The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


Music lovers Of the city are much
interested in the coming of Nine.
Malta Niessen-Stone, mezzoH contralto
Of the Metropolitan Opera house, and
night in the auditorium of the High
school, before the members Of the
Wednesday Musical club. Nine. Mes
sen-Stone has been procured in the
place Of Mrs. Merle Alcock, who is
prevented from keeping her engage
ment because OF illness The pro-
gram:
Kol, Midred (adagio). Max Bruch, Mr..
Schroeder.
Ausdem .Machtlliede Tarathustras,
ARNOLD Mendelssohn; Leicester Felix
Wefngardner; (c) Auftrage Schumann,
Nine. Neissen-Stone.
(a) Adagio Lucatelli; (b) Menuet,
Handel: (c) La Precieuse Couperin.
Mr.. schroeder.
(a) The Soldiers Wife, Rachmani-
ski: (c) Naguere, Paderewski; (d)
L'hes1re RAzurj Augustus Holmes.
Nine Neissen- Stone.
(a9 Air, Bach; (b) Hymns. Iver Hol-
ten; tc) L'abeille, Schubert, Mr..
Schroeder.
(a) Love but a Day, III. H. A. Beach:
CD Sylvan, L. Rouald; (c) The Bird
of the Wilderness, f.. Horsmann; Qd)
Burst OF Melody, c. Lenn-Seiler, Mime.
Neissen-Stone.
A masquerade ball will be given
by the Star Of Bridgeport lodge, No.
AZ, Shepherds of Bethlehem. at Moose
hall, at 8 o'clock tonight,
More than 200 persons attended
the first informal annual dance given
by the members OF the Argyle club
at Warner institute last evening. The
hall was most srtistically decorated
for the occasion. The evening was
spent In general Nmerrymaking The
members who acted on the commit
tees are: Miss Rose G. Splaine, Miss
Elizabeth Coughlin and Miss Grace
Ashcroft, floor committee; Miss Bea-
trice Ashcroft, Miss Gertrude Sheehan
and Miss Olga Steinbuck, arrange
ment committee: Miss Catherine
Grady and Miss Mabel Sheehan, re-
ception committee; Miss Mae MUIR
ply and Miss Winifred Williamson,
program committee.
Miss Edith Radel and her grandmo 9TH
err, Mrs Adam Radel, delightful
party was given Saturday AFTERNOON
att Miss Radeps home, 421 Barnum
avenue. A large. number of friends
and relatives Of Mrs. and Miss Radel
We're present and each received many
attractive gifts in honor OF the oc-
casior. The guests included the
Misses Edna, Edith and Beatrice Ra-
del, Ethel and Theresa Martin, Ger
trude and Josephine Casserly, Mary
Uric, Ellen Marshall Gertrude and
Hulda Bairch and Allen Blackman,
George Brechlin, Louis Northrop, Os-
car Stormfelt; also Mr. and Mrs
Adam Radel, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Radel,
Mr.. and Mrs. -. Weltner, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Radel and Mrs. E. Storm
felt. m
THE Value Of Equal Suffrage. to
Peace and Prohibition, I" was the sub
ject Of three spirited speeches by Mrs.
Thomas n. Hepburn. president Of the
Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, Miss Caroline Rutz-Rees, and
Miss Grace Murray. organizers in
Fairfield county, last evening at the
Olfvet church. Rev. George o. Tam
blyn, pastor Of the church introduced
the speaker. A special musical pro-
gram was provided by Mrs Ethel
Wade sBirnbaum, violinist, and Mrs
Elmer Beardsfey.
Several hundred persons were pres
emit yesterday afternoon at the demon
stration OF folk dancing given by the
classes Of Miss Frances B. Coggswell
at Seaside Institute. One hundred and
fifty pupils from Miss Coggswelps
classes at Christ and Olivet churches,
the Y. w. c. A. and the Bridgeport
Protestant Orphan asylum as we'll as
children from Wa1tersville school took
part In the extremely interesting exhi-
bition. The folk dances OF IA differ
ent nationalities composed the pro-
gram. The Tarantuli danced in cos
tune by the 16 children from Walters
vile school and the Hungarian folk
dance by these same children proba-
bly, were the most Interesting num-
berss on the program. A snow bird
I dance and a witches dance by chill
dren from the Orphan asylum were
remarkably we'll executed and brought
storm OF applause for the small
dancers A Russian dance which had
long history from ancient Egypt and
Rome, executed by one Of the classes,
was extremely Interesting.
r.
& Mr.. and Mrs. T.. j. Mcnamara Of
17I7 Noble avenue, have issued cards
for the celebration Of the 25th an
niversary of their wedding which will
be held at their home on Saturday
evening, Feb. 10. Among the guests
Will be their son, John Mcnamara, who
Y Is student at Harvard.
~ Al daughter, Alice Worcester Wal
lace, has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Wallace OF Seymour, Conn The
baby has been named for her mater
nal grandmother. Mrs. Wallace, who
was Miss Julia s. Canfield before her
marriage, lived for. many years in
Bridgeport.
"A daughter, Barbara Winifred, was
born Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
8. Carroll Of $50 Connecticut avenue.
Announcement has been made OF
the engagement Of Miss Lauretta Wap-
derhoff. daughter Of Mr.. and MrsA Cn
NanderhoG Of STAFFORD. to Brice e.