New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1929, Page 4

MISS BEATRICE DANBURY Miss Danbury’s engagement was announced Monday eve- ning at a bridge party given at her home on Lincoln street, to Weaver Squire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Squire of Seymour —Photo by Johnson & Peterson Social Activities About Gown Series of Entertaining Parties Marks Next Week’s| Social Activities—Mexican Fiesta High Light of Season—Ladies’ Golf Meadow Club Meets. WEEK of colorful and engaging parties is before us, ending in the proverbial burst of glory on Saturday night with the long talked of Mexican Fiesta which the Arthur Kimballs are at Shuttle Meadow club. a most gorgeous affair, with the enchanting southern settings and picturesque costumes of the Mexicano. galore precede the printed time of the party. to be gay colorful affairs for a masque party always has an Certainly everyone likes to dress up. a toreador, a matador or a dancing girl for one night is a giving for their iriend allure of its own. fascinating thought. * gay, chatty, intimate affairs. theater parties will be many. George Bodley is entertaining cards at her home on Garden street. Mrs. Stanley Galpin are giving Berlin, honoring the William L. Hatches who are leaving soon Thursday afternoon Mrs. Joseph Walton entertains with bridge and tea at her home on Harrison Friday has its usual number of bridge club gatherings and many of these will be pr‘ece‘(‘ied‘by luncheons. on an extended sea voyage. street. R the Scottish residents of New Britain the 21st annual Burns club banquet, reception and dance commemorating the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's immortal poet is without doubt the most important evi Taking place at the Burritt Hotel, Thursday evening, January | 24, it gives at this date every indication of being a gala party. | Reservations are coming in rapidly now that the guest quota is necessarily limited to less than 150 Dinner will be served at 7 o'clock and dancing covers. will follow. PERSONALS | Interesting News of New | , Britainites and Their Ramblings. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Baker of Branford, who have heen spending several weeks as the guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mes, Arthur L. Newmann of Black Rock avenue, left Tuesday to spend the remainder of the winter at their home in Temple Terrace, Tampa, Florida. .« o e Mrs. William Tooth Forest street has returned from Montelair, N. J, where she has been visiting her daughtér, Mrs. Goulding K. Wight. of . Harry Bates ren from OKkracoke, N. ( been deck shooting week. . s on Monday where he has for the Ilast ¢ o . William Hart of West Main Ernest Peiton of in New York city Mrs. street and Mrs. Iorest street were this week « e e Charles Thurston Lake, N. Y. is lays in town. e e of Saranac spending rs. George Kimball Burritt street returned last 7 from Washington, D. York city. Mr. Kimball today. o s Mr. and Mrs. Howard T Steele street spent last we New York city RO Miss Ruby Andress. dan Mr. and Mrs. John A. A Rassett street is spendir end in New York city. PRI Howard Humphrey of & Meadow attended tie 8. '97 class dinner at the Yale in New York city ¥Friday night avenue | cluly * EVERAL smaller parties are scattered through the week, and it is no anomaly to find as many as a dozen bridge parties slated for the same day. and though the parties may be only a foursome they are all Committee of Shuttle This is to be Dinner parties These ave sure To be a * . Informality is the usual rule Teas, luncheons, dinner and Wednesday afternoon Mrs. 20 friends with luncheon and In-the evening, Mr. and a dinner party at their home in ent on next week's calendar. since every one knows by | In-xm:mn\‘ from Arthur Kimball of troet returned on Thurse Washington, D. C. P Andrew J. Sloper and son, Sloper of Grove Hill with 2mily Sloper of Russell street lare in New York city for the Motor Poat Show. | Mers PR Mr. and Mrs. sree Dodd of Berlin have gone to Florida for the | winter months. ... Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox of | Rerlin are spending the winter sea- son in Florida . e Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lincoln road n next from a West Indics cruise .. Miss Viola Mass Hatch. of Monday of is Vance of Court | Schade, daughter of Edmund Vine_street were in New York city yesterday. RIS Miss Margareta Hausrath of New York city is visiting her sister, Mra. B. A. Wagner of Arch street. DY Miss Muriel Britton of Canada is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Britton of Ten Acre road. e e . Mrs. Willlam H. Buell of Irving- ton, N. J., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Canfield of Newington Center. PR Mr. and Mrs. C O. Ferguson of Maple Hill spent last week-end in New York. ¢ s . Mrs. George Hildebrandt of Ran- decker Lane is in New Orleans, La. PR Mr. and Mrs. John A. Andrews of Lincoln Road and their daughter, Mrs, Lucian Stevens of Monroe street, are sailing for Bermuda on the 16th of February. R Miss Mildred Rand, daughter of Mrs. Sadie Rand, of 759 Arch street and Miss Eleanor Hubert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hubert of 63 Camp street were chosen by a com- mittee consisting of members of the faculty to act as class marshals at the mid-year graduation exercises, the Senior High school. Miss Rand is a senior at the school and stands high in esteem of her classmates. She is a popular mem- ber of the Beta Mu Sorority and is a ranking pupil. Miss Hubert is also a member of the senior class and is affillated with the Alpha Alpha Sorority. B8he is jalso high in her studies. The committee of faculty members which selected Miss Rand and Miss Hubert to represent the XI-2 class at the exercises consisted of Miss Millie McAuley, assistant to the prin- cipal. Mrs. Amy Guilford, instruc- tor of German, Miss Elizabeth Mac- | kintosh, instructor of biology repre- senting the senior class. Miss Grace Coholan and Miss Maria Massey rep- resented the clxu:n the selections. . . Mrs. Amy C. Guilford director of the February graduating class at Senior High school has announccd the personnel of committees who will arrange for class night, banquet, prom, photos, and motto. The mem- bers are as follows: Class night — Gceorge Carlson, chairman; Dorothy Webster, Jesse Weiner, Louis Chester, Willlam Buckley. Banquet—Paul Grace Wickwlre, Frank Pac. Prom—Russell Hallin chairman; Trene Smith, Ellen Linik, Harry Mullin, Henry Recano. Photo—Henry Kraszewski, chair- man; Annamay Newton, Esther An- Stahl, chairman; Elsie Molander. { aerson, Paul Kunicoffe. Motto — Melvin Hall chairman; Myrtle Avery, Lucy Lumpp. WEDDINGS Fewer Weddings and En- gagements On the Social Calendar, The engagement of Miss Ruth E. A Schade of 597 Arch street, to Charles W. Smedley of Prospegt street has been announced. Miss Schade is widely known in musical circles in this city. She is vice president of the New Britain Musical club of which she was a founder. She is alo a contralto solo- ist and a member of the quartet of the First Baptist church in Bristol. Mr. Smedley is city editor of the New Britain Record. « o e The engagement of Miss Betrice Danbury of Lincoln street to Wea- ver Squire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Squire of Seymour, was announced Monday evening at a bridge party given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wefant on Lin- coln street. Miss Danbury is a teacher in the Stanley school. Mr. Squire is a stu- dent at Trinity college, Hartford. It is'expected that the wedding will take place in June and that the couple will make their home in Philadelphia. The bridge prizes were won by Miss Marjorie Norris, Miss Eunice Johnson and Miss Elva McKirdy. Among the ofher guests present were Mrs. Henry Christ, Mrs. Fish- er, Miss Doris Williams, Miss Emdly Mott, Miss Cordelia Chamberlain, Miss Carol Smith, Miss Rhea Zim- merman, and Miss Genevieve De- laney of Thompsonville, Mrs, | Maxine Mrs, Th trect were Max Mrs. road returned on T