The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Dances given by the Hinkee Dee club are always events in the social lives of great many of the younger people of the town and the annual formal ball held last evening in the Stratf1eld by this popular club proved an event of events, While not so large a dance as some which have been held this season in the Strat- field, it was the more enjoyable for the very fact. The grand march be- gan at 9:30 led by William B. Griffen, president of the club, and Miss Made line B. Shea. Dancing continued we'll into the hours of morning. Supper was served in the dining room during intermission.
 Worthy of particular comment were the beautiful gowns of the young wo- men present.
 The committee in charge of the dance, William T. Lee, chairman; as- sisted by William B. Griffen, John Mccarthy, William T. Howe and s. Wren Cronan.
 The reception committee was con- posed of Eugene c. J. Kelly, chair man; William Assell, Milton Blank, Harold Couch, Carl Dahlquist, Frank Groccia, John Moran, P. Harold Coo ney, William J.. Murray, George Moore, Fay Killing, Charles Reihl, James Rickard, Ernest Reichert, Will liam c. Lannon, J. William Hope.
 The College club of Bridgeport will meet Monday afternoon in room 509, Newfield building, at 3:15 o'clock. Cyrus S. Stimson, secretary of the Playground and Recreation as- sociation, will talk on Recreation and Preparedness"
 Miss Marion Cotter, daughter of Mrs. Mary B. Cotter of 1594 North avenue, has presented a flag to the pupils of room IA, Sacred Heart school. The presentation was made yesterday afternoon and as little Miss Cotter was i'll at her home, and un- able to attend the patriotic exercises, the members of the Elias Howe, IT,, Post, G. A. R., presented the flag for her. Russell Glenn of the G. A. R., presented the flag and he was assisted by Comrades Abbott, Vance, Hall, Pardy and Judge Patrick Kane of the Sons of Veterans, Mrs. Mary iE. Dono- van of the Sheridan circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., and Miss Margaret Beck of the American Flag association Miss Mary McElroy, pupil in the room, accepted the flag. All the members of Miss Cotter's family have been students at Sacred Heart school. In making the presentation the mem bers of the G. A. R. spoke to the children on patriotism and recalled to them various events in the history of the nation. David Monahan, one of the pupils in the room, delivered the Gettysburg address of Lincoln, and various patriotic songs were sung during the afternoon.
 In presenting 'The Rivals and 'The Twelve Pound Look at the Lyric theatre on April 30 the Bridge port Players will have the honor of presenting w. w. Hackman to the Bridgeport public for the first behind the footlights. although he has been heard many times in this city on the lecture platform in this city. Mr. Hackman studied under George Pierce Baker of Harvard college and is a product of the only dramatic course in the country, the famous Baker course. He was member of the Harvard dramatic club, and he worked under the direction of Hen rich Reicher and Wilfred North At Pennsylvania college, Princeton and Harvard he won first honors as a public speaker, and gained much note throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey through his work on the lecture platform.