New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 4

—Photo by John Haley, MISS HELEN BENNETT Miss Bennett, a student at N Harttord Clarence F. Bennett of Forest street. Social Activities About Gown Holiday Dance at Shuttle Meadow Club Tonight High Light of Week’s Social Events—School and College Set Home for Mid-Winter Vacation—Gala New Year’s Eve Entertainment. REPARATIONS are already well under way here for the celebration of Christmas which will be observed in the ho- tels, clubs and residential colonies with traditional customs and events, Lovely, brilliantly lighted Christmas trees greet us on all sides, sending forth the Yuletide message, rejoicing in the merry Christmas season. Mistletoe, holly and evergreens deck the hearthstones, all in readiness for the holiday. Everybody’s smiling, holiday spirits of various kinds are in evidence and the red-coated Santa Clauses on the corners are ringing in a “Merry Christmas.” . s HRISTMAS Day itself, falling as it does on Tuesday, will be a gala one at the Shuttle Meadow club. As always, there will be the usual number of family dinner parties. It goes without saying that the club house will be the gay mecca of the city’s activities, the rendezvous of society. The band of pleasure seek- ers will include all ages, from the real young tots who come out for the children’s party to the older folks, many of whom come out for the party and stay on for supper and early evening dancing. . With continued cold weather it's quite possible that skat~ ing will be another attraction at the Country Club on Christmas Day—a hockey game in the foreground. * * * S THE holiday week draws closer, gaieties in the New Brit- ™\ ain social world increase in number and in size. Something like 100 people will come out to the Shuttle Meadow club tonight Arranged especially for the school and college set the affair has all the earmarks of an The Bennett girls, the two charming young ers _ Clarence F. Bennett are among those entertaining with dinner at the club. Their party includes near- ly half a hundred of the school and college set. Ira Hicks is also for the regular holiday dinner dance. intriguing party. daughters of Mr. and M ;vivving a party tonight, entertaining with dinner at his home on West Main street, later, going on to the clubhouse for dancing. There are scores and scores of other parties listed on the calen- dar, many the club for dancing. The older set too, will be in evidence, for this party is by no means restricted to the school crowd. * : TILL another party in prospect at the clubhouse is the New Year’s eve celebration. Hov Bruemmer, chairman of the ontenammnnt committee, is working overtime to insure the sue- cess of this entertainment. One of the engaging features will be the gala midnight supper which will outdo in many respects the most elaborate and surprisi Y the entertainment committee. T and original are being exccuted, in fact evervthing is being done to make it an evening long to be remembered. PhRSONALS Isey G, 1. will spend next i Mrs. iton street. Maurice Young tome For Hatch and Strect ica late in January ¢ Islands. sctte of Emmons v v Beanl al weeks daughter, Gilbert. Mr. and I'anwood loliday season Walle lisle T th and Mr sever and Wilbur C. in town w parents, Mr in of I'or Mr. and of Crantord Christrias « Mrs. Thr Mrs. H. E. | from a we 5 na, Cuba. win of Forest . e Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson of v f ’ Master’s school, Dobb’s Ferry, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. more home gatherings, most of which will go on to ing endeavors heretofore produced by srilliant decorations, startling son of New York city will spend the holidays in Norwich with Dr. Ar- thur Coleburn and Mra. Colebura. ° o @ Mra. Mortimer Judd of Franklin Square will spend the holiday sea- son in Chicago, IL 2 e o0 George Kimball, eldest son of Mr. and Mra George Kimball of Princeton University for his holiday Lexington street is home from recess. * s 0 Miss Faye Rattenbury, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rattenbury of Shuttie Meadow avenue returns from New York city Monday to spend Christmas Day with her parents. * o o Mrs. E. Allen Moore with her two daughters, Mra. Maurice Pease and Miss Martha Moore was in New York city the early part of this week to see Mr. Moore and George P. Hart off on a Wesat Indies crulse. ° o 0 Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Payor and son of Lincoln road leaves today for Mount Vernon, N. Y., to spend the holidays with Mra Paydr's parents. o o o Frank Vibberts has returned from Hamilton College to spend his Christmas recess with his parents, | Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Vibberts of Sunnyledge. . 