New Britain herald., 1923-03-17

About 50 members of tho New 1 Britain club turned out last evening | for the first in a series of three New
 Britain Club Nights" tho remaining two of which will be held next Fri
 day and the following Friday. Pool
 billiards. bridge and pitch occupied
 the attention of the contestants
 tournaments being held in each
 Lunch was served at 10'S0 marking
 the finish of the tournaments.
 At bridge there were six tables of
 players entered in progressive
 tournament. Prizes were awarded
 to A. G. Kimball, who got high score
 and Hartwell Taylor, who finished
 low for the evening.
 One table of pitch, with eight
 players. held forth for the evening
 and, when the smoke of battle had |, cleared, it was found that A. N. Abbe
 and James Stanley had qualified for
 the prizes, Mir Abbe getting high and
 Mr. Stanley getting the low.
 There were eight entrants in both
 the cowboy pool and billiard tourna-
 ments. II. c. Fernau finished in the
 winning bracket at pool, getting tho only prize for this tournament and A. l., Mackay losing to J. II. Kirk ham in the finals of the billiard match. Mir. Kirkham was awarded a box of cigars.
 A similar number of games will feature next Fridays event, and it is expected that there will be more members in attendance.
 "Nationalism" will be the topic of discussion at the meeting of the Co., lumbia University Extension class on Wednesday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the Central Junior High school.
 Misses Mary Gaffney, Anne OBrien, Nell O'Brien. Gertrude Dunay and Eva Coates entertained at St. Pat rick's bridge party on Thursday night at the Business and Profess sional Women's clubhouse. The rooms were tastefully decorated in green and refreshments were served Prizes were awarded to Caroline Young, Mary Smith, Grace Meehan, Catherine Kent, Grace Burns kath- leen Grace, Julie Dunn and Mary Garder.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the Business and Professional Wom- ems club held Tuesday evening, the following nominating committee was elected by ballot, to bring in the names of the officers for the com- ing year: Margaret Sheehan, chair man; Ruth Larson, Dr. G. Monks, | Mary Preissel and Ella Ferguson. Officers for the coming year will be elected the second Tuesday in April. | The following also entertained with | a minstrel show at the meeting: | Mary Meyer, Anna Nave. Abbe Daw- son. Zoe LaHar, Grace Hatton, Mill dred Anderson, Angeline Mccarthy, Dorothy Latham and Maude McCar- | roll.
 A large number of local Yale alumni are planning to attend the performance of the Yale Dramatic club Saturday, April 7. at the Hart ford club. The Playboy of the Western World" is to be presented under the auspices of the Yale Alumni Association of Hartford It is the first time in five years that the dramatic club has pre- 5ented a play in Hartford. There will be dancing after the presenta- ton.
 Members of the Stanley Works Girls club held St. Patrick's party | Thursday evening at the recreation 1 rooms of the office. Supper was served and an entertainment pre- sented. As guests of the club, Miss Angela Stiquel and Miss Kilbourne of he Fafnir office attended as did the ollowing young women from the Stanley Rule and Level office Misses Ielicia Kyle, Anna Johnson, Emma Josephine Durham and trace Brown. The recreation rooms were decorated in green and white.
 This weekend promises to be in { eed very gay and festive for the ounger set and their guests who ave come home from various schools , attend the dance which Benjamin Iawley will give at the Shuttle Mea- ow club this evening complimenting Tiss Virginia Hart, daughter of MT. nd Mrs. Walter Hart of Hart street. he club has been decorated with of bright colored spring overs. There are any number of { ouse parties in town and several inner parties will also be held this l tening preceding the dance. Mr. and ITS. Walter Hart and Benjamin Haw- | " will entertain at dinner at the art residence and MT. and Mrs. lsha Cooper will give dance party . their home on Vine street. Miss leanor Lowther of Dubuque, Iowa, \ iss Elizabeth Webb of Oak Park, o l.. Charles Conklin and Harold '' ichols of Yale university, all the r tests of Mir. and Mrs. Hart. Benja- f, in Hawley of Hart street is enter. $