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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-01
FINE PROGRAM FOR COUNTRY CLUB

The April program for the Black Rock Country club has some very in teresting events aside from the reg u1ar table d'hote dinners to be held every Saturday and Sunday evening. Two roller skating parties to be fol- lowed by supper, will be among +he enjoyable casions, two Italian din ners and the great Easter ball, will make this month long to be remen- bered by the members of the club.
 The first Italian dinner will be held on Thursday. April 8, for which many reservations have already been made The second will be observed on April 16, when Manager Willard will introduce interesting Italian va caIists to make the occasion nao1te effective. The roller skating parties will be held on April 10 and April 24
 The Easter ball will bs the great est event of the season, Great prepara ations are being made for its success and the members are lookine forward eagerly for the first ball un- der the new management. The dinner dances at the club on Satur- day evening are becoming mere and more enjoyable and the majority 0. the members of the club attend them There will also be concerts on Sun. day evenings with table d'hote din. ners and moving pictures will he pre- scented on Sunday evening, April 20 + the ball room.
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log-book, with no entry in 1t for three days. Without waiting to examine these slowed them away in my pock- ct. Between us we forced the stifened form of the captain through the open after port and heard it. splash into the sea estern. There were two dead seamen in the forecastle, both swarthy fellows, with long Indian hair. I never saw a dirtier hole, the filth overpow- erlng, and once satisfied that both men were beyond help. was content to lower the scuttle and leave them there. God 1t was a relief to return once more to the open deck and breathe in the fresh air. l hailed the boat tow ing below.
 Come aboard, Watkins" called sharply. Pass the lady up first, and turn the boat adrift.'
 I caught Dorothy's hands and aided her over the rail.
 "Why was the vessel abandoned?" she asked. What has happened? Do you know?'
 Quietly told her the truth and as- used our own bedding and provisions we were in no danger.
 Flow can 1 help you?'
 "reII the men just what have told you.'' said gravely. 'They will be ashamed to show less courage than you"
 We turned and faced them together as they formed a Dttle group against the rail. Hallin was first to speak.
 "Vot vas eet you say bout dis sheep? Eet haf cholera-heyT'
 Dorothy took a step forward, and confronted them, her cheeks flushed.
 You are sailors.' she said, speaking swiftly, land ought not to be afraid if a girl isn't It is true this vessed was ravaged by cholera. and the crew died i:
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WAR HERO IS
 FAKE, SHE SAYS
Mrs. Grimwood Wooed By Man Who Posed As Eng
 fish Officer.

