New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1926, Page 3

MRS. ROGE R WHITMAN Mrs. Whitman is chairman of the Industrial Department of the Young Women's Christian Association arranging for the “Circus” which will be held in the gymnasium of the associa- tion on Friday and Saturday ev: enings, December 10th and 11th. | Social Activities About Town The past week has seen a slump in the social life of New Britain as compared to the veritable whirlwind of festivities which existed during Thanksgiving week. members of the colony home The more youthful from school and college for the holidays lent a touch of color, turning the city into a gay mecca, consequently the social life at the Shuttle Meadow club and hotel reached an unusual gaiety. If this be a criterion of the Christmas holidays, the realm of gaiety will indeed be more brilliant than ever before. * x % Louis W. Young, chairman of the house committee of the Shuttle Meadow ciub is completing plans for a Christmas dinner dance to take place on Saturday evening, December k. Everything is being done to make the ala event of the holiday season, and already it has | s of a brilliant gathering. Numerous parties have been planned for the school set, one of the most important being that which Mrs. Arthur G. Kimball will give for her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Kimball, who is returning from Dana Hall with se eral school friends. Aside from parties for the vouthful members of our social world there are also to be featured several for the younger married set as well as many for the older set. * x » Of wide social interest is the marriage of Miss Gertrude Erwin, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Exwin to San- ford K. Thomson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Thomson. The ceremony will take place at December 27 at the Erwin residence on Forest street and with | will be one of the important gatherings | home of the bride's parent the reception followir of the holiday season. 4 o'clock Monday afternoon, * s Things of these days. N of “That’s That” e dramatic world are very much in the picture xt Monday will see the opening performance | the musical comedy which is to be presented | DECEMBER 4, 1926. of Russell street are visiting friends in Islip, Long Island. . . e Mrs.. K. B. Judson of Park street, ! Plainville, has returned from a two | | months visit at the home of her son, | Dr. Lewis V. Judsor, in Washington, | D. C. | * o s | Mrs. J. D. Welch of Short Beach | ‘was the guest of her granddaughter, | Mrs. Gerald W. Walker, of Hawley stpeet, Tuesday. DRI Miss Harriet Wells of New York | city, is spending the week-end at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. | P. Wells in Newington. .« s e Mrs. William F. Brooks of South | High street is visiting in Boston. | Mass. | . Albert F. Corbin of Vine streat is | | spending a few weeks in Bermuda. | o0 A | Miss Georgia Parker of Vina itsék‘t | is visiting with Mrs. George W. Cor- | bin at her home on Lexington street. ] . s . | Louls Reynal of Lexington street | has returned from New York city. e i Sidney Montague returned last Sunday to Cambridge, Mass., after | spending a few days with his par- | | ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Monta- | gue, of Hawley street. | « s Mrs. M. Suesseropt wiil return on | Monday to her home in Staten Is- land, N. Y., after spending a week | with her sister, Mrs. Sturman Dyson | of Trumbull street. | Mr. and Mrs. E. Allen Moors of | Sunnyledge will leave on Tuesday to | spend the winter in Miami, Florida. o s e Mrs. Philip B. Stanley of Shuttle | | Meadow avenue left today for New | | York city. | v . e | Mr. and Mrs. P. Hickey are in| | Bermuda. i NI | | Miss Harriet