New Britain herald., 1915-02-27

| eStS of the Red Cross Tuesday ater- 1 noon at the First Baptist church. | Mrs. Frederick H. Churchill presided 1 at the meeting in her eVer-charminS | manner. A musical program was the 1 first of the delightful and enjoyable ] features of the afternoon. Miss Fran ] ces Joy favored with two brilliant l piano selections, prelude by Chopin and the other by Straus. She was followed by Mrs. Theodore Brown l who most charmingly sang a number of Scotch and Indian songs. Mrs. Churchill then briefly but interesting ly related the forming of the Red
 Cross organization. Mrs. Charles F..
 Wetmore, vice president of the local chapter. described in detail the splendid work which has been ac- complished here, by the ladies of New Britain. Miss Mary Brown followed With a list of the contents of the nineteen boxes which have been sent across the water from the local chap ter since November 10, 1914. They contained shirts, hospital and day convalescent robes, mufflers, wristlets, stockings and bandagcs of every de- scription, also bedding and towels, a sum of articles which totals 2,446. Much of the money needed for pur- chasing the material for these arti- cles has come from the chapter and other sums have most generously been given to the ladies personally for rental of sewing machines, OK press charges, etc. .'0.
 A little sketch telling what the women of the city made for the sol- diers was one of the interesting num- bers on the program. Mrs. George $. Talcott read a very pathetic war story which was supposed to have taken place during the years 1S61- 1864. Miss Lettie H. Learned gave a description of the national building at Washington, D. C., to be used for Red Cross purposes.
 Miss Emma c. Huttner assistant superintendent of the city mission was rendered a linen shower by a num- Der Of the young ladies at the Y. w. C. A. The affair took place in the association building Thursday evening and most enjoyable time was spent by all. Miss Huttner received a large number of beautiful, as we'll IS useful gifts. ....
 Miss Huttner is to be married on March Is to Archibald Bradner of New York city and the ceremony will take place in that city as it is also the home of the bride
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 The Red Cross executive commit tee held a meeting yesterday after noon at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and it was decided to keep the ] rooms of the organization open dur ing the summer months
 The local keen interest and sym pathy in the relief work has not in the least abated. The women at the l Red Cross rooms have been busy pack l ing more boxes for the soldiers and their families and these boxes were 1 shipped today.
 Thirty of the members of the local chapter of the Alpha Delta Sigma fraternity enjoyed banquet at Hotel 1 Bond in Hartford Wednesday even 1 ing, held in celebration Of the twenty first anniversary of the organization of this chapter.
 The annual meeting of the New ] Britain Golf club will be held Mon- day evening, March 1, at the New Britain club. At this time directors ] will be elected and any other business to come up will be acted upon.
 Miss Helen Caldwell of Hawkins l street. member of the junior class at Smith college, is playing the part 1 of Lady Montague in Romeo and ] Juliet" the junior play.
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 Miss Agnes Johnston returned from Wellesley college to spend Washing rf nf Main street.
 Mrs. Benjamin w. Labaree gave the l second of a series of excellent lectures Wednesday evening at the Y. w. c. , A. Mrs. Labaree chose as her sub- ject The Child at Home"
 Miss Anna Gauer gave dinner party last evening to number of her young friends
 Many of the members of the local social set enjoyed the dinner-dance, Thursday evening at the Pennington Country club
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond R. Healey ] of Vine street have returned from few days visit to their old home at Seymour.
 Mrs. Harris B. Boardman of Sche nectady, N. Y., has been the guest of Mrs. Howard $. Hart of Hart street.
 Mrs F. H. Johnston of West Main street gave a small dinner and bridge ! in honor of Mrs. George B. Chand- 1 Ter of Rocky Hill, Conn.,, Tuesday 1 evening.