New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1929, Page 4

MRS. STANLEY HART Tn a lovely old lace dress, belonging to her mother, Mrs; John H. Kirkham. \ —Photo by Collomb +— - 3 Outdoor Season Formally Opened With Ladies’ Golf Tournament—D. A. R. Elects Mrs. Bates Regent of Local Chapter—Weddings and Engage- ments Claim Attention of Local Folks. EVERAL functions, gala and otherwise, are listed for this | any size in town this spring. The cutdoor season which opened with the Ladies’ Golf Tournament at the Shuttle Meadow club last Tuesday will now procced in its usual order, meaning goli every day for the ardent followers of the sport. Those lesg enthusiastic will vary the program with luncheon parties, impromptu bridge gatherings and moter trips off into the country-—though from now until late fall it's safe to say the Shuttle Meadow club is sure to be tlie most popuiar rendezvous it i of local society folk. * % = NGAGEMENTé among the yaunger sct are coming thick and fast, and June, aiways iayored by brides, will have its | There is scarcely a day during the st one nuptial event of imporiance. Maxine Hart's weddine heads the list, her marriage to Licu- tenant Sanford Chandler taking place the first day in June. Miss Hart is the only daughter of Mi. and Mrs. Maxwell Hart full quota of marriages. entire month without at | of “Wayside Farm,” Lincoln road, and a granddaughter of the| late, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hart. Moore ast a long line of relatives in town, for her family has been identified with New Britain for many yvears and she has always lived here. Her popularity is well known and her many friends are rejoicing over the fact that she is to make her home in New Pritain after her marriage. Miss Hart is a graduate of Ogontz school near Philadelphia, Pa., and Lieutenant Chandler was graduated from the L'ni\‘ersjty of Maine. Like her cousin, Martha 'HE. Woman's club of New Britain, president, Mrs. Buell B. Bassette, is again sponsoring a literary contest and though the announcements are scarcely out of the press the interest and enthusiasm among the members is keen. The club offers a prize of 325.00 for the best short story not e words. -A sccond prize of $15.00 is also offered. The same awards are to be made for the best one-act play. The contest closes on the 15th of October when all stories and plays must be in the hands of Mrs. John H. Kirkham of 40 Lexington street. Michigan., arrives on Mon- with her par- r. and Mrs. Fred Walker of rison stre:t . nd Mrs. E Whereabouts and i Doings of Hardware Ci Seclirest 1o in Welles. |teker of Kensington chusetts past few days wit 1 My adwell of 1 « . after s Mrs ¥ rricon street nd- AMre. Ruth Shey Hopwood returi Wgme i Unfo vhsit of severa’ duvs widh the ol@ L. Judds of 1 Geerge Kimtall of Sevth Jin. reet is home from New York city I teh week ow ciub won city this we t at the vy g iArold taroly residence t of the hrey of s ves Moiday B C. on and Hoarry 0 Wi Phitadel; hia his A . Andrew J. Mre. Harold Senning of Liontor Mis. Sloper and son [ whose marriage plans were announced last weck she has | | | {11, is spending a week | South Burritt | | str 5 ents. ? NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. Figures of “Ghe TWauve Decade” at the ““Vanities Larty” at Shuttle TWeadow MISS HARRIET PARKER AND MRS. DONALD McMILLAN An engaging pair in the picturesque costumes of days gone by. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929, v —Photo by Collomb Erwin of Grove Hill were visitors in New York city. e e Mrs. Robert C. Vance of Maple street left today for Arlington Heights Mams, to spend a week vis- iting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Story. o o Miss Elizabeth Kimball, is home from the Mary '.yon sciool, Swargh- more, Pa., and i spending the weck- end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kimba!l of Lexington street. . o recent Mrs. Howard Humphrey of Shut- tle Meadow road who has been spending ten days at the Traymor: Hotel in Atlantic City, N. J,, is ex- pected home ‘his week-end. D Dr. Charles ington, D.- C. O'Connor of Wash- Vance of Maple street. . . Ernest Pelton of Forest street. James North and Frank Vibberts, both of Bunnylzdge left last Monday on a fishing trip to Annapolis Royal. Novia Beotia. . Miss Elizabeth Kirk of Chicago, with the street. Miss Kir« sails for Europe next Saturday. Leonard Brothers of New York city ir also a guest at| the Kimbali houwe . Miss Margaret Russell of York city is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1. D. Russcil of Grove Hill. o v e Sidney Montague of Masa, has been spending 2 few days in town with his mother. Mrs. New William Montague of Hawley street. | Mr. and Mrs. Theodore §. Hart of | Vance strect will fake up their resi- dence at 66 levington strect on May 13. o .0 M rnold Wallen New ‘Jersey, has been