0 e Miss Ella Sloper, daughter of Mr. |and Mrs. Harold T. Sloper of R sell street and Miss Jane Ratten- bury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Rattenbury of Shuttle | Meadow avenue were guests at a dancing party at the Lawn club in New Haven Thursday night. Miss Phebe Adams and Miss Charlotte Gilbert made their debut at this time. . o0 Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barnes of Lincoln street leave soon after the holidays to open their winter home in Woodbine, Georgis. o s e Dr. Marle J. Hyndman of New York city is spending a few days with Mrs., Dugald McMillan of Dove er road. .. Mr. and M:l. Roger Whitman and children of Corbin avenue leave on Monday to spend Christmas in Albany, N. Y., with Mr. Whitman's sister, Mrs. Georfe Soper. o o0 Mr. and Mrs, Walter Murdock of Corbin avenue will spend the holi. days in Jamaica Plains, Mass., with Mrs. Murdock’s mother, Mrs. A. W. Robinson, . o Mr, and Mrs. Donald McMillan of Park place weré in New York city this week to. meet Mr. and Mra William Bradford who arrived in New York on Wednesday aboard the 8. 8 Olympic. Mr. and Mrs Bradford whe are former residents of Springfield, Mass., and now live ing in London, England came over for the holiday season. ¢« o o Charles Goss, son of Jr. and Mrs. Btanley Goss of Grove Hill is home from Deerfield Academy for his wid-winter vacation. e s o Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sechrest of Wellesley Hills, Mass., will spend the holiday season with Mrs. Se. chrest's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cadwell of Harrison street. LI Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Piper and two daughters of Boston, Mass., will spend Christmas week with Mr. and Mrs, Charles Law of Ten Acre road. s e Miss Marian Bennett, a student of Smith College, Northampton, Mass., and Miss Helen Bennett, a student at Miss Master's 8chool, Dobh's Ferry, are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bennett of For- est street, ¢ e - Miss Jeanne Stanley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stanley of Shuttle Meadow uvenue, is home from Misg Ethel Walker's School, Simsbury, for the Christmas recess. £ cien) Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brooks of High street leave today to spend the holidays with their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs, Fred- erick W. Merrifield of Chicago. o o . Mr. and Mrs. Harold Judd and children of Berlin leave on Monday to spend the Christmas season at Lake Placld, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Corbin and son of Hacken- sach, N. J.,, and Mr, and Mrs. Clem Amory of New York city are to e with them at Lake Placid Club. that if a book “You can't tell a book by its cover,” but you do know Phillips’ shelves it's been chosen with care, is inter- esting, well worth reading. Give books for Christmas. —Photo by Join Haley, Hartford MISS JEANNE STANLEY Miss Stanley, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stanley of Shuttle Meadow avenue, is home from Miss Ethel Walker’'s school, Simsbiiry, for the Christmas recess. Miss Edith Prentice, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George| Prentice, returned last night from New York city and will spend sev- eral days at her home in Berlin, DI Mrs. Robert C. Vance of Court street left today for Arlington Heights, Mass,, to spend a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Story. Reverend and Mrs. Theodore A street will spend Christmas Mrs.. Greené's parents, and Mrs, Thayer of Boston. DRI Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Cleveland, Ohlo, formerly of city, - will with their daughier, Vreeland of West Hartford. e e e Donald McCrann, a student Holy Cross college, is spending Christmas holidays with his ents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Crann of Lake Coul Mr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan of ¢ o Park place leave tomorrow for| Afiss Natalie Gwatkin, Pittsburgh, Pa., to spend the holi- days with Mrs. McMilan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Farquhar, ¢ o o Miss Victoria Fiske is home from New York city to spend Christmas with her parents, Reverend Samuel Fiske and Mrs. Iliske of Berlin. Misg Fiske who is taking special courses at Columbia University this winter is also devoting some of her time to settlement work. Mrs. Alexander Huston and her daughter, Miss Alice Huston of Ber- lin will spend Christmas at the Ho- tel Valencia, St. Augustine, Florida. o« e e Worth the holidays with her parents. o o ® James Cooper, a student at Yale 8chool of Law, is spending tie holl- days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cooper of Vine street. is on Helen willing, hard work conveniences. So ELECT Greene and children of Lexington with | Reverend Dean of this spend Christmas week Mrs. Kenneth at the par- Me- daughter | of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Gwatkin of | ington ridge, Berlin, is home from Russell Sage college, to spend P Miss Quigley has an important role in David Belasco's new play, {Island with #ma” now playing at the Belasco | Mr. and Mrs, Louis 8. Bones. Parker of Curtis street. . o o Miss Bernice Pinkus, a student at Beaver college in Jenkintown, Pa., is spending tbe Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Pinkus of Linwood street. Burton Kinge, & student at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y., is spend- ing