New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1929, Page 4

—Photo by Johnson & Peterson MISS MILDRED RAND Miss Rand has been chosen to act as one of the two mar- shals at the mid-year graduation exercises at the Senior High| school. She is a member of the Beta Mu Sorority, Social Activities About Gown New Britain Society Enjoys Brilliant Round of Parties This Week — Several Large Dinner Gatherings Precede the Kimballs’ Mexican Fiesta—New Britainites Embark to qumer Climes, 'HIS weeks offering of parties for society folks has been even richer than its predecessors. Countless small affairs have kept society on the go. Martha Moore’s tea at her studio in Kensington on Monday last was one of the high lights of the week. Tuesday a meeting of the New Britain Woman's Club claimed the attention of many. Dr. Richard Burton, an esteemed speaker in New Britain, addressed the gathering and as always drew forth a record breaking attendance of prominent women from the social and civic life of the town. On Wednesday there were all sorts of smaller parties, bridge club gatherings, with teas or luncheons, Dinner parties, often followed by the theater or the cinema shows, not to forget the colorful French Cafe sup- per party the Stanley Galpins gave at their home in Berlin. Thursday the Burns club reception, dinner and dance at the Hotel Burritt was a gala affair for some 150 persons. Through the course of some twenty years this annual party has gone on, each season gaining in popularity so much that in recent years the ticket sale has necessarily been limited. On Friday again, bridges and teas featured the days events. Formost among these was the luncheon party which Miss Georgia Parker gave at the Shuttle Meadow club‘fm; thf members of her card club. INIGHT the Arthur Kimballs give their long talked of and much anticipated Mexican Fiesta. Despite the many gay affairs of the past week, this party has held first thought, cos- tumes have been planned, dinner parties arranged, everything done to make it the gala party it is sure to be. Among those who are having guests to dine preceding the entertainment at the Shuttle Meadow club are, Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. George Coit, Mr. and Mrs. James North, Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Banford, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jones, Mr. and Mys. Harold L. Hatch and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Parker, The guests at these affairs will appear in cos- tumes for the later event. Masks will not be worn, the color of the affair to be supplied in tl.re t‘ropical garments of the dancers. MORROW Mr. and Mrs. William H. Booth are giving two parties at their home on Forest street. The first, a recep- tion and tea, from 4 to 6 o’clock honoring their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Goulding W. Wight of Montclair, N. J. The Rooth lineage is one of New Britain’s oldest and it goes without saying that the party will bring forth not only a large group of people but also many very prominent persons of the town. Miss Maxine Hart, Miss Virginia. Hart, Miss Ruth Bas- sette, Miss Elizabeth Kimball, Mrs, Harold Peck, Mrs. Stanley Duncan and Mrs. Harold Hatch will assist with the serving. Later in the day from 6 until 8 o'clock the party honors the William Hatches. ine Griffin and Miss Rachel Carpen GATHERINGS ——— lter will be the patrons and patron- {esses at the ey | with the ,addition of Miss Kather- Martha Moore Enter At Studio—Smalle ties Crowd the Week. Par- | | Mrs, Place | bridge home, picturcsque so-| 1 High school || M Walnut Hill ; William enfertaine club last Lo r supper at evening he: Two of the most cials of the New Bi vear will be held at school Monday evening when the Benior mid-year graduation class will hold its banquet at 6:30 o'clock after which the promenade will b held in the school auditorium. The banquet will be held in the teachers’ club rooms and it is ~x- | (A NN WOR pected that more than 100 memb. rs | Stz of the class will be present. Th promenade will