New Britain herald., 1922-02-11

aIn branch of the Connecticut league
 or Women Voters was formally organ
 lHcJ, Miss corinne Bacon of Lexington
 street, being elected president. The
 other officers of the organization are.
 Vice president, Miss Mary A. Camp
 bell; secretary, Mrs. E. ]. Wickwire.
 treasurer, Miss E, N Pool, Thgmem
 bership committee will consist of Miss
 Helen Bunce, Mrs, s, Shurberg, Miss
 s. J. Baker and one more to be ap-
 pointed, Those serving on the con stitutiop committee are Mrs j. II.
 kirkham, Miss Mabel Hubbard and Miss Margaret Sheehan; and those 1ervins on the program committee are Mrs Arthur G, kimball, Miss Jean Wardrope and Miss Helen G. Cald- well.
 At the meeting Mrs. Stanley Galpin Of Berlin, who is county chairman, spoke briefly, her talk being follow cd by an address by Miss Grace Mur- ray of Guilford, state organizer. Miss Murray told of the rapid growth of the organization which was started in January, 1921, and which today has Al branches. The purpose Of the lea que is to spread information of spe- cial interest to women citizens, en- couraging them to take an intelligent and active interest in civic and na- tional politics The members of the league are urged to join the political party of their choice, to support the candidates they think best, but the league. as whole is not allowed to choose or support political candidates
 or great national and local interest was the twelfth anniversary of the Roy Scout organization which was ob- served on February s. This associa- tion, only an idea, albeit splendid one, 12 years ago. has grown rapidly until today it claims a membership of 4n3,15 boys. with S4,00O men giving it their services voluntarily. It is an established institution, recognized by the schools as an invaluable aid to education, by the churches as an in- valuable ally in character building and by the state as most influential fac tor in training boys for good citizen ship. The boys are earnestly apply ing themselves to outdoor activities
 
 duties of citizenship and honorable manhood. Their aim, briefly, is to keep themselves physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight"
 The Amphion club is planning to give one-act play, The Traitor" before the student body of the High Cf.h on do, The cast has been announced as fol- lows: Col. Anstruther, Mervin Me- Cutcheon: Lieut.. Edwards, Dwight Latham; Major MacLaurin, Paul Lu- cas; Capt. Willoughby, Richard House; Capt. Parker, Leroy Charles Fleischer. The other parts, those of the sentry and pal of Edwards, are played by Albert White and Lester Schaefer, respectively.
 The Esther Stanley chapter Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, is the New Britain chapter of that na- tional historic association and was or ganized in 1894, Mrs. r. N. Stanley of I this city having been the first regent. | The chapter is named after Mrs. Es- ther Stanley, who lived in Stanley Quarter at the time of the Revolu- tion and who was the mother of Col. | Cad Stanley of the Revolutionary army.
 Today the local brunt. las ap- proXimately 150 members who trace their ancestry to participants in the colonies war for independence. The officers of the chapter this year are as follows: Mrs. Laurence Mouat, regent; Mrs. E. Allen Moore, vice-regent; Mrs. William F. Brooks, recording secre- tary; Mrs. Rufus Hemenway, corre- spending secretary; Mrs. Charles w. Nichols, registrar; Mrs. William F. Atwood. treasurer; Mrs. Howard s. Parsons, historian, and Mrs. Frank J. Porter, auditor. Miss Mary $. Whit tlesey. Mrs. William c. Hnngerford, Mrs. James H. Robinson and Mrs. Will liam H. Booth make up the advisory board
 The Business and Professional Women's club which has very lately been organized here in New Britain with charter membership of A. has grown these last weeks to an enroll nent of 157 members. The program which the members, under the direc- ion of Miss Elizabeth Leghorn, chair nan of the program committee, have | is an active and interesting 'ne announcing a college extension curse in modern European history Ind lectures on current events by Col. nd # February and March.
 Miss Ruth Draper of Boston who s a gifted elocutionist has been en- ,aged by the club to give a recital t lere on April 26th.
 Miss Mary White Ovington who has | een the house guest of Miss Corinne \ 'acon of Lexington street has return l. q to her home in New York city. Miss \ )vington lectured at the A. M F. lion church Thursday evening" She old of the work of the National as- t ociation for the advancement of T olored people, of which she is one s iiss Ovington spoke at the Trinity I. F. church on Uncle Toms c a lecture which she e ave many times last summer on a h our across the continent. Miss Oving- V on is the author of Half Man." e Shadow" and Hazel" The latter is M delightful story for children. Hazel as been dramatized and presented at 1e Brooklyn Academy of Music. .,