week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. rlisle Baldwin of Forcst street. o o o Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Camp of Park place zre spending the week: end in New York city. PR Mrs. Saniuel White and daughter | :ceeding 3,000 | Pauline., of Ca n strect motored to Boston Tuesday with Mre. John Simpson and son, John Simpson, Jr. of Meriden. . Mr. and Mrs. George Prentice of Worthington ridge. Berlin, returned on Tuesday from a short trip to Cape Cod. . . Miss Margaret Frances McConnell of Urbana, Ohio, and a student ut Wellesley college, spent last weck- end with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whit- avenue. . . Raymond Piper returned to . Mrs. Mrs |Ber home in Boston yesterday fol lowing a few irothe Mrs. Ch: days’ visit with her 1-law and sister. Mr. a fles Law of Ten Acre rowl o e Reverend J. Roy Wilkerson and rs. Wilkerson of Plainville, leit the first part of the week to spend a month in Wilson, North Carolin: Miss Bernice Pinkus of Linwood has v uraed Beaver colle after spending a week with her par- e o 0 Miss Esther Stanley. dzughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Stanicy of Lea- ington strect leaves next Tuesday to .. I visiting his sister. | month, marking practically the last of the social events of | Brgelinak el Cambridge, | of Fanwood spending the | | visit her aunt, Miss Carrie Stanley of Manitou, Coinrado. D) Miss Constance Twichell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Twichell of Brookside road will sail the last of this month for Europe. She will be accompanied by Miss Elizabeth 8haw, a former Wellesley classunate. ¢« s . Miss Madcline Trow of Stratford road is spending the weeck-end Providence, Rhode Island. 8he will attend a Brown university fraternity dance to be heid this evening at the Wanamoisctte club. e = o Frank A. Johnston of West Main street has returned from Washing- ion, D. C. Miss Beatrice Reynal of Lexington treet and Miss Katherine Swift or lLincoln strcet leave today to visit fricnds in Massachusetts. Miss Rey- nal will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Whyte of Belmont, and | Miss Swift will be the guest o, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Everett of Arling- toa. e o 0 Miss Annie Elis of Stanley stre has returned from Washingion, D. . Turevtown, New York, this city, vere the guests and Mrs. A, H roud, last week- . rmerty of Harris of Stratfo nd. . Mr. and Mes. Maurice Johnson of Brighton street are in New York ¥ for a few di . Samuel Ingraham of Maple Hill is in New York cit o« . Mrs. John A. Andrews of Lincoln Road returns home tomorrow after spending & week in New York city. i “ e e Mrs. Edwin R. Davis of Monroe strest has rcturned from Florila | where she spent the winter. | DR | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boardman of Schenectady, New York, will visit 'in town next week. They will at- itend the Rathbone-Moore wedding next Thursday afternoon. D Dr. and Mrs. Arthur § daughter, Constance. week-end at Cape Grant and spent last NMrs. William H. Shuttle Meadow avenue and mother, Mrs, Isadore Hall. retu ed on Wednesday from a few days' stay in New York | . Rattenbury of her Vermont. . Miss Grace Hatton of Allens strect < spending the week-end in New . . . in| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Burke of Troy, New York, where she is a |junior. Miss Schilling is also « prominent member of the college |glee club. . Earl Van Buskirk of Ten Acre jroad who is on a business trip through the south and west, spent last Sunday in Beaumont, Texas, with Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert, ¢« s . Mr. and Mrs. John C. Loomis of Lincoln road arc spending a few days in New York city. o e e Mr. and Mrs. Max Unkelbach and | their daughter, Miss Myrtle Unkel- {bach of Black Rock avenue, have retuined after spending a week at Atlantic City. They have as their week-end guests, Edwin Munson and William Jzckson of Troy, N. Y., who are here to attend the convention of the Delta Phi fraternity at Trinity college. LR Miss Bernice Unkelbach, a student at Russell Sage college, Troy, N. Y., is home for the week-end. . e Governor John H. Trumbull re- turns tonight to his hgme in Plain- ville after a short visit in Washing- ton, D. C. o o0 Mrs. Addison Chase of New Ro- {ehelle visited in town this week with Mrs. Arthur Sampson of Walnut |street and her aunt, Mrs. John H. {Kirkham of Lexington strect. | . s . 1.oomis, son of Mr. and | ™. Loomis, Is spending the at his home on Lincoln | road, and has for his house guest Edward Brandrifi. of Chicago. 