New Britain herald., 1915-04-24

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card party at the Grammar School
hall, Thursday evening, April 20. This
is an annual affair and is one that is
much anticipated by the teachers.
Bridge will be played, a musical pro-
gram will be rendered and dancing
will form part of the evenings
pleasure. .
Those who will take part in. the
musicale will be Miss Clara Olcott
Miss Sarah A. Townsend and Miss
Inez Henry.
An attractive card party was held
Wednesday afternoon at st. Mark
rarish under the auspices OF the
Girls Friendly society. The rooms
we're artistically decorated with ferns,
Japanese lanterns and festoons OF
yellow crepe paper. The prizes con-
sisted of charming little ferns I'M
flower pots. prettily adorned with
crepe paper.
The proceeds realized amounted to
forty-two dollars, which will be used
toward furnishing New Britain
room at the Girls Friendly society
Vacation House at Canaan, Conn.
the Woman's club have made most
delightful and interesting plans for
Nov Dav to be held Saturday after
n,on May - at the homes OF Mrs.
1cn,es H. Robinson and Miss Pease
Of Court street.
Cards will be played, tea served and
many ingenious novelties enjoyed
Those who wish to reserve tables
for cards will communicate with Mrs.
Herbert L. Mills. of Curtis street
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Emily Spald-
ing, daughter Of the late G. M. Spald-
ing of New Haven, to Stuart c. Mer-
win of New Britain. The marriage
will take place some time in May and
the young couple will make their
home in New Y ork, where Mr.. MerWln
holds an important position with the
Studebaker company.
Mr. Merwin is the son of Mrs.
Charles P Merwin of Vine street and
is a graduate of Yale college.
The pupils of the eighth grade of
the Grammar school gave an excellent
rendition of the cantata: THE Village
Blacksmith" in the school hall. be-
fore a large audience on both Thurs
day and Friday evenings of this week.
The proceeds Melted viii be used
towards decorative purposes for the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Hine returned |
Thursday, after spending a pleasant |
wedding trip at Atlantic City. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Hine will reside at the home !
Ct Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Hine of |
Hillside Place until their new home |
IN Grove Hill is completed.
An interesting talk on THE Call of |
the Wild" was given Tuesday even
ing before the New Britain club by |
Jobn H. Trumbu1l of Plainville. In
cidents of his hunting trips in the |
Maine woods and Canada were related |
bv Mr.. Trumbull.
Mrs. Kenneth J. Hoffman enter
tanned her card club at her home on |
Harrison street Wednesday after
noon. Miss Jessie Wightman and |
Miss Gladys Woram of Maple Hill
CAPTURED the first and second prizes
respectively.
The College club is making ar
rangements to give bridge whist
May Is, at Booths hall, for
the purpose of raising money
for q scholarship fund for
girls at the High school. Tickets may
be obtained from Mrs. Stanley
Holmes or Miss Mildred Weld.
Mrs Frederick c. Teich and :
daughter Louise, of Houston, Texas ;,
arrived Tuesday to spend the sum- !.
mer at the home of her father, Louis
J. Muller of Lincoln street. Mrs
Teich was formerly Miss Maude Null
Ter of this city.
Miss Hazel Andrews has returned
to her home on Vine street after Wis
itng at the home of two of her class
mates at Dana Hall, Miss Jennie
Means of Portland, Me, and Miss Bur-
rill O'Hara Of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Tarlton of Water
town, Conn, who have been the guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Samuel A. F'iske of
Berlin, returned to their home We'd
nesday.
Einton knight attended the dance
last evening given by the Alpha Alpha
Sorority of New Haven, as delegate
of the local chapter of the Alpha
Delta Sigma fraternity.
Gordon Robinson of Court street,
who is one of the members of the
baseball team of Middlebury college,
is taking a trip with his associate
players throughout New York and
New Jersey.
The members of the College club