New York visiting Stanley Cooper of Brooksid day from had heen city where she Gertr pvledge returned Washington, 1. Leen spending the Miss ude erday from her has M. a Vine nd Mr roet Tharsday and Georze Coit of city venue are sy in New York H Cooper of Aiss and Vanee v York city for a | have immediate posses- sion of your Hoover for adown paymentofonly $6.25—the balance be- ing payable monthlé in small ‘amounts. Why not telephone today for a home demonstration of the remarkable Hoover cleaning prin- ciple, “Positive Agita- tion.” NEW BRITAIN DALY RER JANUARY MRS. JAMES BALDWIN Mrs. Baldwin of Harding street. and Mrs. Howard Bruem- mer gave one of the largest bridge parties of the season Wednesday afternoon at the Shuttle Meadow club, Following the bridge game, re- freshments were served in the din- ing room with the guests seated at an attractive table effectively dec- orated in the color scheme of pink and yellow. The table was centered with a bouquet of pink and yellow rosebuds, blue lace flowers and ferns, and pink candles. « . The engagement of Miss Lillian Buchalter to Louis Beizer, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Beizer of Farming- ton avenue, Hartford, was an- nounced at a dinner given by Miss Buchalter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Buchalter of Foxon place last Sunday. ¢ o e Mr. and Mrs. George Bigge of Farmington avenue celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary last Saturday night with a large dinner party. DI Mr. and Mrs. A, ¥. Kinney of [ Westerly, Rhode Island, formerly of this city, who are spending the win- ter in St. Cloud, Florida, entertained with an old fashioned dance, New Year's Eve, in honor of their fifth wedding anniversary. About two hundred guests were present. Mrs. Kinney was formerly Miss Elizabeth A. Andrews of 1484 Stan- ley street, this city, before her marriage. DRI Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Ruth Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Nelson of this city, to Francis Galliher of Dalton, Massachusetts, which took place August 16, at New London. DRI The marriage of Clifford Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Bell of Commonwealth avenue, this city. and Miss Vera Weisel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Weisel of Meyersdale, Pensylvania, took place Monday. performed by D, Reverend T ... and oply 623 D OWN You can buy a Hoover now for a price no higher than you would pay for an ordinary vacuum cleaner, $59.50, cash. You can trade in vour old cleaner, no matter what its make or condition, for a liberal allowance. And you can The HOOVER It BEATS .- as it Sweeps &s i Cleans, THE SPRING & ELECTRIC BUCKLEY COMPANY 77-79 Church Street The ceremony was | Kirschner at the First Reformed church in Philadelphia. Mr. Bell was graduated from New Britain High school in 1928 and is prominent in athletic circles in this city, having been quarterback on the 1927 high school football eleven and having played forward for four |years on the South Congregational church basketball team, of which he is now captain. He is employed by the E. R. Hitchcock & Company, of which concern his father is | secretary. Mrs. Bell ix a graduate nurse, having studicd at the graduate hos- [’pital of the University of Pennsyl- vania. The couple will make their home for the present at 87 Commonwealth avenue. ¢ o0 Mrs, Mary Peck Wileox of Wash- fngton Place, New York city, form- erly of this city, will be married | this month to Wilford O. Cross of New York. « o0 The marriage of Mrs. Margaret | Bronson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |dJohn Wallace of Waterbury and {John Holzhauser of Cottage Place, [this city, took place Tuesday. Rev- lerend Martin W. Gaudian of St | John’s German Lutheran church, of- \ficiated. Mr. Holzhauser is the son |of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Holzhauser. PR The marriage of Edward T. Caffegan, son of Mrs. Anna Caffegan, formerly of Plainville and New Britain, to Miss Rose