New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1922, Page 3

Under the auspices of local Masonie organizations, “The Gingerbread Man", a musical comedy with a cast and chorus numbering 160, will be presented at the Lyceum theater on April 17, 18 and 19, The puarts which have already heen assigned are an- nounced as follows: August Kilein will have the part of Fudge, a part that has seven solo numbers, Mies Mary Williams will take the part. of Idttle. Jack Horner. Miss Virginia Stevens. the part of Mazie Bon Bon, and Miss Hulda Johnson will have the soubrette role, Marjorie Daw Charles Clements will have the role of Simple Simon, Lambert Lord, Wond.- rous Wise, and Raymond Watkins will have the comedy lead of the play, taking the part of the. Good Fairy Other parts will be assigned later, Tl T Mrs. Alfred B. Morrill, vice-presi- dent. of the Springfield Y. W. ¢ A, and a member of the national finance committee of the national board, 8poke to the members of the local Y. W. C. A. board and finance commit- tee on Tuesday. Mrs, Morrill, who s putting the national finance problem before the various Y. W. . A. or- gBanizations of New Fngland, ex- plained the budget for 1922 and the plan for raising ft. e The Amphion Dramatic club of the High school presented its second pro- duction of the year, “The Traitor," a one-act drama, by Percival Wilde, on Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium. The sketch portrays an incident of the Boer war in South Africa dealing with military secrets, treason, court-martials and punish- ments, The cast was well-chosen and the parts ably taken by its members. Dwight B. Latham played the part of Lieut. Edwards; Mervin McCutcli- eon that of Col. Anstruther; Paul Lucas played Major MacLauren; Richard House played (Capt Wil- loughby; Lester Schaefer, Capt. Bates and Albert White, Capt. Parker. The club members are planning to give, their big play of the season early in May and they will soon start re- hearsals for this production for which “A Pair of Sixes," a three act comedy, has been chosen, e Mrs. N. Demore of New Haven is the guest of ‘her sisters Mrs. John Erwin of Erwin Place. s s Mrs. Louis Tryon has returned to her home in Claremont, N. H., after having spent the past week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Mon- tague of Lincoln street. e The regular weekly meeting of the Current Events club was held at the home of Mrs. C. F. Stanley of Forrest street on Friday afternoon. Tollow- ing the meeting Mrs. Stanley served tea to her guests. s Mrs. Carlisle Baldwin of Forrest street is in New York city visiting her. daughter Miss Marjorie Baldwin who is a student at the New York school of Physical Training. s Mrs. J. Fred Van Otten of Buell street formerly of Meriden entertained the members of her Meriden bridge club on Tuesday afternoon at a lunch- eon bridge. DI The Parents and Teachers' associa- tion of the Central Junior High school met Thursday evening and enjoyed an unusual entertainment and patriotic exercise. Tt is thought that the pro- gram will be repeated some time in the near future. The evening's pro- gram was as follows Program, Orchestra selection by the school orchestra. Patriotic reading by Mortimer Covert Chorus, “Dixie,” by Sth Grade pupils, Dramatic reading by Florence Joseph Vocal solo, by Martha Ernest. A Quintet, ‘The EIf Man,” by Sth Grade | Boys. One act play eqtitled "“Every Girl,” by 7th Grade girls. Orchestra selection by the school or- chestra. Byery Girl ... o000 Madeline Keeney Hope ... Helen TBerson Selfishness . Theresa Maitta T e e B R Libby Dunn Anna Traut . Helen Connor Margaret Thompson Patriotism JHOVE o0 e s Work e Health ........ Margaret Dewnham Knowledge Edith Dalzell Wealth . Arlne Larson Prologue ... . Angeline IFerony Tipilogue ... Helen Connor Garden [Fairy . Ruth Duntz . oo This evening the members of the Universal Club of Landers, Frary & Clark will hold the first of a series of Saturday night receptions, receiving in their club rooms on East Main street. A debate which promises to be most interesting has been ar- ranged for this occasion, the question being: ‘Resolved, That the legiti- mate stage is more beneficial to the public than the Movies." The af- firmative will be upheld by James Steinson, Emerson Burr and Edward Cadrain, while the negative will be presented by Sidney ‘Cooper, Harry Huberman and Harry Jackowitz. . s Mrs. Willlam F. Flanagan enter- tained Tuesday evening at her home on Forrest street at a bridge party and shower for Miss Alma Crowe. There were five tables of bridge, the prizes going to Miss Mae Regan and to Miss Marion Long. Mrs. Flanagan served refreshments to her guests at a most attractive table, the centerpiece of which was a huge bowl of pink carnations with a tall pink candle at each end. Hanging just above the centerplece was a pink papér parasol which held the many lovely gifts Miss Crowe received from her friends. Miss Crowe is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crowe of Grove Hill. Her ma riage to Ellis Bardsley of Fall River, Mass., will take place on Easter Mon-; day. « .. The A. A. Girls will meet at the home of Miss Amalia Traut daughter of Mr. and Mre. George Traut of West Main street on Monday évening. P Mrs. Robert N. Peck of Park Place is the guest of her son Dr. Eugene Peck of Boston, Mass o« s Mr and Mrs. John Erwin of iSrwin Place celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary today. On Monday evening, February the New Britain Musical club will give its third public concert at the Camp school at 8 o'clock when splendid program which has been ar- ranged will be rendered by artists | whose skill is well known here, | The program for Monday's concert will be as follows: Part 1: Two planos— Variations on a theme by Beethoven Saint-Saens. Mrs. Andzulatis and Mr, Hart Piano, two violins and cello-- (a) Pastorale (h) Slumber song . Messrs. Sjolander, Fleitzer, and Schauffler. olos for violin-- (a) Valse (b) Soavenir (¢) Mazurka Mr. Luryea Mr. Rosenberg at the piano. Two pianos— Nevin Nevin Stearns Hummel-Burmeister vivew Drdla Niynarski (a) Gondoliera (picture from the south) D e e Reineke (b) Polonaise in D, Moszkowski Mrs. Andzulatis and Mr. Hart. Part two: i Cantata--"The Rose Maiden" Cowen (Poem adapted from the German by R. E. Francillon.) For solo, chorus and two plano ac- companiment, | Soloiats: Mrs. Horton and Mrs, U'p- | son, sopranos: Mrs. Tuttle and A\hmi Schade; altos: Messrs. Stuhlmann and | Shailer; tenors: Messrs Klein and | Latham baritones | Accompanists: Messrs. Sjolander and Hart PR The regular meeting of the Musical | club of New Britain, was held last Monday evening at the Camp street | school, Miss Edith Manning presic ing. The subject of the evening be- ing the oratorio, the program was | planned accordingly, and Dr. . J Moore of Bristol, in a most interest- | ing paper, explained the origin, de- velopment and history of this form of sacred musical drama. The mu- sical program was a varied, as well as an especially delightful one, con- sisting as it did, of arias from fam- ous oratorios, choruses and instru- mental selections, rendered by the club's well known artists. The evening's program which was so artistic in its conception and ren- dition was as follows: Oratorio. Presiding—Miss Manning Paper by Dr Piano (four hands) Overture to “St. Paul” Moore Fame i e e areis s b Mendelssohn Mrs. Andzulatis, Mr. Hart Recitative and Aria Jerusalem, Thou That Killest the Prophets (St. Paul).. Mendelssohn Miss Latham Recitative and Aria If With All Your Hearts (Elijah) : 5 Mendelssohn Mr. Stuhlmann Aria——It is Enongh (Elijah) Mendelssohn Clad (The Haydn Aria—With Verdure Creation) and Handel Aria—Hear Me, Ye Winds Waves % Mr. Klein est Homo (Stabat ...... Rossini Mrs. Tuttle 'Cello—Cujus . Rossini Fleitzer Duet—Quis Mater) Mrs. Horton Piano, Violin and Aminam (Stabat Mater) Mrs. Andzulatis Mr. Mr. Schauffler Solo and Chorus (with four-hand accompaniment) matus (Stabat Mater) Rossini Miss Farrell and Chorus Mr. Lindsay