be held at 9 o'clo. ! and a large number of the alumni hody and members of other lusse t the school will be present, Mrs, Amy C. Guilford is of the class and she has been work g in cooperation with th twao | Slreet mittees in making the bridge. Miss successful. Both the teachers' ciun John in 1ooms where the banquet will litler won the prize held and the auditorium where th LS promenade will be held will be deo Irs. orated in the class colors, yellow i white, The banquet committes of the following: Paul Stahl man; Grace Wickwire, Elsic der and Frank Pac. The ade committee consists of Hallin, chairman; Iren: len Linck, Marry Mullin Recano, The guests at the banguel w Principal Louis P. Slade and Blade, Mr. and Mrs. {owell 8 Miss Millie G. M Auley, Mr Guilford, Miss Elizabeth M and Jesse D, Sallee. This A lLouis Ol haw entertained d club of two tables Thurs- Ay o with hridge and tea 1t her home on Adams street, Mott of Cedar street of her uy evening, The by Miss Marjoric Nauman. “rmoon Miss wis ho: bridge elub Prizes were ily s to Thn members Mrs. Howard Smart, bride, was the Lridge party afternoon by Miss and Miss Ilva Lome of Miss Zinmerman on There were three 1 a rece st ol honor at a last Saturday Ithea Zimmer- MeKirdy at the Vine les of M. Jose phine given adviser | AN rice Danbry Miss and Ernest on ot cutertained her Vane tables — of home irsday eve Miss Tormiy at consits |1 h chair-| 1 Molan- «nd promen Russetl Willizm 1 Smith, - | st « a luncheon ind Henry | the Sintils Meadow of D Rtichiar]l Burton wood, N who prizes wire won hy Mrs. J. € 1 Hanugh Firickson, Mrs. Michas . High day at club in honor of Lngle was the afternoon at the s club. Mrs Brooks pf Tues weetirs of the Amy iracie al int group | andy Rufus N. Hemenway, Mrs. Edwin W. Schults, Mrs. Heary T. Burr, Miss Mary Whittiesey, Miss Fanny Brown of this city, and Miss Fanny Brown of Wi Coan. ; . Mra. Otis M. Scripture entertained the members of her supper and bridge club last evening at her home on Lincoln atreet. DY Miss Maxine Hart will entertain the members of her bridge club Monday afternoon at her home on Lincoln road. ¢ oo Miss Mary E. Welch of Harrison street was the guest of honor at & bridge and shower given recently by Miss Kathleen Walsh of Sexton street. Miss Welch was presented with & kitchen set of aluminum. The bridge prizes were awarded to Mias Mary Donahue, Mrs. Luke Welch, Mrs. John Walsh, Mrs. D. J. Donahue, Mizs Katharine A. Walsh and Miss Marion Gagon. Miss Welch will be married to Willlam A. Mcehan on February 6. s . Mrs. Bennett H. Hibbard of For- ost stroet entertained her bridge club Monday afternoon. Miss Max- ine Hart and Mra George Boll were given the prizes. .. Mrs. Thomas F. Butler of this city was given a shower by thirty- eight of her friends last Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hultgren of West Hartford. Mrs. Butler was Miss Winifred Grace before her marriage. “ e Mrs. James Flannery gave a luncheon bridge Thursday noon at her home on Vance street, enter- taining at that time the members of her card club. * o 0 Miss Eurith Wachter entertained a few friends at cards Wednesday night at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wachter eof Park place. o o 0 Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Banford are giving a dinner party at their home in Maple Hill tonight. o . Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hatch are giving a dinner party tonight at their home on Lincoln road. IR Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Cooper are entertaining friends at dinner to- night preceding the Arthur, Kim- "ball party at the country club. * e e Mr. and Mrs. James North are giving a dinner party tonight at their home on Sunnyledge. o o e Mr. and Mrs. Louie Jones are en- tertaining several friends with din- ner at their home on Ten Acre road tonight. % .