New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1928, Page 4

MRS. HAROLD PECK Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Clarence Manning entertained with a large bridge party Tuesday afternoon. Social Activities About ‘Gown Mre, Van Buskirk’s Tea a Feature of the Week—Other Large Bridge Parties Held—Shuttle Meadow Club Affair Tonight. HE Shuttle Meadow club will be the scene of an unique and 1 entertaining party tonight when society will dine and dance at one of the most original affairs of the year, called the “19th Hole” party. The service, the atmosphere, everything will be done to transform the club hall into an out of doors scene. It has been announced that Mr. and Mrs.- Arthur Kimball, prom- ipent in the affairs of the club, will entertain with a skit. Among those of the younger set to take part in the golf costume review, dating from 1840 to the present and future are: Mrs. Roswell Moore, Mrs. Earl Van Buskirk, Mrs. Donald Gaffney, Mrs. Bret Neece, Miss Harriet Reynal, Miss Priscilla Crabtree and Miss Harriet Parkdr. Tables have been reserved by: Alfred Wright of Essex, Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. McElhone, Mr. and Mrs. E. Allen Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Searle, Mr. and Mrs, 1. R. Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. William Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Bruemmer, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sloper, Mr. and Mrs. J. C Loomis, Governor and Mrs. oull, Mr. and Mrs. James' B. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Law and Henry Russell. ROMINENT in society’s calendar for next week is the meet~ ing of Esther Stanley chapter, Daughters of th: American Revolution, at which Mrs. Maxwell Porter and Mrs. Frank J. Porter will be the hostess The meeting will he held at the residence of Mrs. Maxwell Porter on Lincoln road, Wednesday afternoon Mt 3 o'clock. Mrs. John B. Russ, chairman of the state committee of Foreign Relations will be the speaker. 5. HERE have been a few of the smaller bridge parties and intimate gatherings durinz the week but the three out- standing parties, were those given by Mrs. Maurice Pease in honor of Mr, and Mrz. Roswell Moore, Mrs. Clarence Manning and Mrs. Harold Peck and Mrs, Earl Van Buskir’ PR VERY day sees the return of members of New Britain's colony, who have been passing the winter in Europe and the south as well as the coming and 2oing of the college and younger school set for the spring vacations. S is usual at this time of the year, this is the off season for weddings ; but it is anticipated that after Easter there wili be the usual number of brides and the attendant festivities. _ PERSONAL 5 : . Baldwin of i Florida Travelers Ret i Biloxi, Missis- ing Well As Those B From Abroad. ‘ s York city for th 5. Carlis e Rtussell strect ot Lextington Raymond Gl Howard All Ansclm Ho spending e Lulvers . is son Richard . and William days this week at in Lyme. Mrs. Arthur Wi daughtor, Miss Eliz who is hor i turn this af city. tte of Em spend Easter with s Candee of Dr. Do Baranie, the home of Dristol of Cor from Atlantic City .« . Miss Bertha Ol Cornelia Ct ourt of New York t at the home of William Middlomas f, the first few NEW BRI’I‘AIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928 | Dr. and Mrs. George W. Dunn of | Lincoln street are taking a motor { trip through the south. i o o ! Mrs. James M. Burdick of Grove Hill is expected to return in a few days from an extensive motor trip | | through the south. | Y i | Mr. and Mrs. Algernon B. Alder- | | son of Lake street left Thursday to | spend two weeks in Atlantic City. e o o | Mr. and Mrs Ellis Bardsley of | | West End avenue are in New York city for the week-end. | P Mrs. Arnold Wallen of New York city was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle Baldwin of Forest street the first part of the | week. o .. E. F. McEgroe, of Miami, Florida, visiting iff town this week. He | ‘ormerly resided in New Britain, .