New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1928, Page 5

guests or the W. C. A. officials. Mra. Elmer Stone and Mre Ray Leach presided at the attractively appointed tea table while Mre. Hamilton Bickford, Mrs. Clarence Manning, Mra. E. M. Hayden, Mrs. Walter Murdock and Miss Maxine Hart assisted in serving the seventy- five guests. i Mrs. Stanley Duncan gave a din- ner party at her home on; Lincoln | street Friday night. £ . s e Mrs. Henry G. Schautfler gave a luncheon followed by bridge Friday afternoon at her home on Lincoln y0ad. Her sister Mrs. Graham Brush of Greenwich was the guest of honor, The prises went to Mrs. Maurice Stanley, Mrs. William Rowland and | Mra. Harold Hatch. . . The New Britain chapter of the Connecticut League of Women ‘Vaters held a very succesaful auction bridge party Monday afternoon at the home of Mra. Laurence Mouat on Grove Hill. Tables were taken by Mra, Mouat, Mrs. Arthur G. Kimball, Mps, Buell B. Bassette, Mrs. Elmer 8tone, Mrs. Stanley Cooper, Miss Alice Pierce, Mrs. Johnatone Vance, Miss Mary Bingham, Mrs. William Parker, Mrs. Stanley Holmes, Mrs. Frederick Hungerford, ' Mrs. W. H.' Van Oppes, Mra. C. B. Stanley, Mrs. | Hoyt Pease and Mrs. Ellis Bardsley. Following the play ‘was served in the dining room with Mise Alice Pierce presiding at the attractive table. v ey Mrs. Orville Parker her club at dinner and bridge evening at her home on Adams street. i .« o0 Mrs. Richard Sardcrson of Wash- ington, D. C., wis the guest of hon- or at a bridge tea given by Mra. William H. Hart, Jr., on Tuesday.at her home on Hart strect. Sunday night Mrs. Maxwell Porter and Mrs. William T. Cohélan gave @& supper party in Mrs. 8anderson's honor at the Coholan residence on Lincoln road. Mrs. Banderson has been the recent guest of Mrs. Gard- er Weld of Corbin avenue. v e e Still another party of wide inter- est to New Britain people, occurring in Berlin was the luncheon bridge given by Mrs. Kenneth Relyea, the former Mildred Meisner of this city and Mrs. Edward Sechrest of Welles- ley Hills, Mass., who was Helen Cad- well of this city. The party took place Thursday in Mrs. Relyea's new res. 1dence on Worthington Ridge with covers laid’ for thirty. The trophies | | tatned the Visiting Nurse association went to Mra. Arnold Wallen of New York city, nee’ Miss Majorie Bald- win of this town, Mrs. Kenneth M. Vreeland of West Hartford, who was Miss Frances Dean only daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Dean of Philadelphia, formally of New Brit- ain, Mra. Willlam Walker of Hart. ford, a former resident of New Britain, Miss Harriett Reynal and Mrs. Emory Corbin both of thia city. P Mrs. Robert Silsby of Worthing- ton Ridge, Berlin, entertained eight | at luncheon and cards Monday after- inoon for her mother, | 8ander of Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Fred Mra. Charles Troupe of Berlin won the prize. ¢ s . Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Conlin of | Hart street entertained three tables of bridge at a Valentine party at their home Tuesday evening. The prises were won by Mrs. J. W. Roche and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson. . v Mrs. James Robinson entertain- ed the members of her bridge club at luncheon and cards Monday afternoon at her home on Harrison street. « .o Miss Evangeline Plumb of Stecle | savit, ruary noon at this city. 3 o'clock in the after- e Trinity M. E. chur¢h of " e e Joseph M. Chernoff, wregident of the Fidelity Indystrial bank of this city, and Miss Florence B. Savit, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Harry of Weatbawrne Parkway, Hartford, were married Tuesday afternoon in New York city. ¢« o Mr. and Mra. August Axelson of Harding street obseerved the forty- first anniversary of their wedding last Saturday evening. ) | .The engagement of Miss Minnie Nesta and Henry Fuari was an- nounced at a dinnet party Sunday, | given by Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Nesta. . o s Mr. and Mrs. George Cole ob- served the forty-second anniversary of marriage on Tuesday. PRI Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Kane of street was given a Valentine surprise party Tuesday cvening at her home. PR Mrs. Robert B. Doane entertained the Maple Hill Bridge club Tuesday | North street quietly, ohgerved the forticth anniversary of their wed- ding Tucsday. ' v .. George James Parsona, son of | Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Parsons of afternoon tea ! entertained | last | afternoon at her home on Frederick street. Mrs. Nelson Mann, Mra. Theodore Wallen and Mrs. TFrank Rau won the prizes. P Miss Elva McKirdy the members of her entertainea bridge Lincoln strect. Miss Mary Wolfe won the prize. . . Mrs. William Fitzell of Hill entertained