New York. April 1-DisiIlusioned, Mrs. Florence Brainard Grimwood of Chevy Chase, Md. brought suit for annuIment in the Supreme Court here yesterday of her marriage to William F. G. Grimwood, whom she loved for the dangers she thought he had en- dured.
 Grimwood. who is now in England posed as an English officer and was feted by Washington and New York society. says the wife. who Is twenty four, He was never in the British army and never faced danger, she adds. His real name is given as Will liam Robert Archer, The ease pre- sents such 8 maze Of tangled lives as has rarely come before the court.
 Miss Florence Brainard came to New York on a visit July 5, 1918, and was introduced to the man she was very soon to marry. He was being entertained as a hero of the war and was prominent at the Allied Bazaar, she says. Wound stripes on his uni form spoke of his sacrifices for his country.
 In telling how she was impressed by the EngIishman's reception, the complaint says:
 The gIamor which surrounded the defendant (Grimwood) and the sym pathy excited by the honorable wounds which he professed to have received on the battlefield led tine plaintiff (Miss Brainard) to listen to his proposals of marriage proposals which soon became impertunities as the defendant further represented he was compelled shortly to return tc England that it was essential to his happiness that she go with hin as his wife"
 Grimwold told her he was widow CT, with two daughters, twelve and fourteen years old, that he had once stood for Parliament, and that he had a substantial income, the wife alleges Mrs. Grimwold says she hesitated at these proposals, not because she suspected her suitor. but she wanted to be sure of the depth of her own love. Her parents had never - ct him The supposed hero of man- battles wooed with an ardor equivalent to his l self-credited valor, and won the girls consent to marriage. The ceremony was performed in the Little Church Around the Corner July 27th, 1916 just twenty-two days her arrival fin NRE Xe<k.
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but the bodies have been flung over board-Captain Carlyle risked his life to do that before he asked us aboard Now there is no danger so long as we remain on deck. I have no fear"
 The Swede shook his head, grum- bling something, but before the revolt could spread Watkins broke in.
 An that's right, miss. l wus on the Bombay Castle when she took cholera, an we he'd twenty-one days of it beatin' agin head winds off the Cape We lost sixteen O the crew, but not nAn among us who stayed on deck got sick. Anyhow, these blokes are goin' ter try their luck aboard yere, CT else swim fer it''
 He grinned cheerfully, letting slip the end of the painter, the released quar- ter-boat gliding gently away astern, the width of water constantly increas- ing.
 "Now, buIIies, jump fer it if yer want ter go. All right then, my hearties, let's hunt up something to work with and scrub this deck. That's the way to clean out cholera"
 He led the way and they followed him, grumbling and cursing, but ebe- dient. I added a word of encourage ment, and in a few minutes the whole gang was busily engaged in cleaning up the mess forward, their first fears evidently forgotten in action. Watkins kept after them like a slave driver.
 It was not difficult finding pleDty for the lads to do, making the neg lected schooner shipshape, and adjust ing the spread of canvas aloft to the new course I decided upon. Sam started fire in the galley and pre- pared a hot meal, singing as he worked, and before noon I had as cheerful a ships crew forward as any man could possibly ask for. Dorothy and I glanced over the log, but gained little information. As the sun reached the meridian I ventured again into the cabin and returned with the necessary instruments to determine our position, With these and the pricked chart, l managed fairly well in determining our location, and choosing the most direct course toward the coast.
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 What's the matter aboard there?" he yelled. Did yer ever see a boat yaw like that, afore? Damn me- If I believe they got a hand at the wheel"
 The same thought had leaped into my mind. The schooner was headed to pass US on the port quarter, yet yawing so crazily at times as to make me fearful of being run down. I could perceive no sign of life aboard, no signal that we had been seen. The sight angered me.
 Stand by, all hands, cried des- perately. wen board whether they want us or not. Slip across, Miss Fair fax, out of the way. Now, Watkins, run us in under those fore-chaiDs; easy man, don't let her strike US. Lay hold quick, lads, and hang on for your lives. Give me that end of rope ready now, all of you; I'll make the leap. Now then-hold hard!"
 It was five feet. and up, my pur- chase the tossing boat, but I made it, one hand desperately gripping q shroud, until I gained balance and was flung lnboard by a sharp plunge of the vessel. My head was at q level with the rail. yet 1 saw nothing, my whole effort being to make fast before the grip of the men should be torn loose. This done, I glanced back into the up turned faces below.
 Hand in slowly, lads; yes, let go. the rope will hold, and the boat ride safely through. Let couple of men come up till we see what's wrong with the hooker-the rest of you trail on. Let Schmitt and Sam come with me-"
 I helped them chamber up and then lifted my body onto the rail, from which position had a clear view of the forward deck. It was mex pressibly dirty, yet otherwise ship shape enough. Nothing human greet ed me, and conscious of strange feel ing of horror, I slipped over onto the deck. The next moment the negro and Dutchman joined me, the former star ing about wildly. the whites of his eyes revealing his terror.
 My Gavd, sah,' he calculated. "Ah done knoY dis boat-it's shore de Santa Marie. Ans cooked in dat gal ley. She was a slayer, sah." He sniired the air. "A kin smell dem nig- gers right now, sah. An suah reckon sodars a bunch O ded ones under dem matches right dis minute"
 Schmitt's he%d fell heavily on my sleeve and I glanced into his stolid face.
 'T just bet I know vat wus der trou- ble."
 What, man?'
 Cholera" he whispered; "ve haf boarded a death ship"
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CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT

Dragging himself into the office of Dr. c. W. Osborn yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock, Justin Schogo of 791 ogden street, told a wild tale about having been shot in the leg while peaceabIy walking along Railroad avenue Dr. Osborn dressed 'I1e wound and transferred his patient to the Bridgeport hospital. The police are unable to find any one who saw the shooting or heard the shot. It is thought that the shooting occurred elsewhere and that the man was brought to Railroad avenue in an au- tomobfIe in an effort to hush up the affair
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Mrs Thomas N. Hepburn of Hart ford, chairman of the Connecticut branch of the Woman's Party, Is the mother of five young suffragists, the youngest of whom is baby Marian, one year old. Mrs. Hepburn is the wife of Dr. Thomas N. Hepburn. a surgeon on the staff of the HartfOrd hospital She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr college and her interest in suf- frage and social questions dates from her visit to Europe with Dr. Hepburn where he had gone to take q, special course in medicine and she to study social conditions.
 In 1909. Mrs. Hepburn became pres ident of the Connecticut Wonlan's s Suffrage association, a position she held continuously with the exception of the years 1911 until 1917 when she resigned to join forces with the Ma tionaI Woman's party, which was then picketing the White House in an effort to secure President Wilson s support for the Federal Suffrage amendment.
 While Mrs. Hepburn was president of the State Suffrage Association it grew from an organization of 2.000 members and a. treasury of $500 a year to an organization of over &C., $30.000 yearly.
 The first suffrage parade in the state was held under Mrs. Hepburn's
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CHAPTER XXVII.
On Board the Slayer.


 The terror of the two men as this thought dawned upon them in all its horror was apparent enough. Nothing, not even fire, was more to be dreaded than a visitation of this awful nature on shipboard. Channel ship though this might be, 1t was safer by far than the cockleshell towing alongside.
 Let's find out the truth first, men," I said quietly. Hold your tongues. There is no use giving up until we know what the danger is. VIII you come with me?"
 The terror in Sam's eyes caused me to laugh and my own courage came back with rush.
 Afraid of dead men, are you? Then we'll face them together, my lads. and have it over with. Come on, now, both of you. Buckle up; there is nothing to fear, if you do what I tell you this isn't the first cholera ship I've been aboard
 It was no pleasant job confronting us. although we had less dead men to handle than I anticipated. Indeed. we found only five bodies on board. There were only two on deck, a giant, coal black negro, and n gray-bearded white man, his face pitted with smallpox. Determined on what was to be done, wasted no time with either body. The two sailors hung back. terrorized at Nthe mere thought of touching these victims of plague. steeled myself to the job md handled them alone, drag ging the bodies across the deck and launching them over the low rail into the sea. I ordered Schmitt to cut the lashings and take charge of the wheel.
 "See here, Sam, and you too, Schmitt, I am in love with that girl in the boat. Do you suppose I would ever have her come on this deck if l believed she might contract cholera You do as I say and you are perfectly safe. Now, Schmitt, remain at the wheel, and you, Sam, come with me. There will be a dead nigger aboard unless you jump when I speak"
 He trotted close at my heels Rs I flung open the door leading into the cabin. The, air seemed fresh enough and I noted two of the ports wide open. A tall, smooth-shaven man, with an ugly scar down one cheek, lay out stretched on a divan at the foot of the after mast, his very posture proclaim ~ Ing him dead. His face was the color of parchment, wrinkled with age. The negro crept up behind me and stared at the upturned face.
 My Gaud, sab, he wus de ol' cap tain. Paradilla, sah i; damn his soul IT
 In what was evidently the captains room discovered a gricked chart and
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Ma, was in her room hitting sum~ thing without eny special shape vet, and I was standing by the window looking down at the fellows playing in the street and wondering if l wunt- ed to go out, and all of suddin I smelt q fine smell like pies, saying. G, ma, that smells like pies
 Wich ma dident say enything. and the smell kep. on smelling, and pr5tty soon I seG. I bieeve it is pies. ma. Ma jest keeping on hitting. and I sed, If 1t aiut it serteny smells like 1t. They're for suppir, so you mite as well get them out of your mind for a vile. sed ma. MceIinE they reely Wa pies. and l rsed, Can I go down and
 ask Nora for a peece in advants? You can ask her, for all the good it will Go you, sed ma. Yes nam. sed And I went down in the kitchin and Nora was peaIing potatoes with a unhappy Impression. me standing there looking at her a
 vile. thinking, I better ask her grad ualIy. And sed. Wich IS the easiest, tNora. the big one or the little ones? i l aint in no mood to anser fool i questions. sed Nora. Meenirg the one about the potatoes. and she keop on pealing them and I kepp on watching | her, saying, Ma says for you to give
 me Q. peece of pie in advants. Wich 1 Nora stopped Tealing auR1i started to stare at me, and l seiA If you feel like lit
 o. that's diffrent, well, I don't feel
 like +, how do you like that? sed
 Nora.
 O. well, maybe they don't taist as good as wat they smell, enyway, I sod And I wawked out of the kitchin
 proud.
 ! Being revendge.
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Social And Personal Doings In The Woman's World
INTERESTING PERSONAL ITEMS
 ABOUT PERSONACES YOU KNOW