« o Burton Hall, son of Mr. and Mre. | Albert Hall of Chestnut street, is home from Pratt Institute for the! spring recess. | “ e | Mr. and Mrs. J. 8 Golon of Tren- ton, New Jersey, are the guests of Attorney L. J. Golon of ehis city. o e e Miss Ann Copley of Park Place has returned from Europe where she has been spending the past few months, P ; Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Bickford and son of Cerbin avenue spent last week-end in Winst .. Donald Parker, son Mrs. William E of Mr. and Parker of Curtis street, ieaves today for Washington, | D. C., where he will accept a posh | tion with the Bureau of Standards, s e Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Walker | and daughter of Hawley street arc the guasts of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. | Welch of Short Beach. Mrs. Walker in New York city during the ! TEEEEY Mrs. Albert Robinson of Jamaic: | Plains, Massachusetts, was the guest of Mrs. Walter Murdock of Corbin | avenue Tuesday night. ¢ e Miss Susan Schoficld of Stanley | street and Miss Elizabeth Sandberg terday for St. Paul, Minne- here they will enter the Northwest Institute of Medical Tech- | | nology. | oo ‘ . MRS. | Miss Flora Hine, daughter of ,\!r.{ and Mrs. Albert C. Hino of Clayton |at the Shuttle Meadow Country club. road, and a junior student of the in the “19th Hole” party, th | eieatinng Colige th Wonien tas|al e 19th 1 DALY, 8 court judges of the student govern- EARL VAN BUSKIRK Mrs. Van Buskirk gave a bridge tea Wednesday afternoon | be given this evening at the ciub. She will also take part dinner dance review which will | been elected as one of the honor’ ment association for next year. Miss | [ Hine will arrive next Wednesday to | parents, Dr. and Mrs. John Purney | spend the spring recess with her |of Black Rock avenue, | parents. Miss Janette Booomer of | A | Waterbury will be her guest. well Moore, son of M o o e A. Allen Moore of Sunny- | Mrs. Dudley Vail of Winsted spent | ledge, is home from Yale. the first part of the week with her | P daughter, Mrs. Hamilton Bickford of | Miss Frances J. Sorrow, duaugh- Corbin avenue. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Sor- . row of Maple Hill awarded first prize for evening gown and | Ma | M | i . | Mrs. Hawley of New Milford is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ray Leach of Vine street v e e Miss Cordelia Kilbourne, a student at the Connmecticut College for Wo- men, will return to her home Wed- pesday for the spring vacation. She will have as her guests, Miss Kath- | erine Whitely of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and Miss Martha Webb of | New Hampshire. | D D i William J. Noble, Jr., son of Mr. fand Mrs. W. J. Nobel of Harrison strect, i3 home from Pratt Institu Brobklyn, for the Easter recess. P Kitchlet of New the guest of Mrs, Buell B. Bassette of Emmons Place over Wednesday night. Mrs. Kitchlet was the speaker at the meeting of tie | | League of Women Voters Wednes- | | day. She also spoke at the High 1 school Thursday morning on the | Leaguc of Nations. . . wis | annual fashion show held under the | direction of the art department of | Pratt institute in New York last | week. Miss Sorrow is @ member of the 1928 class. . [tle Meadow club will leaye Monda [for a week's stay in Atlantic City Tr ir daugh! Miss Ruth Fish |student at Gallaudet school, W |ington, D. €., will join them in | lantic City. At~ o« o e Mr. daughter, Jean Augusta, arrive !day from their home in Kutztown, | Penn,, to spend a week with Mr. Mrs. Dana Vibberts of Lincoln strect, Mrs. Haven v e e 6. Jr., of Lincoln his guests William and Francis Warren Persh- John strect Grandy Andre . | Mrs. Harris B. Humason of Vine | | street is visiting in Charleston, 8.! i % . John