New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1928, Page 5

B John Napicracz of Farmington av- enue, and Joseph Was, son of Mr. and Mrs. Was of Elm street, took place Monday at Holy Cross church. The couple left on a wedding trip to New York ecity. . . The marriage of Grace Bailey Gagan of Maple street and Peter A. Welch of Sexton strect took place Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church. Reverend John F. Donchue performed” the ceremony at 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Edward 8. Burprenant attended the couple. The bride wore an cmbroidered georgette gown of ashes of roses With hat to match. Mra. Surprenant wore a gown of Harding blue crepe and a hat to match. % Following the ceremony a wed- ding breakfast was served at the Hotel Taft in New Haven, after which Mr. and Mrs. Welch left on a wedding trip. They will reside at 78 Maple street upon their return. Mr. Welch is associated with the Globe Clothing House. ¢ o e Mr. and M John H. Keevers quietly observed their fifty-eighth wedding anniversary last Sunday at their home on Chestnut street. They have resided in New Britain for the past forty ycars. DY Miss Frances Ascare of South Elm street and Nicholas Sidoti of Wash- ington strect were married Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's church at 9 o'clock by Reverend John F. Dono- Jue. The attendants were Miss JMadelaine Ponti and George Ascare, a brother of the bride. The bride’s gown was of white georgette trimmed with taffeta and the veil was Spanish lace. She wore a coronet of orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of white, roses and llies of the valley. The maid of lonor wore a dress of yellow xvorgette with a picture hat to match. She carried yellow roses. After the ceremony a wedding kfast was held at the home of the bridegroom's parents. The cou- ple will make their home at 176 Washington street upon theiv return from a trip 1o Niagara Falls and Canada, GATHERINGS Parties For the Prospec- tive June Brides—Dinner Parties and Gatherings. The Maple Hill Bridze club closed its scason’s activities with a lunch- von and bridge party Monday after- noon at the Scquin Golf club. Mrs, | . G. Spring.’ Mrs. N. E. Mann, Mr, . B. Rau, Mrs. B. J. Hubert and Mre. H. A Lienhard were awarded the prizes. v Mrs. Gerald W, Walker enfer- tiined the members of her bridge ciub Thursday afternoon at her home < Hawley street. Mrs, Clarence Minning won the pri . . Mrs. Edwin 8. Cowles, Jr., of Ard- niore road, West Hartford and Mrs. Kenneth Vreeland also of West Hartford have sent out cards for a bridge party to be given Tuesday HERBERT E. ANDERSON TEACHER OF VIOLIN | Cowles in honor of Miss Harriet Reynal of Lexington street, whose marriage to Hubert Williams will |take place Juno 20. . Mrs. Urban T. Callahan enter- tained with a dinner bridge at her home on Hillcrest avenue Monday evening. . Mrs. George A. Pickett gave a bridge party for twelve « evening at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. J. Boardman of Worthing- ton ridge, Berlin. .. Mrs. Harold Peck will entertain the Alpha Alpha alumnae at cards Tuesday evening at her home on Lincoln street. ¢« o e Mrs. Lucian Stevens of Monroe street will give a luncheon bridge Friday afternoon complimenting Miss Harriet Reynal. ‘e . Miss Harriet Parker, daughter of '\lr. and Mrs. Clayton Parker of Vine street, entertained at bridge last Saturday afternoon at her home in honor of her house guest, Miss Alice Virginia Clark of New Haven. The prizes were won by Miss Rhea Zim- merman, Miss Betty Hance and Miss Virginia Humphrey. Other guests at the party were: Mrs. Henry Christ, Mrs. Clifton Wilson, Mrs. Luther Parker, Mrs. John Meehan, Miss Dorothy Lombra, Miss Muricl Lombra, Miss Mary Wolfe, Miss Marjorie Bull, Miss Elva McKirdy and Miss Betty Schrey. LR Mrs. Andrew J. Sloper of Grove Hill and Mrs. Harold Sloper of Rus- sell street entertained sixteen guests at luncheon and cards Thursday at