New Britain herald., 1924-03-15

The primary interest of society al present is the annual Shuttle Meadow Club cabaret and 1t will center around that event for the next two weeks Rehearsals will start on Monday of next week and those taking part will be kept busy with rehearsals and costume planning until the night Of the cabaret which comes on Saturday March 29th. The talk of the younger set in town is Who is to be in the Carbaret? What part will they take? ?' Someone evidently will not tell and tongues are awag and curi- osity is at high pitch. Club members remember with what great success the cabaret was presented last year under the directorship of MT. and Mrs Arthur Kimball and Mrs. Howard Parson. With Mir. and Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Parsons in charge this year the affair will even surpass that of last year. Already table reservations are coming In at the club. several have planned large dinner parties and others will entertain only few guests. The party is really .'the thing" on the club calendar.
 Informal teas. impromptu bridge and Nah Jongg parties have added a bit of color 10 an otherwise rather dull week, with the exception of the Wednesday bridge at the Shuttle Mea- dow club and the Trinity benefit bridge at the Rurritt hotel this aft ernoon there have been no really large parties, due no doubt to the Lenten season, although the remain der of the season holds much in the way of entertainments for the phil authropic and charitable purposes, which will keep gaiety to the front despite the Lenten Hull. Next week will be given over almost entirely to the Hospital bridge, nearly everyone is helping in on way or another, mak- ing candy or salting nuts, selling tickets and buying tickets, which aft CT all is what helps most The affair will take on an air of social impor- tance and will be one of the largest parties of its kind ever held In New Britain.
 Members of the younger set will act as ushers and sell candy and nuts during the play. Quite number In town will be hostesses at dinners pre- ceding the evening play, some of them entertaining at the hotel while others prefer home parties.
 One of the first of the spring we'd dings will be that of Miss Helen Rackliffe, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Frank E. Rackliffe of Kensington avenue to Carl Mason, son of Mir. and Mrs. Carl Mason of Bristol, which takes place on Thursday afternoon, March goth, at the home of Mfr. and Mrs. Fred 0. Rackliffe.
 The Womans' club will hold its an- nual meeting on Tuesday in the First church chapel. Mrs. Carlos Holcomb will give n program of music through tho courtesy of Mrs. Frederick Hill.
 Mrs. R. J. Hubert of Robbins avenue, Maple Hill. has returned from New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Parsons gave dinner party at their home on Hart street last evening.
 John Belden Of Scuington Center has returned from Florida,
 Tho Womans Home Missionary so- ciety held an all day sewing meet ing Friday in the First church. Work was done for the Madurs hospital and iayettes were made. Mrs. w S. Roland was In charge of the lunch con served at noon.
 Mir end Mrs. J. Morgan Simpson Of Dallas, Texas, announce the mar riage of their daughter. Miss lone simpson 10 Howard Hooker Mitchell, son of Mir and Mrs. Frederick R Mitchell Of Washington street. The wedding took place on Monday in Dallas. Mir. Mitchell attended the | New Britain high school and Amherst university, The Emma Hart Willard chapter, | Daughters of the American Revolu- 1 ton. HiEll meet Thursday afternoon. | March goth. Mrs Wickwire will talk | on Current Events md Miss Emily | Brandegce will read paper. Mrs. W. H. Mearley will act as hostess for the afternoon.
 Quite number from New Britain will attend fhe Robert Kellogg Fri day morning musical at the Hotel Bond In Hartford next Friday morn ing at ii o'clock. This is the third |, in series of four morning musicales which have been given this season under the auspices of Robert Kellogg.
 Buell. R. Rsssette of Emmons Place Is at ormond Beach, Florida.
 | one hundred and thirty-tpo attend ed the annual banquet of the New Britain chapter of the American In- sfitute of Banking held Wednesday evening st the Burritt Hotel. The af- fair was one of the most successful of It's kind ever held by the chapter. F. r. Griffin of the Boston News bureau gave an interesting talk on "Economic of Today" He vas fol- lowed by Reverend Samuel F.. Fiske, pastor Of the Berlin Congregational .hurch who spoke on "yalues That Endure" The Cief Male quartet gave |, several entertaining selections. '
  Miss Flora Hine. Miss Myrtle Cn- Miss Louis Holcomb and Miss Josephine Miller are the com nittee iD charge of the A. <. and Phi i sigma sorority dance which is to be { 1eld at tbe Burritt Hotel on the z ,voning Of April 18th. II
 1 Miss Helen Rackliffs, daughter of (