« o' Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Porter will give a dinner party tonight at their home on Lincoin road. ¢ s 0 The George Coits are giving & Ginner party at their home on 8hut. tle Meadow avanue tonight. Among their guests will be Mr. and Mrs. William - H. Booth, and their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Gould- ing K. Wight of Montclair, N. J., Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vance and Mrs. Allan McKinnie, ¢ o0 Miss Georgia Parker of Lexington street gave a luncheon at the Shut- tle Meadow club Friday noon to the members of her bridge club. Among lier guests were, Mrs. Dugald Mc- Millan, Mrs. George Dyson, Mrs. George Corbin, Mrs. Harry Blakes- lee, Mrs. Walter ILeland, Mra. George Ashley and Mrs. Ernest Humphrey. ¢ o 0 Mr. and Mrs, Stanley Hart enter- tained at dinner Thursday night at their home on Park place. o o o Mrs, Roger Whitman and Mrs. ‘Walter Murdock gave.a bridge tea Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Whit- man’s home on Corbin avenue, hon- oring Mrs. Hamilton Bickford who is leaving town the end of next week to make her home in Man- chester. The bridge prizes went to Mrs. Bickford, Mrs. Maxwell Coe and Mrs. Gardner Weld. Afternoon tea followed the play ‘with Mrs. Richard White presiding at the ta- ble while, Mrs. Stanley Cooper, Mrs. ‘Walter Moore, and Mrs. E. M. Hay- den helped with the service. ¢ s o Mr. and Mrs. George Kimball of Bouth Burritt street and Mr. and Mrs., Howard Humphrey of Shuttle Meadow avenue were present Tues- day evening at the performance of “Spring o' the Year,” the new play «=DIRT || PER MINVTE The accurate measuse of electric cleaner efficiency is dirt per minuce SPRING & 77-79 Church St. MRS. HAROLD HATCH Mrs. Hatch is entertaining on Lincoln street preceding the Meadow club. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANU. at dinner tonight at her home Kimball dance at the Shuttle being staged by the drama depart- ment of Yalo university. DR Mrs. Laurence Humason and M Henry Hine of Hillside Place are gi ing a bridge tea next Friday after- noon at Mrs. Humason's home on KForest street. .o Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hyatt gave a Ginner party at their home on Cor- bin avenue Wednesday night. « o * Members of the Knights of Colum- bus are giving a dinner party at the Shuttle Meadow club on the 19th of February. v e Mr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan entertained friends at dinner at their home on Park place on Mon- day night and again on Wednesday night. oo Mrs. Stanley Cooper gave a small dinner party at her home on Brook- side road Thursday night, later-tak- ing her guests into Hartford to sce “Good News.” oo Mrs. Richard White is giving a luncheon bridge next Tuesday at her home on Corbin avenue, sraie Mrs. Kenneth Searle gave a small bridge tea at her home on Adams street Friddy ‘afternoon. . oe Mr. and Mrs. William Booth arc | giving & lurge reception and tea to- Keep rugs FREE from germs Rugs harbor billions of germs, brought into the house on the soles of shoes. But there is a way to keep rugs almost germ-free. The Hoover, | with its amazingly deep, thorough cleaning, removes this menacing bacteria. It outcleans | other cleaners by the most astonishing margin, as proved by the remarkable d. p. m. (dirt per minute) test. Telephone for a free home demon- stration. Liberal allowance for your old cleaner. Only $6.25 down—Balance monthly BUCKLEY ELECTRIC CO. Tel. 2240 . | Goulding K. morrow afternoon.at their home on Iorest strcet honoring their son-in- law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wight of Montclair, N.J. « o Mrs. Henry G. Schauffler enter- tained at luncheon last Wednesday noon for Miss Clara Larabee, her recent house gucst. ¥ . Mrs. Ernest Baldwin is giving a luncheon at her home on Dover road next Tucsday. P . Mr. and Mrs. Krnest Pelton gave a dinner party for twelve Tuesday night at their home on Forest street. . . A. Wollemer of Bridgeport ned 30 at dinner last Sun- day or Mr. and Mrs, I Fish of the Shuttle Meadow club, PPN Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Galpin gave a colorful supper party last Wed- nesday night at their home in Ber- lin. The decorations and food wi after the