New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1915, Page 3

- Suitings IN ALL THE WANTED COLORS. LINENS ARE MORE DESIRABLE THAN EVER THIS YEAR. Soft finished linens that do not ¢rush, heavy and wool woven make cool, comfortable dresses for sum- mer, handsome colors and serviceable | qualities. “'RAMIE LINEN—38 inch, comes in _ all the desirable colors, heavy soft- " weave fast colors, 35c yd. 27-INCH lighter weight linen in the wanted colors, special 25¢ yd. | NATURAL LINENS—36 to 45 inch | light medium and heavy. 25c to 35¢c | WHITE AND OYSTER colored lin- ens, big variety to select from in flat ahd round threads from the thin handkerchief linens up to ‘the heavier suiting linens, 25c to 75¢ yd. The inclemency of the weather of | the last two days did not in the least alter the success of the civic tea and bridge held this.afternoon at the homes of Mrs. James H. Robinson and Miss Pease and at the Woman’'s Ex- change on Court street, given under the auspices of the civic committee of the Woman’s club for the benefit of the milk station, the Woman's ex. change and the gardens of the Boys' club. As originally planned, the festivi- tles were to take place out of doors, but owing to the dampness it was necessary to have all the pleasures in the homes of Mrs. Robingon and Miss Pease, The many children’s attractions were held in the up-stairs rooms of Mrs. Robinsons’ home and cards were played at both Mrs, Robinson's ‘and at Miss Pease's, The rooms of the houses were gay. with beautiful baskets of tulips, hardy spirea, iris, pink honeysuckle, nar- WHY YOU NEED McCALL _ FASHIONS bie 11 Patterns have lemr‘linr:& perfection in u n fit . 1% simplicity. Afi;nu'fly fifty years ‘of experience McCall patterns are so 'ect that the woman who sews at ome can cut into_the finest fabric, Hfollowing the simple clear = diagra ‘and instructions, with no fear of ‘or shortage. The finished result will fit accurately and look exactly: like the ‘fashion. ! «+Mlustration Patterns 10c and 15¢. McOall Magazine for June 5c. sMcCall Summer Fashion Book 15c, pattern free. bt e 0 ey PHILADELPHIA RA DENTAL ROOMS W ¥ 193 Main Street 0 Over 25¢ Store BEST WORK AT MODERATE i PRICES. hflmlmb‘\.lwfll’.)l: & Sundays by Appointment b F,E.MONKS, D.D.S. ‘Georgiana Monks, D. D. 8. PERFECTLY PASTEUR- <4 I1ZED MILK . SEIBERT AND SON Park Street, Near Stanley. . 6 teams. Tel. connection cissus and peonies. The veranda of Mrs. Robinson's home was closed in with branches of birch and dogwood. In the 'hall stood a large basket of narcissus and tulips, Red and white was the color scheme of the living room, and it was effectively carried out by tulips and a mass of rdy spiria which adorned the mantel of the fire place. In the other rooms Wwhere the guests played cards gor- 8eous bouquets of peonies and honey suckle figured conspicuously, The fortunate winner at each table at cards received as her prize a very pretty old-fashioned bouquet of lilies of the valley, sweet peas, violets and roses. One could not fail to find one's way to the Japanese parlor, where ice cream was served, as tall, brightly- colored Japanese umbrellas marked the path and lead to a room fragrant and cheerful with flowers, Among the numerous novelties that the children enjoyed was a tent with two Indians selling beads, rugs, blan- kets, blankets, ett, and another tent with a gypsy who could reveal e’s past, present and future, a grab.bag and a table piled with every imagi- nable toy that would appeal to a child. The Woman's Exchange, which is now nearing the close of its first suc- cessfu] yvear, had an exhibition of the novel as well as useful and practical articles which have always been on sale there. The delightful and quaint | little tea room®upstairs served many a'patron with delicious tea and various refreshments. Yellow tulips artisti- cally arranged adorned the mantel of the fire-place and on each tea table was a small vase of flowering quince and lilies-of-the valley. Tea, coffee and frappe was served on this special occasion in the lower right hand room of the Woman's Exchange Last 'evening the members of the Trinity 'Methodist church gave a plea- sant informal reception in the church parlors in honor of Rev. Warren I, Cook, the new pastor and wife, and Rev. and Mrs, George B. Neumann, local missionaries, recently returned from China. Those who served on the reception committee were Mr. