The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-15
IN SOCIETY

school at Farmington will go up from this city to attend the performance of Shakespeares As You Like It." which will be presented on the lawn of the school this afternoon. The entertain ment will be followed by tea at six o'clock
 Professor Andrew w. Phillips viii sail on the Teutonic June 26 to spend the summer abroad.
 The pleasant weather this week has called every one out of doors, and a number of driving and automobile par ties were given. Very few social events took place during the week.
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 Mrs. Leonard W. Bacon, of Elm street, had as her guests recently her sisters, Mrs. Clark, of Portland, Me, and Mrs. Munson, wife of Captain Munson, U s. A. Mrs. Munson is now visiting friends in Washington, D. c.
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 The meeting of the Congregational tclub, which was held in West Haven ion Monday evening, was one of the most delightful, ever held. Supper was served at 6:90, and in the evening Dr. Edgar James Banks gave an Illustrated lecture on "Bismya the Oldest City in l the World" Dr. Banks had the honor iof excavating this city, and his talk was most interesting.
 j The recital which Miss Ruth Palmer Phillips and Mir Harold F. Hendee gave for the benefit of the Florence Crittenton Home, at Warner hall on Thursday evening was very delightful as we'll as being most successful. Miss Phillips is rapidly making a reputation for herself and her work on Thurs day was very finished and 1t showed Q thorough understanding of the parts MT. Hendee. who has been well re- Acelved before, was very capable In, his part and added to his already long list or successes. The work of MT. George Ira Tompkins on the violin was ex- { cellent and the singing of Miss Latin rop was greatly enjoyed. The patrofi- esses for the affair were: Mrs. Rollin s. Woodruff, Mrs. E, A. Sheath Mrs. r, w. Williams, Mrs. IT. w. Farnarn. Mrs. A. J, Haynes, Mrs. G. B. Stevens, Mrs. F. R. Luckey, Mrs, A. H. Kim berley, Mrs Stewart Means. Mrs. Joseph Porter, Mrs w. L. Phelps, Mrs. l. N, Damn, Mrs. F, J. Kingsbury, Mrs. F. F. Newton, Mrs. H. F. English, Mrs. w. A. Douglass, Mrs J. s Ely, Mrs. Henry Champion, Mrs. c. B. Peets, Mrs. Williston Walker, Mrs F. T. Bige- low and Mrs. Henry Warren.
 The Sunshine whist at the home of Mrs. Rollin S Woodruff in Guilford. on Wednesday, was one of the most en- joyable affairs the society has ever held. Every one was delighted with the home of the governor and the chief interest centeredfn a bed of Holland tu- lips which are far more beautiful than those raised in this country. The pro- ceeds of the whist, which were about $50 dollars were devoted to the Blind Children's hospital in Hartford, in which Governor Woodruff is greatly interested.
 The recital of Mr. Nathan Fryer on Tuesday evening at the steinert athe- neum is still talked about in musical circles. The audience was most un- sympathetic, and did not seem tosappre- clate his work 5iThe Schubert sonata which Is very rarely heard, was exceed ingly we'll played and Mr. Fryer made 1 the most possible out of it and showed remarkable execution. The suite from Eduard Schutt was perhaps the best received, but his rendering of the Cho- | pin numbers, especially the Impronlp- | tu, was excellent, Mir. Fryer played | Chopin with vigor and marked rythm that is the true characteristic of Chopin, but which is seldom attributed to him by pianists The players touch was strong and yet he played with great deiicacy and feeling and will his work was marked with fine shad- | ing lAt the end of the programme MT. Fryer played the beautiful Liszt Tran scription for an encore which was very well received.
 Miss Mabel Loomis of Cottage street is visiting Mrs. Louis Bamberger at St. Mary's, o. Mrs Bamnerger was Miss Elsie Spier.
 I The graduation exercises of the Grace hospital training school for nurses were held in Plymouth church chapel on Wednesday evening. The chapel was decorated with quantities of flowers and palms. The Kent quartet sang two selections. "The Sweetest Flower That Blows" and a waltz song, and the diplomas were presented by Dr. Will liam Pitt Baldwin. After the exercises reception was held at the nurses home at the corner of Chapel and Beers street at which Fichtl's orchestra play ed and refreshments were served.