Sprague, who i3 at- | tending school in Haverhill, L | spent last week-end with her par- ents, Mg and Mrs. L. A. Sp of Maple Hill PP | Matthlas Zimmerman, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Frank M. Zimmerman of | Vine street, a student of th | York School of Fine and | Arts, has been awarded a ship for six months study | He will leave for Europe in Febru- ary e Mrs. Johnstone Vance of Monr street is spending the week-end New York city. " se e Mrs. John H. Kirkham of C: street, returned yesterday from o ton, Mass. R Mrs. Arthur Gard returned Thursday to her home on Maple |street after spending a week in Or- |ange, N. J., with Mr. and M | Cromwell Case. WEDDINGS Gertrude Erwin to Wed Sanferd Thomson, Decem- ber 27th—Other Nuptials. The wedding of Miss Gladys | Lange, daughter of Mr. and M William F. Lange of 182 Glenn street, and Charles Chatey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles y West Willington, took p giving morning at 10 o'cloc ceremony was performed by end T. A. Greene, pastor ‘Fxrst Congregationar ¢ { Miss Ruth Lange, bride, was maid of honor and bridesmaids were 1 Chatey of Hartford, a at the Capitol theater under the auspices of Eddy-Glover Post | groom, and Miss Paulin American Legion. Ten days later comes a comedy drama, “Maytime in Erin” to be given at the Lyceum theatcr‘ by the St. Joseph . players. rehearsing the cast and a finished production is to be expected. | satin with a veil of * K * Virginia Humphrey is in charge of the Alpha Alpha |carried 2 bouquet John F. Callahan is sorority bridge party which is to take place Saturday after- noon, December 18 in the ballroom of the Hotel Burritt. A | T very soft spot is in the hearts of most New Britainites for this | bridesmaids wore gowns of geo bridge party which is for the benefit of the Children’s Home. | ¢tte: Miss Chatey woro the case in most gatherings of this type, no one Large delegations from all ranks and As usual, as i set preponderates, ages of society always make a forth a typically cosmopolitan gathéring in the interests of [entysfive gussts wore D charity. . PERSONALS T o The Comings ard Go- | ings of New Britain Folk. Prominent among those who have for the play, “That's That” are found the names Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball, . Charles 8. Landers, Mr. and H. Cooper, Benjamin A. Mr. and Mr Charles B, secured loge secats Mrs. Paul K. Roge Mr point of being present, bringing % |and Mrs. Fred O. Rackliffe, Harry Ginsburg, Howard Timbrell, Curtis L. Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pritchard and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsland. .. | Mrs. Howard S. Hart of Hart street, Mrs. Stanloy R. Eddy of Lin- {coln road and Miss Flora Humphrey of West Main street, left Thursday for New York. | PEEIY Mr. aand Mrs. Frank Johnstone of West Main street, will attend the wedding of Miss Marion Angell and William Rockefeller McAlpin at New Haven this afternoon. o g Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Judd of Murray strect are in New York city. They attended the banquet of the Society of the Cincinnati last eve- William H. Hart, Mr and Mrs. Clar ence F. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. E Allen Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Hart, F. M. Holmes, Reuben C. Twitchell, Mr. Louls W. Young, Mr. and M ley R. Eddy, and & Hart, Mr. and Mrs, win, Mr. nd 3 Mr. and Mr George Speal, Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Mau ley, J. B. Wilbur, Jr., W Hungerford, §1r. and Mrs. William 3 ror and Mrs, Gardner ., Fugene J. P M Frank J. Ports r Cr 1 Mrs, Carlton Fri; Minor, Mrs. Goorge Pavid R. Manni No~h Luces, Mr, an W. Chri=t, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Pelton, ard