her bridge Thursday evening at dinner s Maple club ana |cards. The prizes were won by Mrs, Rebert Doane, Mrs. Frederick Teich, and Mrs. B. Hubert. PEIEY A Valentine party was held by the Business and Professional Wo- men's club Tueaday evening. Miss Charlotte 8ymolin was in charge of the program and Miss Myrtle Turn- | er in charge of the musical pro- gram. Dr. R. W. Pullen and Charles | J. Law were the speakers. P Miss Gladys Day entertained four- teen &t supper Monday evening at her home on Adams street after the Guest Night concert of the Collcge club given in the parish rooms of St. Mark’s church. Included among the | guests were Miss Ada Segur, Mre. | Herbert Skiff and Robert Craik all of Hartford. ¢« s 0 Mrs. Rufus N. Hemenway enter- staff and members of the nurses’ committee at a dinner party at her home on Lexington street Tuesday evening. The guests were Mrs. Harry M. Bates, Mrs. Stanley T. Goss, Mrs. 'FINAL club | . Thursday evening at her home on | - Ruth Cosgrove, Miss Justine Traut, MRS. EDWARD SECHREST Mrs. Sechrest and Mrs. Kenneth Relyea gave a luncheon {bridge Thursday at the home of Mrs. Relyea on Worthington Ridge, Berlin, Michael Kinsella, Mrs. Robert M. Parsons, Mrs. Ernest M. Smith, Mrs. | Louis W. Young, Miss Rachel ©. Colby, Mrs. Eva G. Backiel, Miss WEDDINGS Weddings Numerous Be- fore Arrival of Penitential Season. Miss Ruth Hartney, Miss Sara A, Keevers, Miss Mary Lockwood, Mrs. Helen Mechan, M Anna O'Connell, Mrs. Hattie Recknogel, and Miss Elizabeth Tflltv. e | Mr. and Mra. D. 8. Ohman of Har- | | | rison street announce the engage- Mre. Walter Leland of Prospect ment of their daughter, Adeline, to {avenue, Hartford, formerly of this 1. A. Schelin of New York ecity. The city, will entertain the members of } wedding date is set for early spring. | her bridge club on Monday next. L A | . .. Miss Mildred Irene Biclman, High street and Miss Anna Mary Moguliski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Moguliski of Kensington, were marricd Monday morning at | by Reverend John C. Brennan. The bride is a graduate in the | 1926 class of the New Britain High | school. LR : Miss Viola Blanche Alex, daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alex or | Lakeview avenue, and Dr. Leo 8. | Finklestein of Waterbury, were | Mrs. George W. Walker of Water aughter of Mr. and Mrs. George | Bielman of Buel street, became the | married Sunday afternoon at 2 {oclock at the home of the bride's | parents. Rabbl Gershon Hadas per | formed the ceremony. i The bride, who was given in mar- | riage by her father, was attired in a gown of biege chiffon and carried a bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley. The couple were unattended. The ceremony was followed by a reception. After a wedding trip through the South, Dr. and Mrs. Finklestein will ' Water- | ! 1eside at'7¢ Collins street, bury. . . The marriage of Miss Frances Marion Winfrey of Homestead ave- nue, and Richard W. Gorman, son of Mr. and Mrs..William J. Gorman of Elm street will take place Thurs- |day ‘morniug at §t. Mary's church. | The couple will mnke their home in Hartford. ¢ o The wedding of Miss Carolyn D, Low, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Ray- mond Low of 173 Glen street, and Leonard Jackson, son of Mra. Anna Jackson of 32 Hart street, will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Trinity E. church parish | house, Rev. William H. Alderson of- ficiating. Mrs. Joseph Jackson will be matron of honor and the best man | will be Lieutenant Charles Wright. | The bride will be attired in a zown of blue georgette with blue hat and her bouquet will be of white voses, The matron of honor will | wear a pale green silk crepe gown !with hat to match and will carry vellow tea roses. D The bride’s gift to her attendant { the parish house of St. Paul's church | at club Tuesday afternoon to be held in the |chapel of the First Congregational church at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Keyes is the wife of . Senator Henry Keyes of New Hampshire. i8he has written numerous magazine articles and is a lecturer and an extensive traveler. She is also one of Washington's popular hostesses. At the close of Nrs. Keyes' lec- ture, a social hour will be held at which refreshments will be served. DR The first concert glven by the New iBritain Teachers' Glee club, under |the direction of Miss Ethel Prior, {mal school, was well received by a |large audience. The concert was | glven Thursday evening in the audi- torium of the 8enior High school. | The vocal soloists, who assisted [the club, were Kathleen Crowley | 8olomon, soprano; Florence Ostlund, {contralto; Charles Stuhlman, tenor jand Ernest F. Upham, bass. | Instrumental music was provided |by the Orpheus Instrumental