waterbury.
 Fred W. Harrison who recently en- listed in the Y. M. c. A. for service in France has arrived safely overseas. A cablegram to this effect was re- ceived last night by his wife at her home, 1902 Norman street.
 Miss Ellen Hedegarde of BOA Colo rado avenue has received German trench helmet sent from France by her cousin, Lieutenant Theodore FIedelius, 8OSth Pioneer infantry, who has been in the front line trenches most of the time since his arrival in France last August. The helmet weighs about seven pounds, is camouflaged so that it can not be dis tinguished in the distance and is padded inside to help stop concussion should a piece of shrapnel hit it. Miss Sophie Haak, a teacher at the Maplewood school, is confined to her home because of illness.
 Miss Lillian Keatch, teaching at Bryant school, is i'll from an attack of the grip.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Grace M. E. church met this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. William Driver of 984 Laurel avenue.
 Henry Kline of Iranistan avenue has gone to the New York Univer- sity where he will take a course at the law school.
 The Comfort club will hold a meet ing at the Presbyterian church on Friday afternoon when mothers Win read letters received from their sons who are overseas. A package sale has been arranged for so as to in crease the Christmas fund for the boys of 102d Ambulance Corps. The l committee will meet at the home of Mrs. c. I. Crosby, 151 Beechwood ave nue, to help tie up the packages for the sale. The whist which the club planned for the latter part of this week has been given up because of the epidemic.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of Letter Car riers have indefinitely postponed their masquerade which was to be held Oct 30 on account of the prevailing cpl demic.
 Members of the Women's Reliet corps will leave tomorrow on the 10:11 train to pay their annual visit to the Soldiers home in Noroton. Members are asked to send jeI1ies, fruit or any kind of goodies which may be brought to the men.
 Miss Ethel A. Slattery and Rober V. Nevins, both of this city, were married in St. Charles R. c. church at o'clock on Monday morning. The bride was attired in a white georgette , gown with hat to match and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses , Miss Bertha Doettger was the only at tendant and Edward V. Nevins, broth CT of the bridegroom was the bes man. After the ceremony a recep. ton was held for the immediate fam lilies at the home of the bridegroom! parents The bridal couple left on al early train for their honeymoon, tht destination of which has been kep secret. Both young people are wide } ly known in this city where they have host of friends.
 Announcement has been made o the marriage of Miss Laurine Poli daughter of MT. and Mrs. Sylveste z. Poli, of New Haven, and Thoma F. Nolan, son of Mrs. Katherine E Il Nolan. The wedding was very sim | pie due to war conditions. The Rev
 John D. Coyle of St. Johns R. church performed the ceremony, af
 ter which the couple left for Wash ington, where MT. Nolan has bee e summoned to accept a governmen |. position.
 The football players aren't quite S much heroes as usual, and it is re ported that they sometimes even deigl