New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1928, Page 4

MISS FLORENCE I. PETERSON Whose engagement to Nathaniel O. Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bennett of Brooklyn, New York, has been an- nounced by her parents, Reverend and Mrs. Axel I. Peterson. Social Activities About Gown Gay Round of Parties Continues With Approach of the Holjday Season—Subscription Dance at Shuttle -+ -Meadow Club Last Night—Holiday Dinner " Dance Set for Next Saturday. HRISTMAS preparations supersede in interest all other forms of activity. . Even the school set sidetrack for a moment their overwhelmingly important affairs and become just happy cheerful shoppers, like their million other sisters, whose school days are left far behind. Luncheons and teas go on of course, also dances and bridges, but they really are given second place in the thoughts of those attending them, for— well, Christmas is coming and that‘tells the whole story. # * ITH the boys and girls from schools and colleges arriving home for the mid-winter vacation the subscrintion dances are chiefly those arranged for juniors. The local fraternities and sororities are engineering two or three dances during the holiday week. These are always amusing parties attracting scores and scores of the younger set. Next Saturday night the Shuttle Meadow club is sponsoring a Holiday Dinner Dance —to this, of course come all ages of society, from the school and college folks to the older married set. Among the parties slated to occur at the club that night is one which Mrs. Clarence F. Bennett is giving for her daughters, Miss Helen Bennett and Miss Marion Bennett. All these parties for the younger set are in addition to innumerable private festivities—from holiday breakfasts to midnight Treasure Hunts, « % NOTHER pleasant event occurring during the holidays will be the entertainment arranged by the New Britain Woman's club. Especially planned for the children of members and the girls and boys at the Children's Home, the program features some gayly colored ‘marionettes in the much loved Jack and the Bean Stalk tale. The afternoon session opens at 2:30 o’clock and for this “The Butterfly That Stamped” will be the attraction. The entertainment is set for December 28 which falls on the Friday following Christmas and it goes without saying that the children anticipate it with great joy. CTIVITIES out at th varied, colorful and e Shuttle Meadow club this week were ) ! gay. Last night a dancing party, the .s‘_econd in a series of of three subscription dances was the high light. The affair was preceded by a number of dinner gather- ings for the most part, small home parties, though none the less festive. Mrs. Hamilton Bickford, Mrs. Stanley Cooper, Mrs. Maxwell Coe and Miss Katharine Swift numbered among the h‘nste.fsz‘s. There was also a gay “no host” party over at the Farmington Country elub of some 20 or more who later came in to the local club for the dancin Thursday afternoon Mrs card party at the club, entert Elmer Stone gave a delightful X Lt t ) aining nearly 75 friends at auction bridge. Brilliant holiday decorations added a colorful touch to the h[uuh reception room where the guests assembled to play. That the contract bridge lessons are proving j ise t e lessons are proving immensel popular with Shuttle Meadow elub members is r‘vidence(}!, by the great number of members signing up for the second EL;;‘ n;l. !w:lin.w:’ last Monday night, despite the fact that ristmas 15 almost here, the class was large e 'OV its popularity, 1 e reL s PERSONALS and Ar Bennett of o stroct week from smpton, Mase, scason in town. 1. retirns next rrs Agricultural * parents, Mr. loper of Rus- anghter ons of s Polly Pease p Mrs. Herbert Vine strect return next 1 the Sara Lawrence school N. Y. to spend the holi- n in town . 1ppoit mor Unive . Miss and M street. an from Hous apend 1 town. nne daughter of . ¥. Bennett of Vine returns next week from Miss "hool, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. o e Alice Houston liss Alice Houston of 1t ter of Tir ) ‘ coln ro next we School, daughter, lin have lorida, for rsburg, Boston. . Miss Jane T daughter of 3 1 H. Rattenbury of I Miss Marion Bennett, sachusetts, is the guest iter, Mrs. Rohert C. £ Hart, Clesson Parker, \ Hart and James Chamber- r of lain left yesterday to spend a week duck shooting at Martha's Vineyard. PRI Mrs. William H. Booth of Forest street returned last evening from New York city. . . . Misg Katherine Swift of Lincoin street has as her week-end guest, Miss Maude Mead of Boston. P Mrs. Theodore 8. Hart of Vance street left yesterday to spend & week in New York city. e o Mrs. Arthur G. Kimball of Lexing- ton street was in New York city on Thuraday. . o . Lawrence E. Burdick of Fort Mc- Kinley, Portland, Maine, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burdick of Judd avenue, ° o s Mrs. George Klett of Grove Hill and her sister, Mrs. Schaffer of Wor. cester, Massachusetts, were in New York city for a few 21)'- this week, o o George T. Kimball of Seuth Bur. ritt street was in New York city dur. ing the weel. . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vibberts and daughter of Kutstown, Pennsylvania, are visiting Mr. Vibberts' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dana Vibberts of Lin- coln street until after the Christmas holidays. e e 0 Mrs. Edger Hunnicut and children | of Atlanta, Georgia, who have been | visiting Mrs. Hunnicut's parents, Ma- jor and Mrs. Frank Wilcox of Worthington Ridge, Berlin, returned to their home on T‘hlll'ldl)'» ' .. Mrs. John J. Holloway and daugh- ter, Eunice, of Murray street spent | last week-end in New York city. DI Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Mildrum of Bridgeport were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mildrum of East Berlin, during the week. ¢ o 0 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore of | Monroe street returned from Wor- cester, Mass., on Thuraday. Miss Sylvia Vail of Winsted spent last night with her sister, Mrs. nue, \ « e e Hurlbut Griswold is home from the University of the South, Se- wance, Tenn., to spend a month with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Griswold of Francls street. PR C. W. Upson of ILincoln Road, Johnstone Vance of Monroe street. Harold Judd of Berlin and Howard Humphrey of Shuttle Meadow ave- nue return tomorrow after spend- ing two weeks duck shooting in Ocracoke, N. C. e Mrs, Harold Judd of Berlin was in New York thu.we.ek. . Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Bickford of Corbin avenue are spending the week-end in Winsted with Mrs. Bickford’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Vail. & Mr, and Mrs. William Brooks of High street will leave next Satur- day to spend Christmas with their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick' W. Merritield of Chicago. T f Mrs. Harold Tayntor of Jorest street returned Thursday from Danielson, .o Miss Helena Doane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Doane of Maple Hill, returns today from New Jersey State College for the Christmas re- cess. Miss Margaret Twiddy of Maplewood, New Jersey and Miss Ruth Mixon of Rutherford, New Jersey, classmates of Miss Doane’s will be her house guests for several days. | ¢ Miss Nancy Doane will also return today from Simmons College in Bos- ton to spend the holidays at her home in Maple Hill. o o Among those in East Berlin who are expected home from college for the Christmas * vacation are Miss Bertha Hazen of the University of Vermont; Miss Miriam North of the Connecticut Colleges and Kramer, Jr., of Wesleyan University. .. Miss Conatance Grant, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur 8. Grant of Maple Hill, will have as her guest this week-end, Miss Dorothy Com- | stock of Somers. | . e e Mrs. Charles R. Hare has return- ed to her home in Pittsficld, Mass., | vou have not ped among Frank | | S STATIONERY GIFB—‘ A soft shaded lamp for that bare corner—a charming bit of pottery perhaps. things at Helen vou owe yourself a visit to this shop where good taste is so apparent. Hamilton Bickford of Corbln ave- |’ Mrs. Cooper entertained t Mrs. Arthur Hollings of Newington Center. « .. Reid Derrick, John Ericson and Earl Scott, New Britain students Virginia Polytechnic home for the Christmas vacation. D Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hart return next Sunday after a wedding journey spent in Havana, Cuba. ¢ s Mr. and Mrs. Allan J. English and son of Pulaski,*Tenn., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nye of New York. ¢ o Miss Jean Trumbull returns next week from Mount Holyoke college and will spend her mid-winter vaca- tion with her parents, Governor John H. Trumbull and Mrs. Trumbull of Plainville. CLUB EVENTS Woman's Club Hears In- | teresting Lecture Tuesday —DMusical Club Meets. * {tion of the Robert C. Vange school wus given last evening b members |of the New Britain Musical club, at 8:15 o'clock. The concert was free to the