New Britain herald., 1917-01-27

Extensive preparations are being
! made for the tea dance which will be
given Saturday afternoon, February
II at the Y. w. G. A. This event
will be for the benefit Of the New
Britain general hospital and it is eX-
pectod that as this annual event has
always proved, it will be most success
T full, socially as we'll AS financially. AL
! though definite arrangements have
as vet been made the committees have
been formed and will be announced
| at Il later date.
The High school students have
been very busy the past week as their
interests nave been numerous and
varied Friday evening the school or
| chestra rendered an excellent program
at the meeting of the Parents and
| Teachers association in the school
auditorium. On this same occasion
the pupils who, a few weeks ago, APP
| peared in the interlude from "A Mid
! summer Nights Dream" repeated the
scenes, to the great pleasure Of their
| audience.
The Girls Athletic club of the
| school gave a "jitney dance" in the
| gymnasium Friday afternoon. Fri
| day evening Howard Ikrick and Glenn
| ent Lewis gave a very successful
| dance in Booths hall, Lynch's or
chestra furnishing the music for a
| long program OF dances. Mrs. f. w.
Loomis, Mrs. e. A. LOOMS and Mrs.
j. O. Mills were tho chaDerones.
! II
Mrs. Kenneth Sloper gave de-
lightful card party Wednesday after
Of home Russell street
About twenty-five guests played cards,
Mrs William Rowland Mrs. F.. w.
| Porter of New Britain and Mrs. Nor
man Smith Of Hartford winning the
| attra ctive prizes. Tea was served in
| the dining room where Mrs. w. Row
| land presided at the tea table,
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Lee Judd of
| Minneapolis. Mimi, and New. Britain,
| attended dinner dance Tuesday eve
fning at Bellair Heights, Florida,
! where they are spending the winter.
George Ale, the famous humorist and
writer, was the host on this occasion.
Tuesday evening, under the aus
pices of the Parents and Teachers as
ISOLATION. a truly enjoyable concert
Was given in tho Grammar school.
! Ine program, Wnlt IL WAS flil cSp'Al''
y pleasing one was carried out by
! Raymond Havcns,- a we'll known plan
list from Boston, and by Miss Cora
Sapin, contralto from the Boston
| Opera company. The program was as
| follows:
| Ballad-A Flat ........... chopin
| Etude-F Minor ......... Chopin
Etudc--E Major ........... Chopin
| Schcrzo B Fiat Minor ..... chopin
Mr.. Havcns
| Aria ....,........ MdS'aS"'
bonanza from Cava'leric Rusticana
a. Novembre ...:... Tremisot
b. Imwumber- shonnen Monat Mai
Hammond
l.. Miss Sapin
March Wind ............ MacDowel
Watz--A Flat, OPP. "a, No. |. CHOPIN
At the Spring .............. Lisz
La Campanella Cine Little BellsD..
Pagnini-Lisz
Mr.. Fnvcns
! House of Memories ...... ANlWart
The Awakening .......... Spros
Il Miss Sapin
Extensive plans are being made fo1
tho concert and ball which the loca
Masons will give on Tuesday evening
April IS.
4 very enjoyable entertainment wa
given last evening by the Woman
Aid society Of Berlin. The program
! consisted Of a short play, entitled
"175O-1915" and several musical Sc
lcctions among them being the ITO.
Syuphony," rendered by loca. art
lists The members of the Girls -Ait
society sold candy to the guests.
The members Of the Stanley Quar-
ter Bird club held Il very Interest
inc meeting Tuesday evening whel
= they met for the first time this sea
son and listened TO splendidly in
structive and entertaining talk b.
Miss Mabel kingsbury. Miss KINGS
: bury is a member Of the Hartfor,
. Bird study club and, besides bcin
we'll versed in her subject, is a.
exceptionally able speaker. TIL
theme of her address WAS the variou
. birds and their characteristics.
4 Mrs. g. \. Porter entertained
number Of friends Tuesday afternoo
at her home on Lake Court. TIL
guests enjoyed an afternoon of car
playing, Miss Mabel Crawford an
Miss Ruth BRISTOL winning tn
prizes.
. Wednesday afternoon the member
of the Young Ladies' Foreign Missio
society of the First gregationI
church met in the church parlors an
sewed children's dresses. When com
pleted the garments will be sent t
Mr. and Mrs. Woodward at Hilbert
Island.