quar- itet, consisting of Marcus H. Fleit- |zer, violin and director; Walter P. | Occupin, 'cello; Harold G. Stedman, |flute; and Charles A. Johnson, i piano. Miss Lolia M. Littlehales was | and the vocal quartet. ¢ s o | e meeting of more than usual in gregational church, February 20th at 3 o'clock under the auspices of the Home Department. Louis Eath- on will give an illustrated talk on the work on the Billings Polytechnic Institute of Billings, Montana. After- noon tea will be served during the social hour following. * o . A large audience of members and suests of the New Britain College rooms of St. Mark’s church. The artists who took part were Miss Ada Segur, soprano, Robert Craik, baritone, | accompanist. Miss Segur delighted her listeners with her charming voice and man- day evening for the second in “The Desert Song” and “The Vagabond King,” and other operat- tas. He 18 now receiving acclaim on the concert stage. Mrs. Skiff skill- | fully accompanied the singers. A reception followed the program. | "The officers and members of the hoard, who received, included Miss Gladys Day, president; Mrs. Michael Kinsella, Mrs. Douglas Johnston, Mias Marie May, Miss Grace Coho- lan, Mrs. Donald Bartlett, Mrs. | Frederick Teich, Mims Katherine Clark and Mrs. John Pelletier, ¢ o . Many members of the Connecti- | cut Federation of Busineas and Pro- | New York today to attend the inter- |state conference of members from the New England and Middle Atlan- tic States and the State of New York. The conference will open a 9:30 o'clock and continue through- | out the day. It will be held at the | McAlpin Hotel, where luncheon will jbe served. In the evening an in- { formal dinner will be held. Miss Clarrisa Bently and Miss director of music at the State Nor, ' for the event. They included An. thony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., presi- jdent; Harris Hammond and Edward F. Hutton, vice-presidents and Ar- thur C. F. Keheler, secretary and treasurer. Hosts and hostesses of the evening included Mr. and Mrs Osborne Howes, Misas Bernice Chrys- ler—who with Mr. and Mrs. Chrys- | ler is _at Whitehall—and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van Riper. .0 ‘When on Wednesday soclety com- bines charity and patriotism in the Washington's birthday affair at the !Royal Poncianna, it is predicted that a new standard of gailety and splendor will be set for this out- standing event of the season. The {thousands sure to be in attendance | will include not only people from every section of the United States but a goodly number of Canadians and a large sprinkling of European dignitaries. | s . Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sloan, with | | guests, arrived this week by special COLLEGE RELIGION SESSION OPENING Important Confereace on Today at Princeton Princeton, N. J., Feb. 18 (P— More than 200 educators, including the presidents of some sixty eagtern universities and colleges, today. be- gan discussions of their conference on religion among college men: They were confronted with the agsertions of one delegates that only tem per cent of the student body of..the average institution could.be fairly termed ‘‘religiously minded.” \ State of The delegates in addition gravely (Gar and are at the Bvergloden eup, | (Ssumed the burden of responalbility | Mrs. Alfred Fair Vanderbilt comes 'O 1ack of religious training col- learly mext week and among her \¢5€S: Placed upon them by Martyn 'guests at Whitehall will be Mr. and | '« Keeler, Yale senior, who con- Mrs. Thomas Markoe Robertson |!Tibuted his beliefs at the opening (the former Cordelia Biddle Duke), | S°Ssion last night which was devot- terest will be held at the South Con- | Club enjoyed the musical given by | the club in ohservance of its Guest | Night Monday evening in the parish ' and Mrs. Herbert Skify, | rer. Mr. Craik, who was heard Mon- | time | : this month in New Britain, has sung | | fessional Women's elubs will go to Dr. and Mrs. A. Hamilton Rice, of lin South American exploration, are | !here on their yacht Elcanor to re- {main into March. | v e e | OnMonday night the third concert the Society of Arts will see the diamond horseshoe” occupied by directors and guests. Boxes will be used by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dill- man; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seligman | and house party including Madame | Charambos Simopolous, wife of the | ambassador from Greece: Mrs. E. H. G. Slater; Mr. and Mrs. George Rasmussen and Mr. and Mrs. Il T. Stotesbury. .o Besides the annual St. Valentine's | costume ball. outstanding among parties was the “rube dance” given in the barn and stable of the Or- mond Beach Hunt club. The big barn was elaborately decorated with abundant hay and