public. Members of the Musical club who |have children attending the school have as much as possible been chosen to contribute to the program. This 48 true of three members Marcus H. Fleitzer, presid |club, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lindsay, jand Mra, Jane Sartord Tuttle. Mrs. Lindsay, who appears on a ! Musical club program for time, also accompanied Mrs If already shop- the lovely Phillips, institute, are | A concert under the auspices of | the Parents and Teachers’ associa- | the first | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMB MRS. ELISHA H. COOPER he members of the College club Monday evening at her home on Vine street. | i following a visit with her daughter, as well as her husband. The others listed ave Miss Laura P. Farrell, |Miss Florence Tommasoni, and | Charles A. Johnson, | The complete program was as fol- lows: Soprano solos: a. Come For It Is | June, Dorothy Forster; b. Memory, | Rudolph G: c. 1t 1 But Knew, Wilson $mith Sweet Miss Mary, Neidlinger. Laura P. Farrell. Miss Illorence Tommasoni at the pi- | ano. | Baritone =olos: a. Mohacs Field, Korboy; b. The Last Hour, A, Walter Kramer; c. Morning, Oley Speaks. John A. Lindsay, Mrs. Ruth Bennett Lindsay at the piano. ! Plano solos: komance in G Flat major, Grunfeld; b. Prelude from Holberg Suite, Greig; ¢. Melody Op. 10 No. 1, Moskowski. Miss Ilorence “Tommasoni. Contralto solos | Harvest Ticlds, Rachmaninoff; b. |Croon Island, Mees; Violin obligato by Mr. Fleitzer; c. | Comes on the Skee, Clough-Leighter. Mrs. Jane Sartori Tuttle. Mrs, Ruth | Bennett Lindsay at the piano. Violin solos: a. Gavotte, Gossec: b. Serenade, Plernc; c. The Son of |the Pus Keler Bela. . Marcus H. Tleitzer, Charles A. Johnson at |the piano. The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse as- sociation was held at headquarters Mrs. Stanley Goss, first ent, presiding. Rufus Hemehway presented as the report of the nominating com- mittee, the name of Mrs. Andrew J, Sloper fo fill the nunexpired term of Mrs. Ernest $mith as president of it of the the amsocistion. Mrs, Sloper was unanimously elected. ‘was elected to fill the unexpired torm of Mrs. Sloper es & member of the ed for the nurses’ committes. Mre. William E. Parker presented the statistical report for the Well Bahy conference work during the past month, Rose Ferdman, constant nurse in charge at the Well Baby Confer- ences, gave a brief report of the work as it is carried on in the sta- tions, describing the work of the volunteers and the doctor and the nureses. ¢ Marry Lockwood, office manager, describing her work in the Visitin Nurse assoclation, ofice, and com. pared the local organisation with several other .Visiting Nurse amso. ciations, which she has visited dure ing the past two months. In par. ticular she said she had noted that each organization was basing its standards of work on the recom- mendations of the National Organi. zation for Public Health Nursing. The members present were: Mra, Stanley T. Goss, Mrs, Robert M. Parsons. Mrs. James B. Thomson, Mrs. George T. Kimball. Mrs. Val. entine B. Chamberlain, Mrs. Rufus N. Hemenway, Mra. Patrick F. Me. Donough, Mra. Charles B. Parnons, Mrs. Willam E. Parker, Mrs. Ever- ett B. Proudman and Mrs. Andrew J. Sloper, . The Woman's club held its annual “Guest Day” at the First Church chapel on Tuesday afternoon, Profes- sor Walter Scott Perry of Brook- lyn, New York, was the speaker, coming to the club through the courtesy of Mrs. Elisha H, Cooper, Professor Perry has been director of the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Pratt Institute, since its organiza- tion, ¢ o0 Professor Perry iliustrated his ad- dress, “American Painting” with many slides of great paintings the originals of which may be seen in the museums throughout America. Following the lecture, afternoon tea was served to the club members and their guests, with Mrs. Edmund Warren and Mrs. Willlam A. House presiding at the tea table, attractive. ly arranged in holiday colors. Mrs. Frank D. Smith was hostess, assisted by Mfs. Charles W. Lee, Mrs. Bern- ard S. Dickerson, Mra. Laurle B. Banford and Mrs. Alvin R. Lamb, DY A house meeting of the New Brit. aln Musical club was held Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Flor- ence Tommasoni and Miss Josephine | Tommasoni on Grand street. Marcus Fleitzer, president of the club, presided at the business meet. a. O Thou Billowy | My Love He| Always Most Acceptable PARKER & PARKER ing and also told the members that | Adolph Sundell, who was named to |the Kate A. Stanley scholarship last |spring, and who is now a student {at the New York school of Musical | Art, is a leader in his class. His “work is excellent and the teachers | are more than pleased with the in- | terest and effort he is displaying in his work. Following the meeting & musical | program was given by George Hahn, planist, Theron Hart, pianist, Albert Kuehl, violinist, and James Donahue, | baritone. Miss Ruth Schade gave | “Current Events" news and com- ments on the world of music, and }Misn Jean Vanderslice read a paper on John Field. . e The Connecticut Valley club of the | University of Notre Dame an- nounces its annual Christmas formal dance to be held at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, on FKriday evening, De- cember 28. Dancing will be held from ten until two o'clock to music by Emil Heinberger and Hotel Bond orchestra. ' o o o Emma Hart Willard chapter, ' Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, held a meeting Thursday after. |moon in the parlors of the Berlin | Congregational church. The host cuses were Mrs. William Shepard { Mrs. Carrie Riley and Mrs. Harold Upson, There was a Christmas tree for Ellis Island and the state president of the Ellis Island committee, Mre | Latimer, was the speaker. Mrs. \ Mrs. Smith | MISS MAR Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. —Photo by Murrsy Studie Y GARVEY ° M. J. Garvey whose engagement is announced to Kenneth Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. C, F. Perry of Stratford road. Robert Chapman sang a group of Christmas carols. ¢« o The directors of the New Britain Teachers’ Club held a meeting in the club rooms on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Helen M. Stone, president, pre- sided. Comprehensive reports were given by chairmen of the committees on their work of the fall. William Hur- ley, treasurer, reported the finances, completing all records to date, A membership of 449 members this fall has made possible a splen- did calendar for the club year. Miss Elizabeth Brown, is chairman of the program committee, The club year opened in Septem- ber with a reception and tea to the new teachers. A banquet was held at the Burritt hotel on October 18, Dr. Stephen Wise of the Free Syna- gogue in New York city addressed the club members and the members of the school board. On November 8, John Clair Minot apoke on “What's What Among the New Books." A get-together tea and bridge was held November 22, with the usual attendance of more than 300 pres- ent. These gatherings further friend- ship for teachers of the school sys- tem, The last program of the fall was a Christmas party in the rooms of the Walnut Hill school. The Men's club planned ning's entertainment. A brightly lighted tree covered with frost and snow gave the efect of a snow-laden fir in the north country. club | the eve- | Besldes the program, professional courses and athletics, tennis and bowling arc offered the club mem- bers. The club closes its fall work with rchearsals for the mid-winter concert. ¢ o 0 One of the most delightful meet- ings of the New Britain College club was held Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper on Vine street. The evening's enter- tainment consisted of Christmas music sung by four members of the club, Mrs. Robert Chapman, Mrs. {Emory Corbin, Miss Katherine Clark and Mrs. Helen Smith, assist- ed by Iarle K. Bishop at the organ. John Humason, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Humason, sang two songs. Following the program refregh. ments were served with Mrs. M. A, Kinsella and Mrs. John C. Loomis presiding at the table. DRI The Woman's club of Maple Hill gave a Christmas party Wednesday afterndon at the home of Mrs. Wil- liam Iitzell on Robbins avenue. Mrs. Harry Christensen of this city en- tertained with several vocal selec- tions. Christmas bags were made | For appointment call 361-4 Stupio: Packard Bldg. Arch and Main Sts. JEWELERS FOR GENERATIONS Spend Freely— or Carefully! RICE doesn’'t make a present. It certainly dosen’t in Porter & Dyson's. We have so many charming gifts in perfect good taste that you can find exactly what you are look- ing for. Most of them can meet the most conservative budgets. Of course we have giff ts that cost thousands— but you can spend much less—yes, you can find some lovely little gifts priced at a dollar and your sense of value will not be sacrificed at the expense of good taste. FIFTY-FOUR MAIN STREET Jyson NEW BRITAIN