Washington, Conn. DR Mrs. Howard J. Bruemmer of ‘West Main street entertained a few friends at luncheon and bridge on Wednesday for Mrs. Pearl Pixley, who is visiting her daughter, M George Coit of Rogers Place. DY Mrs. Otis Scripture of Lenox Place cntertained her bridge club Monday afternoon. Y Miss Ruby Andrews will he hos- tess tb the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club next week at her home on Lincoln street o s e Mrs. George Kron of the Glen apartments gave a bridge party ‘Wednesday evening of six tahles in the solarium of the apartment. Mrs. Ernest Humphrey, Mrs. Anna Da- men, Harvey Kingsley and Mrs. Henry Myers won the prizes ¢ o Mrs. Rufus Hemenway of Lexing- ton street entertained 35 members cf the Young Woman's department of the South church at her home Thursday. s, Hemenway is pres- ident of the society. . Miss Edith Prentice of Worthing- ton ridge. Berlin, entertained her bridge club Monday evening at her thome. | . Mrs. Herbert Knowles of Rerlin will give a children’s party for her daughter. Carol. The little guest. . e at the party will be Shirley Hibbard. Nancy Hibbard, Barbara Peck, Gretchen Relyea and Marilyn Winger. . | Miss Selina Dube was the guest of henor at a miscellaneous shower and bridge Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. E. Berard of Winter atreet. Miss Dube will hacome the bride of Howard Rehm of Schenectady, New York, on June 4. . . e Mre. Lawrence J. Golon entertain- refer ere, for and you rants, Fountain Servic Soda Shoppe 95 West Main St. smooth leather finish. newness. Gold and silver slip; flreu Novelty shoes of —making them look new and period. e THE —— E. M. Webb Company Incorporated 16 CHURCH STREET 2 STATE ST., Harvey & *Manning Brothers, Agents, is the reason why those who rell'lzr enjoy eating ing but the very best— than at ordinary restau- We Are Imitated But Never Duplicated Blue Plate Sunday Blue Plate Luncheon Dinner Dinner 60c $1.00 75¢ and Restaurant WE SPECIALIZE IN Shoe Cleaning and Dyeing For both men and women. Suede shoes steam-cleaned, re-shaped or converted to Whltc satin slippers dyed to match dresses or hosiery. Tan shoes re-glazed and re-shaped to bring back kinds carefully cleansed. Our service includes the rel take meals we gerve noth- pay no more e of Excellence % (Next Door to Western Union) refinished. of run-down shoes le for another long Hartford, Conn. Lewis Bldg., (Basement) ‘221 Main St, New Britain, atterncon at the home of Mrs. ' Monday | ed & large number of friends at & bridge and shower Monday evening |at her home for Miss Mary Rutkow- ska, whose marriage to John C. Brodzik will take place on May 23, at the Sacred Heart church. DR Miss Elizabeth M. Comstock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Comatock of Maple Hill and a senlor at the State Normal school, was chesen Queen of the May at the an. nual May Day festival of the school. After the crowning of the queen by the maid of honor, Miss Loretta Mc- | Guire of Hartford, the group of at- | tendants to the queen danced. The | maid of honor, in a costume deli cately shaded from pink to orchid, featured with a solo dance using a long scart shaded in the same tones. ! | The Greek festival which followed | was based on the story of the race between Atalanta and Hippomenes. | A group of twelve athletes awaited the runners. The festivities in honor of the youth and maiden included discus throw, hurling and wrestling, | as well as a victory dance. The | torches with their streaming flames gave an unexpected thrill. The chariot race followed and the galloping horses, led with long reins of red and blue, gave the spectators a few exciting moments before the | red chariot dashed by the altar fol victory. | The festivities closed with the awarding of lgurels to the success- | ful athletes and the recessional. | Following the exercises the students and their friends enjoyed a picinic supper on the campus. | Y Miss Mary Whittle: and Mi inces Whittlesey gave a dinner | party last cvening at their home on West Main str . D Theodore Wallen of Maple | ined the Thursday 1 1h at dinner and cards "he bridge prizes were Fredericl eich, Mrs. | 11 and Mrs. H An- | . Mrs. Hill ent ning Brid at her home, given to Mr William Fitar derson CLUB EVENTS on Dr. ' rtrude Kinsella Ts Elected President of Col- | lege Club. The Junior Hadassah will hold a meeting at the Burrtt lotel Mon- day evening. Miss Florence S a prominent Junmior Hadassah | speaker, will address the meeting. | Officers will ne elected. .