Conducting Accompanists: Mr. Sjolander and Mr. Hart two-piano Inflam- Accompanists: Mrs. Andzulatis, Mr. Sjolander, and Mr. Hart. + s . The Woman's Relief held an inter- esting meeting Wednesday afternoon, the program, which was arranged by Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson, being ap propriate to Washington's birthday. The program consisted of piano solos by Mrs. K Swanson, recitation of the poem ‘Netty McErving' by Mrs. Cora Starr, a reading, "Washington's Lost Diary Discovered,” by Mrs. Cora H. Eddy. Mrs. Minetta Norton read the Lincoln legion pledges and Mrs. Atkinson gave sketches of Washing- ton's cabinet and the organization of the first congress. A social hour fol lowed the program. 3 On Thursday, the New Britain Ro- tary club celebrated the seventeenth birthday of Rotary with the pro gram “‘International Day,” which was especially fitting since the growth of the organization has by no means been limited to the United States. Flags of the nations adorned the ta bles where the lunch was served, and messages were received and read from Rotary leaders of other countries. e .o Mr. and Mrs. George W. Traut en- tertained at a family dinner Wednes- day at their home on West Main street, the occasion being Mr. Traut's birthday. . . Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brierley of New York, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Traut. P Mr. and Mre. Frank E. Barnes of 200 West 110th street, New York, formerly of New Britain, have an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Gladys O. Barnes, to Frank M. Potton, of New York PR Mrs. Willlam Booth and Mrs. A, C. McKinnie of Forrest street returned today from New Haven where they have been spending a few days friends. with Mrs. Howard Parsons of lstreet has been selected by the Esther Stanley chapter D. A. R. as a Page to attend the National Congress of the D. A. R. which will be held in Wasgh- ington early in April. fl__ HANDSOME CUP —T0— BEST DANCERS —AT— FOX’S MONDAY EVE. Eleele the | MISS ROBINA D. BLAIR. Miss Blair, daughter of Mrs. John R. Blair of 445 Arch street, has achieved fame throughout this city and vicinity as a Highland Fling and Sword Dancer. She has appeared in this city at several h was at the Burns anniversary social functions, the latest whic and the Clan Douglas concert. The members of the Court Colum- ba, Catholic Daughters of America, observed the seventeenth anniver of the order's organization in New Britain on Monday evening with a suce nauet and program. Miss Anna arty acted as foastm tress introducing Mrs. A. I5. Bonefant, the grand regent, who spoke briefly ahout the Court. Rev. John Winters responded to a foast, congratulated the society, on its anniversary and speaking of the Women's Welfare or- ganization. Other speakers of the evening were Miss Agnes Fox, Charles McKeon of the K. of C., Rev. Thomas J. Laden of St. John's church, Thom- as W. IFagan, president of St. Mary’ Holy Name society and James Butler, president of the Y. M. T. A. & B society. A musical program of vocal solos by Irances Bgan and violin se- lections Norman Staubly, accom- panied Miss Helen Egan on the piano, also rendered. . e The Brock-Barnes Posf, Legion of Plainville, gave a ful dance last evening in the Grange hall, where old fashioned dances were enjoved as well as the modern The members of the Post are prepar- ing, under the direction of Kdward rrows, a school room comedy en- titled ““Good Morning Teacher” which they will present later. . ox e b by were American success- The regular meeting of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's club will be held in the auditorium of the Central Junior High school, Tuesday March 7th at eight o'clock. A definite musical programme will be announced later. The committee in charge consists of Anna Goldsmith, Jesse Monks, Barha Campbell, Abbie Da ton, Catherine Mills, Curtin. evening, chairman; Dr. A Blair Marion son, Grace Hat and Mary B .o e Members of the New eral hospital alumnae a masquerade