New Britain herald., 1922-05-13
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One of the most brilliant parties il some time was the May ball whicl was held at the Shuttle Meadow clul last Saturday evening. There wer, l5o guests to dinner with perhap another 100 dropping in for a danc, or Nmore during the evening. Sev eral large dinner parties preceded thu dance al the club and there were als' several smaller home dinner parties given. The club was very attractive ly decorated with huge branches 0 apple blossoms in the hall and ball room. In the dining room the man, tables were a lovely sight, each on' with a bowl of apple blossoms in thu center and a tall pink candle at cacf end with tiny pink favor baskets fol each guest. Out-of-town guests in cluded MT. and Mrs Wells Eddy O. Newington, Mir. and Mrs. G. F. kohr Of Pennington, MT. and Mrs. RicharG Lewis of Hartford, Mir. and Mrs. Ken meth Scarle of Berlin, MT. and Mrs Dewitt Sage of Bristol Mir, and Mrs F. C. Bowman Of Hartford, Mir. anG Mrs. Stanley Galpin of Berlin, Miss Sarah Schaeffer of Boston, Miss Heller Bowman of Lowville.. N. Y., Ronald Boardman Of Schenectady, N. r.. and Harry Adams Of Worcester, Mass Members taking guests included Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Bowman of Hartford Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Cooper, Mir. and Mrs. Howard Platt. Mir. and Mrs. l.. w. Young. Mir. and Mrs. w. l.. Hatch. MT. and Mrs. Stanley Galpin of Der lin, Mir. and Mrs Arthur Kimball, MT. and Mrs. John C. Loomis. Mir. and Mrs George F. Kohn of Farm ington, MT. and Mrs. H. A. Taylor. Mir and Mrs. Franklin Griswold, pr. and Mrs. NJ. A. kinsella, E. w. Err win and Stanley Hart
 The New Britain Choral society achieved an unusual success last Mon- day evening when they presented theater. Very nearly every seat in the theater was filled. The work Of SO large a chorus is noteworthy for It's smoothness. tone and delicacy of expression. Paul Althousc, in perfect voice, contributed much to tho sue cess Of the concert. Longfellow's Col eridge- Taylor 'Hiawatha's Wedding Wedding Fcats'' and Narcissus," :" Massenet. In the latter Josephine Simpson Koch sang the soprano solos in a pleasing manner. The Boston Festival orchestra furnished a splen- ddly trained musical background for an evening of rare musical entertain mcnt. E. F. Laubin, chorus conduc- tor. and John w. Crowley. orchestra conductor, handled their difficult posi- tions with much merit.
 Mrs. Maxwell Porter of Lexington street entertained four tables of bridge Wednesday evening for Miss Dorothy Smith and Miss Saruh Schaeffer of Boston. Mass, que sts of Mrs. E. NJ. Hayden of Harrison street.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur kimhall and children. Miss Elizabeth E>imball and Master Penn Townsend Jiimboll Of Lexington street, left this morning for Atlantic City and Hot Springs, Va. They will be away lbou. two weeks Mir, kimball will attend the annual meeting of the National Electric Light association.
 Mrs. Allan Bailey of Plainville en- tertained for Miss Marjorie Strong e the same place, on Monday evening at her home. Miss Strong will be the bride of Louis kreiger of New Brit ain.
 
 The wedding of Miss Anna Sullivan of Rockwell avenue and Arthur Ther- ron of Vermont took place Wednes- day morning at o'clock at St. Jo- sephs church.
 Miss Ina Carter, daughter of Me and Mrs. George Carter of Berlin, has returned from a visit of several months in Florida.
 MT. and Mrs. R. O. Clark and Mir and Mrs. Harold Clark of East Der lin have returned from a visit in New York city.
 Miss Ruth Prelie of Ellis street en- tertained Thursday evening at mis- shower in honor of her sis ter, Miss Eva Katherine Prelle. who will become the bride of Henry Bower of Schenectady in June.
 The brde-to- be was showered with many beautiful gifts of silver, china, cut glass and linens. Refreshments were served and several of tn >se pres ent favored with vocal and musical selections.
 Mrs w. L. Hatch of West Main street entertained at a luncheon bridge at the Waterbury Country club yesterday.
 Dr. James r. Faulkner. Harvard IS, is planning 10 attend the reunion of the Harvard Alumni at Boston, Mass, May IT, s and 1a.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Alderson Of .ake street have as their weekend guests Miss Dorothy Townsend of Brooklyn, N. Y., and her fiance, Ste ,hen Norhees, also of Brooklyn, Y. r. Miss Olive Littlehales spent last week -end with her parents, Mir. and Mrs Fl. A. Littlehales of West Main street. Miss Littehales is an instruc or in the public schools in Middle own. Ronald Boardman of Schenectady, \. Y, is visiting in town. of ID