New Britain herald., 1916-01-22

The card party and the dansante that the Woman's Hospital board are | planning to give on Saturday after | noon, February 12, promises to be a | brilliant success as neither time nor effort are being spared in the prepara- tiOn for this event. The proceeds of the party will be used to help pay the running expenses of the local hospital. 1 The committees in charge are as fol- lows: Tables-Miss Annie Copley, Miss Mary Whittlesey, Mrs. H. P. Car ter, Mrs. H. H. Wheeler, Mrs. C. P. Merwin. Tickets-Mrs. E. J. Porter. : Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Mrs. w. E. Parker, Mrs. J. B. Thomson, Mrs. G. L. Damon, Miss Mary Pease, Miss Bertha Schmidt. Candy-Miss Fran ces WhittleseyN Miss Hazel Andrews Mrs. H. M. Bates, Miss Bertha Cham berlani, Miss Rose Churchill, Miss Mabel Crawford, Mrs. R. T. Frisbie, Mrs. $. T. Goss, Miss Alice Hart, Mrs. A. Fl. Harrop, Miss Gertrude Hine, Mrs. H. c. Hine. Mrs. H. s. Humphrey, Miss Flora Humphrey, Mrs. Guy Hutchinson, Mrs. R. c. Merwin, Mrs. H. s. Parsons, Mrs. H. H. Pease Mrs. H. l.. Platt, Mrs. w. s. Rowland, Mrs. w. T. Sloper, Mrs. P. B. Stan
 
 Vance, Miss Edith White, Miss Kath- Hungerford, Mrs. A. c. McKinnie Mrs. F. L. Traut, Mrs. c. s. Nichols, Mrs. J. A. Traut, Mrs. G. s. Hart, Mrs. H. T. Sloper, Mrs. w. E. Ses- sions, Mrs c. w. Pinches. Decora- tions-Mrs H. l.. Mills, Mrs. c. J. White, Mrs R. N. Peck, Mrs. w. W. Brackett Mrs. w. H. Booth, Mrs F. A. Seare. Mrs. l. D. Russell. The Dansante-Mrs. H. M. Bates, Miss Flora Humphrey. Press-Miss Mary Bingham.
 There will be a meeting of the Young Woman's Interdenominational society on Friday evening, January 2S, at s o'clock in the Baptist church chapel. W. A. Danner of the In- ternationaI Leper association will give an illustrated lecture on work among the lepers. As the meeting prom ises to be one of unusual interest the public is invited. A silver collec- tion will be taken.
 The members of the Comm onwea1th Club are anticipating with pleasure their Big Home Night which will take place on Wednesday, January 26, at ! he Y. M. C.. A. banquet hall. Sup i per will be served at six-thirtY o'clock l and then a program with ,"Research i n Local History''4 as it's subject will l De carried out.
 The members of the Y. w. c. A. will hold a jubilee celebration just as he other branches of the association will do throughout the country. Ap- ropriate Vespers services will be held 1 turing this time.
 The Girls Friendly society of St. Marks church will give a pageant Monday evening in the church chapel. l The pageant will illustrate the ob- 1 ects of the work of the society.
 
 Arrangement are going steadily on or the Masonic ball which will be leld. in the state armory, the Sphinx Temple band will furnish the music )n the occasion.
 The members of the Woman's club of Maple Hill enjoyed | delightful afternoon Wednesday | when they met at Mrs. Goodsell's
 
 eresting paper on Foreign Curios.'' The next meeting will be held on February at the home of Miss Gladys Woram.
 Friday evening the Newington Boy Scouts observed their first anniversary oy giving the play, "A Strenuous at the Congregational l church chapel. There was also a patrol contest, the three Newington troops "The Hawks" "The Crows' and "The Eagles taking part.
 The first rehearsal of the New Brit ain Choral society held Wednesday >-ening in Booths hall was a large one, proving that the society would be l marked success. The society is planning to give concert in the spring.
 Mrs. Stanley Holmes gave a series )f card parties at her home on Elm mons place, taking place on Thurs day and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon. The money realized from the tickets sold for these parties will 1 go into the building fund for Welles- l ley college. i
 On Friday evening, February IS, ! the junior class of the High school ] will hold it's annual promenade in the , High school gymnasium. Judd's ! orchestra will furnish the music.
 MT. and Mrs. George T. Kimball have been spending a few days at the Hotel Claridge, New York.