in the Nurses' new r reation home for the pupil nurses of the training school and their friends on Wednesday evening Prizes were awarded to Miss Edith Carlson who wore a Hawailan costume and to Miss Mildred Keath who appeared dresse as George Washington. Miss A. (€ Weller and Mrs. Harry Johnson went dressed as colored mammies claimed prizes for being the comically Mrs. George Bodley, M Henry Recknagle, A. G. Weller and Miss Ada were the committee in charge. Miss Marion Ostroski of Beacon, N Y. is spending the week-end with her Mrs. L. Ostroski of Curfis Rritain Gen at enterfained most H Miss Gonld dressed mother street PRI | of Russell| week-end in Lewis the Miss Eleanor street 1s spending New York city o Littlehales of yesterday from Prospect New Miss Mabel street returned York city. held night all ¢ cie | oratec gold at 11 Mr A M, party of the month cial sets will be present, the so- the younger married set and our younger people, everyone e wearing a4 yama yama suit or a dom- ino costume of {club has been most attractively dec-| and served 1 b 1 Mrs. J. Bounes | Kappa |evening Lester ing Mis |in | Mis lof Mr Peace Mabel | Robey Miss Mr sell street City, the hour followed. the following: |tefreshments to her guests. PP the week having spent a parents M Hart street, s geveral evening. Mrs. and | people & and street phia, where Ogontz school. Mrs, Miss square, N The Mardi Gras ball which will be at the Shuttle Meadow club to- the most gala Members from | promises to be matrons, bright colors. scores of pyrple Supper will be with aloons » of A. Friday evening. v ow s w. C Several nurses from the New Brit- ain General hospital attended the mas- querade which the nurses of the Bris- fol hospital gave at the Elks’ club in| | Bristol, Thursday evening. S oW e 2 - .| Willlam C. Hungerford, Mrs. J. H.| Mies Ada Gould and Miss Esther| girkham, Mrs. C. F. Mitchell, Mrs,| Johnson will leave on Monday for|james North, Mrs. L. Hoyt Pease petipth sMIBt Mrs. Louis P. Slade, Mrs. George W. | Traut and Mrs. Marcus White. The seniors at the Normal school| 'This program will be under fhe |entertained the juniors at a dance and musicale on Washi ngton's birthday. . . o o 0. A. McEwen of New York| |city is the guest of her sister Mrs. Johnson of Hawley street. .o The regular weekly meeting of the held Thursday| home of Miss Mae| Robert Wolff of Wonshington, Minn.: | Follow- | meeting a social | Miss Lester served | Phi girls at the of Chestnut, business street. Virginia, to Smith P Kimball, Arthur G. Elizabeth and Mrs. |of Lexington street gave a dance to| of her young friends M Mrs Reynal, Miss John Loomis, Miss Harriet Judge and are among the Rond this afternoon. C Maxine Hart who Mrs. Maxwell she is a student at e 3. T8 O and Mrs. of Crowe ‘onnor Thomas Grove Hill sailed Tuesday on the Fort Hamilton for Bermuda s . Taura is visiting J EVERYBODY The Plainville chap- eroned the dance which the members |of Delta, Phi Sigma fraternity gave at the Y. Hart returned early | college after| ied Yl | few days with her! and Mrs. Walter Hart of | danghter Kimball Friday William Miss Elizabeth V. h New Britain| who had tables at the bridge which the Smith college club gave at | the Hotel has been spending a few days with her parents Hart of Rus- has returned to Philadel-; the Liberty of L S Woodford of Frankhin friends in Atlantic Reverend William A, Downey of St "homas Seminary', Hartford, former of 8t. Mary's parish, this city, was ¢ guest of honor at the splendidly ssful bhanquet given by the irhop Tierney Assembly, Fourth De o Knights of Columbus Wednesday vening at the Flks' club. The eve Ing's program, with Patrick 1. King # toast-master, was an exceptionally ntertaining one, consisting of a talk W George Washington by Rev, Downey, selections by O'Brien's or thestra and vocal solos. There were ihout three hundred guests present v e o Ivan Rossiter of Canada is the guest of Douglas Johnston at his| home on West Main street, “ v . The Woman's club of Maple Hill will hold its next