New Britain herald., 1922-11-01
B. AND P. W. HAVE
 MODERN CLUB HOUSE
Booth House Renodeled and to Be
 Opened for Inspection

I Taste combined with beauty and simplicity, mark the new club house of the Business and Professional Wom- en's club, which will be thrown open for inspection at an "open house" on | Friday evening. The club house is what was known as the ''old Booth house." adjoining the library on High street, and has been leased by the club following a thorough remodel | ing.
 1 25O Members in Year. | The club was organized about n year ago with 75 members. Today 1t has 2b0 members. For q short time l after its organization meetings were | held in the Chamber of Commerce 1 rooms The membership consists en- tirely of women and girls who are self-supporting,
 Early last winter the club officials decided there should be place in the | city for girls to spend their leisure time evenings, and movement was | started towards obtaining club house. Various committees were as- signed to raise funds, and so sue cessfully did they work that the wom- on now have modern club house, richly furnished, with a three year lease and the privilege of purchasing the building in case 1t ever is offered for sale.
 The Club House. The building has hardwood floors throughout. Large open doorways with hanging portieres. The lower floor consists of two large social rooms, a library, dining room, kitchen and pantry. The colors employed in the decorating and furnishing of the social rooms are brown and old blue. The larger pieces in these rooms are in golden brown velour and the other pieces in wicker with old blue uphol- stery. The hangings are of striped silken material in tan, old blue and dull rose. There also is a baby grand piano.
 The Library. The library is furnished in mission and brown leather with brown silk poplin hangings. In this room and the social rooms the pictures are copies of some of the newer works of Maxfleld Parrish and of the modern ist Fox. Perhaps the most attractive of any of the rooms is the dining room. which has been fitted up as a tea room. The color scheme used in the decorating of this room is yellow and blue. There are several small tables and splint- bottomed chairs, painted in straw color with blue trimmings, and the hangings are of gold -colored silk over net. On the walls are Oriental pastels, done in colors which harmon ize with the decorations.
 Upper Floor.
 The upper floor contains five sleep- ing rooms and two baths. One of the sleeping rooms is reserved for the housekeeper and the others are oc- cupied by members of the club. These rooms are comfortably furnished and attractfvely decorated, the haneings being of cretonne blending with the walls and furniture
 Members of the house furnishing committee are as follows: Misses marguerite Tracy, Helen Phillips, Ab- bic Dawson, Corinne Erickson and Marion Campbell. This committee is responsible for practically all of the furnishings
 Dance on Friday. Nov. 10.
 silver committee, of which Miss Anna Nave is chairman, will hold a dance, Friday November 1o to raise funds to complete the dining rooms furnishings.
 The officers and board of directors of the club will compose the recep- tion committee at the ''open house" and an invitation has been extended to the general public to call and i'm spect the rooms. Officers and exec utive members are as follows
 Dr. KinselIa Is President.
 pr. Gertrude J. Kinsella, president; Mildred c. Weld, vice president; S. Helen Phillips, treasurer: Mary E. Curtin, secretary; Josephine Crawley, corresponding secretary; directors, Ruth Grocock, Anna Nave, Ella Fer guson, Elizabeth Leghorn, Anne B. Pomeroy Grace Clatfey, Katherine A. Minor, Anna Goldsmith and Mar guerite Tracy.
 Refreshments will be served during the evening.