New Britain herald., 1915-05-08

Among those from this city VINO at
| tended the annual meeting Of the
American Noah association were Mrs.
Frederick H Churchill, Mrs, Buell. 3.
| Bassette, Mrs. William c. Hungerford
| and Mrs. M. D. Stanley. i
/ The principal items in the program
| of the meeting, which was held in the
| Center church, Hartford, Wednesday
! and Thursday Of this week, were as
i, fellows: # M
!. Wednesday morning, reports
! Wednesday afternoon. The Gospel
| in Brittany by Miss Maxwell. An
account of personal experiences In
Brittany last year. An address by
Miss f.. st. John Baldwin, president
OF the Boston McAll auxiliary, which
supports work in Lille and other
places in northeastern France, now so
; terribly devastated.
/ Another address by Rev. G. e.
Berry, secretary of the American Nc
All association Mr. Berry is thor
oughly conversant with present con-
ditions in France.
Wednesday evening, at the Center
church, principal address by Rev. III
N McCracken, president of Vassar
college. .-..s. .e-.e
Thursday morning, election of Of
f1cers. Address by Prof. Jean C.
, Brace, professor of Romance Ian
guages in Vassar college,, Prof. BRAGG
; was at one time connected with the
McAlI Mission work in Paris. He. is
also author of France Under the
Republic and is particularly we'll
informed in regard to the history and
needs of his native land Address by
Mrs. J. G. Colgate, Onward and Up
ward. Mrs. Colgate, who presided
at the meetings, is the newly APP
pointed vice president of the Ameri-
can McAll association.
Thursday afternoon, THE Soul of
France Through Fifty Years of Peace
and. War;" Mrs. Charles Bisbee. This
address was one of unusual interest.
On Thursday evening in the chapel
of the South Church of New Britain,
Mr.. Berry repeated in large part the
excellent address which he prepared
for the Hartford meeting.
Little Miss Virginia Humphrey.
daughter of Water Commissioner and
AIRS. Ernest N Humphrey of Chest
nut street, proved herself charming
hostess when she entertained ten of
her friends Wednesday afternoon in
honor Of her fifth birthday. ~
The color scheme was pink and
white, the library, living room, and
d,ning room being gaily decorated
with apple blossoms and sweet peas.
The ia bic was prettily decorated with
a large basket Of sweet peas, while
at CHI plate was a little candy goblin
man, dainty small basket of pink
and white candies and bandeau
frit,o cd xrif I, mi
Miss Humphrey entertained her
guests with many games, including
"Iiide the Thimble, The Donkey
Came "Going to Jerusalem etc.,
but what delighted the little tots most
WAS an enormous Jack Horner cake
which looked like a large pink rose.
Ribbons hung from the cake and
when a ribbon was pulled beetle
jumped out. Those present We're the
Misses Kathryn Beardsley. Isabelle
Toote. Elizabeth Fox, Kathryn Hall
Lois Mills, Gertrude Saunders, Vera
Scilarrman, Gilmore Screen and Dor
othy Webster
Miss Virginias guests departed
wishing her many more happy birth
days &EN4
The New Britain Teachers club
held it's second annual banquet Thurs
day evening at the New Britain club.
An informal reception was held from
$50 to 1880 O'Clock and those who
received were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
II. Holmes, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis p.
Slade, Mr.. and Mrs. James C. Moody,
Miss Ella Fallon and Miss Bertha
Sheldon.
Pleasing musical selections were
rendered throughout the evening by
the High school orchestra. The ban
quoting table was beautifully adorned
with pink roses. Mr. Moody con-
tributed largely to the evenings en-
.tertainment with his, humorous re-
marks as POSTMASTER. Between the
delicious courses served the party
sang original songs to several of the
popular airs of the day and many
other delightful features of the even
ing made the event a memora BILE one
for those present.
The ninteenth annual meeting OF
the Connecticut Federation of
Women's clubs will be held at Enfield,
May 20 to May %. The opening
session will be in the Presbyterian
church and the principal speakers at
the convention will include Miss Mary
! l.. Read of New York, Miss Dora Stone
Pinnes of Norwalk, Miss Jesse
Sickerman of P.ittsburg, Pa, and s. S.
Mcclure of New York. Tt is expected
that several of the members of the
local Woman's club will attend this
annual meeting.
Misc Gertrude Linke of Bassett
street is home from La Sale seminary
and has as her guests Miss Ruth Bur-
nat from Worcester Mass, and Miss
Margaret Powell of Fort Worth.
Texas.