The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

leacner or expression in the schOol, ''The Maker of Dreams" "The Groove" and "The Lost Silk Hat" were played by Dorothy Northrop, Caroline Luippold, May Downey, Leota Lyon, John Cogan, Charles Stubbs, Abraham Slovatsky, David Daskind, Victor Rosenweig and Wal ter Heating. The class officers in- clude Elliott Reynolds, president; Leota Lyon. vice president; Madeline Lacourciere. secretary, and John Saur, treasurer.
 Eleven young women were graduated yesterday from the Fannie A. Smith kFroebeI Training School in Lafayette street. Rev. John R. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist church, who spoke on 'The Art of Being Human" was the principal speaker.
 Though you cannot escape the rotundity of forty nor the grey hairs of fifty. if you learn the gentle art of being human you will have gained the one thing necessary to perpetual youth,' said MT. Brown during his talk
 'The art of being human" con- tinued MT. Brown, "is not merely be- ing yourselves; it is one of the hardest lessons you will have to learn and most of you must learn it out Of school, but the secret of your success | and the degree of happiness which it will give to others, will depend on how well you have learned it." The young women who were grad uated included the Misses Lois Cole, Katherine Knight, Jeanette Simonds. Helen McKenna, FraNces Hotchk.ss, Esther Clapp, Florence Smith, Gwen l dolyn Bent, Harriet Lyons, Vera Logic, Irma Slevin.
 A short business meeting of the l Eunice Donnie Burr chapter, D. A. R., was held at Memorial Library on 1 Thursday afternoon, June IA, as the picnic to Putnam park was deferred 1 on account of the bad weather. At this meeting, it was decided that the chapter would take a $100 Liberty l Bond It was also decided that the chapter would provide for a French orphan for one year. It was decided to raise the money for this purpose in various ways during the summer | plan is to be devised for selling old newspapers and old paper of any | kind, and the members will be further informed in just what way this car be done. Mrs. Charles B. Jennings the new regent. presided for the first time. Mrs. William Paulding, the new vice-regent, was present. |
 The many friends of John C. O'Connell of 23 Poplar street, will be pleased to learn that he has success. fully completed his course at Tufts Medical College at Boston, Mass Or Monday he will receive his degree o1 M. D. with honors. Dr. O'Connell is a graduate of Bridgeport High school class 1910 and spent one year at Ford. ham College, New York, preparator, to his medical course at Tufts 1Iit has accepted an appointment at tht Bridgeport hospital, commencing Jul, 1st, after the completion of which he will take up his practice in Bridge port Dr. O'Connell has many friend, here to wish him success
 I The closing reception of Miss Ma, Halls dancing class will be held il Miss Slocum's hall, Court Exchange building. on Monday evening, Jun, 25t
 The graduating exercises of Colum bus and Grand street schools, will bt
 
 held on Tuesday afternoon, June 19 from 2 until 3:30 o'clock Tn 'ttit school buildings. A long and in teresting program has been arrang ed.
 Members of the Criterion club heIe the last of series of small dance given this season, at their club rooms in the NewfieA building last night 4 large party of guests was present. Albert L. BalIe of this city, receiv ed the degree of bachelor of scienc, in chemistry at the commencement exercises of the Worcester Polytech mic Institute at Worcester, Mass, ol Thursday.
 Paraguay and Uruguay announced an embargo on their wheat and fou, from their borders.