New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-24

Some OF the members from the
younger set IN town attended the bal
masqne % the Hartford AT school
which was held al the Art school on
Collins street Ia Hartford, Thursday
evening. Three rooms were used for
dancing and these seFe attraetiveiy
done, one In bird panels, one IN Coz
ionisl panels and another In japanese
panels, Mrs Howell Cheney of
Manchester, Mrs, Charles Beach,
Miss Julia IlayeFmeyeF, Miss Elisa
beth Stevens. Miss Grace Piimpton
and Mrs, LEWIS Parker were the pat
ronesses, The Judges were Dr. and
Mrs, John Pierson, Miss Rachael Me-
knight y, Bogg, and Aunzio YayaRa,
who awarded the prizes, which were
vanity eases 10 the two girl winners
and cigarette eases 10 the two men
wearing the best costumes, Miss
Ebba Rossen, daughter OF Mr., and
Mrs, g, y, Rossen OF Harrison street
was chairman OF the committee in
charge, She was assisted by Miss
Barbara Seymour. Miss Grace Libby
and Miss Florence Mouat, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Laurence Mouat of
Grove Hill.
The Emma Hart Willard chapter.
u. A. u. met Thursday and elected
delegates and alternates 10 attend the /
national ID, A, II, congress, which is |
To he held In Washington in April.
Airs. George II, Dodd. regent OF the
chapter and Mrs. Elizabeth Wlekwire
will attend as delegates. Mrs, T. C.
Hodgson and Miss Ellen Moore will
attend as alternates. The state con-
ference Is to be held in Bristol. March
9th and 10th. Mrs =, N. cowles act
Ing regent and Miss Elizabeth Wick
wire will attend as delegates and Mrs.
w. II. Meagley and Mrs, T. q. Hodg-
son will attend the conference as al
ternatcs.
About eighty members attended the
banquet which the Senior department
of Trinity Methodist church Sunday
school gave last evening at the
church. Mrs. John J.. Davis. Miss
ransy Bush and tho Audio Novelty
orchestra entertained with several de-
ightful musical numbers Harry G.
Hancock. superintendent OF the senior
department. spoke on the value of
publicity TO the department and out
ined plan for more systematic
method Of checking up attendance.
At a card party given by Miss
Mabel Rice last evening at her home
on Columbia street, the engagement
Of her sister, Amy Louise. to Harry )
W. Dreyer OF Brooklyn. N. Y. was !
announced. Miss Rice is graduate ,
If the Methodist Episcopal hospital
n Brooklyn, class OF 1921. Mr..
Dreyer is a graduate of Stevens In
titute. Hoboken, N. j.. class of 1917. {
The prizes were awarded to Mrs. :
:. D. Slingman of Mt. Vernon. N. Y. :
Hiss Lillian Mitchell and Miss Alice T
anderson. The color scheme was
link. A buffet lunch was served.
Announcement has been made of |,
he engagement of Miss Agnes McCar- {
by Of Meriden to Lester b. Williams
T this city. The wedding will take
lace in the spring. v
Mrs. John Dixon of Mason Drive
the Amaranth Sewing So
iety at her home at dinner Tuesday "
vening. d
Miss Agnes Crowley and Miss Olive f,
ri o~f,. |
ay evening at the Business and Pro- u
,ssional Women's club rooms on d
Ugh street to raise funds for the RI
enefit of the club. There were ten Ell
.bles playing.
Miss Corinne Bacon on Lexington al
rect will give a lecture at the Bust oil
,ss and Professional Womeu's club CT
Tuesday evening. February 27th. HI
ISIS Bacon has chosen for her sub tn
ct Some Interesting Biographies" vi
pr
Miss Helen Gates OF the New Brit az
n Institute has been spending the
st few days at her home in East
ampton, Conn. tel
da
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Atwater en- ia
-tained about fourty friends at their SCI
me on Wallace street Thursday III
ening in honor Of Mrs. Atwater's aii
.thday. The house was attractiSely
corated in red, white and blue.
an
Mrs Stanley H. Holmes gave a ~
~ interesting talk on Better Co ~
Grafton Between Parents and Ne
achers," at meeting of the Moth D.
and Teachers club which was go
Id on Monday afternoon at the