presented with a cut glass rose bowl. Present among the guests were Mrs. Hiram Winterburn, Mrs. Alvin Monor, Mrs. Rudolph Dreetz. Mrs. Henry Nit chen, Mrs. George Paul, Mrs. Ernest Rhoede, Mrs. Eugene Marsh, Mrs. William N1aEey, Mrs. John NIolden. Mrs. George Walleneclz and Mrs. Karl Auth
 Miss Gaude Hill will give a very in- terestins lecture on the milk cam paign at the Food Hut, on State street. on Thursday afternoon at ?: 30 o'clock. All women interested. are cordially invited to be present.
 Young Peoples society Of the New field G1. F. church had a. most enjoy able social last evening, when the guests of honor were Rev. and Mrs. J. H. ArnIb1'ust, who are the house guests of MT. and Mrs. R. ID. T1lIe- grant, 362 Central avenue. Mrs s. T. Davis and slaughter Irene. have opened their home at sasco Hill. Miss Davis is cunlmuting to New York for business
 MT. and Mrs. Robert s. II4ncks of Park place and Samuel M. Hawley Of BrookIaiw-n avenue have returned from Florida where they have been for the past few weeks
 Ambrose B, Taylor. superintendent of the Pennington Arms company, was presented with q handsome gold watch and chain by the foremen of the concertn as a. token of esteem. MT. Taylor has retired from the com pany anf entertained the foremen at his home Thursday evening
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. H. Robinson will entertain MT. and Mrs. Eugene Nor ton at dinner tonight at the Algonquin club when April Fools Day will be celebrated.
 Miss Marjorie S. DeLoss of Park place, Is spending several days in Bal timore, Md, where she is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Sumner Drayer. Congratulations are being received by Captain and Mrs. J. Henly F'rier on the arrival of a son, J. HenIy Frier, 3d. at the New York home of his grandparents, MT. and Mrs Henry C. Sturges. Mrs. Frier was Miss Mary Sturges of Fairfield before her mar riage. Captain Frier Is with the Army of Occupation, overseas.
 Mrs. Orvi11e Rector will speak to the members of the Mission circle and women of the congregation of the Newfield M. F. church Tuesday after noon. She will dwell largely on the subject of the Travellers Aid society and of the work done by the organi, zation.
 Miss Areta Burr, Fairfield, is ex. pected home this week from Cam bridge, Mass, where she fs a student at Sargent's school.
 Miss Catherine Calvin, a teacher at Waltersville school, is continued to her home on account of illness. Mrs. Edward Ives of Rusling place will entertain the members of the "Wednesday Morning Art club thN week at her home. All members are urged to attend this meeting as busi- ness of importance will be taken up.
 The Ladies of Charity sewing circle, St. Vincent de Paul, will meet tomor- row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Nurses home.
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CONFIRMATION
 AGREEMENTS APPROVED