order of a French Pension, with the gu ed at small ta- bles laid wi d cloths. Among their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Searl Mr. and Mrs, Par- ¢don Rickey, Mrs, William 15, Att- wood, Mr. and Mrs. George Kimball, Mr and Mrs. Arthur Kimball, Mr. . William H. Booth, Mr. and arold M. Parsons and Harold b DRI b Have You surest wa to answer keep in constar most recent helves. here, Come whether you merely gbt acq newest books. » |18 evidenced ways important question additions to Our books are selected for péople of varied tastes,—you will surcly find what yo events of the week was the party which Miss Martha Moore gave last events clasges with a very interost-| ing talk ea India. Misg Clava Lars- bee, a daughter of Mrs. F. G. Platt of Grove-Hill and a former resi- dent of this city, now doing mission- ary work in India was the speaker. Among her audience was Mrs. Stanley Cooper, Mra. Hamilton Bick- ford, Mra. Walter Murdock, Mrs. Richard White, Mrs. Hardy Payor, Mrs. Walter Moore, Mrs. James Baldwin, Mrs. Henry G. Schauffler, Mrs. E. M, Hiyden, Mrs. Roger Whitman, Mrs. Willlam H. Hart, Jr., Mrs. Louis Young, Chamberlain, Mrs. Ralph Howe, Mrg.. Charles Stanley, Mra. Kenneth Searle, Mrs. Kobert Carter, Mrs. Robert Frisbie, Mrs. Maurice Peass, Mrs. Stanley Eddy, Mrs. Gardner Weld and Miss Virginia Hart. o0 Miss Elizabetn Vivian and Miss Francis Vivian the two charming young daughters of Dr. Clifford Vivi- an and Mrs. Vivian of West Main street are giving a dinner party at their home tonight. The affair pre- ceden the regular meeting of the Saturday night dancing class. * o Penn T. Kimball is giving a din- ner party next Saturday night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball of Lexington street. . .. Mra, Fred O. Radcliffe of Ken- sington avenue will entertain the merhbers of her bridge club with luncheon and cards next Friday. . e 0 . Mrs. George Boll of Trumbull street gave a supper party for nine last Tuesday night, her guests in- cluded, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Haw- kins of Berlin, Mr. and Mrs. Bret Neece, Mr. and Mrs: Stuman Dy- son and Lucian Stevens. PRI Mr. and Mrs. Luther Parker of Forest street are giving a dinner party tonight preceding the Kim- hall party at the Shuttle Meadow club. Among thir guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruemmer, Mr. and Mrs. Bret Neece and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sampson. DY A number of New Britain folks were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs., Lewis Hubbard at their home in Middletown on Thuraday night. PR Mrs. Virgil Palmer of Harrison street entertained her bridge club Tuesday afternooh. Mrs. Raymonl A. Catlin, Mrs. R. W. Blanchard and Mrs. James H. Robinson were given the prizes. . . Mrs. Charles Norris entertuined lier bridge club Monday afternoon at her home on Ten Acre road. Mrs. William Crowell won the prize. “ o e Mrs, Arthur Benson of RBerlin gave a luncheon and bridge party for cight Tuesday afternoon. The Lridge prizes were given to Mrs. Harold Clark of East Berlin, Mrw. Edward H. Christ of this city and Mrs. Fred Troup of Berlin. e e . Miss Doris Wildams of Corbin avenue was hostess to the members of her Current Events club Mon day evening. PERSONALS Visitors in Town for Kim- ball Party Tonight—Many Entertain Guests. Bcores of New Britain people are leaving this cold New England weather for the pleasures of the southland, where a round of golf, a dip in the ocean, a sunbath on the beach is the thing. Cruising trips, too, are in high favor, everything from around the world to a short stop in Bermuda, or Havana. California, Arizona and Mexico City are cqually popular havens as by the number of tourists thronging there. Every day one hears of more and more of these gay trips, The Willlam Hatches and the Ernest PeMons are off next Thursday for an interesting trip of several weeks time, Miss Cornelia Chamberlain and Miss Bertha Chamberlain leave very soon for California where they plan to stop for some time. William T. Sloper is also to visit California this winter and will be in residence near Los Read..? v for you to by “Yes" to that al- is ch with the our it to! want in frequently, plan to buy o uainted with the Mrs. ' Rodman | MISS ELEANORE HUBERT ‘Miss Hubert will be a marshal at the mid-year graduation exercises at the Senior High school. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hubert of Camp street, and a member of the Alpha Alpha Sorority. Angelen for nearly ten weeks. Judge John H. Kirkham, Albert th!llinli and Fred Chamberlain are planning | their annual trip south, again near | Clearwater, Florida and places in the vicinity more especially where golf is popular. The Carl Frishics are leaving rnext Wednesday for St Petersburg, Florida, later in Febru- ary Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bates go south, again to Eustis, Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan, and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson set sail on a West Indies trip the latter part of next week. On the 16th of Kebruary Mr. and | Mrs. John A. Andrews and their daughter, Mrs. Lucian Stevens leave for Bermuda. There are scores and scores of other people embarking on trips of pleasure, between now and the middle of February so many, in | fact that New Britaln has all the | carmarks of a deserted village as far | as really large social affairs are con- | cerned. W. Root and son, Dudley, are gpending two weeks with Mr. and Mol J. R. Peterson of North Warren, Fennsylvania e 0 Mr. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan of Dover road, with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Johnson of Brighton street, sail from New York city February 7th aboard the “Araguaya” of the Royal Mail 8. 8. Co. They will stop at Havana, Kingston, Port au Prince, San Diego and Nassau. o .0 Mrs. Kenneth Relyca of Worth- ington Ridge, Berlin, returned on Thursday from a few days stay in New York city. .. R. W. Blanchard of Vine street returns tomorrow from Chicago. . o oo Mr. and Mrs. George Macauley of Mason Drive are in Florida. PR Miss Nellie Fruin of this city is visiting at the home of Mrs. M. Brophy of Waterbury. PR Mr. and Mrs. William H. Booth of Forcst street, Mr. and Mra. Ar-| thur Kimball of Lexington street, Willian? Rattenbury of Shuttlc Meadow avenue, Isaac Black of Ten Acre road and Robert Parsons of Dover road returned yesterday from Boston, Mass., where the gentlemen of the party attended the New En land Hardware Association Dinner held at the Hotel Sommerset, Thurs- day night. . . Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stanley of Shuttle Mcadow avenue leave today for a Mediterrancan cruise. o s Mrs. William Heald and little daughter, Nancy, who have beem visiting with Mrs. Heald's uncle and launt, Mr, and Mrs. Pardon Rickey of Berlin are returning to their home in Cincinnati, Ohio, the latter part of next week LA ] Miss Elizabeth Kimball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Kimball of Lexington street, is home from Wild cliff School, Swa las for her week-end gues Margaret Barnum of Pueblo, Col. e .. George Kimball is home from the graduate school of Princeton Uni- versity to spend the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mra. Arthur Kimball of Lexingtop street. « s e Miss Ruth Kish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1. Kish of the Shuttle Meadow club and a student at Gal- ladet College in Washington, D, C., will be in New York city on Wed- nesday, February 6th to see her parents off on & trip to Europe. . s oe Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bates of Rus- sell stréct leave on the 19th of February to spend a few weeks in Eustis, Florid; . e e Talmadge Swift and his sister, Miss Evelyn Swift have closed their home on Cedar street and gone to Greenwich for the remainder of the winter. ¢« o0 Ralph Reed of New York Mr. and Mrs. city, Frank Elliott and T ———— —— " Herbert E. Anderson | Teacher of Violin For appointment call 361-4 Stupio: Packard Bidg. Archand Main Sts. Parker New Britain 3 Parker Gonnecticut