meeting at the home of Mrs. J. . Moody on Golf street| on next Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs, F. €. Teich will give a talk on the West Indies. . oe o Miss Ruth Loomis, danghter of Mr. | and Mrs. J. !, Toomis, entertained a | number of her friends at her home | on Forrest street Monday afternoon | in observance of her seventh hirth- day. | . .. The members of 8t Joseph's Ladies' Ald society will give a charity whist and dance at the Elks' home on Tuesday evening, February 28, Mrs. J. F. Atwater being chairman of the affair. Mrs. Willlam F. Mangan, Mrs. James F. White, Mrs. Edward X. Callahan, and Mre. Frank J, Durham are on the reception rnmmfllnn; Mrs. William Ferguson, Mrs. Willlam Klambt and Mrs. Charles Kuhns, the | ticket committee; and Mrs. Harry | Hart, Mrs. Baily and Mrs. Mordecai, the refreshment committee. . oo The New Britain chapter, American Institute of Banking, held its second annual banquet at the Shuttle Mea- dow club Thursday eevning. Robert B. Locke of Detroit who is president of the American Institute of Banking, and Richard W. Hill of New York, secretary of the nationl association, were the speakers of the evening. An ‘ntertaining program was also car- ried out, consisting of dances by Min- , nie Huber, vocal solos by F. W, Ma- comber, recitations by Miss Rotha Staples and Miss Gertrude Dehm at the piano. LR Mr. and Mrs. William Cowlishaw of 40 South Burritt street today an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Anna, to Joseph Edward Dunbar of Bristol. Mr. Dunbar, who is assoclated in business with the J. E. Dunbar Manu- facturing company in Bristol, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dunbar of 32 Elm street, that city. Miss Cowlishaw, who was graduat- ed from the local High school in 1916 is now a student at the Institute of Musical Art in New York. Mrs. George 1. Loomis gave a small tea on last Sunday afternoon, com- plimenting Miss Margaret Sanger of | Boston. Mrs. George Christ served at the attractive tea table, LR Plans have been completed with Miss Jane Manner for a Drama Read- ing in the Camp school auditorium, Tuesday evening, April 4, at 8 o'clock. Miss Manner will read one play from each of the following authors, W. B. Yeats, Anatole France and Hermann Sudermann. The patronesses for this evening's entertainment will be: Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper, Mrs. Stanley H. lolmes, Mrs. | ausplces of the College club and the | Mount Holyoke club, the proceeds fo | be divided between the fund for a | | New Britain girls' scholarship being | raised by the College club and the | Mount Holyoke Endowment fund. | . (o83 PR Mr. and Mrs. George Gans of Hart. street entertained the following guests at dinner on Friday Miss Ada Wolff of Long Branch, N.| J.; Miss Mattie Cantor of Boston; Miss Gertrude Abel, Grace Gans, | Jeanette Gans, Marion Cantor, George | | Abraham, Hyman Abraham, Simon | Abel and Dr. 8. Lawrence Abel. Mrs. L. Cushing entertained at n | bridge party Tuesday afternoon at her | home on Robins ave. o v . | Mr. and Mrs, George L. Loomis of | Lincoln street celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary Tuesday, having as their guest Miss Margaret Sanger of Boston, who was a bridesmaid at their wedding. Mrs. Loomis was for- merly Miss Margaret Goodwin of this city. | | | | The members of the Alpha chapter Beta Mu are entertaining the Reta chapter of Hartford at tea this after noon at the home of Miss Mildred | Luddy on Bassett street. Miss Tuddy will be assisted in receiving the guests by other members of the chap ter. . v e Mre. Agnes Johnston who is home | for the week-end from Yonkers, N. Y. | is entertaining Miss Helen Porter Ewing of New York. H. N, Squire of Springfield, Mass., | is the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs Dugald McMillan of Forrest street I Mre. John Abell of Harrison street| gave a bridge party Friday afternoon GOIN The American Legion, will present a very popular and unusual concert at Fox's