New Britain herald., 1922-04-01
:: Social Notes :-::

'ourteehtn annual meeting Tuesda, evening at the Y. M. c. A., where f large attendance enjoyed the banoue and program, A business meeting al which officers were elected for tho coming year, and reports were read Treasurer J. c, Moodys statemen showing a good balance and Secre. tary w. E. fay's report member ship in the club of about 250 pre-. ceded the speaker.
 President Buell. B. Basscttc called the members attention to letter which Mir. Fay had read urging sub scriptions to the United Communit, Drive and then gracefully introduced the speaker, Dr. B. H, Baumgardt as "as versatile scientist as any who has come our way" Dr. Baumgardt a former officer in the Southern Cali. fornia Academy of Science and for five years Its president, spoke on "The Frontiers of the Universe" a subjec, which he treated with great skill founded on deep study, making with his words, the starry regions somewhat more comprehcnsible in their wonder and mystery.
 The club officers were elected as follows:
 President, Buell. B, Bassette; sec retary William Fay; treasurer. James c. Moody; chairman of the lecture committee, Professor Louis P. Shade; chairman of the civic committee, Miss Elizabeth Allyn chairman of the publicity committee, Howard A. Timbrell; chairman of the member ship committee, Miss Mabel Hubbard chairman of the social committee, Mrs. w. B. Montague chairman of the decorating committee, Miss Bessie Andrews; new members of the execu- tive committee, Miss Elizabeth Allyn, Mrs. John H. Kirkham and w. l.. Hagen.
 Miss Beatrice Reynal, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Louis Reynal of Grove Hill, and Miss Katheryn Swift, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Orlando Swift of Lincoln street. entertained live tables at bridge at the Shuttle Meadow club Wednesday afternoon for Miss Ber- nice Christensen of Briton, la, who Is the guest of Miss Reynal and also a class mate of Miss Reynal's and Miss Swifts at Bradford academy. The prizes went to Miss Florence Meade of Bristol, Miss Carlyn Kent of Huntsville and to Miss Elizabeth Irv- ing. Ice cream, little cakes and coffee were served.
 
 staged this evening at the Elks club when the Alpha Alpha sorority will give it's annual Easter dance. A num- Der of delegates from out-of-town chapters of the society will be in at tendance. Dancing will be enjoyed from 8 until 12 o'clock music being furnished by the Trinity Bacchana- lian orchestra The patronesses will be Mrs. Wells Foster and Mrs. Walter is Miss Amalie Traut, chairman; Miss Peggy Lewis and Miss Justine Traut
 On next Tuesday evening Miss Jane Manner will read plays from three of the best of modern dramatists, "The Man Who Married Dumb Wife" comedy in two acts, written by Ana tole France of the French Academy. The Hour Glass;" by w. B. Yeats, is morality play. The third play on the program is The Far Away Princess" by Her mann Sudermann. This reading is under the auspices of the College club and Mount Holyoke endowment con- mittee. The patronesses are Mrs. C. E. Mitchell, Mrs. Elisha Cooper, Mrs. James North, Mrs. Stanley Holmes, Mrs. Vim. c. Hungerford, Mrs. George Traut, Mrs. l.. Hoyt Pease, Mrs. J. H. kirkham. Mrs. c. J. White and Mrs. Louis P. Slade.
 Miss Margaret Lewis, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. B. w. Lewis of Harri- son street, entertained the A. A. girls most delightfully."- at tea this after noon for her guest, Miss Laura Dun ham of New Haven. Miss Dunham is a member of the New Haven chapter Miss Frances Williams daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Williams of Cor bin avenue, presided at the very at tractive tea table, the centerpiece of which was large bowl of yellow daf- fodis and white carnations repre- senting the A. A. colors, which arc gold and white.
 Miss Henrietta Svensk of 39 An irews street has gone to Milford for ] week to visit Miss Ruth Hurting.
 
 The annual costume ball of the l Hartford Artists club, which was held | ast evening in the Vayana studio on Pratt street, was a delightful success IS the costumes which the members md their guests wore were varied l md beautiful adding color and | ,harm to the scene. Mrs. Kenneth | Sloper of New Britain was on the | committee which arranged the ball.
  The members of the Epworth | eague of the Methodist church, Der in, are planning to present a one-act | play in Athletic hall on Friday eve hing, April z.
 sM1sS Ann Gregory Of New Haven IS he weekend guest of Miss Lillian ,leath of South Burritt street.
 Miss Elizabeth Barrett of Boston, Mass, is the weekend guest of Mrs. Andrew Parsons of Hamilton street.
 Mrs. John Aude, who has been mi in {1,o ,i,fn he y,,ifl l 'arents, MT. and Mrs. George Dyson # Harrison street, has returned to Ter home in Milwaukee.
 Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Kinsella and fir. and Mrs. Howard Parsons will haperon tho dance which the A. l.