Mre, Raloh B Tritton, Dr. Cliffard W, Vivian, B. Flhone, E. J. Al- hiro, Jack TashaMr. and Mrs. Rohert Mr. and Mrs. Donald . end Mrs. Dveald MeMiil My, and Mrs, Harold E. Shen Mortimer H. Camn, Herhert V. Mr, and Mrs. Tonia 8 Re nal, Mroend Mrs, P. F. MeDangnoh, Mr. and Mrs. George LeWitt, Mr. John Mg, « e 0 Mr. and Mrs. Orville Parker of Adams strect returned from Bos- ton Thursday. Mrs. Kenioth Lee Lasher of 551 Main strect has gone to Florlda to spend the winter. « e e Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper of Vine street has had tw paintings hung in the winter exhibition of the National Academy of Design which is being held in New York at the Fine Arts building on West 57th street. One v picture, Mrs. Cooper did at Booth- - (bay Harbor, Maine, in July and fis entitled, “Quiet Harbor,” while the subject of the other picture is “Ham- burg” done at that place this sum- mer. | DY ! Rear Admiral Roger Welles, com- | mander of the European fleet, has | been the guest of his sister and brother, Miss Mary Welles and E. Stanley Welles of Newington, * e e y Everybogly is interested in the affair and | Springficld, a cousin of the I seats are being sold at a gratifying rate. | Albert Semerak of Hartford best man. The bride, who was given in marrlage by her father, wore a gown of white georgette over white duc | caught with orange blossoms. of wh The mald of honor was colored & rhinestones. a gown of peach | trimmed with pink and | Miss Lange wore nile | bouquets of the attend | chrysanthemums. M | sell sang “I Love You." About sev- | nt fr | Boston, Springfield, Har Willington, Rockville, Burnside New Britaln. Following the ce | mony a Thanksgiving dinner was | served. | Mr. and Mrs. Chatey will | at 182 Glen street on their re | from a wedding trip to New Yorlk and Philadelphia. Miss Rose Sadd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Sadd ( | mour street, and Freder | Dehm, son of Mr. and Mrs. C F. Dehm of 45 Griswold streot, W | married Wednesday afternoon a o'clock at Saint Mary's rectory. Rev erend Walter A. McCrann officiated. i A reception was held at ¢ home of the bride’s parents follow- | ing the ceremony for relatives | triends. The rooms were & ly decorated with yellow chrysanthe- muns, Miss Florence Messenger, a o ! sin of the bride, was maid of I | and Charles Dehm was his brothe best men. The bride was attired in a costume of blue crepe romaine | with picture hat to match and car | ried a bouquet of butterfly roses | and lilies of the valley. Miss Mes- | senger wore an afternoon gown of | tan crepe trimmed with brown vel- vet with hat to match. She carr |a bouquet of yellow chrysagthe- mums. Mr. and Mrs. Dehm | unannounced wedding trip and upon | | their return will live at 100 Seymour | street. | 5 « oo | | A very pretty wedding which took | place Wednesday evening, was that of Miss Murlel Vibberts. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vibberts of 1145 Stanley street, and Frederi R. Campbell, son of Mr. and Asustus F. Campbell of West Hav- en. The ceremony church, at 6:30 o'clock under a bow- Mrs. Willlam H. Alderson and son ston of § Georsg wood scho ward | Mrs. R. Hulbert, jr., sccretary: and | Mrs. H. H. Howard, treasurer; the | mbeship committec consists of | Mrs. J. T. Powell, Mrs. H. E. An- | erson and Mrs. M. Nordstrom; Mrs. | L. B. Banford is on the press com- mittee, Mrs. N. E. Mann is chalr- | man of the flower committee as- | sted by Mrs. T. H. Cogswell; the irman of the music committee is | | Mrs. L. Kinsley with Mrs. E. R.