New Britain herald., 1914-04-18

The Yama Yama dance which was given Thursday evening in Booth hall was a brilliant success. The affair was a veritable mardi gras fes- tival as the guests were masked and ] wore grotesque gayly colored cos tunes. Confetti and paper stream
 CTS added greatly to the general gay l ety. The hall was appropriately l decorated with bright coiored streamers.
 About thirty couples enjoyed the dancing, Lynch's orchestra furnish l ing the music. Mrs. c. E. Wetmore,
 Mrs. E. B. Eddy, Mrs. w. L. Hatch,
 Mrs. F. J. Porter and Mrs c. White 1 chaperoned.
 Work of New Britain artists is being exhibited at the annual exhibi- ton of the Hartford Art society, held at the society rooms at 2S Prospect street, Hartford The exhibit will continue through April 26. Those from this city whose work is being shown are Miss Ruth Bristoll, whose portrait work and drawings from life have received honorable mention; Miss Alice Hart, drawings from casts; Miss Frances Pierce, drawings from
 casts; Miss Margaret Miles, drawings from casts; Miss Eleanor Martin,
 drawings from cast, and Cyril Cullen,
 who was awarded $10 prize for his modelling of the Bonheur horse. The examples exhibited of the
 classes in composition and ornament reflect great credit on the instructors, Philip Hale of Boston and his assist
 ant, Robert Fulton Logan. The high
 standard to which these capable in structors have raised the school within the past two years has given it the character of cosmopolitan training atelier of the first order. In addition to his criticising the work once each week Mir. Hale delivers his lectures on anatomy profusely illus trated with his own drawings These
 are valuable aids to his pupils and to
 all who wish Knowledge of the con
 struction of the human figure. Mr.
 Hale delivers these lectures also in
 Boston and Philadelphia.
 In the school this year Miss Marion
 c. Maercklein receives the first prize
 as showing the most promising work
 in all departments for the year. Her
 drawings from life and from the cast
 are excellent. Also her compositions
 show much originality.
 In the painting class MT. Shepherd
 and Miss Webster show much skill in
 sketching from life. The painting of
 still life and flowers by Mrs. w. M.
 Storrs is vigorous and interesting Drawings by Miss Whittemore, Miss Williams, Miss Down, Miss Hapgood nd cbn 1oI ise.
 men in MT. Logan's evening class is
 strong and full of promise. The Art society of Hartford may
 showing.
 A very pretty home wedding took
 place Wednesday evening when Miss
 E. Katrina Vessel and Charles Fl.
 Mitchell were married at Miss Wes- sells home on Maple street. The
 house was most attractive in it's ar
 tistic decorations of everygreens. The
 Rev. pr. G. w. c. Hill of the South , Congregational church performed the
 ceremony.
 The bride was attended by her sis
 ter, MISS jennie E. WeSSel ana ROD- ert Mitchell, brother of the groom, :, was best man. Howard H. Vessel, l George H. Mitchell and Frederick S. Chamberlain were the ushers | MT. and Mrs. Mitchell left imme- diately after the wedding on trip l to Bermuda.
 The members of the Alpha Alpha sorority of the New Britain High school are planning to give a dance l on May 15 in Booths hall 1 May 8 Is the date set for the an-
 nual junior promenade of the New l Britain High school. The dance ! will be in the gymnasium of the l school and from the present outlook
 will be great success.
 | Howard Stearns of Boston is spend 1 ing the weekend with his parents. l MI. and Mrs. Y. J. Stearns.