New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

According to their usual customs the members of the Y. M. c. A. will hold open house on New Years day. Their building on Main and Court street will be open to all guests from l two in the afternoon until eleven in , the evening A pleasing musical pro- gram will be carried out by the as- sociation orchestra and at three thirty, some of the members will give gymnastic exhibition. The evening entertainment will be an especially enjoyable one as Ma sons Jubilee Singers" will entertain. Last Saturday afternoon the sewing school of the Trinity M. E. church held it's Christmas party and in spite of the bad weather about one hur- dred and forty little girls were there to enjoy it. Santa Claus gave each one a stocking filled with candies and an appropriate card. pleasant program was carried out as Christmas stories were told by Miss Sheldon and by MT. Cook and songs were ren- dered by Miss Brown. Mrs. F. C.. Platt who is greatly interested in the school presented the class with a small bed so that lessons in bed making could be added to the other lessons.
 The wedding Monday night of Hiss Ethel Woodruff Stone and Dr. Clifford Mather Cooley wes an especially love ly one, and was attended by several hundred friends of the couple.
 The Christmas party of the Lafay- cite sewing school Thursday af- ternoon was splendidly successful one. The children enjoyed games and Christmas stories and then. at t close of the program, the Christmas tree, brilliantly lighted, lived up to it's cid time generosity and gave each child a stocking of good things to eat.
 Leonard Maier is on trip with the Williams College Glee club of which he is a member. Eyf
 The A. D. S. dance which will be given next Tuesday evening in Booths hall will be an especially bril- liant one The hall will be attractively decorated for this occasion and Mrs. c. J. White, Mrs. H. l.. Mills, Mrs. T. H. Bristol, Mrs. c. A. Parker, and Mrs D. E. Dean will chaperon. Tuesday afternoon the mem bers of the branch of the local Red Cross and of the Women's War Relief committee was held at the New Britain Institute. Mrs. J. H. Kirkham, Mrs. B. B. Bassette Mrs E. H. Cooper, Mrs. H. l.. Mills and Miss Rose Churchill were appointed an executive committee of the work. From the present expectations ard plans of the members the relief work will be very great this winter and it is expected that all will respond in order to help in the work.
 
 The Woman's Club will observe Daughters Day. Wednesday after noon, December twenty-ninth at the Y. w. c. A. gymnasium. The meeting will be very enjoyable one as ex- hibition dancing will he the special feature of the afternoon
 Mrs. Bob Poteet of Maple Hill en- tertained the Delta Sigma society at her home last Saturday evening, at which time the engagement of Miss Nellie Porter and Everett BidweIl, l both Of Hockanum, was announced
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 The Tea dance which Mrs. H. M. Bates and Miss Flora Humphrey will 1 give tomorrow afternoon in Booths hall promises to be a most successful 1 and enjoyable one. Mrs. c. B. Par sons, Miss Mary Whittlesey, Mrs. C. B. Stanley and Mrs. H. D. Humphrey will preside at the tea table.
 The municipal Christmas tree in the park, with its hundreds of bright iOht htc {e, %I,S -1ful one and is a veritable embodi- ment of the Christmas spirit. All who pass by and see it cannot help being touched by it's beauty as we'll as by the message of love which it brings.
 Monday evening the pleasure in the rec will be increased by the Christ. mas carols which the High school chorus will sing. A splendid program las been prepared for this occasion ,nd it is expected that all who can will go to enjoy it.
 The members of the Sunshine so- .iety made this Christmas season an l. enjoyable one for the inmates of the Town Home when they went down here Wednesday afternoon with ,enerous supply of food stuffs and ,ifts for all. After dinner had been erved an entertainment was given at which Mrs. Mary T. Crean and John <iniry sang solos and members of he society spoke. Rev. J. Leo Sulli- an of St. Josephs church and Rev. )r. G. w. c. Hill gave short ad- resses
 The children of the primary depart 1ent of the Center church Sunday chool held a Christmas party this af- arnoon at the church; play about anta heinz enacted Eool oh;1,1