New Britain herald., 1916-02-26

The music selected for each separate e
 dance was also chosen with care ana
 could not be improved upon Ah0
 waltz music were pieces as catchy as
 When I Was a Dreamer and the
 fox trot, were made more catchS pS
 music such as When Old Bill BalieS
 Plays the Ukalele," the Alao"iiia
 Slide" 'Bing Bing," and Dahcli.e
 the Jelly Roll" The one step Ilu
 included all of the best selections lol
 this particular style of dance. Amer
 ica, I Love You,' was the opellns
 number. "Down in Rom-B Bombay
 High Jinl1s." "Down Home In Ten
 nessee," Put Me to Sleep With An
 Old Fashioned Melody" and similar
 pieces of present popularity crowded
 the dance floor at their respective
 mum bers.
 During intermssion refreshments
 were served.
 In addition to the several hundred ] dancers, there was a gOodly number | of guests in the balcony who sat en- l tranced during. the evening watching the dancers gliding gracefully over the 1 polished floor.
 l Eugene J. Porter was chairman or | the reception committee and to his | untiring efforts are due much of the 1 success of this event Associated With him on the reception committee were I G. w. Klett, W. J. Rawlings, H. w. | Eddy, w. H. Crowell. J. R. Andrews, w. H. Ellert, F. A. Goddard, G. Fl. Dyson, R. J. Dixon, B. w. Clark, James Healey, F. H. Johnston, D. E. Warwick, F. R. Woods, D. Clark, Smith, A. J. Sloper, Clayton Parker, J. w. Lockett, A. N. Abbe, c. D. Noble, l.. M. Dyson. H. c. Hine, C.. w. Traut, w. S. Trask, F. l.. Traut, Otis Scripture, c. H. Barton, F. H. Doh- renwend, Johnstone Vance, W. IT. Booth, G. A. Weld, D. McMillan, A. H. Parker, A. l.. Thompson, H. H. Wheeler G. H. Lampson, C.. P. Spear, E. J. Munson, H. A. Johnson, William Cowlishaw, R. B. Skinner, w. A. Leonard, c. H. Barnes, H. M. Steele, A. G. Anderson, H. H. Frost, Walter Meyer, w. F. Beers, H. l.. Young and O. A. Marsh.
 F. S. Goodrich was chairman of the general committee and with him were associated E. w. Schultz, Johnstone Vance, William Cowlishaw, W. w. Pease, E. E. Edwards, A. H. Park CT, J. w. Lockett, c. w .Pinches, E. J. Porter, c. J. Law, w. R. Sparks, George w. K1ett, F. $. Caldwell. R. DlAOI, I. h. MaCaul6y ana Harry Scheuy. This committee had com 1 pIete charge of the ball and that their efforts were crowned with success is evident. So great was the success last year Of Humane Sunday" and Be Kind to Animals Week" that the observance will be repeated this year, May 15-21 being the week decided upon. During this time 1t is expected if there is the cooperation and enthusiasm that marked last years movement, that clergymen of all denominations will , | give a special sermon on the subject | of kindness and mercy, the schools will observe the time with appropri- ate exercises and the local humane societies will arrange public demon 1 strations.
 | The work is under the general di- l rectlon Of the American Humane as- l soclaton, special committee of which Mrs Mary F. Lowell. Jenkip- l town, Pa, is national chairman ana Guy Richardson, Boston. Mass, is l national secretary, has charge of the detail work.
 May 21 will be set aside as Humane 1 Sunday.
 1 The members of the Art depart. ment of the Woman's club held a do. l Hghtfully interesting meeting Friday | afternoon when they met aft the Firs+ l Baptist church. One hundred sepia 1 copies of the masterpieces in the Her. ! mitage gallery of St. Petersburg were on exhibition. IT. B. Gay who is di- | rector of the Wadsworth Atheneum of f-x
 1 Hartford made this splendid exhibi- l ton possible to the club. Mrs. F. w.
 Benham read a splendid paper on ] The Hermitage''
 1 Owing to the inclement weather yesterday the attendance was small | so the members of the uepartment de- cided to repeat the exhibit today and
 of guests will enjoy it.
 Next Tuesday evening the members of the Berlin Improvement society 1 will give a whist and social in the new Grange hall The proceeds of this party will be used toward main taining street lights on Worthington Ridge.
 Miss Esther M. Griswold of Wester- ly, R, l., spent the weekend with her l parents, MT. and Mrs. R. M Griswold
 
 Mrs. F.. Allen Moore and Mrs. F. N. Stanley have gone to Augusta, Ga. for the remainder of the winter MT and Mrs. George Hart have left for Florida.
 William H. Hart is in Augusta, | Georgia
 Miss Marjorie Moore of kensington | has gone to Bermuda.