New Britain herald., 1922-03-22


 efforts toward reconstruction since the war and the loyalty of the French for the Americans. She then took us to Scotland and brought that coun- try before us so vividly that we could feel the staunch qualities Of the Gov enanters who stand for the fighting spirit of old Scotland
 Mrs. Kirlham gave a charming description of places and people in Southern France, of convent life and of the old fortified towns. This after noon stands out in our minds as one | of the red-letter events of the year. "Our one meeting in December was planned and conducted by MT. w. F. Brooks This was very happy oc- casion filled to ovcrfiowing with the spirit of Christmas. The decorations were most artistic-the red candles and berries adding note of warmth and cheer.
 Mrs. Brooks spoke of the early Christmas traditions which are still cherished by us, and of our own con- ception of Santa Claus as the best loved of them all She read a whimsi- cal essay by Brothers called Christ mas and the spirit of Democracy" and urged the more frequent singing of Christmas Carols and greater popu- larity of the Municipal Tree.
 Mrs. Howard Horton accompanied by MT. Beebe, sang several beautiful Christmas songs and carols. Miss Greta Brown gave an interesting talk on the books of the year which was of assistance ot those seeking to ob- other red-letter afternoon-this also contributed by one of our own club members.
 Dramatic Ability Seen
 "The fact that there is much dramatic ability in our club was demonstrated on the afternoon of January when several club members under the directions of Mrs. Clarence Bennett presented the play "Tickless Time" A more amusing situation and a more skilful cast would be hard to find and the club is thoroughly appre- ciative of the many hours of labor given by each one who took part.
 We arc always interested in pro- gress along educational lines, and we gained much information from the lecture given by Dr. J. Crosby Chap man of Yale University His subject was "The Significance and Measure ment of General Intelligence" He ex- plained that Binet tests which are be- ing given in many schools of the country at the present time in order to ascertain the proper grading for pupils. .1rhis was an open meeting and the interest of the audience was sh own by the pertinent questions ask ed and the general discussion which followed the lecture.
 Tt was a great disappointment to learn that Mrs. Vernon Kellogg who was to have lectured on January 31 would be unable to come. After sew eral failures in securing a speaker al such short notices, we were finally , successful in obtaining Prof. M. Aller . of Trinity college who lectured on
 "The Gbb-Tide of Modern Drama. Prof. Allen gave the history of the stage from the earliest attempts down } to the present day and assured us that , we are now enjoying the best drama l since the time of Shakespeare.
 } "A delightful musicale was given or 5 the evening of February z when we listened to Mrs Maurice Milcke in g ) number of appealing songs, and tt } Miss Frances Parker in several at tractive piano numbers. These two artists are always sure of a warn } welcome in the Woman's club "The most unique program of the year was presented on February 2' : in the form of Current Event Mag azine-with Mrs. H. E. Humason, edi f tor-in- chief. She was assisted by Mrs l E. A. Moore and Mrs. w. P. Tryon
 associate editors and Miss Cornelis l Cham berlain, fashion editor. Nearly 3 every article in the magazine wa: : written and read by some member o1 . the club and much time and carefu : thought had been given by the editor