| Hitehcock and Mrs. T. L. Monier. The program for the season of | 1928-1927 is as follows: The first \eeting on October 13, opened with | guest night at the Newington parish house with a banquet and entertain- | ment. Reverend Samuel A. Fiske, | pastor of the Berlin Congregational | church, was the speaker and‘a mu- sical program was given by Henry Vozolo, viBlist, and W. F. Winship, ! soloist. The hostesses for the eve- !ning were. Mrs. E. A. Elliott, Mrs. Ernest Fillmore, Mrs. E. H: #ock, | Mrs. G. W. Rowe and Mra. H. S. Winship members of the executive board. The second meeting was held at the home of Mrs. E. B. Proudman on October 27. Federation reports were read and Mrs. J. M. Dean, in- |structor, Hartford Public High school, discussed “Your Girl, Her Home and the Community. Mrs, | B. A. Johnston and Mrs. F. C. Teich assisted Mrs. Proudman as liostess. The next meeting was held No- vember 10, with all day sewing for Children’s Home of New Brit- Luncheon was served. The hostesses for the day were Mrs J. T. Powell, Mrs. J. T. Hart, Mrs. { L. Monier and Mrs. F. B. Rau On November 17, Dr. J. E. Kling- | | berg’s subject was “Tegner and Fri- | tiof's Saga.” This meeting was Leld | at the home of Mrs. T. L. Monier. Mrs. L. Kinsley and Mrs. M. Nord- strom assisted the hostess. | The meeting of January 12, {be in the form of Charades Current Events by Mrs, F. C. Teich. | Mrs. G. E. Root, Mrs. E. E. Austin |and Mrs. E. J. Skinner will be the hostesses, | Mrs. N. E. Mann asssted by Mrs. | | W H.. Allen and Mrs. W. A. Kin- | | ner will entertain the club on Janu- | lary 26. There will be a speaker. On February 9, the program will consist of a Musicala in charge of | the music committee and a reading | by Mrs. R. C. Baldwin. Mrs. H. A Lienhard, Mrs. L. E. Dary and Mr: D. K. Perry will be the hostes On Februry 23, Mrs. M. {'strom, Mrs. R. Hulber i Van Veen will act as hostesses and the program will be Li tlon by Miss Mary Welles. | | Luncheon and all day sewing for the New Britain Hospital will be at | the home of Mrs. R. Hulbert on March 9. Those assisting Mrs. Hul- as hostesses will be Mrs. T. L. Mrs. M. Nordstrom. Mrs. E. | Proudman and Mrs. M. J. Shonts. On March 23, Mrs. W. H. Fitzell 1 open her home for the eleventh ting of the season which will be | ¢ e form of a fashion show and nt events in cha Photo by Murray Studlo. IRVING DYER Emma Zimmerman, *daughter of Mr. | nerman of Vine et before her | riving Day. MRS. and the ogram to be arranged by the Co. will be given home of M ho will be assist Allen and M The annual meeting will be held on April with Mrs. W. H. Allen, ! Mrs. W. R. Pond and Mrs. T. Wal- e given ne wil d and 1embers of the Executive board L0stesses. o . o The Sunshine soclety will afternoon at 2:30 o'c Mcthodist church. - GATHERINGS ord- | Mrs. H. G. ' and Mrs, A.|2nd Mrs. W nome was enjoved foll an drefreshments were served. MRS. STANI Mrs. Cooper 1s serving a League of Women Voters thi ular younger matrons of town. season. .Y COOPER etary to the Connecticut She is one of the pop- Mrs, J. A. F Mrs. Art Chariot race: Winged horse Kimball. Cat dance and wild Mrs. animal ne Wright. Clowns: In charge of Mrs. Peas , Mrs. F. C. Monier Bearded Lady worth. Freak Bird: man. . Siamese Twins: Mrs. P. Mc Merm . Della Yo Louise ¥ Costume Miss Ruth Ens- Miss E: r West- Avay Miss Bertha Parlker, 4 linen shower w of Miss N of Mrs. L. treet, Thursday s were 7 T Mer ind this city s playe led to Mr and Mrs, ouse Tuesday evening in the audi- tol m of the Camp school. In ery instance they were two splen- ished little plays. In addition dramatics, musical numbers e program which fol- Vocal selections— Leave Me, Loathsome Light— < Handel Wher ... Handel Burton S. Cornwall One Act F Finders-Keepers George Kelly Cast of Characters ene Aldrdid— . - Miss Mabel C. Hibbagd . Aldrid, his wife— . Hamy a neighbor— Russell C. Germond e Maiden— John Alden Carpenter ow a Hill— BenJamin Whelpley Francls Leont