The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-07
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The little playmates of James Gin
ton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fran
els Clinton, of No. 215 Sixth street,
will be pleased to hear that he is re-
covering from a severe attack of
diphtheria.
Miss Josephine Hickey, clerk at
Draft Board 5, has recovered from
recent attack of influenza and has
resumed her duties at the board.
The members of the Authors club
will meet tomorrow at o'clock with
Mrs. Carl Foster at her home, on
244O North avenue. Rev. Alexander
Alison, Jr., will be the speaker of the
afternoon, and Miss Bessie Harlow
will render piano selections.
The Black Rock Christian Endeavor
society will hold their annual bust
ness and social meeting in the chapel
of the Black Rock Congregational
church on Friday at o'clock p. m.
both young and old.
The Fidelity Sewing Circle meets
John Gerbich of 718 Lafayette street.
Mrs. S. M. Garlick gave a very in
teresting talk to the members of the
Wednesday Morning Art club at her
home yesterday afternoon on "Old
China and Old Furniture.
Mrs. David S. Day will be the hos
tess at the tea at the BrookIawn
Country club on Saturday. John Bar
rymore will be starred in new pic
, ture 1.-THE Man from Mexico" This
picture was never shown in Bridge
port. There will also be a special
l musical program.
Members of the Bridgeport Philo-
, sophical society were pleasantly en-
5 tertained last night at a meeting in
' their rooms on Main street, when
t Prof. Wallace Abbott, NJ. D., of Taun-
E ton, Mass, addressed them on the
S subject of "Our Friends"
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thebault, who
. were married at St. Roses church,
n | NewtoWn, yesterday, are spending
their honeymoon at various places OF
= interest in the New England states
On their return they will reside in
n Bridgeport. Mrs. Thebault, was Miss
s Doretta Carmody Of Sandy Hook, be-
S fore her marriage. Mr.. Thebault is
: the son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Thebault
t of Mountain Grove street, Bridgeport
n Announcement is made of the en-
o gagenent of Miss Marjorie May Bak-
err, daughter of Mrs. A. NJ. Baker, OF
). I'LL Broad street, to Lewis Row
t, botham. Both young people are bott
). well known socially in this city. Mr.
5. Rowbotham is a member of the Black
5. Rock Shore and Country club.
S Robert Jones of Norman street is
importing from his recent attack OF
= pneumonia and is expecting to leave
the hospital soon.
Miss Rita Condor of 393 Myrtle
avenue is very much better and is re-
4 cuperating from an attack of the grip
4 Members of the Mary Sillima1
chapter, D. A. r., are reminded O
the state meeting of the Connecticu
Z. A R., to be held in Hartford, Nov
%, at 1890, at the Center Congrega
tionaI church. Tickets for luncheon
at 1915 must be applied for by Nov
Is. The secretary, Mrs. F. F. Stew
S ems, of 1882 Iranistan avenue, will b.
in charge of the tickets. Admission
to the church will be by badge onl,
and all Connecticut Daughters ar,
asked to wear the ribbon badge o
state pin. The general public will b.
admitted if room is left after all tn
Daughters are seated.
Twelve members of the P NJ. ]
K. Club enjoyed a very pleasant kid
party at the home of Miss Esthe,
Griffin, 76 Sutton street, Stratford
Halloween decorations were used eff
fectively throughout the house, ant
during the course of the evening
ghost stories were told, during tn
narration of which a ghost appeared
thus giving a very 'spooky'' feeling tt
everyone. Halloween games wer
played, among them bobbing for ap
pies. Dancing, however, was the mali
feature of the evening and was en-
joyed by everyone. At 1890 tn
guests adjourned to the dining room
where supper was served at tabl
appropriately decorated. Prizes wer
awarded for the various costumes
Miss Vera Wirth receiving the priz
for being the best dressed kid" an
Miss Gertrude Siebert receiving tn
prize for being the most comicall
dressed kid At q late hour tn
guests departed, everyone declarin
they had had a fine time. Those
the party were: Misses Edythe Coate
Ruth Crane, Martha Goebel, Esthe
Griffin, Dorothy Harris, Kitty How
ard, Carrie Howard, Airline Hatcl
Gladys knight, Florence Knight, Gel
trude Siebert, Vera Wirth, and Mr.