Thomas, daughter of Mrs. R. Thomas of Hartford will take place Monday at 9 o'clock in the St. Augustine church in Hartford. Mr. Caffegan is a painter and dec- |orator. Miss Thomas is a telephone |operator. A wedding breakfast for the immediate families will follow the ceremony after which Mr. Caffegan will take his bride on an unannounced weddtng journey. Aft- er their returm they will live at 523 Franklin avenue, Hartford, L ) ‘The engagement of Simon Aharon- ian of Providence, R. I, formerly of this city, to Miss Anna C. Yost of Brooklyn, N. Y., was announced last night. Mr. Aharonian is a brother of Attorney Andrew Aharonian of this city. e Miss Florence Irene Richard of Main street became the bride of Jo- seph T. Pelletier last evening at Saint Peter's rectory. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward A. Richard, the former a brother of the bride. The bride wore a gown of coral sllk with hat and alippers to match and a corsage of carnations. The matron of honor was dressed in light blue with hat and slippers to match. She also wore a corsage of car- nations. Following the ceremony, a recep- tion was held at the home of the bride. The couple will make their home at 212 Main street. _ GATHERINGS Society Enjoys Round of gay Parties—Bridges and 'eas. Mrs. Howard Humphrey enter- tained the members of her currenu events class with luncheon, Monday noon at her home on Shuttle Mead- ow avenue. e o o Mrs. Ernest Pelton gave a dinner party Tuesday night at her home on Forest street. ¢« o o Mrs. Robert Frisbie is giving & luncheon next Monday noon at her home on Vine street, entertaining at that time the members of her cur- rent events class. ¢« o o Mrs. Joseph Hance of ‘Lincoln street entertained eight friends at cards and tea yesterday afternoon. ¢ o Mrs. Wililam H. Hart, Jr., gave a dinner party Thursday night at her home on Hart street honoring Mrs. Maxwell Porter who was cele- brating a birthday anniversary on that day. e o 0 Miss Martha Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Allan Moore of Sunnyledge will entertain the mem- bers of her current events class at luncheon, Monday noon at her stu- dio in Kensington. . o . Mrs. Roger Whitman of Corbin avenue regeived at the reception and tea which Miss Eliza Prentice gave Thursday afternoon at her home on Asylum avenue in Hart- ford. Mrs. Merrill Prentice was the guest of honor. DN Mr. and Mrs. George Coit of Shut- tle Meadow avenue are entertaining at dinner next Saturday night pre- ceding the Kimball party at the Shuttle Meadow club, ¢ s o Mrs. Willlam nagan gave a bridge tea Friday afternoon at her home on Forest street. . e Mrs. Joseph Walton, Jr., has sent out cards for a bridge tea taking place next Thursday at her home on Harrison street. . o 0 Mrs. Robert Vance of Court street has issued cards for a bridge tea at the Shuttle Meadow club on Tuesday, January 29th, ¢ s e Mrs. Joseph Ogle of Hart street, entertained the members of her bridge club at her home Thursday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mra, Edmund Kerin and Mrs. Henry Nimro. e ¢ o One of the largest bridge parties of the scason was given Wednesday afternoon at the Shuttla Meadow club when Mrs. James Baldwin and Mrs. Howard Bruemmer entertained fourteen tables of bridge and & number of guests later for tea. The bridge prizes were given to Mrs. Kenneth Searle, Mrs, Virgil Palmer, Mrs. Walter Murdock, Mrs. Freder- ick Rackliffe, Mrs. James Robinson Mrs. Clifford Vivian and Mrs. Alex- ander Mackay. Tea was served in the West dining room with Mrs. Arthur Kimball and Mrs. Palmer presiding at the table assisted by Mrs, Searle, Mrs. Maxwell Porter. Mrs. SBamuel Holmes, Mrs. Rret Neece, Mrs, Walter Moore, Miss Mona ‘Martin and Miss Margaret Middlemass. Take Advanta_ge OF OUR Final Markdowns COATS, $35.00 to $95.00. Values to $155.00. DRESSES, $9.25 to $19.75. Values to $29.75. Sweaters, Sweater Suits, Leather Coats, Wool Hose Drastically Reduced MISS RUTH SCHADE The engagement of Miss Schade, daughter of Edmund A, Schade, was announced this week to Charles W. Smedley of Prospect street. Mrs. Leland Hoar gave a supper party and bridge for sixteen Tues- day evening at her home on Corbin avenue. Mrs. Lucien Stevens, Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. John H. Flannery won the bridge prizes. 