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan, Mr, and Mrs. E, F. Neu- mann, sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stockwell. The young ladies of the Philathea class dcted as ushers. During. the evening Mrs. Howard E. Horton, Mrs. Dudley T. Holmes and Mrs. E. B, Albertine rendered several delightful soprano solos. The Misses Edith Powell and Jennie Swanson ,gave entertaining readings. The Sunday school orchestra favored with selections and a cornet solo was given by W. J, Littlehales. o e ; The Young PBeople's society of the First Congregational church held its annual banquet Wednesday evening, the affair proving one of the most successful and largest attended of any yet given by the members. Rev. Irving H. Berg of Hartford ‘was the principal speaker of the even- jing and his chose as his subject “The Value of an Ideal,” Rev. Henry W. Maler and Rev. Elmer T. Thienes gave short addresses. Miss Ruth Schade added muchto the cheerful- ness of the evening by her humor- ous remarks as toastmistress. Miss Annie Bancroft, the president of the society, cordially welcomed all pres- ent. Other speakers were Miss Lena Marshall, Miss Elsie Hess and Oliver Hoyem. Mrs. Howard E. Horton favored with two vocal selections. PR Members of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the First Con- gregational church met at the home of Mrs, Marcus White yesterday after- noon ang listened to interesting papers on “Missionary Work in Alaska'” and on Dr. Grenfell and his work among the fishermen of Labrador and along the eastern coast. Miss Wolley of Hartford, who has in recent years been an associate worker with Dr. Grenfell, entertain- ingly told of experiences of Dr. Gren- fell and the splendid work he is doing. Mrs, Harry M. Bates read a paper on his life, Miss Alice Stanley read a paper of the resources and purchase of Alaska and Miss Mary Seelye spoke of the missions in Alaska. A pleasant social hour followed the meeting. s .o Emma Hart Willard chapter, D. A. R., held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. C. Lincoln of Berlin. Miss Lista Lin- coln, who attended the twenty-fourth Continental Congress, held in Wash- and the service table was beauteously decked with a large silver bowl filled with pink tulips and spirea. Although this has been a season of numerous demands, the work of the civic department of the Women’s club bas won such an important place that the opportunity to aid it to continue along its lines of activities was most cordially welcomed by the ladies of New Britain and vicinity who attend- ed in large numpers the fete which was so pleasantly and successfully ar- ranged by those in charge. .. 3 Miss Flora Humphrey entertained seven of her friends at luncheon Wednesday in hanor of Miss Roberta Kennedy of Hot Springs, Arkansas. e Mrs, C. J. White and daughters, Miss Dorothy and Edith, are at Madi- son, Conn. .o Miss Katharine Wilbor of Franklin Square is visiting in 'Elmira, N. Y. *ee Mrs. Willlam T. Sloper of 55 Lexing- 1 ton steet is entertaining her sis-; ter, Miss Katherine Tallmadge of Col- lumbus, Ohio. "o Mrs. George Chambers and Miss Louise Chambers are spending a week at Naragansett Bay. s [ HARTFORD, CONN. " THIS IS ‘SUMMERTIME NEWS A} this season we tufn our store nto a summer store and our adver- ising tells about the merchandise we here for your comfort during warm weather. PORCH CUSHIONS, PORCH RUGS, PORCH SHADES 8 SUMMER DRAPERIES, £ Our stock of the above lines is com- plete and contains only. what is new nd of the finest quality. Prices right. URNITURE SLIP COVERS MADE ] TO ORDER. bylet us send vur man to your home ,‘b to take measu ts and g samples of the different mater- s. We make covers to ordeér any ) you may.neced. . Mr. and Mrs, Harold L. Hatch have returned from an extensive wedding trip to the Pacific coast. oo Mrs, Robert M. Clark delightfully entertained twelve of her friends at luncheon Tuesday at her home on Walnut street. . Mrs, E. Morton Ingerham and Mrs. Chester Ingerham of Bristol were in. formally entertained by Mrs. Oliver N.. Judd and. Miss Olive Judd of Lin- coln . street: Tuesday -afternoon. ! DR Mrs. William 'T. Sloper of Lexington street will entertain at luncheon next Tuesday, for her sister, Miss Kather- ine Tallmadge of Columbus, Ohio. * e Miss Margaret Eddy of West Main street will return home ' Thursday from' Miss Spencer’s School in New York for the summer vacation. e Mr. and Mrs, Frank Johnston of ‘West “Main street attended the dedi- cation and ball of the remodeled state ington, D. C.,, as a page, gave an in- teresting report of the convention. The following officers for the en- suing year were elected: Regent, Mrs, Samuel A, Fiske; vice regent, Mrs. E. E. Austin; secretary, Miss Helen M. Cowles, treasurer, Miss Marjorie Moore; historian, Mrs. Fran- cis Deming: registrar, Miss Alice Nor- ton; advisory board, Mrs. S. M. Cowles and Mrs, A. W, Taylor. . éw Miss Beatrice Porter was the hos- tess yesterday afternoon at a delight- fu] five hyndred party given for her guest, Miss Dorothy Hinchliff of Rock- ford, Il There were four tables at cards and each young lady found her partner by matching pretty little glass baskets filled witah sweet peas. The prize winners were Miss Eleanor White and Miss Maria ar- tin, Miss Corrine Goodwin won the consolation prize. ... Miss Dorothy Hinchliff of Rock- ford, Ill,[is the guest of Miss Beatrice Porter of West ' Main street. Miss Porter and Miss Hinchliff will leave next Tuesday to be present at com- mencement at < Miss school in Boston, Mass, both young ladies having attended this school. .