New Britain herald., 1917-04-07

A 0A Miss Edith Trindle and Miss Esther ! Hanson are the guests of Miss Amy Rice of Columbia street. Miss Grace Coholan is home from i school for the holidays. MT. and Mrs. B. Allen Moore and family are spending few days in Washington, D. c.
 Donald Gaffney has returned from Yale for Easter.
 Gleason w. Parker and Edward Lang are home from Middlebury col lege.
 Mrs. J. H. Kirkham of Cedar street is spending Easter in New York City. Miss Mildred Palmer entertained at cards Thursday afternoon at her home on Lincoln street, the occasion being a shower of kitchen utensils for Miss Irene Porter of Maple street. Miss Porter's engagement to Arthur Sampson of this city was announced
 some time ago, the wedding to take place this month
 Miss Palmer's guests played cards
 during the afternoon, Miss Margaret
 Middlemas of High street winning the first prize. Thursday, two large boxes, packed
 most compactly, were sent to nation
 al headquarters, the first to go from
 the local chapter of the Red Cross this year. Itis worthy of commenda- tion that they could be sent thus early as the rooms have been opened only since March 1 and they. repre- sent hard work on part of the chair
 man and her helpers.
 On Tuesday, April 10, an all day sewing meeting in the interests of the Red Cross will be held at the Baptist church to which all ladies of the city are invited. Luncheon will be served at midday at twenty-five cents per person.
 The Esther Stanley Chapter, D. A.. R., met this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Walter Hart on Sunnyledge. A most interesting program has been arranged for this occasion. Mrs. Graves of New London being the speaker and the subject of her ad- dress being "Old Trails. The nom- mating committee had prepared the following state officers for next year. Regent. Miss Mary Whittlesey; vice regent. Mrs. Edwin W. Schultz; regis, trar, Mrs. Charles w. Nichols: cor responding secretary, Mrs. W. c. Hungerford; reporting secretary, Mrs. w. F. Felt; historian, Miss Rather inc Wilbor; treasurer, Miss Flora Humphrey, and auditor Mrs. H. Maier.
 Mrs. W. F. Brooks and Miss Mary whittlesey will attend, as delegates from the local chapter, the D. A. R. Congress in Washington. D. C., next week.
 Miss Dorothy Lindsay of Maui, Ha- waii, is the guest of Miss Agnes John ston of West Main street. This even ming Miss Johnston will entertain number of college friends at a dinner dance at the Hartford Golf club. in | honor of Miss Lindsay.
  Mrs. W. F. sternberg of Maple Hill I has gone to Roxbury. Mass. | Mrs. Myra Packard Marshall or New Britain, announces the engage ment of her daughter, Lena Howard l to Allan De Witt Colvin. of Hartford.
 The engagement of Miss Myra A. l Elliott to Kent E. Stoddard of New ington, was announced at Five Hun I dred party given at her home at Maple Hill, Friday afternoon. I
 The Woman's Literary club or Maple Hill met at the home of Mrs. D.. E. Morse, Wednesday afternoon 1 A pleasing program was carried out,
 there being an interesting debate on 1 Resolved, That the Woman of Today 1 Has More to Do Than the Woman of
 One Hundred Years Ago. Mrs. T. HI. Cogswell and Mrs. J. c. Loomis took the affirmative, while Miss Goodsell and Mrs. E. B. Proudman took the neg ative. Vocal selections were rendered l by Mrs. Proudman, accompanied by l Miss Airline Root. This was the an-
 rual meeting with election of officers. President, Mrs. J. H. Latham; vice president, Miss Mary Mansfield: sec