4 ¢ o o Mra. Bennett H. Hibbard of For- est street will entertain her bridge club Monday afternoon. ¢« .. Mrs. Elwood Johnson of Trumbull street entertained eight at bridge last Saturday night'at her home. Mrs. Harold Peck and Harold S. Covell were given the bridge prizes. ¢ o o Mrs. Earl Highee of Garden street gave a dinner party for twelve Wed- nesday eveniug. i S . Mrs. Wooster Hitchcock of the Glen Apartments entertained at bridge Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Harold Johnson of Syracuse, New York, who fs visiting her pa ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Lewis of Harrison street. The bridge prizes went to Mrs, Harold Peck and Mrs. Johnson. ¢ s o Miss Rhea Zimmerman of Vine street and Miss Elva McKirdy Lincoln street will give a ~ bridge party this afternoon at the home of Miss Zimmerman in honor of Mrs. Howard Smart. ¢« o o Mrs. Charles DPratt the Worthington Bridge club Berlin Wednesday afternoon at her home on East Berlin road. The prizes were won by Mrs. 8. Chase Coale, and Mrs. Fred Troupe. ¢ e o Miss Katherine McMahon was the guest of honor Wednesday evening at a miscellancous shower given at the home of Miss Lucy Clarkson of Bradley strect. Miss McMahon will hecome the bride of Winslow G. Merritt of Elm strect on February 5. ¢ s . Billy Egwards, of Hart Terrace celebrated his tenth birthday at his home on Tucsday evening by enter- taining a few of his friends at din- ner. ¢ o o Robert Vile, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Vile of Hart strect, c brated his sixth birthday annivers- ary Tuesday afternoon at his home. ¢ s o Mrs, George T. Gans enterfained three tables of bridge at her home on Mason Drive last Saturday eve- ning in honor of Miss A cheery of | entertained | of | message Gans, whose engagement to Isadore Hammer of Holyoke, Massachusetts, Wi announced recently. Prizes were awarded to Miss Gans, Miss Betty Rubin and Mrs. Edward I Cohn of Hartford. .« .. Mrs. William H. Daigle of Dwight street gave a luncheon Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. E. R. Williams of Hartford, M E. Francis of Meriden and Mrs. G. Johnson of Springfield. \ ¢ o o The annual banquet of the Ki- wanis club will be held at the Shut- tle Meadow club Wednesday eve- ning, January 30. DRI Mrs. William S8heldon of Berlin entertained her card club Wednes- day afternoon. « o 0 Miss Miriam Mouat of Grove Hill entertained members of her bridge ! club Monday afternoon. Miss Max- ine Hart and Mrs. Bennett H, Hib- bard won the prizes. ¢ o Mrs. Olive Judd Ingraham gave & luncheon and bridge for eight yes terday afternoon at her home on West End avenue. Miss Muriel Brit« ton of Canada and Mrs Lawrence Humason won the prizes. s e Mrs. William Allen entertained her bridge club at dinner and cards Wednesday evening at her home in Maple Hill. The prizes were awarde« ed to Mrs. Herbert E. Anderson, Mrs. William W. Fitzell and Mrs. R, B. Doane. ¢ o e Mrs. John Purney of Black Rock avenue gave a luncheon and bridga Thursday afternoon at her home, Mrs. Virgil Palmer, Mrs. James tobinson and Mrs. Alexander Mac- kay were given the prizes. s s tain the members of her bridge cluh with luncheon and cards Monday noon at her home on Lincoln Road. . .o A miscellancous shower was given {in honor of Miss Margaret Beckius at the home of her sister-in-law, Herbert E. Anderson Teacher of Violin For appointment call 361-4 Stup1o: Packard Bldg. Arch and Main Sts to a shut-in — birthday greet- ings to a fri iend—You find greeting cards at Helen Phillips which are different, clever, yet in the best of taste, This is the shop New Britain people natur- ally turn to when they wish the best, moderately priced. .‘ \ Mrs. John €. Loomis will enters |