- The many friends of Mrs. Chester Corbin of Vine street will he pleased to learn that she is resting comfor- tably after undergoing an operation for appendicitis at the Hartford hos- pital on Tuesday. ¢ ‘e The Working Girls’ club will give as its final event of an unusually pleasant season, a supper at the club rooms in Judd's Block tonight. P Mr. ahd Mrs. F. W. Macomber of Hamilton street are entertaining Mrs. W. H, Kohler and Mrs. W. J. War- ner of Springfield, and Mrs. S. A. Macomber of Northampton, . Mrs. Howard Starr Humphrey of 16 Russell street informally entertain- ed at bridge yesterday afternoon in honor of her guest, Miss Roberta Kennedy of Hot Springs, Arkansas. There were four tables at cards. e Edwin N. Lewis of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. B, W, Lewis of 179 Lake street, this city dined Tuesday evening with President Wilson on board the Wyoming. e armory of the Massachusetts Volun- teer Militia in Springfleld last even- ing. . ew Elmer Tallmadge of Columbus, Ohio, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam T. Sloper of Lexington street. . The Kenilworth club held a ban- quet Thursday evening at Elm Tree Inn, Farmington. Mr. and Mrs, J, C. Lincoln quietly celebrated their silver wedding anni- versary Tuesday at their home in Berlin. v Miss Florine Parker of 103 Vine street will entertaln at tea Wednes- day afterficon in homor of her guest, Miss Katherine Whiteside of Louis- ville, Ky. MoClintock's | e AT S5 T 1 BT " | TWO MEN ON WHOM Tuesday afternoon the home of Mrs. Landers of 136 East Main street was the scene of one of the most auspicious occasions of the so- cial season when Mrs. Landers and her sister, Mrs. Mortimer #N. Judd, were hostesses at a tea given in honor of Mrs. Harold Lee Judd of Minnea- polis, The commodious rooms of the hand some Landers residence were luxur-. jously decorated under the care of Hartford decorators, the parlor, recep- tion room, library and dining room being embowered with garlands of American Beauty and Lady Hillingden roscs and snapdragon of various colors, The 'hours of the tea were from 4 to 6:30. Mrs. Landers, Mrs. Mortimer N. Judd, Mrs. Harold Lee Judd and Miss Anna Bodley received the 240 guests in the parlor while Mrs. Wils liam C. Hungerford, Mrs. John H, Buck of Hartford and Mrs. Charles B. Parsons received the many guests in the reception room. Mrs. Frederick S, Chamberlain, Mrs. ‘Walter H. Hart, Mrs.| William C. Hun- gerford and Mrs. Allen C. McKinnie poured. The dining room was lav. ishly decorated with bouquets of the rare Lady Hillingden roses and per- fectly appointed Trefreshments were served. Lemonade was served ‘in the library by Mrs. Willlam S.' Rowlands, Mrs. Russell C. Germond and Miss Mabel Crawford. Those who assisted in serving in the dining room were Mrs, Harry M. Bates, Miss Flora Humphrey, Miss Bertha Chamberlain, Miss Corhelia Chamberlain and Miss Louise Noble. A’ corsage bouquet of orchids was the gift of ‘the hostesses of the after- noon to each of ‘the ladies who so ably assisted in receiving and serv. ing. The guest of honor, Mrs. Har- old Lee Judd, looked charming in‘a simple white gown and was the re- cipient of many beautiful bouquets of flawers glven her by her husband’s| friends in this and neighboring citles, .. A meeting of the executive coms mittee of the music division of the Woman’s club was held vyesterday morning at the home of Mrs. William C. Hungerford of Russell street. .o Miss Ruth Hutchinson of Lincoln street entertained at bridge Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Frederick West Porter. Mrs. Harry C. Hine and Mrs. Porter captured the prizes. e e w Kenneth J. Hoffman upon Mr. and Mrs, th are receiving congratulations the Arrival of a daughter. - Al Miss Katherine Whiteside of T.ouis-| ville, Ky., is the guest of Miss Florine | Parker of Vine street. .