« . Senator Aliee Pattison Merritt ‘}um speak on “What Price Loyalty” | hefore the New Britain League of | Women Voters, Tuesday evening, May 22, at the home of Mre. Ar- thur Kimhall, 61 Lexington street, The League is a non-partisan organization whose aim is to equip women to serve offectively, intelli- (gently and honorably in active po- litical affairs. This will be an open | meeting. and any man or woman in | verse, $ New Britain whe is interested Miss Crabtree's C hmr\ng Mra. Merritt is urged to at- | tend. MISS PRISCILLA CRABTREE engagement to Stanley Converse of Con- . was announced last week at a large bri in at the Crabtree residence on Lincoln street. daughm of Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Crabtree, e tea given She is the only | Miss Katherine Clark, chairman of the Junior College club committee; Albert Grahm!k) and honorary di- rector, Miss ‘Alice Peirce. D retary dent, Mrs. cording, nald 1. Bartlett: re- Miss Jennie Hen- At LeWitt's The Pine Tree wlyl meant ver—some day, Sonkeadvumge of the e opportunity, we are okt mow, when you can geta Hoover for ymentconstdet- i oly less than usual! . | Tbu ofl'n applies to both the famous Model 700 e;and the new pop- uhr, nced :tyle." And thereisalibera! allowance for your old cleaner, ™ Whichever, model you goole, you will have ositive Agitation,’, the remarkable cleaning prin- siple which accomplishes the removal of more dirt per minute than is possible with other cleaners, See the latest sterling sllver pattern here, a pattern inspired by the Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling. Attractively priced, too. . THE M. C. LeWitt Spnng & Buckley Jewelry Silverware ELECTRIC CO. Up 1 Flight 299 Main St. 75-81 Church Street Telephone 2240 '_ \ ple Hill, club and the a member of the Alpha Alpha business her DY Amphion sorority was a member of the Junior College club. She plans to attend Wellesley. Following the Miss Grace Garvus of Hartford gate in a dramatic way tions of the ammergau of 1922." meeting, ‘Recollec- Passion Play of Ober- | -tended | Rhodes: Federation of Women's Clubs. Inc., met the first part of the week in New Haven for the annual session and reports of county vice-presi- dents. Several members of the Woman's Club of Maple Hill at- the meeting. They were Mrs. Frederick C. Teich, president; Mrs. Everett B. Proudman. past president, and Mrs. Arthur P. White, vice-president. Mrs. Proudman is a director of the state federation. « o e Mrs. E. Gertrude Rogers will open her home on Sunnyledge this after- noon at 2:30 o’clock to a meeting of the Mount Holyoke College club of Hartford and vicinity. Election of officers and reports of the committees will be taken up and will be followed by an address by | Miss I'lorence Purington. dean of | Mount Holyoke coliege. Her subject will be “A Recent Trip Around the World.” All alumnae of Mount i Holyolke are cordially invited. | o o e The Newington Garden club held | a meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Douglas Johnston in | Maple Hill. Mrs. Howard Pratt of | West Hartford gave an interesting talk on "Wild Flowers.” o« o e | Mrs. Mary Eno Mumford of Phil- | adelphia, who is the guest of Mrs. Buell B. Bassette, will give an ad- dress Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock ! at the South church. She has chosen for her subject: “Mothers of Yes- terday and Today.” This is an open | mecting. e A number of members of the local | Sunshine society attended the bridge | given Wednesday by the Sunshine so- | ciety of Bethichem, Conn. PR The annual meeting of Emma Hart Wililard chapter, D. A. R., of Berlin, was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. dney M. Gowles of Kensington. M Leland Gwatkin gave a report on the Con- | tinental congress recently held in Washington. 