Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1923-04-27
POMFRET

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"Wednesday.
Mrs. Bell, Harold Bell and Miss
Wilmerding are expected at Masha-
moquet Inn for the season.
Mrs. Charles Schall IS expected at
the Ben-Grosvenor on Tuesday 70
remain through the summer
Miss Hurley, public health nurse.
will resume her work May 1. All
calls viii be received az the Red Cross
roora. phone 1858. Westland Farm.
John Whitehead. who has had a
house in Putnam throughout the win
ter months. viii again occupy Mrs
Ferriday's home. Hall Farm. for the
summer.
Florence Gresvener, little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Grosvenor.
who recently suffered a badly fraetur-
ed arm, IS making excellent progress
towards recovery.
The eighth grade pupils of the
grammar schools motored TO Hartford.
Wednesday and made visits to the
Capitol and other places of interest
They were chaperoned by the teach
ers.
Joseph c. Grew. United States
Minister to Switzerland. who is the
official American observer at the
Lausanne conference is nephew of
Mrs. CORTLAND Hoppin and Miss
Eleanor J. Clark Of Pomfret.
At the close of the Rectory School
term, the Rev. and Mrs. Frank II.
Bigelow will remove 10 the reetory.
and "Greystoke" will be for rent for
the season. II is one Of Pomfret's
most attractive summer residences.
A very pretty shower and dance
was given TO Miss Mary Maher in
honor of her engagement to Harold
Nelson by her many friends in the
A. o. II. hall last Friday evening
April 20. The hall was beautifully
and tastefully decorated for the
occasion and over a hundred friends
were in attendance to enjoy the ex-
cellent music and old fashioned dane.
es to their hearts content Miss
Maher was the recipient Of many
handsome and useful gifts for which
she extended her sincere thanks in a
most charming manner. Refresh
ments of ice cream. CAKE and soft
drinks were served In abundance.
Major and Mrs. Thomas Davis. nee
Miss Eleanor Goodrich. are expected
in Pomfret during the summer Major
Davis, formerly of the British Indian
service, has been playing a leading
role this season with Elsie Ferguson
in THE Wheel Of Life" touring as
far as the Pacific Coast The play.
which has been great success. will
open in New York City. early next
season. Mrs. Davis has been on tour
with Major Davis throughout the sea
son.
With the approach of the first of
May many Of pomfret's summer col
ony are returning and before the
month has passed most of the regular
visitors will again be in residence. As
usual both Mashamoquet and the Ben
Grosvenor Inns are completely book
ed for the summer season. DIR. and
Mrs. Joseph c. Hoppin returned last
week TO the Middlebrook Cottage,
Ben-Grosvenor, and will remain there
until late in June when they will sail
/ for Europe to be gone until next
! Spring, spending the summer at AK
les Bains and next winter on the Nile.
/ Lawrence and Russell Perkins return
ed last week and have reopened 'Uf-
ton" for the season. Mr. and Mrs.
/ Arthur b. Lapsley have come up from
their winter home in Tallahassee.
+ Fla, and are in New York City They
win return to Pomfret next Tuesday
to open Fox Run Farm on the
t Brooklyn road. Mrs and Miss Elliot
are at present at the Hotel LenoX
Boston. and will come to Pomfret e
open Orchard House about May 10
Miss Marion Harvey, who has beer
spending the winter on the Riviera
will return late in May. DIR. and Mrs
Grosyenor Goodridge, who have beer
in Paris for the winter, are expected
at Mashamoquet Inn about June
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Lorilla~d, who hav,
been at the Ben-Grosvenor, and NOR,
recently at Newport with Mrs. Lori
llard's mother, Mrs. Hunter, will NOV,
into Canary Cottage next week. Mis-
Eleanor j Clark will come from Bos
ton next week to reopen LA Plais
anee" and Mrs. Randolph {. Clarl
is expected Later in the month Al
"Elsinore" DR.. and Mrs r. Morris
Murray VIII spend part of the lat,
Spring in Europe before coming I,
their home in Abingdon later in I'll,
summer. Dr. John c. Jay and Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Adams are ex
pected at THE Acorns" about MAJ
l20. Bark Meadow House will remair
closed until September when Mr. anC
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Kimball are expected e
return from Europe and reopen tn,
house for the fall season. Mr.. anc
Mrs Leonard Swain are expected e
come from New York and open then
house next week. Charles Field
Swain will close his house for ths
summer and be with Mr.. and. Mrs
Leonard Swain. Mr.. and Mrs. Morton
Otis, who are at their villa at Dinard
France, are not expected in Pomfrei
until late fall. Mr.. and Mrs. Vintor
/ Freddy are also expected later in the
summer although Elsie" the very
successful musical comedy in which
Mr. Freddy has a leading role in
New York City, is expected to run
through the summer months. Miss
Noyes arrived this week TO open Tops
field" for the season, closing her New