New Britain herald., 1922-12-09

!, The New Britain Musical club an nounces the program for the Ross Ponselle concert to be held at tn, Fox theater, tomorrow, as follows: 1. Arla--"Pace, Pace Mic bio"
 (from "Forza del Destino'o
 ,.,..,....,...,. Verd
 Miss Ponselle
 2. |. Nel Cor Piu non mi sento,
 ,.,,..,....... G. Paisiello
 b, Danza Fanciulla. r. Duranto
 C. Stille Thranen ,.. .Schumann
 d. Chanson Norvegienne ....
 ......... Felix Fourdrain
 Miss Ponselle
 8. Canzone. ........ Max Bruch
 Mr. Refer
 4 Aria" "Ernani Involami" (from
 "Ernani') .........,... Verdi
 Miss Ponsclc
 5. a. Chants Russes ........ .Lalo
 b. Hungarian Rhapsodie, Pepper z MT. Refer
 G. a. At the Ball... .Tschaikowsky
 b. A Memory, .. Rudolph Gang
 c. The Piper of Love ...,.,..
 ............ Molly Carew
 Miss Ponselle
 MT. Romani Romani at the piano
 Box holders include MT. and Mrs. c. F. Bennett, Mir. and Mrs. Philip Stanley, Mir. and Mrs. William C.. Hungerford, Mir. and Mrs. Norman P. Cooley, Miss Mary and Miss Frances Whittlesey, Mrs. c. s. Landers, Mir. and Mrs. Arthur C.. Kimball, MT. and Mrs. William F. Brooks, Mrs r. l.. Hungerford, MT. and Mrs. c. l.. Pierce. Theron Hart and Mrs. Emile Andzulatis.
 When Winter Comes to Main Street. is the name of a volume on books and authors which has lately been published by the George H. Doran Publishing company. having been compiled by Grant Overton. The book which is, frankly, an advertise ment for Doran published books, is a guide for winter reading, containing lists of books by various authors, short sketches and interesting bits of the authors lives, and comment on their latest work. The title has been borrowed from two well known nov els, If Winter Comes" by A. s. M. Hutchinson, and Main Street." by Sinclair Lewis The volume is a ls- narkanly interesting one, containing much well-written subject matter its author being a former book reviewer and literary editor, today concerned with book. publishing.
  Miss Corinne Bacon, lecturer on book selection for libraries in the New York city and other library schools, will speak Tuesday afternoon, December 12, before the Woman's club of New Britain, amin the evening Of the same day she will address the Business and Professional Women's club. Miss Bacon's subject will be Some Recent Books Worth Read ing novels. biographies, histories and travel books will be mentioned and outlined, as well as q few children's books. Through the kindness of the New Britain Institute and the Dick il.son Drug company, many of the books talked of will be on exhibition at both clubs Printed lists of the book1' mentioned and a number of others of special interest will be dis tribu1nd to the club members.
 Mi Bacon is known as the com piler Wof the ".Children's Catalog,' of a list of about one thousand interest thousand books on sociology, and is, at present, working on fiction list of about two thousand of the best novels for public libraries. The club ex- tends an invitation for this meeting to all teachers and librarians who are Interested.
 Miss Elizabeth Robey of New York was the guest over last weekend of Mir. and Mrs. Isaac Russell of Grove Hill.
 Miss Martha Moore, who spent the holidays with her par sntsc, Mir and Mrs. F. A. Moore, of has returned to Vassar college, where she is a student. The talk which was given Tuesday ; afternoon in the Center church house, Hartford by Dr. Iva Scudder of Vel ore, India. was of great interest To- ally since Dr. Scudder is well known ,ere. Dr. Scudder talked on "Wom- ms Colleges in India," subject on which she is especially well informed, c IS she is at present head of the Wom- a ms Medical college in Vellore.
  In keeping with "The National Ed I Ication Week." which has been ob- I erved this week, American Educa- q iony was the chief subject discussed T t the meeting of the Nathan Hale f chool Parents and Teachers meeting \ Wednesday evening. In addition to I he chief theme of the evening, there \ ias an interesting program consist Ii ng Of selections by the High school rchestra, presentation of colors by he American Legion, patriotic exer- r ises by children of the sixth grade, a iolin and piano selections by George vesterman and Barbara Troop and ocal solos by Miss Marian Egan. i, Mrs. Herbert A. Leinhard of Golf rect, Maple Hill. entertained her ridge club at her home Tuesday N fternoon Prizes were won by Mrs e . A. Leinhard and Mrs. M J. Shonts. a he consolation prize was awarded to e, rs B. r. Damon.
 
 Mrs. Fortis Allis, former resident al New Britain. is visiting Mir. and f, ITS. H. D. Humphrey of West Main Ia rect. =,