harness and the stable was used for special box | parties. Society adorned itself to fit the setting. | D Mrs. John T. McCutcheon, wife of the Chicago artist, spent a day in| Miami Beach en route to “Treasure Island,” the McCutcheon winter re- | treat in the Bahamas. Her two chil- | dren were with her. R ) Distinctive afternoon dress worn | by a society matron who was assist- | ed in entertaining at tea by her !mother was a hand-pleated sport | frock of white georgette. The moth- er wore gray georgette trimmed in | lace. i « o0 : Orlando—Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, | daughter of the late William Je nings Bryan, was a guest at several | social functions here this week. M Owen saild she would begin active campaigning for her race for con- gress as soon as her mother, Mrs, |W. J. Bryan, returned from a visit 0 her son in California. Mrs. Bryan vill make Florida her permanent {future home, said the daughter. i WOMAN WINS SECRETARYSHIP | Jackson, Miss.—Governor Theo- |undergraduates may do. vd to a symposium, on “The Stat. { Plano accompanist for the Glee club Newport, who spent their honeyman | ©f Religion Among College Men.” Presenting the viewpoint of the university administration, Presiden: rnest H. Wilkins of Oberlin col- lege, declared that of a representa- tive group of 1,000 undergraduates. 500 assumed a passive attitude to- ward religion, 100 were agnostie or atheistic, while the remainder might be called “religiously minded.”. , The latter group was not readily reducible to type, Dr. Wilkins said. and the irrcligious class either sim- ply preferred “the way of physical and mental vice or threw over re- ligion as a matter of mental excite. ment,” but the passive percentage despite indifference, is affected by “an undercurrent of unselfish dec sire to do things that are worth while.” “A desire to improve conditions on the campus,” Dr. Wilkins added | “to improve conditigns by and by when you get a whack at them, in the city, in the country, in the world. T should like to bear wit- ness to the fact that fairly exten- sive and intimate contact with col- lege men in recent years has given me an increased confidence in their native {dealism, and I must confess that the college in my opinion is not adequately maintaining and devel- oping that idealism."” Keeler, whose youth and black hair stood out in bold relief from among the gray headed educators. made an earnest plea for the inclu- .to]n of religion in the college curri- cula. “The curriculum, at present, has small place for religion,” he sald. “Why not broaden it out until it ix on a par with every other depart- ment? % Surely students cannot bc expected to pay attention to a slighted subject. The situation, gentlemen, 1s largely in your hands, in spite of what we who are trying to foster voluntary religion among We ex- pected you to give it the attention it deserves.” President Henry Sloan Coffin of Union Theological Seminary, speak- ing from the viewpoint of the uni. dore G. Bilbo has announced ap- 'versity preacher, agreed with the pointment of Mrs. Lulu Wimberly as vouth, characterizing many chape! REDUCTIONS (bury and Mrs. C. L. Barnes of 1875 miilte ol paniiy onee, ! Trene Conklin will go from the New On - Suits, Overcoats and Topcoats Savings of $5.00 to $12.50 on Each Garment Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Globe Clothing House - Cor. Main and West, Main Streets Fitch-Jones City Hall Small Items of Great Importance Spruce Furnishings, Hats and Shoes, are the harmonious accompaniment which bring out the melody, enriching a man’s appearance with color and character. Our Spring collection goes the limit in exclusiveness, but not in price. Barnesdale entertained at cards Wednesday afternoon in honor of the 8Sth birthday of Mrs. Isaac | Barnes. Bridge prizes went to Mrs. | William Bunnell, Mrs. George Chee- {ney, Mrs. | Ernest Ventres and John Beach. | s ® | Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lancaster gave a delightful dinner bridge party | 1ast Saturday night at their home on Ten Acre. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Oliver Judd Ingraham, | Ralph Britton, George Hick | Charles Chase. - and . e Mrs. Robert B. Doane entertained the Maple Hill Bridge club Tuesday afternoon at her home on Freder- |ick ‘street. Mrs. Nelson Mann, Mrs. | Theodore Wallen and Mrs. Frank Rau won the prizes. .. A miscellaneous shower was given lin honor of Miss Alma Johnson at her home on Pleasant street last evening. Miss Johnson will be ma ried to John Bohman next Saturday. PN | four tables at bridge Tuesday eve- ning at her home on Coolidge street. The prizes went to Mrs. William Shugrue and Sprauss P. Farrell of West Hartford and to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson of South Man- chester. Princess atricia Sterl m8 Harold D. Smith, Mrs. | Mrs. | | Mrs. Ernest F. Olson entertained | m[inuei' Sk erlu@ | bride of George P. Anderson, | of Peter Anderson of Andrews street, Thursday morning at 11:30 o'clock at the rectory of St. Peter's church. | Reverend Charles Coppens perform- ed the ceremony. | Miss Esther Anderson, sister of the groom, was maid of honor and | the best man was Lawrence Biel- | man, brother of the bride. | The bride was attired in a gown of powder blue crepe with hat to match. She wore a corsage bouquet of old fashioned flowers. Miss An- derson wore a gown of tan crepe with hat to match and a corsage | bouquet. | Following a reception at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. 2nd Mrs. Anderson left on a wed- ding trip to New York city. Upon | their return they will reside in New | Haven where Mr. Anderson fs em- ployed at the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor company. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Chase of Warren street, have announced the cngagement of ther daughter, Hazel, | to Ralph Raymond Hall of Barnes street. The date for the wedding hus rot heen set. o The marriage of Miss Ellinors Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albin Johnson of Woodford avenue, Plainville, and Harold Winsor Ham: mer will take place Baturday, Feb- (Pfincess, d(n'ne S\erlnvs SILVER For LIFE LASTING GIFTS All patterns of Plated tainable here. and Sterling Silver are ob- son | Following the ceremony a recep- | tion will be held at the home of the bride’s sister in Maple Hill. The home has been prettily decorated in red and white. The couple will leave on a wed- ding trip to Washington, D. C., and upon thefr return will reside at the {Glen Apartments. Mr. Jackson is | employed by R.al‘):llff: Brothers. The engagement of Miss Frieda Glaeser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Glaeser of Hart street, to Lin- coln V. Danlelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Danielson of Fairview st . has heen announced. | CLUB EVENTS Woman's Club Meets Tues- | | day—Mrs. Bennett’s Cur- i | rent Events Attractive. At the reglilar meeting of the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse association Tuesday, M. | Ernest Smith, president, presided. Reports were given by Mrs. Valen- tine Chamberlain, Mrs. Noah Lucas land Mrs. Harry Bates. Mrs. Hattie | Recknagel, a member of the asso- clation, gave Jn part, a demonstra- tion of the care of the modern baby. P The Sunshine society will meet | Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock {at the Methodist church. ¢ o Mrs. Clarence F. Bennett review- ed the book, “My Heart and Flesh™ by Elizabeth Madox Roberts at her current events class Wednesday eve- ning at the Y. W. C. A. She also explained the new arbitration treaty | between the- United States and | France and the present diplomatic | map of Europe. i LI | Mrs. Frances Parkins Keves of Washington, D. C., and New Hamp- | Britain chapt: ce e e With the purpose of reviving the Hartford Alumnae chapter, Connec- Iticut college graduates and ex-stu- dents who are living in Hartford and its vicinity are finvited to meet Thursday evening, February 23. Miss Mary Bulkeley, a trustee of the college, has opened her home at 43 Forest street, Hartford, to the group, which will meet at 8 o'clock. | The number of alumnae now resi- 'dent in Hartford, East Hartford, | West Hartford, Wethersfield, Man- chester, New Britain, Portland, Mid- dletown, Windsor Locks, Warehouse i Point, and Wilson totals about 78 | women. Some years ago, Hartford had an |alumnae chapter which proved very lactive. ‘The original group dis- banded, and although there has ibeen & growing number of graduates |settled in Hartford, mo action has been taken until now to reorganize. PALW BEACH FOLK IN GAYEST SEASON \Climax of Year Approaches— { Many Dances and chhl Eveats | _Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 18 (P— {The many social events heralding the Washington's birthday regatta |season, found their beginning this |week on 8t. Valentine's day when soclety donned its best and attended parties galore. Interesting among them was the formal opening of the Bath and ‘Tennis club. This boasted no definite |motif of cupid and bow, but was |none the less a high spot of the week. All its officers had arrived WE SPECIALIZE IN Shoe Cleaning and Dyeing For both men and women. Suede shoes steam-cleaned, re-shaped or converted to smooth leather finish. White satin slippers dyed to match dresses or hosiery. Tan shoes re-glazed and re-shaped to bring back newness. Gold and silver slippers refinished. Novelty shoes of all kinds carefully cleansed. 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