1. . Annual reports were read and the following office were elected: Regent, Miss Caroline | K. Savage: vice regent, Mrs, Ernest | W. Mildrum; secretary, Mra. Robert | P. Chapman; treasurer, Mrs. M. L. historian Miss Caroline Rauer; and registrar, Mrs. Elmer W, Stearns, ORANGE BLOSSONS FEATURE WEDDINGS Floral Docoratmns at New York Weddings New York, May 19 ()— An orange blossom, white satin atmosphere | evolved social New York in a round | ot weddings during the past week, |many members attending several |ceremonies a day. Four thousand jaster lilies formed the unusual floral background for th® wedding of Miss Florence Kip Clarke to Guernsey Curran, Jr. A belt of real | seed pearls was worn by the bride | | | { Mrs. John Pelletier, chairman of the | She plans to attend the Lducational | membership committes, and Mrs. |college at Springfield, Massachu- | rederick Teich, chairman of the |setts. iospitality committee, Miss Stella Eisenberg, daughter of The following officers were elec-|Mr, and Mra Julius Kisenberg of {ted for the coming vear: president, | Dwight street. Miss Eisenberg, a Dr. Gertrnde J. Kinsella; vice-presi- | I'ebruary graduate of High school Members of the Connecticut State ! Hotel Burritt SUNDAY DINNER $1.50 Chicken Okra ROAST Mashed or Fondant Potator Apple Ple Assorted Tce Cream and Cake Tea Radishes Chicken Okra HALF COLD LOBSTE FILET 3"('}:6.\' SAUTE HALF BROILED SPRING CHICKEN TYROLIENNE Mashed or Fondant Potatocs Assorted Ice Cream and Cake Tea Radiches Scal Half Grapefruit Consommie ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEE! AU JUS or A LA ROUMAINE New Grnn Peas B(YHE\IIA\' SU AD I"rench Puffs Scal Supreme of Grapefruit MAYONNAISE FAVORITE or New Green Peas BOHE! I Apple Pie Cocoanut Custard Pie French Puffs Coffee Hotel Burritt RACK OF LAME Cnconnm Custard Pie Consomme: lion Royval Milk lions Royal Milk If Thr officers elected for the com- | — £ - — |on her wedding gown of cream col- ar are: Tresident, Mrs. Wil- el |ered satin designed with a court| liam H. Van Oppen: first, viee-pres- The annual mecting of the New dricks, and corresponding secretary, |train ornamented by two circular PN At ki o Dwitain College club was held Mon- | Mrs, Lawrence Humason ‘Ha.-- flounces. ond vice-president, Mrs. Buell cvening at the home of Miss| The cluh awarded thres scholar- - Bassette; secretary, Mrs. Stanley | AEIes Finunegan on Lexington strect. | ships to the following New Britain | The dowager Mrs. Vanderbilt s | Cooper; troasurer, Mrs. Richard | Mins Gladss Day, president of the | Senior High school girls among society members who are White: 'finance committee chairman, |11 for the past two years, pre-| Miss Elzaleth Corbly, davughter |ransporting social headquarters | Mrs. George Loomis; membership, | $9°9. Annual reports were given of Mr. and Mrs. James Corbly of |from New York to Newport for the Mrs, Clara Diehl; program, Mrs |V Miss Marie May, recording sec- |Clark street. a member of the Ani- [summer. After an absance of two Willard Oquist; publicity, Mis, Ar. | 'etar¥i Miss Grace Coholan. cor-|phion club and the Junior College |years Mrs. Vanderbilt will occupy | thur Stipek; efficieney in govern. | 'PSPONAiNg secretary: Mrs. Donald | club. She plans (o attend Middlebury { “The Rreakers,” her villa at the | ment. Mrs, Elmer B. Stone: interna. | Bartiett, treasurer; Dr. Gertrude J. | college after hor graduation in June. | Rhode Tsland resort, tional cooperation to prevent war, | KiNSella. vico president and chair- | Miss Helen Ingham, daughter of | A Mrs. Harold Tayntor: social, Mps, '0@0 of the program committee: [Mr. and Mrs. W. . Ingham of Ma- | punch and Judy shows and mo- tion pictures entertained society's | youngsters at the twelve-hour ship- hoard party given by the American | Women's association this week, | while their parents were tea dancing and playing bride, Mrs. W. K. Van derbilt and Miss Anne Morgan were among sponsors of the fete. Debutantes have deserted teas and | luncheons to serve as bond saleswo- | men. The bonds are for the New Junior League club house in which modern equipment and housing ar- rangements will be installed for the | league’s pet charity, the Baby Shel- | ter. The ehelter takes care of more than 300 babies a year from homes | lthe | ciety no longer commute to summer the setting for many exclusive din | | ously exercised on the links or at Ruffled flounces, perky hows and | bouffant skirts dominate the style |in which the taffeta frocks are | the Cholce of 1,000 | Miss Hilda Floc of Randle, Wash., student at the State College of Washington, was chosen queen of | annual junior prom, and that means that she's the prettiest among the 1,000 women students who chose her. She's a brunet and a fresh | man. shades are smartest for milady's lingerie. Black chantilly lace is also much in vogue as a trimming for the black chiffon underwear which is worn with dark frocks New York male members of so- day-time activitics by train and au- tomobile. Steam yachts and apecd | hoats are now popular for making | erly morning frips to town. 1 With the eoming of summer, vachts in crease in popularity as ai s background for festivity as well activity, and many unusual enter- |tainments are held on shipboard Boatloads of roses and sweet peas were used as decorations for the | dinner party which Edward Hutton | gave recently on hoard his orange and hlack schooner, Hussar, in hon- or of Prince Potenziana, Governor ol Rome. A summer garden in the midst of New York's skyscrapers has been ner partics during the past tweek. The hyacinth-bordered, blue and 2old canopied roof garden of a ho- tel has attracted society from fts homes for dinner and dancing. Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt is among prominent members who entertained thia week, The vogue for diamond “hand- cuff” bracelets is forcing New York women to give unusually scrupulous attention to grooming hands strenu- the tiller. The bracelets, heavy wide affairs, liberally studded with gems, are worn in rows on the arm The vogue is considered smartest when accompanied by no other jewels. Printed taffeta rules the mode for milady's airy summer frock. Nose- gaya of spring hlossoms and orlental figures apray the light atiff silks. designed. C. E. CONVENTION SPEAKER ew Haven, May 18 (® — The doctrine of free expression abroad among vouth today must give way to A higher law, that of defense of constitution of the United States, declared Rev. William H. Foulkee, pastor of the OI4 First church, Newark, N. J. and vice president of the International So- ciety of Christian FEndeavor, at the opening here last night of the 32d hiennial convention ef the Connec- tieut Christian Endeavor Union, in the Benedict Memerial church. temporarily broken up by the ill- r.ess of the mother. White has t its place aa the predominating color of the fashion- able bride’s lingerie. Since white wedding gowns are no longer Lo | Dernjer Cri, blush pink and h!“(r[ Expert Beauty Adbvice —e MLLE. CLAIRE Direct from the New York Salon of MUST LEARN TO THINK Philadelphia, May 19 (A —Students should be taught to think so they can molve problems, President A. | Tawrence Lowell of Harvard Uni- | versity said in a brief talk at the annual meeting of the Assoclated | 1 in the season, and the illn WHITE HOUSE HAS - BEEN QUITE BUSY Prsident and Wile Have llfl Several Guests - Washington, May 19. (P—The President and Mra. Coolidge had . several guests at the White House during the wees, the former Ambas- - sador to Mexico and Mrs. James R. Sheffield, who are always theip guests when in