the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kinne of West Main street. * o Miss Mildred Quigley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Quigley of New York will spend Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Quigley of Stanley atreet. Miss Jane Haugh ‘of Vine street was in Norfolk the first part of the week. . o Miss Emm.umq a student at Mary Baldwin seminary, Staunton, Virginia, is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs, Edwin H. Hills of Plainville. o e o Among the students at Syracuse university, who have returned for the Christmas holldays are Francis Traver of Lincoln street, Frederic Lockwood of East ctreet and War- ren Brainerd of Bassett street. ¢ o 0 Mrs. George M. Flanagan of For- est strcet will have as her guest over the holidays, Misg G. Antoi- nette Dutcher of Saranac Lake, o Miss Caroline Cook, & student at Edgewater school, will spend the holidays at the home of Miss Julia K. 8pring of West Main street. Miss Cook is the daughter of Rev. crend Warren Cook of Brooklyn, New York, and & former resident of the city. o o Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Bickford and gon of Corbin avenue leave to- day to spend Christmas with Mr, Bickford's father in Pelham, N. Y. ¢ o 4 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Krieger, Jr., of Stratford road will spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Huntting of Bridgeport. * o 0 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young of Harwich, Massachusetts and Loomis Weston, a student at Pratt Institute, are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Young of Hatch street. R Mrs. John Bertin] returned to her home at 8an Bernardino, California last Monday. She was accompanied by Miss Anne Bertinl of Griswold street and Miss Thelma Bertini of Wallingford. o o o Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rickey of New York city will spend Christmas with Mr. Rickey's mother, Mrs. Willlam Middlemass of South street. * s 0 Mrs. Kenneth Remer of Brock- ton, Massachusetts, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wit- kin of Monroe street. . Miss Ramona Martin of Vine treet will spend Christmas with sister, Mrs, Willlam Dunn of New York city. .« o0 Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Moore and daughter, Caroline, of Lincoln road will spend Christmas with Mrs. Moore'’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Tarbox of Greenwich. v o o Mr. and Mrs, Edward Root of East Orange, N. J., are visiting Mrs. Root's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Andres of Warlock street. DR Harold Schechtman, a student at the University of Vermont is spend- ing the Christmas recess with his mother, Mrs. R, 8. 8chechtman of Chestnut street. . .« . Mr. and Mrs. Sturman Dyson and son of Corbin avenue leave on Mon. day to spend Christmas in Staten Mrs. Dyson's parents, Naturally You are buying her one practical pres- ent that will help her around the house—A Hoover Electric Cleaner, that ing household helper. You naturally turn to us for electrical drop’in today or to- moirow and pick out that Hoover. RIC CO. 7779 Church St. —Photo by Jehn Haley, Hartferd - MISS MARIAN BENNETT Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Bennett of Forest street is ome from Smith college, Northampton. Mrs. Bennett s giving a dinner party tonight at the Shuttle Meadow club for, her two daughters, Miss Ruth Latham has returned from 8t. Margaret's school in Wa- terbury and is spending her vaca- tion at.her ho.mo.u'M-ple HIlL Mr, and Mrs. Morcer Whyte and son ot Belmont, Massachusetts, ar- rive today to spend the holidays at the home of Mrs. Whyte's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Mouat of Grove Hill o o 0 Dr. J. E. Martin of Vine strect will leave Monday for Cuba. . Mrs. throld. Johnson and son of Syracuse, New York, are spending a few weeks at the home of Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. ‘W. Lewis of Harrison street. ¢ s e Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Parsons are giving a family dinner party Tuesday at their home on Rogers place. ¢ o o Henry Russell has returned from Yale University to spend the holi- days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Russell of Grove Hill. o o o Miss Barbara Hillard Smith New York city ig visiting her moth- er, Mrs. Albert Corbin of Park place. | of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkham and son of Bridgeport will spend the Christmas holiday with Mr, and Mrs. John H. Kirkham of Lex- ington street. ¢ o o Mrs. Ruth Hapwood Shepler re. turned today to her home in Union- town, Pa., after spending several days with Mrs. Harold Judd ot Berlin, LR Miss Marjorie Stowe of Cleveland, Ohio, will spend the Christmas holl- days with Mr. and Mra. Stanley Galpin of Berlin, DY Ford Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Cooper of Vine street, {s home from the Yale School ef Architecture. . Mr. and Mrs. Dnald Hidden of Vine street will spend Christmas in Boston, e R RS, Herbert E. 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