New Britain herald., 1924-04-05

at their home on Andrews street We'd
 nesday evening. Charles Crawford Gorst. ''The Bird Man" gave an interesting lecture
 Wednesday evening at the Central
 Junior High school auditorium under
 the auspices of the Central Parents and Teachers association. Mir. Gorst's entertaining program included music,
 bird songs, paintings, humor. narra-
 tive, action, vivid description, poetry
 and philosophy. MT. Gorst has ac-
 quired the reputation of being the perm.er imitator and reproducer of bird songs in the United States. He
 has at his command 500 songs of 200 birds.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank H. Johnston and daughter. Miss Agnes Johnston of
 West Main street who returns next
 week from a trip through the Car ibbean were entertained a great deal by the consular people in Buenos Aires and Rio De Janeiro. Mir. John- ston was one of the speakers at the 1 luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce held in Buenos Aires on March 18th.
 Mrs. John Trumbull and daughter, Miss Florence Trumbull of Plainville, are spending the weekend in New
 York city.
 Richard HouseA son of Mrs. A. W House of Lennoy Place, returned
 Wednesday to ESDter Academy after
 pending his spring recess in town.
 Miss Dorothy Case, daughter of
 IT. and Mrs. Edwin Case of Forest
 rect, returned Tuesday to the Bir.
 ningham school after spending her
 .aster vacation in town.
 Mrs. F. J. Porter of Lexington street and Mrs. Maxwell Porter oi West Main street entertained delight fully at luncheon and bridge Wed nesday at the Shuttle Meadow club in compliment to Miss Dorothy Thom- son. Mrs. Maurice Tease, Mrs. A. H. Abbe, Mrs. H. C. N, Thomson and Miss Dorothy rhon,oon won the bridge prizes.
 Mfr. and Mrs. l ?. Porter of Lex ington street sailep today on the & S. George Washington for Italy and southern France where they will spend about two months.
 Mrs. Roger Whitman of Corbir avenue has returned from a short stay in New York city.
 Ernest Griswoid, son of MT. and Mrs. Alfred H. Griswold of 75 Francis street, entertained members of the Mohawk football team and other friends at a stag party at his home on Tuesday night Among the out of town guests present were Charles F. Mitchell of Waterbury, Wallace Mei- win of Boston, Massachusetts. And Hurlbut Griswold, a student at St. Stephens college.
 One of the prettiest socials of the winter was the leap year dance given by the Alpha chapter of the Delta Chi sorority at Norden's Bungalow last Thursday evening. The hall was attractlvely decorated in color scheme of blue and white. The Rex. mere club orchestra furnished the music for dancing which last from until 12 o'clock. The affair, which was the first given by the sorority, was a success in every way.
 The committee in charge deserves much credit for the excellent way in which they took care of the dance and its success was the result of their efforts. It consisted of Katherine Hart, chairman; Frances Kasprow, Meehan. Doris Kilbourne and Genevieye Ryan. The patrons and were Mir. and Mrs. J. Kas. prov, and Mir. and Mrs ". Homen
 The Pi chapter of the Alpha Iota Epsilon fraternity announces the coming of It's annual Easter dance to be held at the Burritt hotel. The af. fair will be held on April 22, and dancing will be from until 1 o'clock. Music will be furnished by the Bac- chanalian orchestra. William Began Is chairman of the committe in ,harge.
 Miss Caroline Savage and Miss Katherine Minor of Berlin left Thurs lay for Washington, D. C.
 Harold Rossberg of Vine street has ( to the Phillips Exeter Acad- ! my after spending his spring recess 2 n town.
 Mrs. D. A. Dickerman of Walnut ? treet entertained at her home Wed lesday evening for Mrs. Karen Olson, n honor of her 72nd birthday.
 Mr. and Mrs H. C. Thomson have . announced the engagement of their . laughter. Dorothy, to Parker Abbe. V on of Mrs A. Howard Abbe of vinc 1. treet The engagement, which is Of :, 'reat interest to local people. was made known on Monday at . delight |, ui luncheon given by Mrs Thomson s, { her home on Lexington street Miss c' thomson graduated from Smith col F sge in 1917. while Mir. Abbe is - radusts of Yale, class of 1908. Mir. N bbs is owner and manager of the n bbe Hardware store here. As yet nc \, ate has been set for the wedding. N,
 
 Mir. and Mrs. ". P. Crabtres of incoIn street left this morning for ew York city.
 Mrs. C. Greenstein entertained the le tuesday afternoon bridge club st the VI urritt Hotel that day. Prizes were st