New Britain herald., 1922-11-04

Prom Nursery Rhyme to Grown Up Time" is the title of the exhibit for Children's National Book Week, which opens in the children's room of the New Britain Institute on Novem- Der IS. This year, as usual, any num- Der of new titles will be found on the tables as well as the famous old classics such as Little Women" Lit tie Men, From Sawyer" '"The Old Curiosity Shop" and David Copper field."e
 Miss Elizabeth Wainwright is in charge of the, exhibit. Miss Vain wright is supervisor of the children's library and has had possibly more complete opportunity to understand what children like to read and why they like to read it than most people in town.
 There are nursery rhymes, picture books, true story books, fables and fairy tales to delight the tinyftots For the older young person there are any number of fine books to choose from including Bible stories, games and oc- equations, stories that might be true
 
 CT boys and girls, stories of school and college life, Indian books, ami nal stories, art and music, plays for children, stories Of real people, his tbrical and geographical books, stories of boys and girls in foreign lands, patriotism and citizenship, poe try, etc, clear through long list of Boy Scout books.
 This exhibit had been held annual ly for several years at the New Brit ain Institute as well as in many other libraries in other cities, and proved so helpful in helping mothers and fath- CTS and grown-ups to select the right books for children that in 1920 it was made almost nationwide exhibit.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Humphrey of Lincoln street quietly observed their thirtieth wedding anniversary at their home yesterday. Mrs. Humphrey be- fore her marriage was Miss Mary Gray Robertson of Waterbury. Mrs Humphrey is vice. president of the Traut & Hine Manufacturing Co. Mir. and Mrs Humphrey have three chill dren, Miss Eunice Humphrey. who is student at the University of. Mich- igan; Virginia, who is at the Junior High school, and Ernest, Jr., who is at the Lincoln school.
 The Woman's club of New Britain heard very interesting lecture at the First church chapel on Tuesday last, when Miss Mary Sandal of New York city lecturer on psychology, ad- dressed the meeting on "The Great Gift" She described the develop ment of man, of the brain and of in tellect in her talk. Following the lecture the hostesses for the afternoon served tea.
 Miss Mary Taylor Blauvelt, who is giving a series of Current Events lec- lures here this season under the aus pices of the Woman's club, has chos- en as her subject this week "The Po- titical Situation in the United States, England and Italy" The class will meet on Tuesday, Nov z. in the First church chapel.
 Miss Margaret DiNonno, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Emanuel DiNonno of Franklin square, was given a miscel laneous shower on Monday evening at the home of Miss Rose Scavillc of l Arch street Miss DiNonno is to be- come the bride of Joseph Scocco on Monday, November 6,
  Miss Catherine Coffey, who is to enter St. Francis Training school for Nurses on Monday, November 6. wus given a farewell surprise party on Monday evening by several of her friends at her home on Cottage Place. Mrs. Gertrude Twiss ond her sister, Mrs. Grace Harrison, entertained sev- eral friends at the home of Mrs. Twiss at Halloween party on Tuesday evening. Decorations were carried out in orange and black.
 Mrs. Laurence Southard of Berlin gave a luncheon bridge at her homo on Wednesday.