The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

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 The members and friends Of the
 Ladies Aid society of the German
 Reformed church will meet tomorrow
 afternoon in the church parIors on
 Chapel street. Refreshrnents Will be
 furnished by Mrs 4 Berschel Mrs
 MoseI. Tables will be set all after
 noon.
 The Alliance Francaise will meet
 Saturday afternoon at o'clock in the
 Hotel Stratfield The speaker of the
 afternoon will be the general secre ztary Of the federation, pr. Louis DeIa- rr1arre. The Bridgeport group has had on two previous occasions the pleas
 nre of listening to Dr. De1anarre, so there is no uncertainty In regard to the highly interesting character Of any address by him. This time the subject itself is an exceptionally at cesse Matflde' ' This distinguished Princess, the cousin Of Napoleon IT.. gathered in her salon all the most distinguished men and women of Europe. Mile. Helene Girout and Maitre Andre de Ptenne will recite the lecture
 Dancing. which has been rather latent amusement during the past fall season. is rapidly forging to the front to claim its former supreme place. he holiday weeks are to be filled with dancing parties, large and small. and for old and young Perhaps the 1arg- est affair will be that given by Dr. and Mrs. A. c. Tones on Christmas night in the StratneId hotel for which cards were Issued today. The 300 guests who have been bidden to the festfvity are planning to make merry in proper Christmas spirit
 The younger people have been in-s vfted to an informal dancing party at the home of Judge and Mrs George W. Wheeler, 115 Park avenue, on Monday. December 21 The dance is being given for their aughter, Miss Helen Wheeler, who is a student at the Bald win school at Bryn Mawr. Miss Wheeler will return to Bridgeport next week for the holidays.
 On Christmas eve Alfred Bishop will 1 entertain the younger people with a dance held at the home of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Nathaniel ". Bish- student at the Choate school in Wa1l-. ingford.
 The Lotus club has issued cards for l an informal dance to be held at Sfo- cum's Gymnasium on Thursday even l lar young men have conducted a most ! successful dance each New Years eve l for several seasons past.
 In the voting contest for the most | popular dance of Vanity Fair it has been announced that the S11nnybrook ! dance received some 500 votes to the { 500 odd of the Quaker group.
 Miss Marjorie Lesser is to marry Mir. Albert Steinfe1d of New York on 1 Monday. December 21 at noon. Ow- Ing to a recent death in the family of the bridegroom. the wedding will I De very simply carried out with only Ehe immediate families of the young people in attendan The ceremony will be performed at the home of ,Mr and Mrs. Eli Lesser Of 94 Elmwood F avenue After the wedding breakfast he young couple will leave on an ex- ended wedding trip at the conclusion of which they will reside in New York ,ity. MT. Steinfeld, who is a grad tate of Columbia. with the class Of L908, is a member of the firm of Stein .eld, the wholesale drygoods merchants If New York. He is a brother of N sfeinfeld whose marriage to Miss Ar1-.l Ia Brush, formerly of this city, took l, place several years ago. Miss Lesser who is a graduate of the local High school, is exceedingly popular in this ;ity.