New Britain herald., 1915-01-16

the home of the bride-elect This wedding will be one of the events in
 the social circl~s of New Britain and ! the following people will take part in the ceremony:
 Miss Katherine Wilbor will act as maid of honor and Mrs. Robert F'ris- lle as matron of homer. Hugh B.. Rowland, of Washington, D. C., 1 brother of the groom, will be best man and the ushers will be: Stanley ] Y. Goss, brother-n-law of Miss Platt; Wells Eddy, Robert Frisbie and MT. Hawes, a classmate at Cornell college 1 of MT. Rowland
 : The Commonwealth club held a supper at the Y. M. C. A. banquet by a lecture by Guy D. Gold of Brockton, Mass, on the subject American Citizenship and Naturali- zation." Mr. Gold is secretary of the New American association of Brockton and chairman of the Cham Der of Commerce of that city. Those present were very much in- terested in and convinced by his statements for the understanding of 1 the true sense of the term citizen ship.
 It was voted to instruct the exec utive committee of the club to take up with the civic bureau of the cham Der of commerce the matter of se- curing a naturalization court for this city and also to take up the matter of helping along lines suggested by MT. Gold those who desire to become citizens.
 To follow up this worthy move ment started by MT. Gold the club is now making an effort to secure Miss Mary Antin, author of The Prom 1sed Land,' to speak at big Lincoln Day celebration to be held in one of the bigger halls of the city.
 Miss Antin has just returned from a successful featuring tour through out the west. She came to the United States twenty years ago from Russia at the age of thirteen years and has devoted her life to work on the immigration problem of the United States
 Carl E. Ebbesen, chairman of the lecture committee of the club, hopes to receive an affirmative reply from Miss Antin within a few days, and the committee in charge will choose one of the following titles for her lecture, Responsibility of American Citizenship; The Public School as Test of American Faith"; The Im- migrant in Statistics and Life" or Jewish Life in the Pale,' all of which ceal with freedom in the cause of justice and democracy.
 Miss Helen Rockwell Platt of Grove Hill, who will become the bride of William Samuel Rowland on Tues day evening, January 19, has had sev- eral delightful parties given in her honor by her many friends during this past week
 Mrs. Robert Frisbie of Hart street gave a bridge party and stocking shower Tuesday afternoon. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by the young ladies present and Miss Platt besides having a large number of beautiful gifts showercd upon her by the guests, captured the first prize at bridge. Miss Millicent Humason won the second.
 On Thursday, Mrs. Charles B. Par sons gave i.n attractive luncheon at her home on Hart street for Miss Platt and twelve of her friends. The bridal color of white composed the charming decorations
 Mrs. Stanley T. Goss of Grove Hill. sister of Miss Platt, entertained four teen of her friends in her honor with a delightful luncheon at her home, Wednesday,
 Thursday evening Mrs Herbert H Pease of Vine street save at her home most charming dinner party and dance for Miss Platt.
 Monday evening the bridal party will be entertained with dinner party by Miss Platt at her homie on Grove Hill
 This afternoon from to o'clock at Booths hall the second Thes Dasant was held and was as charm ing a success as that of last week
 Pink, white and pale green stream CTS most artisticaly combined were draped on the walls and every now and then graceful punches of smilaX added their beauty to the decorations.
 Tho smaller of the two halls Wal, used as the tea room and the table at which Mrs. A. J. Sloper and Mrs. (. R. Stanley poured was beautifully decorated n pink and Wl1te.
 The catchy selections rendered by Beeman X Ia1ch's orchestra assisted in making the event a rival of the first delightful venture of week ago.
 Fred Kendall. of Boston, the well known humorist gave delightful entertainment last evening at the Meth odist church under the auspices of the Meth odist Broth erhood
 Dunlap Slater, of Liberty street, entertained his many friends Friday evening at. his home. A very pleasant evening was spent playing cards and