The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


 bridge whist at the Samuel S. San ford mansion at the corner of Wash ington avenue and Coleman street. yesterday afternoon, to raise money toward a $1,0oO fund which the league aims to give toward the State worK this year. Beautiful floral decorations were furnished by Mrs. Samuel c. Shaw and large flags containing the inscription, Votes for Women. were used in the decoration scheme. These ladies won prizes: Miss Lawson, Mrs. W. s. Feel, Jr., Mrs. Waldo c. Bry- ant. Mrs. winthrop F. Pyle, Mrs. H. L. Sterrett, Miss Dorothy Stanton. Miss Futile, Mrs. William T. Hincks. Miss Katherine Calhoun, Mrs. H. H. DeLoss, Mrs. c. B. Seeley Mrs. How ard M. Wakeman. and Mrs. Harvey Hubbell. At the First English Lutheran church last night concert was given and a large attendance enjoyed the evening After the entertainment pro- gram there was a social time and re- treatments were served.
 George ". King of this city was elected grand councillor of the Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Connecti- cut, at it's annual meeting in Hart ford, yesterday. It was voted at this meeting to hold the next annual meet ing of the grand council in this city. Miss Alice King of this city was elect A. Kinsella of this city were elected to the board of trustees; and Morris w. Brown and Richard Brown of this city were elected to the executive committee. FE
 Vance c. Roberts gave an illustrat- ed lecture on South Africa, after the business meeting of Pequonnock lodge, I. o. O. F., last night. MT Roberts was engaged for while in Y. M. c. A. work in Africa.
 Swedish Singing Society. Norden. will leave Bridgeport tomorrow morn ing for Philadelphia to take part in the singing festival to be held by Swedish Singing Societies east of Chi- cago. About 30 members of the local society will go to compete with the concerts will be held tomorrow and Friday and the local party will re- turn home Monday.
 Arab Patrol Association gave din- ner to those members of Pyramid Temple, Shriners, who went as dele gates to the Imperial council at Los Angeles, at the Algonquin club, last night The dinner followed an auto- mobile trip to Fairfield and back J. 1 H. Richardson, president of the assO- ciationd was tOastmaster at the din- ner and many speeches were made which brought out interesting narra- tions of the trip to Los Angeles and back. Past President George S. Hill gave a detailed account of the trip and others who journeyed across the continent told amusing incidents of 1 the trip J. J. Fisher, past potentate, W. A. Stacey and W. A. Tomlinsop sang.
 Thursday evening at the home ot Mrs. John Farrell, IT,, Thompson St., very pretty linen shower was given to Miss Mary Farrell by a group of her friends. Many useful and handsome gifts Were received at- testing the popularity of the bride. to-be. The party numbered about 30
 A dainty supper was served in the dining room which was decorated in gold and white. A delightful supper was served. It was well on to mid- | night when the guests departed for their respective homes each congratu- lating the bride-to- Miss Farrell ! who is the daughter of MT. and Mrs John Farrell ST., of Center street and formerly employed by the Crown Co.,, will become the bride of MT. A. J. Fenton of Springfield, Mass, on We'd nesday June at St. Patrick's church. Among those who attended the show CT were the Misses Finnegan, Walsh, Farrell, Byrnes, ,Martson, Hyland. An derson, Figlar, and Mesdames John Kalpin, Geo. Langanher Edw Martin, Geo. Peterson, Wm. Lananhan, John Farrell. Sr., Geo. Langanhan, John Farrell, Jr, Fenton, Geo. Wefderhanl- CT and many others.