Semi-weekly herald., 1914-02-09


Mrs. Emil Riemer was the pleas
ling hostess of the Priscilla club We'd
nesday afternoon. Kensinaton was as
usual the diversion. The club men,
bers are the Mesdames Gogarty, Ad-
ans, Cunha, Turner, Sullivan, Moore,
Minis, Weaver, Morast, Phelan and
Riemer.
The Wednesday Bridge Jr., club had
very pleasant afternoon with Mrs
Ray Goodman this week. Only mem
bers were present.
The Kensington club met with
Mrs. A. E. Knapp Wednesday after
noon.
The Young Ladies Sewing club
have very pretty custom of giving
each of their members who enter the
rank of the matrons house warming.
The date of the affair is always care
fully guarded, so the hostess is treat
ed to a surprise Tuesday night was
selected by the members for the house
warming for Mrs. Harry Dixon, she
who was Miss Ruth lockwood. So
carefully was it planned that the
young ladies succeeded in treating her
to complete surprise. The evening
was spent playing cards and gener-
al social time. The company included
the Misses Edith Robin, Sharley Pike,
| Charlotte Hanno, Florence Brewer,
Mabel Skoog and Amelia Gibbs and
Mrs. VIM. Duggan.
| DR.. Jessie Farwell is considering a
trip abroad in the near future. If her
plans materialize she will spend a
few months in Rome.
The Reading club met with Mrs.
Arthur Ayres Thursday afternoon.
The program was in charge of Mrs.
f. Shaw, Mrs. A. r. Mollette gave a
very interesting talk on Greek archi-
lecture. Mrs. A. w. Robbins describ-
ed the Acropolis and Mrs. Rosepha
Pulford compared the architecture of
Greece with that of other countries.
The Sedgwick Woman's Relief
Corps at their regular meeting Thurs
day evening, in addition to the regu-
lar routine of work arranged short
but interesting program in honor OF
the birthday anniversary of the late
President Mckinley, the twenty
fourth president of the United States.
Six young girls had a part in the
program. Post Commander Peter
Eassbinder and eighteen veterans
from the G. A. r., responded to an
invitation from the corps. Light re-
lfreshments were served during the
evening.
Mrs. N. w. Hammond had charge
of the program presented at the
Chautauqua circle Tuesday evening
The leader conducted "quiz" on the
article entitled, Nationality" which
Iappeared in the initial number of the
Chautauqua magazine this year. Miss
j. Ellen Giilmor, the primary teacher
and principal of the Whittier school
read very interesting and instruct.
i've paper on DR.. Maria Montessori's
methods of child training that is
creating such a sensation in educa'
tional circles. Miss Gillmor has made
careful study Of the methods in use
in the Casa Del Bambini, the Monies
sori school, and is using them with
marked success in her own work. lr
substance Miss Gillmor described the
work of DR.. Montessori as "the meth
cd of flexible and unhampered indi
vidual growth and in her paper
dwelt at length upon its superiorit,
| to "the hierarchic regidity of our sys
tenn of education with it's inexorabl'
advance along fixed and foreordainet
lines"
On February 1, twenty years ago
the marriage of Mr.. Matt Harrington
and Miss Adelia Rodgers was solemn
lied in this city. On account of thu
prominence of the contracting partie
and the high esteem in which the.
were held, the date of the weddin,
was remembered by large circle o
, friends. On the occasion of thei
tenth wedding anniversary they wer
the victims of a surprise party an,
Mr.. Harrington declares their entir
, supply of tinware replenished as
souvenir of the presence of the guests
When February 1, 1914 arrived tn
Harringtons planned to attend tn
picture shows in the evening, in cele
bration of the event, but large com
pany of self-invited guests ladene'
J with eats, besieged their home ant
caused them to change their plans
So carefully were the arrangement!
made for the affair that the impromp
tu hosts were treated to the surpris,
of tha,, I,vac hut tbie in po vyav do