Washington, stop- ping for several days, as did Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams of Brock- ton, Mass. However, there is no formal entertaining at the mansion and friends come and go, making only short vists, Coolidge has never fully re- covered from the attack of flu which kept her to her rooms earlicr of her mother, Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, in a hospital at Northampton, Mass., Keeps her in great anxiety, though | she is in constant telephonic toueh With the nurse and friends at the | invalid's side, It was during the visit of Mr, and AMrs. Harry Williams that Mrs. Cool- idge and Mrs. Williams attended a matinee performance at a local theater and those sitting near the first lady of the land discovered that she still clings to the war-time habit of knitting in public, and also that she is S0 expert with her needles that she does not have to stop and | count stitches. She knitted a dainty wool baby sacque and as she watched the play ors on the stage, faster and faste flew her fingers. She scareely dropped her eyes on the knitted mesh and apparently made no mis- takes, Mrs. Williams was npcunlly ine terested in her friend's dexterity and frequently touched the knitting and discussed the stitch. All of the first lady's friends who have a have a Coolidge baby sacque, sometimes bluo and sometimes pink and white, but all of them knitted after’ a simple pattern and with needles, not crocheted. Often a dainty cap of wool accompanies the sacque. M Coolidge buys wool in quantities just as she did in war times, and when she tires of knit- ting sacques she knits afghans for baby coaches and beds. To enormous Cuban receptions gaged society this week, the firs last evening with the Ambassador of Cuba and Senora De Ferrara as hosts. The other will be given to- night with Senor Don Cayetana De Quesada, attache of the embassy, providing an interesting entertain. ment at Continental Memorial hall. A king's birthday celebration in honor of George V of England, on his 63rd anniversary June 3, has been arranged in connection with the laying of the cornerstone of the new British embassy on that date. The embassy property is out Massa. chusetts avenue overlooking the city, and its plans call for many galleries and windows giving the view to the best advantage. The Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, and members of the embassy staff will lay the stone with simple ceremony, there being only a few invited guests to witness When finished the embassy will cost more than a million dollars and will be the largest in the werld. Tt will be furnished in the English fashion most of the furnishings be- longing to the crown, and moat im- portant will be the picture gallery containing the huge portrait ot Queen Victoria and the rulers be. fore her and her descendants who have come after her. Among the several fashionable Tune weddings to take place here will be that in §t. Matthew's church on June 2, of Miss Caroline Thom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Corcoran Them, to Major Albert Legrow Walsh, Air Corps, U. 8 A. Miss Helen Cahot Lodge, grand bridesmaid, and Miss Nancy &mith, of Boston, will he flower girl. Other bridesmaids will he Miss Margery Fustis, Miss Virginia Mason, Mi: Elizabeth Tves, and Miss Mary Hale, Major Walsh is stationed at Fort Leavenworth and will take his bride {there after the wedding. Wisdom Discovered % In Ancient Customs Washington, May 19. (®—Any custom that has held its own for generations usually has something hack of it, no matter how little it |appears to he supported by modern &cience, in the opinion of Hugh §. | Cummings, surgeon general of the | United States public health service. “For a thousand vears,” he says, “the Chinese have prescribed the Harvard clubs. | Mon., May 21st and Tues., May 22nd ||| MLLE. CLAIRE 1 {is the Herald's Classified Ad tele- developments o Beauty Clhm. 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