The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


and Mrs. James Rlack of 80 Winter
street, in honor of their son, Robert
F., of Canaan. who is spending a fort
night. under the parental roof. The
evening was pleasantly spent with
Mrs. McCumber, Mrs. Conklin, Mar
garet Daley and Harry Walker at the
piano and Mr.. Black and son Carey
as violinists A buffet lunch was
served. The guests included Lieut..
Walker and wife and son, Harry:
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Conklin and
Miss Florence; Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
McCumber, Mr.. and Mrs William Nc
Chosen and son William; the Misses
Jewell and Margaret Daley, Emma
Black, Mr.. and Mrs. James Black,
Robert Black and Carey Black.
Once each year the Criterion club.
holds it's annual formal ball at The
Stratfield, and preparations: for the
dance this evening indicates that it
will be an even more memorable
event than any of the preceding ones.
The hall will be decorated for the
bali. During the intermission, the
hotel management will serve a sup
per- The patronesses include: Mrs.
Frederick Stansfeld, Mrs. Winthrop
E. Baldwin, Mrs. Harry E. Cr;abtree,
Mrs. Fred R. Christensen, Mrs. Will
liam H. Downing, Mrs. Roland G.
Lane, Mrs. J.. Burton Smith, Mrs.
Phillip r.. Seeley, Mrs. John J. Too
mey and Mrs. c.. Albert Towe. The
reception committee consists of Har-
ry o. Wheeler, Roland F. Hill. Geo.
E. Sistrand, J. Richard Berg. Charles
H. Bailey, Frances E. Becker, VIM.
J. Howley, Walter c. ?. Allen, Ed
win F. Osborne, W. Carleton Damn,
Frederick A. Aufford and Frederick
Stansfield.
Sixty couples made merry at the
dance given last evening at Slocum's
gymnasium by members Of ST. Mar
garets Guild of ST. Johns church,
Friends of Miss Frances Doyle of
985 Grand street, will be glad to
learn that she as recovered from an
attack Of tonsilitis and grip.
Charles Hopkins Clark, editor of
the Hartford Courant. gave a most
interesting address before the mem
bers of the Contemporary club last
evening at the residence of the Misses
Fitch, 169 Boston avenue, on "The
Connecticut Reformatory at Cheshire"
The problems which the authorities
of the institution have to meet and
the way in which they ave solved
them were described by Mr.. Clark.
Announcement has been made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grant Oliphant
of Willow street, Southport of the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Sayre Oliphant, to Elliott
Henderson Of Boston and bingham,
Mass Miss Oliphant was graduated
from the Bridgeport High school in
1912 and from Smith college in 1915
The date for the wedding has not
been set.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the wedding Of Harold Van
Keuren, son Of Mrs. Mary and the late
General Van ,Keuren of New York,
to Miss Lottie Williams of Is East
Goth street, New York city. The
wedding, which was witnessed only by
the immediate families of the couple,
took place in St. James Episcopal
church, Atlantic City, Tuesday Miss
Williams is the daughter of the late
Rev. Henry Heard Williams of New
York. General Van Keuren, Mr. Van
Keuren's father, was prominent in
banking circles throughout Connect
cut.
Colonial hall was the scene last eve
ming of a merry gathering of men,
bers and friends of the Connecticut
Chauffeurs' Protective association at
their annual ball. Delegations ware
present from New Haven and nearly
places and dancing continued well in
to the morning.
Miss Anna Drucker of 705 East
Main street, who will be married to
Maurice Rosenberg of New York in
that city on Sunday, March 4, was
surprised by a number of her girl
friends at her home last evening and
presented with aluminium utensils for
her kitchen.
The 74th New York Infantry left
McAllen, Tex, for Buffalo, to be mus
tered out from service.
The Standard Oil Of Louisiana adj
vanced the price Of Crichton crude oil
10 cents a barrel to $1.4Q.