The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-27
SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Helene Libby, of 55 Yale street was the hostess yesterday afternoon for bridge party in honor of Miss Helen Plumb whose wedding is scled- uIed for the coming month. Lilacs formed the principal decorations of the rooms where the cards were play ed. Miss Plumb was prssent5d with , a silver tray as remenbrance from her friends. Among those who were present were Mrs. w. Arthur LaField, Mrs. Nelson Downs. Mrs William Cal houn, Mrs. Hubert Provost and Mrs. Richard T. Staples, and the Misses. Helen and Marion Plumb Helen Smith of Wilkesbarre, Pa, Natalie Newman, Marion Hopkins, Eu1a Toucey, Laura Ford, CorneIia Buckingham, Ruth Welles. Ethel Logan, Maude Burgess, Clara Mix Bessie Rose Rachel Pick cit, Helen Stagg, Marguerite Kust srer, Augusta Kimber, Ruth Barnes, Helen FIawes Lillian Jones and Ethel Wheeler.
 The young ladies of the sLaura1ton
 Hall Alumnae association are to give a dance Friday evening. in Seaside Institute.
 The members of the Bridgeport Hospital Training School All1mnae as- sociation who wish to attend the din ner which will be given at the Strat- field, on Tuesday of next week in hon. or of the graduating class ofstIle Train ing School, are asked to notify Miss Fannie E.. Pierce or Miss GoIdrick at the Nurses home, telephone 3451 or Miss Margaret M Rourke. 59 Vine street. telephoney 52 30. not later than June T.
 The Phi Gamma Iambda. of the First Presbyterian church held blessing social affair last evening which was well attended
 Henry J. McElroy. son. of MT. and Mrs. Harry A. McElroy of s51 Iranis- tan avenue, and a student at Notre Dame university, of Notre Dame, Indiana, is at home for the summer vacation. MT. McEIroy was called home last week by the death of his uncle the late Father Charles J. Me EIroy.
 MT. and Mrs James Danby, of 321 Connecticut avenue, announce the en- gagement of their daughter. Miss Martha Danby to Harold M. Roys of State street. The wedding is sched- uled for the early fall.
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 Miss May Foster of Greens Farms was pleasantly surprised Monday evening at her horne by number of her friends. During the evening Ger a1d Burdett presided at the piano Sydney Hobbs assisted with vocal solos. At a late hour refreshments were served and the young people re- turned to their homes in Bridgeport in autonob biles. Among those present were the Misses Ruth Byrnes, Ethel Speers, Catherine McDonalds Dorothy Ellsworth. veronica Ford ofDanbury, Gertrude Peterson, Mary links. Elsie Fairchild, and Mary Foster, and the Messrs. Frank Abercronbie, George Burnes, Sydney Hobbs. Joseph Keat- ing, Or1and Russell. Frank Bryant, Daniel FafrchiId and Arthur Jones'
 The Telephone Club of the South ern New England Telephone Company held large dance and reception at Seaside Institute last night which was most elaborate from the various en- tertainnenf which had been provided under the direction Of Richard Dick McAuliff. About 300 were present and others came and went as their duties permitted. The scene was an anfmat- ed one both from the facility Of the dancers and the costumes worn by the girls. At the inception of the evening a carefully prepared comedy sketch entitled Pooling Father, was enacted by the Wilkinson brothers and Nor man Neal soprano solo was offer ed by Miss Goodyear of New Haven, accompanied by Stephen Rahrig. whose orchestra later discoursed rnu- sic for the fancy dances. Miss Eliza beth Boyle, the we'll known theatricAE and cabaret leader, rendered selec- tions upon the piano and Miss Fran ces Ward, acconpanied by Miss Boyle I made a distinct hit with her1yocafizaE ton of Mother Machree.'' 4 victrola loaned by M. steineft & Sons with the latest popular and operatic airs was utilized during the intermissions.