Purney, son of Dr. and Mrs. John Purney of Black Rock {nue, is home from Philips xefer academy for the spring recess. PR . e ave- « .. Mrs, Clifton MecKenna nd daughter, Janet, of New Ro- | Al ehelle, former residents of Maple | CUrtis Booth, a student a Yale, is ML wera gicstslof M and Mis |iPcidine Bis vacation wlth his nars ts, Mr. a Mrs. Willia Jo0t L. M. Baneroft of Itobbins avenue |oniy Mr and Mr lan glept of Forest strect. fant week-end. YRR B . Mr. and Mis~ Minnie Kall. n has return- Miss Flizabeth Purney, a student | g to her home after spending three at Drew seminary, and a classmate, | weeks with her brother in Detroit, Miss Jane Clark of White Plains. | Mich, {will arrive Tuesday to spend the spring holidays with Miss Purney’s e . Miss Nancy Doane, ASTER | CARDS Easter is only a week away! Have you selected your cards for your family and friends and the baskets You will find a most unusual as- a for your children? sortment at ROOKS [GIFTS | ani | |second prize for street dress at the Mr. and Mrs. T. Fish of the Shut- | and Mrs. Charles Vibberts and | to- | classmates of his at Yale uni- | daughter of | STATIONERY AEW BRITALA CO7tH 149 MAIN STREET TEL. 124 Next to Strand Theater | Mr. and Mrs. R. B. T'oane of Maple Hill, has recumed her studies at! | Simmons college after spending the | spring recess at her home. | | PR | | Robert Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. | | xwell Hart of Lincoln road, is! home from Yale, | . | Kenyon Loomis, son of Mr. and ! !Mrs. John C. Loomis of Lincoln| !road, is home from Amherst col-!| |1ege for the spring vacation. Ho| |hos as his guest, Sutton Pennington of Chicago, IMlinois, | . o ‘ [ 2 nd Mrs. Clarence Bennett ' (and daughters, Miss Marion Bennett | nd Miss Helen Bennett of Forest treet will return Wednesday from ! Pinchurst, North Carolina ! | GATHERINGS | Many Bridge Parties Are Given In Honfs During Active Week. { Miss Marjore Ruth Walker, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin |J.-Walker of Corbin avenue, enter- (tained twelve guests in honor of her [tenth birthday Thursday afternoon. |The guests were: Japnett Rackliffe, Helen McEvoy, Calla Owen, June Forker, Sarita Bennett, Barbara Johnson, Alice Avery. Lillian Silver. | Alison Baker, Catherine Metealf | Norman Budde and Sherma Avery. .« e e | ! One of the largest parties of the | week was given Tue afternoon {1y Mrs. Clarence Manning and Mrs. | Harold Peck at the North residence lon Sunnyledge. Thero were ten ta- bles of bridge with the prize awards | heing made to Mrs. Harold M. Ben- {ning of St. Joseph. Michigan, the | P Here--- are the- Mot Gorgeous Lilies Seasonable flowers of every description are best gotten from the store that has.made a fine art of flower culture. Whatever you desire, be sure and place vour order here. Flowers are always fresh, prices fair and deliveries are all that could be desired. 'VOLZ THE FLORIST West Main St. evening. | i hridge club Tuesday evening at her | | Mrs. Hawley, i guest of former Mias Bernadine Walker, Miss Maxine Hart, Mrs. George Boll, Mra Walter Murdock and Mrs. Em- ory Corbin. Tea was served at the tables with Mrs. James Baldwin, Mrs. Stanley Duncap, Mys. Harold Foster, Mrs, Sherwood Skinner, Mrs, George Boli, Mrs. Burton Hilde. brandt, Miss Grace Manning, Miss Maxine Hart, Miss Harriet Reynal and Miss Mirlam Mouat assisted with the serving. . s o H Mrs. Maurice Pease gave a dinner party and bridge Wednesday night at her home on Lincoln Lane in honor of Mr. and Mya Roswell | Moore. There were seven tables of cards. The prizes went to Mrs. Stan- ley Cooper, Mrs. Walter Moore, Sherwood Skipner and Stanley Cooper. * s o Miss Mary Whittlesey and Miss Frances Whittlesey entertained at dinner last evening at their home on West Main street, DR Mrs. Dugald MacMillan of® Dover road entertained the members of her bridge club yesterday afternoon. * o 0 