New Britain herald., 1916-01-22


 the local stock stock company. The house was most artistically decorated, roses, being used thr )ughout the re- ceiving rooms. The guests were re- ceived by Miss Churchill, Miss Herne, Mrs. F. H. Churcjin, Mrs. George Talcott, Mrs Harry Sloper, Mrs. w. F. Brooks and Miss Katherine Wilbor. In the dining room, Mrs. w. F. Hun gerford and Mrs. Philip Stanley pre- sided at the attractively arranged tea table and the Misses Mildred Palmer, Mildred Robinson. Eleanor White, Irene Swift and Miss Mouat served. Miss Frances Whittlesey, Miss Alice Hart, Miss Florence Mouat and Miss Margaret Russell re~ved the ices. The piano recital which Theron Wolcott Hart, assisted by Miss Lillian P. Eubank, mezzo soprano, of the Metropolitan Opera house, gave last evening at the South church was a delightful ore. It was a, benefit re- cital and was given under the aus pices of the Woodruff club of the church. The audience, made up as it was of true music lovers, was an espe- cially appreciative one, greatly enjoy ing the splendid work of the artists MT Harts ability as a pianist is well recognized in New Britain and last night he played with his usual sym pathy and skill, his numbers being a very great pleasure to his hearers Miss Eubank's selections were splend- i'd and those who heard her last night were delighted with her charming per sonality as we'll. as with her beautiful expressive, singing.
 The program was a well-chosen one, bting made up of selections from the n}aste It was as follows: Sonata in F. minor ........... Grieg Allegro Moderate
 Andante
 Ala Mennetto
 Finale-M otto Allegro
 MT. Hart.
 (a) +Prelude ........... Ronald (b)-A Spirit Flower ........
 ......... Campbell-Tipton (c)-Life's Morning Star .....
 ............,. Simpson (d)-An Open Secret Woodman
 Miss Eubanks.
 (a.)-Tarantella .......... Liszt (b)-Quartette from "Rigoletto"
 (Paraphrase) :. Verdi-Liszt MT. Hart est doux il est bon, from 'Herodiade" .... Massenet
 Miss Eubanks.
 a.)-Liebesfrend (Old Vienna
 Waltz ...... Fritz Kreisler (b.)-SOlitude ....... Cyril Scott (c.)-Nocturne for the left hand
 alone) ......... Scriabinc (d)-Rigandon ........ Raff
 MT. Hart. Aria-Liete Signor, from Les
 Hugenots' ...., Meyerbeer
 Miss Eubanks.
 (a.)-Etude in D fiat ...... Heller b.)-Triumphal march .... Grieg MT. Hart regretted that the concert grand piano which he intended to use did not arrive.
 The concert which the Wesleyan mandolin and g1ee club gave Thurs day evening in Hanna's armory under the auspices of the Wentworth Club was a splendid success. The songs were especially pleasing and very well rendered, the work of the mandolin club was unusually good. One of the was written by Arthur F. Goodrich, formerly of New Britain, son of Mrs. Fred Goodrich of Grove Hill. II Ollo w illS bllc CoIlSll "cS ct be1iSS, Judds orchestra furnishing the music.
  The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the First church met Friday afternoon, the subject of the meeting being India" The talk was made wildly interesting by an exhibition of slides which showed the proposed lew hospital.
 
 Arrangements are being made by the of the Stanley Memorial church for a public concert which they will give some time in February
 
 Miss Alma Crowen, a clever elocu- tionist from Hartford, gave a pleasing Wednesday evening at the Hilcrest church. Refreshments taken up. Arrangements are being made for the "Fa%her and Son. banquet which will be held at the Y. M. C. A. on March g. The Mems Social Club of the South church had a lunrheon today at the New Britain Club. The club dis cyssed work among the boys of the church.
 A meeting of the members of the literature group of the Woman's club was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Marcus White on Forest street
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 MT. and Mrs. Frank Corbin have been visiting their daughter Mrs. J. T. Powell of Maple Hill.