theater Kddy-Glover Post, N ftomorrow afternoon by Mr. and Mrs, | Maple Hill have i Sprague's mother M of Haverhill, Mass, 6, A. Sprague of thelr guest Mr. . H. B, Sprague the Orpheus Concert Artists, consisting of . e the we Charles tenor; F fred Gle gram for arrangec Quartet Messrs. Solo a Lit h Ah! (Tn Duet- p Mr, Hart anc Solo-- 8i | Quartet All Charms If Thro' Roy Messrs Duet (La Solo-- a Mary . b Ho Il known Hart, tenor; iot §h ‘nn, hasso Sunday afternoon 1 s follows John record Lewis Mother of Mine, Moon of My Delight a Persian Garden) Mr| James, assage Birds Farewel] Ie Hildach Mr, Shaw, La Riguer (La Juive) Halevy Mr. Glenn, Irish Medley - Believe Those Endearing The Harp That Tara's Hall--The Hart, James, Shaw and Glenn Solemne in quest ora Forza del Mr. James and Mr, Desgtino) . Glenn, Jolly makers, James, baritone, and Wil- An excellent pro has been I Andrews Hart, James, 8haw and GHenn Burleigh Lehmann Young Once | Minstrel | ATINCS Verdi 014 Scotch Jenkins (Ivanhoe) . Sullivan The members of the New Britain club entertalned about seventy-five guests in their club rooms in City hall at an lllustrated lecture by Charl Wellington Iurlong author: of the hook “Let ‘er Buck.” Mr, Furlong |talked on “The Passing of the Old West" and as he has been a partici- pant in the “Pendleton Round-Up," he was able to tell most interestingly of this great cowboy carnival. The lit- tle town in Oregon where it takes place has, ordinarily, a population of about 7,300 but, at the time of the |round-up last year, this number was |increased to 70,000, This round-up |15 the biggest cowhoy event in this | country and is the last remnant of the old west After the served to the RUPSts, Me | e lecture a members supper was and their The Woman's Aid society of the :Hr‘.v Raptizt church arranged a musi- {cal program which was given, most successfully, at the church last eve- ning. The numbers of the program |were as follows: | Piano Solo—In Arcady Ethelbert Nevin i P | a. The Shepherd's Tale Quartet - Scofch Medley - Robin | Do The Shepherds All and Maidens Adair, Ye Banks and Braes, Fair C'omin' Thro' the Rye, Jes '.”H'.'M Messrs. Hart, James, Shaw and lenn, | 4. The Tournament Mea 1 Mrs. John Lindsay 8 A Draa .+....Bartlett | Soprano Solo pA D Hammond | @ For You Alone H. E. Geehl b. At Dawning . Cadman ¢ Tommy Lad Quartet. a Soldiers’ Mr. Hart Farewell Margetson | Kucker | The Sword of Ferrara | Miss Dorothy Latham | Milo Sextet Bulletin b Southern Medley—Swanee hn.,\r)f\fi"ssrs Hoglund, larson, &nderson, Carry Me Back to Ol4 Vir-| Anderson, Falk, Linden, giny-—Oh, Susanna- 0Old Black | Miss A. Hellstrom at the piano Joe—Old Kentucky ~ Home-- |Recitation Dixie. Amanda's Wedding ....... 1. Frame Messrs. Hart, James, Shaw and Glenn Mrs. R. J. Dixon Grover Tilden Davis .accompanist. |Baritone Solo Among those who will accupy box- |The Pilgrim's Song . Tschaikowsky es and logues are: Howard & Hart, John Lindsay ¢ Mr. and Mrs. William . Hungerford, [ Violin Solo A. P. Marsh, A. F. .Corbin, A. G3.|Ave Maria <......... Gouned Kimball, W. F. Attwood, Miss Fran- Mr. George Westerman ces Whittlesey, Mrs. B. H. Cooper,| Miss Barbara Troop, accompanist Mrs. George Traut, Walter H. Hart, [A. Song Cycle Frank G. Vibberts and Mrs. D. O “The Morning of the Year' Rogers. By Church Quartet « e » Arthur E. Webster of Berlin is still in Florida. Mrs. J. ed to New York week W ‘Webster. Mrs. William H. e after and Mrs. ith Mr. P of Nashville, Tennessee. . s Mrs. Kenneth Searle of Black Rock avenue entertained several friends at a suppe Mrs. Thursda Miss formerly of this city of Miss The A. A. alumnae will meet Tues- day evening at the home of Miss|teachers and Margaret Foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wells FFoster of Russell street. Mrs. William Spittler of Maple Hill attended the meeting of the Connec- Federation of Woman's Haven, February A musical program was carried out and luncheon was served at the ticut 23d. State clubs held at New r party Sunday evening. . oo