Cornwall Tally-Hoe Burton Act Play he But in America— U5 Oscar Wolft of Characters penhayne— Mrs. John H. Fellows Mollie Espenhayne, his wife— Hilda, the maid— ving the games O Mrs. George Flanaga world weeks she ha s | a group of “Finder: in America. |plays were given before a capacity | | Vocalist Accompanist . Properties .. Mrs. Emory Corbin . Mrs. Willlam E. Fay Mr. Burton §. Cornwall - Mrs. Rose Yaw Mrs. Frederick A. Hart Miss Gladys Day . o o e A The officers and directors of the ss and Professional Women' club gave a very successtul bridge (Continued on Page Twelve) | o % —_—_—mmmm iss Rogers Gives Tea for { [ : Hayes—Misses Rey- n open H Mrs. Bennett H. Hibbard of Vine street entertained in honor of Miss Gertrude Erwin, daughter of M and Mrs. H. E. Erwin of Forest street, who will be married to San- ford Thomson on December 27, with dge tea and handkerchief show- 1) er glven at the Manor Inn on Mon- fternoon. Mrs. Kenneth Vree- land of West Hartford, Mjss Kath- crine Swift, Mrs. Luclan Stevens znd Miss Ruby Andrews won the prizes Miss Erwin presided at the tea table and Miss Helen Hibbard, Miss Ruth Bassette, Miss Catherine Welles, Miss Harriet Reynal, Miss Beatrice Reynal and Miss Priscilla in | Crabtree assisted with the serving. i o e e Miss Katherine Swift, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Swift of Lin- coln street, sent out cards for |2 bridge tea to be given in her | home on Tuesday, December 7. | o« e e Mrs. Russell Williams of Fair- atord Home View street, West Hartford ,entertatn 1 o G iide . follaw. | ¢4 the Alpha Alpha alumnae at her s the i : | home Tuesday evening, with cards. i1l be &len v Miss Ruby Andrews won the prize. .. m 4 bers of t e home r on Curti An exter en based on Miss of Mr win of For- ich will the Con- itain 1 concert ! Violin solos. a. Nocturne in Soclety, ever gen helping hand given next Hiltbrand 2 Yorrlsh at the piano, | evenings at th i chairman of the elebrated ry of their 12, with a and Mrs. a Little Cott the Dusk to You. | Roger Whitman, |industrial ~department of the or- | ganization, Is in charge of the af- | falr. Collaborating with her are th left on an only was performed | e by Reverend Theodore A. Greene, |w pastor of the First Congregational | His treatment Modern Shor er of southern smilax and pink rose [ in a manner buds In the presence ¢f about fifty 'spellbound. in Plain- la § ith Mrs. Rob- following people: no. Violin obl Directors: Mrs. Herbert H. Pease, h Gidland Miss Louise Noble, Swet (Mazas) Program: Miss Laura Weible, Miss Edla Sims and Ralph Gid- Miss Frances Litt iss Ruth | Bassette, Miss Gertrude Powact, | | Decorations: Mrs. Philip Stamm. | Refreshments: Mrs. Clarence e Piano Duets, . Overture to Wi L sini). Buckey. Warren Hale and Ch A.| Kitchen orchestra and toy or- iiJo!m:nn. | chestra: Mrs, Robert Chapman. Essa a8 Hold Murs, Meeting Loomis’s “ e he Woman's club of Maple Hill will hold the fifth meeti season on Wednesday, Decomber, S, Revo- 1,4 9:30 o'clock in the form of a home | o ristmas 1 the home of S. Grant of Golf street. The oon | m for the atternoon will con- | In hav- | g5t of music, a “Books for | _Esenwem | ohristmas € Mrs. J. H., who is not patham, and the exchange of gifts. | er and lectur- | Nre, William F. Middlemas and Mrs. rity on short story | Arthur White will assist the hostess. ! nd abroad. | The officers and members of the “The | committees of this active organiza- was handled | tjon are: Mrs. E. B. Proudman, his audience | president; Mrs. R. C. Baldwin and Esenwein as a|Mrs. J. T. Powell, vice-presidents; HererT E. ANDERSON Teacher VIOLIN - VIOLA ENSEMBLE PLAYING s country of his subject, that held Mr. Studio: 242 Main Street . 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