« s Mrs. William C. Hungerford enter- tained a number_of her friends at luncheon at her home on TRussell street Wednesday noon. “ee Mrs. George L. Daman of West Main street is spending the week-end with her daughter, Miss Ruth Damon, at Mt. Holyoke college, South Hadley, Mass. JURY RETURNS LEGAL VERDICT FOR COLONEL (Continued from First Page.) that the Anglo-Saxon system of de- termining questions between litigants is rightly lodged in the hands of a jury of twelve men. ‘““Moreqver it determines that Jjurors holding political views opposed to those held by a party will not be | swayed thereby in determining ' the questions submitted to them.” Burns Held Out Till Today. The foreman ,of the jury in a state- ment said: “After the first ballot we stood 11 to 1 in favor of the defendant. Those figures were never changed— | Mr. Burns refusing to change his' vote—until this morning. | ‘“Except Mr. Burns the jurors who voted for the plaintiff on the first ballot did so, they said, because they did not want it to appear that they save insufficient consideration to the great mass of evidence that was pre- sented during those five long weeks.” Barnes to Appeal Verdict. New York, May 22.—William M. Ivins of counsel for Wm, Barnes, an- nounced this afternoon that an appeal would be taken from the verdict of the jury at Syracuse, which found in favor of Theodore Roosevelt in the trial of the libel suit brought by Mr, Barnes against the former president. NAVY DAY EVENTS AT ITHACA. Ithaca, N. Y. May 22.—Ithaca to- day is extending its welcome to thou- sands of visitors for the annual navy day events. The skies this morning were cloudy, with indications, how. ever ,of good weather for the Corneli- Yale baseball game and Cornell-Har- vard regatta here this afternoon,.Cor- nell’s crack tennis team also was to fight it out with Yale's racquet vgleld- ers, Mrs. Herman Lesser will leave soon to spend the summer at Long Branch, New Jersey. Jackson, the Middletown died today aged 70. in Paris, France, Mr. Jackson lived practically his life here. forty years he was the head of. the hanking company which is now in re- celvers hands. RESPONSIBILITY SUDDENLY RESTS In the accompanyingz ({llustration' are shown Thomas Nelson Page, the Anierican ambassador in Rome, and | Freleric:c C. Penfield, the American | ambassador ir Vienna ftaly has asked Mr. Fenfield to look after her Interests in Austria. It was thought that Mr. Page would act in a similar cerecity for Ausiric in Rome, but ater it was stated that Priten ven Iinelnw, the Cerman amkassador in Bome, iInsisted that Anstris, in the cuzse of war, should not intrust her Irterests in Ttaly to the Unlied States buc to Spain. |__ Gtylems | Harry Sperry will open the City Ice | company street. Monday on Commercial Mrs. George Bailey of 263 Woodlawn | avenue has gone to Buffalo, on a visit. Comptroller M. C. Webster will give an address before the Baraca club of the Methodist church tomorrow noon, A social and whist followed the meeting last night of Stella Rebekah lodge, 1. O. O. F. Through Lawyer M. D. Saxe H. Cantowlitch is suing Katherine Skoe- zon for $100. o0, X Owing to a technical flaw in the application, the hearing on the appli- eation of Jaseph Landino for the trans- fer -of his liquor license from 204 to 284 South Main street has been con- tinued until 9:30 o’clock June 4, } David Dolfman of Newington 're.' ported to the police last night that he had left his“team on Elm street and when he went for it it was gone. Tt was'later found on the street and taken to White's livery stable. BANK MIDDLETOWN PRESIDENT DEAD | Robert N. Jackson, Great-Grandson of Michael of Contin- | Gen. Jackson ental Army Passes Away. Middletown, May 22.—Reobert N. first .and only president of Banking company, Although born had For Mr. Jackson was a member of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincin- nati, father, Gen. Continental army. representing his great grand- Michael Jack%on of the Mrs. Jackson, two sons and two daughters survive. BTN ' e LB Clothing for You and Boys SMART APPAREL AT VERY PLEASING PRICES—8 THE BOY(‘—“I’E ARE CLOSING OUT ONE OFP LINES. + L. E. Remington Co. Inc., of Ffth Avenue, New Yo ing craftsmen of boys’ clothing are going out of business. quently we are closing out that line which very popular with our customers. Remington boys are now selling at $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, New York prices for the same suits would be from $6.50 Sizes 7 to 18 years. Come Saturday before the assort) broken, WASHABLE SUITS FOR THE OLDER BOYS, We have just placed on sale some washable Sults for from 7 to 16 years old. Made of washable whipcords, Norf brown and tan mixture, very nsat and serviceable sults and sell them at $4.00 each—about as good an investment as make in the line of clothes for theé boy for sumuner. Spl for vacation wear, A 4 SNAPPY SUITS FOR YOUNG MEN, SPECIAL VALUES AT $15, $18, $20.—The most app models. Best of materials ainl talloring. Suits that the ticular young men will approve of. 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