E. M. Wightman of v afternoon. REEk | Marion Long of Leone . * PR Hote] Taft. Esther Stanley chapter D. A. R. will Misses Whittlesley of West Main street next meet at ¥ R the home of the Friday afternoon. On evening: Mrs. | Will meet at the program to be in the form of a Cur- Mrs. rent B The Woman's Club announces that it from the song recital at the Congre- This library | gational sum fund. Miss Hortegse Neilson gave an in- Drinkwater's teresting Senior “‘Abraha High sc The M at their Miss 1 the house guest Tuesday has . ox o afternoon, Camp school, ‘ents magazine with Humason editor. e . of realized church on February 10, s been added to the “ v recital of m Lincoln” at hool Thursday. v ox . the fisses Sylvia and Alice 139 Lake street. . v o home, Lonise of Mrs. Humphrey of Lincoln street. Mrs, street e evening The New . oo Alexander Mackay of lLincoln bridge Monday ntertained at CEY will hold its annual meeting on staff of council who is zation Miss Laurene Mouat is spending the | week-end with her parents Mr. and| Hill. | *lonat is physical director of the! N. Mrs. La Mise publie be a from There will officers elected to Mrs. commissioner assist of urence Mouat of Grove schools of Portchester, TO THE Leland Webster has return spending a ‘William Webster of Berlin is leaving for the south and will visit | her daunghter Mrs. Warren M. Deacon Russell street entertained her bridge club on Enfield was the guest Crowe of Grove Hill during the week. February 28, the Woman's Club of New Britain Plainville $203.75 Alder gon entertained at luncheon Thursday Miller of Waterbury is Ernest Rritain girl scout council Mon- | day evening in the Chamber of Com-| merce rooms Teon Sprague | the organi Miss Sears Miss Foster Messrs. Hoglund, Lathum. Howard Brewster at the piano. BRYAN HANSION IS USED AS HOSPITAL Famous Orator's Home Tarned Over to Preshyterian Charch Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 25.—The home of William Jennings Bryan and a ten- acre plot surrounding the scene of the earlier life of the now famous ‘h*flurnr. orator and statesman, locat- ed on a hill top southeast of Lincoln, has been offered tentatively to the Presbyterian church as a permanent home and hospital for missionaries, members of families that have become incapacitated in the service of the church. Home Long Idle The Bryan mansion, which has been idle and devoid of activity most of the time since the Commoner changed his residence to Florida, re- cently was visited by representatives of the board of relief of the church. The members reported the home ad- mirably suited for this purpose and would accomodate about forty pa- would accommodate about forty re- pairs have bheen made. Henry B. Master one of the members of the board, said it would report on the offer when the board returned to Philadelphia. This board represents the Pres- byterian church of the north. The proposal suggested the use of the home as an infirmary for patients from China and Japan. Far Eastern missionaries and teachers of the church, incapacitated in service, netw are sent to hospitals farther east, members of the board stated. Mr. Bryan is reported to have at one time offered to sell part of this land but the home and ten-acres were reserved. the H FLETCHER IS REINSTATED Philadelphia, Feb. 15. — Arthur Fletcher, former shortstop and cap- tain of the Philadelphia National league team, who was out of the game last season, has been reinstated by Judge Landis, according to infor- N.| mation received by President Baker, | Mr. Baker said he would get in touch with Fletcher immediately, and hop- ed that the latter would be able to go south with the team on March 7. Fletcher, it was said, was forced to forego haseball last season owing to the deaths of his father and brother, which compelled him to devote all his time to family business. e ________| ANYBODY CAN ENTER DANCE CONTEST —~AT— FOX'S MONDAY EVE. new the | Y ELKS FAIR TONIGHT BARDECK'S HALL, ARCH LYNCH'’S ORCHESTRA $4,000 IN PRIZES . STREET NO CANVASSERS