The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Tn honor Of Miss Emily McGufre. a bride-eIect, linen shower was held last evening at the home of Miss Mol ly Hefrerinan. 126 Parallel street. Pink. and white carnations were used to decorate the home The pr0spec- tive bride was co1nD1ete1y surprised by the presentation of a number of handsome pieces of linen for her fu- t11re home Miss Mcclure, who 3s the daughter of Mrs E. Mcclure Of 13s Garden street, is to wed hTr. Wt1- Ham Burnes of New Haven, on Mon day morning at 8 o'clock in Sacred Heart church After the usual games ana music. a dainty luncheon was served the guests wlaos besides Miss Mcclure, included Mrs. O. Bdgelow. Mrs. P. Law1ess, Mrs. P. Dunleavy, Mrs. E. Mcclure, Mrs A EHlsnore and the Misses Agnes B1gelow, Nellie. El1snore. Mary E1lsmore, May Mc
 Guire. May Cochran. May O,Connen. Frances Hanrahans Katherine and An nat Heffernan and Amelia Peterson
 The first annual federation banquet
 of the IndustraaI clubs of the city was held at Seaside Institute last evening
 and was largely attended by the mem
 bers Of the clubs composing the fed
 eratfon. the Ttonia. the Ramona, the. Ph11omathzan, the Warner, the U. M. c. and the Lambda. Tau. Red and
 green were effectively used in decorat- ing the banquet hall.
 A business meeting and the cleo
 ton of officers were held resulting in the fol1owi11g Miss Edith Coggs- dent: Miss Ellen c. Donne1ly. of the Warner club, vice president; Miss Hughes of the Ramona. club, secretary,
 Mrs M. Van Deusen of the Etnoia.
 club, treasurer.
 ] < Miss Bertha. Sleeves, retiring presi- 1 dent gave a short address out1inin g the progress which the federation
 made during the year 1914, passed on 1 the best wishes of the retiring off,
 cers to the newly elected ones and l introduced the principal speaker of I the evening Mrs. D. K Livdngston Of Bangor, Me. National President of the 1 W. c. T. U.. who spoke on "Convic- ] ton, Comfort and Compassion. '.s She I declared the last of these three to l be the greatest, as it includes every thing, even love.
 Miss Sleeves was presented with a huge bouquet of red roses in recogni- ton of her services as club president. l During the courses the various I clubs sang their club songs and a I number of other features of enter
 tainnentfwere introduced giving much 1 merriment to the banqueters.
 The artists concert given last even l ing in the State street Casino under
 the auspices of the Sons of St. George
 was a musical treat Of kind seldom l brought to this city.
 The great hall and the gallery were I we'll filled with music lovers and sym l pathizers with the object of the con I cert to raise money for the Prince of ] Wales Fund which provides for the l widows and orphans of the British 1 soldiers.
 Two of the artists. Mrs. Susan flaw ley Davis and Miss Jean Steckwel1 ! yiolinist, were local favorites and the I other two, Miss Myrna Sharlow, so- I prano of the Boston Opera company and Attilio De Crescenzos tenor of the l Montreal Opera company, won instant I favor for their excellent singing. The I acco1npanIst Ne= the soloists was LOT enzo P Oviatt, organist of the First 'i Congregat1on 1ona1 church The se1ec- tiona were heartily app1auded, the art ists gracious1y responding with en-