The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Irna GaaI of 34 Organ street. this city, was ordained a deaconess of the Reformed church yesterday at a meeting of the Reformed ministers in Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Charles E. Schaenfer, secretary of the Home Mis- sion board, performed the conf1rma- = tion ceremony. Miss sGaaI is a mem Der of the ungarian Reformed church of this city. She is a. graduate of the Philadelphia School for Training Christian Workers and on Friday re- ceived her diploma from the DeaconesS House of the Presbyterian and Re formed churches She has not as yet been assigned to her field of work.
 The hundreds who taxed to capacity that large assembly. place, Eagles hall last evening to witness the efforts of pupils of Columbus and Grand street schools as Shakespearean actors and their trouble by the splendid and un- usual entertainment given. The af- fair was held in honor of the tercen- tenary celebration of the death of Shakespeare, and incidentally afford ed a means to raise funds for&the new piano, the new stereopticon lantern, and the nearly 400 new library books which have recently been added to the two schools. Both the chorus and dra- matic numbers were coached by teach CTS of the schools. Two special and unusual reels of moving pictures Travellers at Home and Views of America were features of the enter tainment.
 MT. and Mrs. Oliver G. Jennings of New York will go to their country home in Fairfield on Thursday to re- main until July 15, when they will open their summer home at Newport R. I. Mrs. Jennings will entertain the members of the Connecticut Society of Colonial Danes at her home in Fair field next Tuesday, the occasion being the annual meeting.
 Prominent women of the city have obtained boxes at the Park theatre tonight for the huge Y. w C. A. pageant in which will be seen be- tween 500 and 500 of Bridgeport-s young people. The pageant depicts life in the various countries where are established branches of the great association for young women Miss Lucille Marsh who has the only speaking part in the production irn- personates the association spirit
 Mrs. Philip l.. EIolzer, president of the Art League and originator of the idea to erect an Ann Hathaway house and Shakespeare garden, an-
 
 ization yesterday that Ayunar En- bury, of New Y ork has been retained as architect for the cottage, with the garden, which will cost between $2,OOO and s2,5OO. The house will be S0x18 feet and the garden will sur round it. The cottage will be a one and one-half stories high and will have two short flights of steps leading to the second floor. A kitchenette will be added to one side of the cot tage. So far as possible all details will be historically correct. Thatched roofs not being sanitary a substitute will be provided. A high wall will enclose the garden.
 Mrs. Holzer was reelected presi- dent of the league, Mrs. F. w. Ham mond, first vice president; Mrs. Will liam B. Cogswen second vice presi- dent; Mrs William Sailor, third vice president; Mrs. John c. Chamberlain, treasurer; Mrs William J. Taft, re- cording secretary; Mrs. Belle Fletcher, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. George HadIey, librarian. Gratifying reports of the various cla sses were read. It was announced that the annual luncheon will be held