Mrs, Orville Parker of Adams street gave two luncheon and bridge parties, one last Friday afternoon at which Mrs. Frederick Macomber and Mrs. Alphonso Porter won the trophies, and one on Tuesday after- noon. The prizes were won by Mrs, Harold Shepard and Mrs. Noah Lu- cas. “ o0 Misa Emily Mott, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Irving Mott @f Cedar street, entertained her bridge club Monday evening. Miss Elva McKirdy won the prize. . . ! One of the most attractive and charming parties of the season was given Wednesday afternoop by Mrs. Earl Van Buskirk at the Shuttle Meadow club when she entertained elght tables of bridge. Mrs. Howard Bruemmer, Mrs. Arthur Sampson, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. L. B. Banford and | Mrs. Abell won the -frizes. The tea table which was placed before the fireplace 1n the large living room of the club was attractive with Eas- ter flowers and yellow and green candles. Mrs. Arthur Kimball and Mrs. Harold Parsons poured and Mrs. John C. Loomis, Mrs. Ralph Britton, Mrs. Lucien Stevens and Mrs. John Pellitier assisted. During the tea hour a program of music was given on the piano and violin, o e ! Miss Elizabeth Kimball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball of | Lexington straet will entertain for | her gucst Miss Elizabeth Denning of | Texas, at the “13th Hole" dinner | dance tonight ut the Shuttle Meadow Feimster of Newton, MISS MARGARLT YOUNG FEIMSTER Whose marriage to Merrick W. Hellyar of this city will take place in the near future, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W, C. North Carolina. club. | prizes went to Mrs. Richard Prifeh- ard and Mrs. Percival Platt Farie Miss Ruth Basscite of Emmon Place will entertain the meml her bridge club Thursday afternoon urtin of Maple street | her bridge club Tuesday | Mre. J. L entertaine Mrs. Norman Lanfer of - Berlin | gave a bridge party of several ta- | ST AT bles Tuesday afternoon at her home, | . 188 Flora Iline and Atizs Cordriin | Mrs. C. Baldwin, Mrs. George Try. | Kibourne will give a supper bridg. ! HaR b My 0 Y- | Thursday evening at the home of 4 Mrs. Treat won the prizes. |y Hine on Clayton road in hon- A bachelor dinner was given in OF Of thelr gucsts Miss danet honor of Dantel Finn last Saturday | B00mer: Miss Maliowne W evening at the Elm Tree Inn, Farm- | 214, Miss Martha Wenb, ciassmales ington by about thirty-five of hiy O M3 Hine and Miss 1o Frientli 1t Connecticut Col for Women S Mrs. Ralph Wainnight luncheon and bridge yestorda ernoon at her home on Steele |'The prizes went to Mrs. Frederick Miss Marfory Bull entertained her | Macomber and Mrs. Orville Paiker. DRI . Mr. Finn will be married to Misa | Diana Rogin tomorrow afternoon. | He is manager of the Strand theat: DA ft- street i Mrs. Joseph Schilling Hill ente ned four i bridge Tuesday afternoon Catholic Women's Welfar« home on Black Rock avenue. Thomas Mcehian wen the prize. DY Mrs. | the Mrs. Frederick B. Hungerford of | gounell 1 Cedar street cntertained ecight at bridge Wednesday afternoon for who is the louse e prizes. Pl »r onc hundred tables have ten for the bridge to be n this afternoon at the Paragon benetit of the Day Nursery. T. Crean and Mrs. Ire cconard Walsh will sing a group of olos Tp during the aftcrnoon. Miss ene Ieeney is in charge of the af- s. Harold Clark of Kast Berlin her home for a bridge party 100n for the beneiit st Berlin library. William H. Allen cntertained ple Hill Bridge club at her ternoon. Mrs. Wil- s, Mrs. J. T. Powell Harding won the Mrs, am Middles Mrs. L. S8 A ome urprise party was held at the of Mrs. Frederick Keith v evening in honor of Mis. B. Gillette, Mrs. Ray Leach. M Hawley and Mrs. Leach won the prizes. | o v e Miss Maxine Hart entertained | the Thursday afternoon bridge club | this week at her home on Lincoln road. 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