New Britain herald., 1922-11-18


 Of the autumnal season was tha which MT. and Mrs. George Kohn O Tarmington gave Thursday evenin, at the Shuttle Meadow club compli menting Mir. and Mrs. Philip corbir Of Hackensack. N. J. The ball room was beautifully decorated witi quantities of cut flowers and ferns The guests were received by Mrs George kohn. Mrs. Philip Corbin. Mrs W. c, Hungerford Mrs F. War. Merriam, Mrs. Philip Stanley. Mrs Herbert Pease, Mrs. Harold Judd Mrs. Charles Parsons. Mrs. Howard Platt and Mrs. Howard Parsons while MT. Kohn, MT. Corbin, Mir. Hunger. ford. Mir. Merriam, Mir. Stanley, MT Pesse, Mir Judd. Mir. Parsons, MT Flatt and Mir. Parsons acted as ushers Preceding the dance Philip Corbir entertained the receiving party at C dinner at the club. Other dinner parties preceding the dance include Chose of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Bates MT. and Mrs. William Booth and Mir and Mrs. Maurice Stanley.
 
 The members of the Woman's club Of New Britain enjoyed an unusually Interesting meeting Tuesday after noon at the New Britain Institute Mrs Elisha Fl. Cooper. who was In charge Of the afternoons program, had arranged splendid exhibition of modern paintings about which Tru- man Fassett. a leading American artist, gave an instructive informal talk.
 This exhibition of paintings, which will remain hung at the New Britain Institute during next week. is worthy the great public attention 1t Is receiv- ing. The pictures are oils done by members of the Old Lyme Connecti- cut Art society, and are representa- tive group of paintings of the young American school, being principally outdoor scenes and still life.
 Guy Wiggins. through whose cour- tesy the pictures are being shown, is q young American painter, having re- gently been awarded the J. Francis Murphy prize for his picture The Quiet Valley" submitted to the Ma tional Academy of Designs, New York city. The Francis Murphy prize is given to the best landscape done by an American under forty-one years of age. It was through the effort of Truman Fassett that some of the work of Jonas Lie, also a leading painter of great promise, are being shown in this collection. Vonnoh, Everett Warner and Clifton Wiggins are some of the other exhibitors Both Mir. Wiggins and Mir. Lie are at pres tnt exhibiting paintings in the rooms Of the Women's City club, Beacon street, Boston.
 The exhibition has been open to the public since Tuesday, and will re- main so through next week. Each afternoon and evening there have been, and will be, members of the Woman's club acting as hostesses in the Institute. This week the follow ing ladies have helped: Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. c. Loomis. Mrs. Frank Traut; evening. Mrs. B. B. Bas- sette; Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Philip Stanley. Miss A. Vance; even- | ing. Mrs. J. R. Kirkham. Mrs. H. T. 1 Burr; Friday afternoon, Miss Mar garet Eddy, Mrs. Isaac Black; even
 
 ard; Saturday afternoon, Miss Dor othy Thomson, Miss Flora Humphrey; evening, Mrs. Ira Hicks and Mrs. I Marcus White.
 On Wednesday afternoon. Novem- Der 18th, Miss Florence c. Olson, daughter of Mir. Charles Olson of 174 | Jubilee street. became the bride of Elliott Peterson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson of 53 Kensington ave- nue. The ceremony took place at the Swedish Bethany parsonage and Rev. c. F. .Pih1 officiated. The double ring service was used. Miss Anna NJ. Ol- son, a cousin of. the bride, was brides main and Aver Peterson, brother of the groom, was best man. The bride was attired in a suit of navy blue broad cloth with beaver trimmings and hat to match. She wore a cor sage bouquet of bridal roses. The bridesmaid wore dark brown bolt via suit with beaver trimmings and hat to match. Her bouquet was of tea roses. After the ceremony a dinner was served at the Hotel Bond for the party. ! Next Tuesday evening at the Camp school auditorium under the auspices { ,f the Business and Professional l club Miss Harriet Wright { ,f New York city, will lecture on How To Tell Stories To Children" Miss Wright does not come to the , .ity unknown for she was for several ears supervisor of the childrens de- ,artment at the New Britain Insti- ute. She Is now interested in chill :. lren's work in one of the New York .ity libraries and has formed several :, lubs for children which are connect d with the library. New Plays from 7 )ld Tales was written by Miss :, Wright for use with her clubs and t has since been published by Mac lillian Co. a !. After the church supper served at Q ,e Berlin Congregational church ; 2 evening residents of Der II enjoyed looking over The Family ' lbum," in the Sunday school rooms e { the church. The pages of the me-honored volume were represent l by picturesque tableaux wherein erlin people played the roles of the , additional family relatives, to the ! iano accompaniment by Mrs. Damon. I quartet composed of Miss Olive | haw, Miss Brown, Walter Atwater P al |