New Britain herald., 1915-02-13

l The engagement of Miss Ruth Da- mon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George D. Damon of West Main street, to l Lawrence c. Humason, son of Will 1 liam l.. Humason of Grove Hill was i announced at an informal supper party at Pierson Hall, Mt. Holyoke college, where Miss Damon is com l pleting the third year of her course. 1 The announcement was pleasantly ar I ranged by Mrs. Damon and Miss Ger trude Hine of this city, who were present. The supper, given by Miss l Evelyn Davis of Minneapolis and ! Miss Mildred Leeds of New Rochelle, i formerly of New Britain was great ly enjoyed by twenty-five of Miss Da- mons college friends.
 Several local parties were present at the meeting of the Central Con- gregational club of Connecticut held Tuesday evening at the Congrega- 1 tional church, Bristol.
 l Supper was served at 6:45 and the particular feature of the evening fol- i lowed, namely, an address on ''The 1 Poetry of Everyday Life" by Rev. John Calvin Goddard of Salisbury.
 
 | AN6W I has been secured to give a stereop- ] ticon lecture on China Wednesday evening, February IT, at 8 o'clock at the First church chapel MT. Graybill has spent many years of his l life in Canton, China, so he is par l ticularly we'll qualified to speak on ] the interesting subject The Outlook of China at the Present Time"
 
 The art department of the. Wom- ans club will meet Friday morning 1 of next week at 1O:3O o'clock at the home of Mrs. Clarence F. Bennett of 1 Forest street and will listen to an { interesting paper on Spanish Art in i America" by Mrs. E. w Schultz. Goya, the leading Spanish artist of the 18th century and Fortuny of the 18th century. will be the artists dis cussed. -
 Mrs. Charles H. Mitchell of Lincoln street entertained the Young Wom- i ems Foreign Missionary society We'd nesday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs. William H. Booth of Forest street will be present Mon day at the marriage of Miss Charlotte Parker, daughter of pr. Horatio o Parker and Mrs. Parker of New Ha- Haven to w. Howard Matthai of Baltimore, Md.
 The Woman's Hospital board held it's postponed meeting Monday morn ing at the home of Mrs. George Traut. At this meeting it was an- ha fyUn her h 1iY1C and also the generous gift of one hundred dollars, had been received.
 An interesting lecture On Palestine was given Tuesday evening by Rev. Dr. George w. c. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church at the meeting of the Monroe School Parents and Teachers association.
 Mrs. Frank Slater of Forest street gave a very delightful card party to thirty of her friends at her home this afternoon. Novel valentines formed the attractive decorations.
 
 Mrs Elisha Cooper of Vine street entertained at luncheon Tuesday, Miss Margaret Paterson, who was the speaker at the meeting of the Wom- ans club Tuesday afternoon.
 
 Miss Helen Corbin of Lexington street entertained her card party at her home Wednesday afternoon. Miss Bessie Oldershaw captured the first prize and Miss Ruth Corbin the sec ond.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Porter of West Main street and their daughter, Miss Beatrice, are at Atlantic City.
 Mrs. George Vivian of Grove Hill entertained her bridge club at her home yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. Robert S. Brown entertained a local card club Friday evening at her home on Forest street
 Miss Ruth Schade will speak on 'The Secret of Happiness, at the vesper services tomorrow at the Y. W. c. A.
 Mir. and Mrs. D. MacMillan of For est street left Tuesday for two weeks visit at Palm Beach, Florida.
 Mrs. George l.. Damon of West Main street and Miss Gertrude Hine of Hillside Place, spent the early part of this week as the guests of Miss lege.