The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-01
COUNTRY CLUB
ENJOYS FORMAL!
OPENING TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. S. z. Poll An
nounce Engagement of
Their Daughter.
D. A. r. ADVISORY
BOARD MEETS
Annual Meeting Bridgeport
Art League Next
Week.

| This was a gala day at the Brook
lawn Country club for it was the date
set for the formal opening. One of
the largest attendance the club had
ever held thronged the club house the
links and the putting green's while
in the afternoon the children had
very delightful party in the big liv-
| ing room that had been arranged by
Mrs. Jarvis Williams, Jr. Mrs.
| Charles G.. Waldo presided at the urn
| and served tea
| The rooms had been very attract
| lively decorated under the able d.
| rection of Mrs. Kenneth Mcneil with
| palms, and other greeneries and cut
| flowers. There was putting match
for the ladies on the lovely green in
| front of the club house for which
| Mrs. C. B. Doremus and Mrs. l. De-
| Yer Warner had offered the prizes
and at o'clock there will be a din
ner dance that is a popular feature
| judging from the number of reserva-
| tions.
The list is headed by the party
of "a, given by the president of the
club, D. Fairchild Wheeler, and Mrs
Wheeler. Their guests included Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Singer, Jr., of Brew
ster, N. Y, who are the guests of the
| Wheelers for the week end! Mrs.
Austina futile, Mrs. I. DeVer Warner,
Miss Marion DeForest, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis B. Powe, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Hubbell, Lieut.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
w. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo C.
Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Bar
mum Seeley, John r. Shehan, Jona-
than Godfrey and Edward Hotchkiss.
Other reservations include: D. c.
Laisure, r. S. Hincks, Frederick A.
Strong, Mrs. Zalmon GoodseIl, F. B.
Curtis, DIR. D. NJ. Trecartin, Mrs. L.
B. Curtis, Judge M. B. Beardsley,
Carl F. Siemon, DR.. E. De Stubner,
Mrs. A. w. Page, S. B. Stoddard, H.
M. Lyon, ]. J. Fisher, B. F. Preston,
S. F. Becker, J. A. Rustling, Jr.,
l George Waldo, ]. H. Collier, J. H.
}, Stage, Dwight C. Wheeler, Mrs. John
Fields, Mrs. Samuel C. Shaw, Lieut..
s Millar Brainard, A. W. Gray, Daniel
e Davenport.
d Mr.. and Mr1. Sylvester 2. Poll of 10
Howe street. New Haven, announced
on Thursday the engagement of their
daughter, Juliette, to Walter M. Shea
han, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William J..
e Sheahan of 70 Sherman avenue.
d Miss Poll is the second daughter of
: Mr.. and Mrs Poll and is a beautiful
r and talented girl, being an honor
n graduate OF St. E1izabeth's Academy
of Convent Station, New Jersey, at
l. sr-L- = III
Lillian are now completing their ed
ucatipn.
= Mr. Sheahan is a college man, with
+ a. wide circle of friends here in his
: home town and while the date for the
6 wedding has not been set as yet it
will probably be in the near future,
due to the fact that Mr.. Sheahan is
to enter the national army for the
/ war period, having passed the re-
| quired tests.
The annual meeting of the Ellsworth
] Memorial association, Inc, will be
held at the Ellsworth homestead,
Windsor, on Wednesday, June 5. The
meeting will be called to order at 1 80
lp. m. Reports of committees and
= election of officers are part of the
;" business to be transacted. The usual
basket luncheon will precede the
% meeting, which this year is open to
u every member of the d. A R in the
state. Every Daughter is cordially
urged to attend.
: The regular meeting of the advis
"A ory board of Mary Silliman chapter
D. A. R., is to be held on Monda!
g morning at 10 o'clock with the re
te gent, Mrs. J. J. Rose, at her hom'
n on North avenue. All members ar
as asked to be present at this meetin'
Id as there is business of Importance t.
IT, be brought up for discussion and dis
position.
The members of the Bridgeport Ar
League are to gather at the Ann
)" Hathaway cottage in Beardsley par
&c on Wednesday, June 5 for the an
nual meeting and luncheon of tn
League. This was postponed from
4 May.
The annual meeting of the Alumna
| Association of Laurelton Hall in Mil
] ford, was held on Thursday and quit
a. number of the alumnae attende
" from this city. The members decid
ed to devote considerable of thei
's time this summer to Red Cross worl
90 officers for the ensuing year wer
chosen as follows: Miss Sara Fee
han of Milford, president; Mrs. Star
ley Rich of Putnam, second vic
president and Miss Helen O'Neil {
Brooklyn. third vice president; Mis-
Agnes Kelly of Milford, secretary an
Sister Mary Celestine, recording ser
rotary; Miss Catherine Martin of Ne
York, will be treasurer with Siste
IN Mary Basil as auditor. Executiy
In committees includes Miss Hele
ing Ratchford, Miss Bibiana Stark, Mi
are ford, Miss E. e. Barry of Meride
sck Miss G. Devlin, Miss NJ. Murran an
Miss Rita Cox; Mrs. Earle M. Christ
and MAes Lucy MCGEE of this cit
press secretaries.
Senator King of Utah demande
that Congress transfer the Forest R
serves to the custody of the Interi'
Department from the Department