The following agreements were aP- proved by Compensation Commis- siener F. T. Buckingham To Daniel stufasak, of 263 Spruce street, for in juries to foot while working for Bull lard Machine and Tool company, six days pay.
 To Chester Waters, from Stamford Rolling Mills, sS.Ts; to Edward Lo4lgf- rain, 1855 Fairfield avenue, from the BuEazd company for injury to knee, s4; to Thomas D. sfcHafon, of 179 Capitol avenue. from Connecticut company, two days nay
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direction in 1914, as were also the two later parades held in New Haven in 1916 at the time of the democratic and republican conventions.
 Mrs. Hepburn is an excellent de- batter and has many times debated the suffra ge question in the early days of her presidency. This is task which is not required of her to perform now as suffrage is no longer a debatabIe question. Mrs. Hepburn has visited many of the larger cities in this country speaking for suffrage and has a national reputation as a leader.
 Tn 1915. she was talked of for na- t5onaI president of the National American Woman's Suffrage associa- ton. Since taking her place with the more aggressive suffrage workers in this country. otherw4se known as the "militants," Mrs. Hepburn has been active in the more political work connected with the suffrage cam paign. When campaign funds. are needed. Mrs. Hepburn has aIway ! been appealed to, for she has the rare 2 it of being able to raise money suf- ficient to carry on any work that has been planned. During her suffrage career, it is safe to say that Mrs Hepburn has personally collected rrure than S15O,O00 to carry on the state campaign and to send to Wash irstCn for the national campaign.
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The New Clothes

For the many women who when they wear a tailored suit do not wear a waist beneath it but prefer merely the vest or waistcut effect, a line of sleeveless blouse vests, made the same as waist but without the sleeves, are obtainable and prove very effective. Georgette in what ever color the front is developed is used for the back and side portions while the front is made of many diff ferent materials. For instance, some have accordeon pleates vest effects of the Georgette trimmed with black satin rope girdles and buttons. Others are of the natural rajah in apron ef- fects, with the long Tuxedo side panels.
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OH YESi

Twenty thousand copies of the pie ture of Virginia Pearson painted by Hamilton King on this months issue of the Theatre Magazine will be dis tributed throughout the country by the Virginia, Pearson Photo-plays Go. This is one Of the most beautiful paintings ever taken of this really beautiful woman.
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The Premier of Manitoba says tfa | Canada will soon have a population of 6o,ee9, ,oo0. And If they repeal their dry laws, there's no telling Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Opportunity often knocks at the door when 1t is too late Here is q New York man who is said to have just received a patent for 0 perfect corkscTew,- Post Express.
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Mrs GrimWold says she was shock ed when on Jan. :, 1917, her husband was arrested in Washington on a charge of obtaining money under false pxeteozzR
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Some of the recent models import ed give much prominence to the white serge, tricotine and burelIa cloth coats and capes. One in bureIla has two wide folds of self material encircling center of body. Long bars of white passementerie braid are arranged at intervals to hold these in place. Persian crepe de Chine Is used to line the model.
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CHAPTER xxVIII.
A New Plan of Escane.

Nothing occurred during the after noon to disturb the routine work aboard or to cause me any uneasiness. Sunset brought clouds, and by the time 1t was really dark the entire sky was overcast. but the sea remained com parativeIy calm and the wind steady.