11l & fellow classmate et Amherst college. PR Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. ‘ef Russell street are in Mass.. this week-cnd. | “ o 0 | Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Rickey Berlin are expected home Washington, D. C.. today. | v .6 b | Eugene Jay Porter of West Main |street returned last night from { Washington, D. C. ! Parsons Boston, from Mr. and Mrs. Gail Q. Porter aih}‘ family of I'orest street return on Monday from California, where they have been spending the fow months, past TEOW: returned day after a visit witn Mr. and Mrs. Walte; Maple Hill. o o parents, Sorrow of Miss Marion of Mr and Mrs, Warlock has eleete] secretary-treasurer of “Le Corcie | Francais” at Russell Sage colloge, daught -1 chilling of _ GATHERINGS _ May Day Parties Head Social Events — Bridges and Supper Gatherings. 1t is probably well known by now that the “Victorian Vanities” or the “Now and 'Then” party at the £huttle Meadow club last Baturday night was one of the most colorful affairs of the season. Arthur Kim- bail and a corps of his friends and fellow members were responsible for the party which offered as the piece de resistance eight skits contrasting the period of today with that of long ago. A riot of color in costumes and settings added to the galety of the party. Harriet Parker, Mar- jorie Galpin and Mrs, Donald Mc- Millan as the belles of olden days were a lovely group in their quaint old dresses. Mrs. Donald Gaffney, Mrs. Earl Van Buskirk and Mrs, Stanley Hart, as the dream girls ol vears past made a beautifulpicture in the ruffles and laces of the 90's, Mrs. Harold Hatch was a very lovely lady in pink organdie; her costume was one of the most, If not the mOSt | eth " and a party of gorgeous scen that night. Mra. Ar- thur Kimball was also another strik- ing figure in a black taffeta dreas and in her dance number, with Wi t'am H. Booth as a partner, gav vivid picture of those gay old dances which were so popular 30 years ago. Mrs. Sturman Dyson, Mrs. Stanton Ashlcy, Mrs. Merrick Hillyer and Virginia Humphrey were all very lovely in the evening mede of to- day—modern to their fingertips, as well as beautitul and graceful. Mrs. Clitton Wilson and Mrs. Manville Johnson as kids in a school room scene were a riot, not to forget ©of | Harold Hatch, who was a colorful addition to that same skit. The re- rasining group doing their stunts of cntertainment included Manville Johnson, Clesson Parker, Wesley Parker, Stanley Hart, ,Donald Mec- Millan, Henry Maler, Maxwell Por- ‘WEDDINGS l other words we are cquipped to cater to your every floral need. Our artistry in design- ing bouquets and bas- Kets is unexcelled. Say it with flowers” VIETS FLORAL SHOPPE 41 WEST MAIN ST. Tel. 1193—1331 SHIRLEY STATIONERY CO. Incorporated 169 Main HStreet, Rear Phene 3925 Fine Engraved Stationery | i MRS. DONALD GAFFNEY As a lady of long ago, was a striking figure at the “Vanities.” ter, Howard Parsons, Louie Jones, Stanton Ashley, Sturman Dyson, Cur- tis Booth, Mrs. Howard Parsons and Mr. Kimball. * e . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Logan, who have been visiting in town for sev- eral weeks, with Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Cooper of Vine street and who are now at the Shuttle Meadow club, the guests of the Arthur Kimballs of Lexington street, are giving a sup- per party at the clubhouse tomor- row night. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Jones gave a supper party at the Shuttle Meadow club last Sunday night honoring Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bradford of Spring- field, Mass., the recent housc guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dugald McMillan. Included in the party were Mr. and Mrs. Howvard Parsons, Mrs. Earl Van Buskirk and Clesson Parker. Another festive party at the club £unday night was one including Arthur Kimball, his daughter, Eliza- her school friends, most of whom came up from the Mary Lyon schcol at Swarth more, Pa.. to see the “Vanities” and 8 at the Ki 7 0 oy ~Phote by Collomd on Lexington street over the weeke cnd. o PRI The entertainment committes of the Shuttle Meadow club is complete ng plans for a spring dinner dance to take place in the ballroom of the clubhouse on Saturday the 25th of May. % ¢ o One of the pleasant event of the week was the May Day party which Mra. Charles Norris gave at the Bhuttle Meadow club Waednesday noon when entertained more tham & quarter of a hundred friends at Juncheon and cards. The table dece orations were beautiful spring flow ers in the pastel shades Bridge prizes went to Mrs. Luther Willlams, Mrs. Willlam Judd, Mrs, Willlam Kinne, Mrs. Otis Scripture and Mise Caroline Hibbard. ¢ o o Governor John A. Trumbull and Mrs. Trumbull of Plainvi'le were dinner guests at the H. T. Sloper residence on Russell strzet Thursday night. ¢ o e Miss Majorie Norris. daughter of Mr. 2nd Mrs. Charles Norris, gave & luncheon for four at the Shuttle ball residence | Meadow club Wednesday noon lgter | ISN'T IT VERY POSSIBLE THAT MOTHER Has been longing for some article of use or ornament for herself. Helen Phillips’ Shop is filled with items that would make an ad- mirable gift for mother on Mother’s Day—May 12th