New Britain herald., 1922-02-18

At about Inc time the New Britain general hospital was started there was organized Woman's Hospital board, to help in the institntion's direction and management Mrs. c. r. Merwin of New Britain. in 1900, was the first president of this association which has so generously aided the hospital with its earnest spirit Of cooperation, as well as with its splendid financial support, during tho years of the hos pital's establishment and growth
 Today, although the hospital Is a well established institution in New Britain, it still has the thought, care md support that the womans board has always given IL and as usual, this year the members of the board who number about 50a have given, and are giving, unsparingly of their time and effort, The work Of the board Is as far reaching as it Is efficient since it looks after the linen and sur gical dressings, sees that the free bed fund is kept up, does whatever il can for the comfort of the nurses as well as for the patients and so on, end lcssly and tirelessly.
 Mrs. George w. rraut is president of the board this year Mrs. A. c. Mckinnie. first vice president; Miss I.ettie Leonard. second vice president; Mrs. Charles Merwin, third vice -presi- dent; Mrs. William F, Atwood, secre- tary and Mrs. George Rapelye, treas urer Mrs. William C. Hungerford is chairman of the auxiliary committee, Mrs Arthur II. Harrop, of the mem m mi ch CT of the nurses, Mrs. Joseph K. An drews. of the linen. and Mrs, Herbert Mills of the surgical dressings.
 Angelo Patri, principa of one of the public schools of New York city, and writer of note. will speak at the Center church house in Hartford Wednesday evening. under the aus pices of the Connecticut League of Women Voters
 Miss Miriam Mouat, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Laurence Mouat of Grove Hill. entertained the A. A. alumnae Thursday evening in honor of Miss Mildred Meisner of Berlin, who is to sail Tuesday for Paris on tHt ~ hp'
 Miss Frances Hickey of Berlin is the house guest of Miss Elizabeth Kim ball. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur kimball of Lexington street, over the weekend.
 The Hartford Smith college club will give a bridge party at the Hotel Bond next Saturday afternoon Sev- eral people from New Britain arc planning to attend.
 Dugald McMillan entertained the buyers of the various departments of the D. McMillan Co. al dinner at his home Tuesday evening. Mrs Harvey C. Kingsley of Bassett street will be the guest of her son, Stuart. of New York city for the coming week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mulligan of Lincoln street attended the Valentine dance which the kiwanis club gave in Hartford Tuesday evening.
 Miss Virginia Leland. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leland of Hart street, will return tomorrow to Miss Dows school at Briarcliffe Manor New York Miss Leland is an in structor in music at the school. She has been home the past week re- cuperating from an attack of in fluenza
 Mrs. Frederick Hart of kensington avenue gave a silver tea nt her home for the benefit of the Sunshine Eociety on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John Erickson poured. ..
 Mrs. C. H. Norris of Grove Hill eu- tertained at bridge Thursday after noon,
 Mrs l. Knapp of Vine street F snending the weekend in New York city.
 Mrs. Clifford Chamberlain has re turned to her home in Boston after having spent the past week visiting her mother. Mrs. R. w. Egan, o Court street.
 
 Mr. and Mrs John Andrews anc daughter, Irene, of Bassett street, arc visiting friends in Bridgeport over the week end.
 Mrs. Lester Schiller of Waterbury k the guest of her mother, Mrs. Rober Martindel, of Hamilton street,
 The Woman's Home Missionary so cety of the Trinity M F. church helc a sewing session in the church Tues day afternoon
 Mrs Howard Humphrey of Russei street will leave on Monday for TIo Springs. Arkansas.
 Miss Corinne Bacon of Lexington street has returned from short sta, in Naugatuck.
 Kenneth Relyea of New York, for merly of this city, is visiting relative in town over the weekend.
 Miss Harriet Reynal, daughter 0 Mir and Mrs. Louis Reynnl of Grow Hill, will spend the coming week fl New York city, where she will be th' guests of Miss Marjorie Baldwin daughter Of Mir and Mrs. Carlisle Baldwin of Forrest street, who is | student at the New York school o Physical Training.