New Britain herald., 1924-05-03

Alice Frances Norton Clarke, to Bur rtt Alaric Root. son of Mir. and Mrs G. E. Root of Golf street. Maple Hill
 Miss Clarke is a graduate nurse, hay
 ing trained at the New Haven Gen.
 eral hospital. Mir. Root who is z
 graduate of Northeastern college, i,
 connected with the Fuller Brush com.
 pany. Hartford.
 Mrs. NJ. J. Shonts entertained the
 Maple Hill bridge club at her honS on Stuart street Tuesday afternoon
 Mrs. J. T. Powell, Mrs. F.. E. Proud man and Mrs. B. J. Hubert won the prizes.
 The May Breakfast which the Busi- ness and Professional Women's club gave Thursday morning was an es- pecially successful one as it was att tended by about sixty guests. In &C., cordance with the spring festival the club rooms were attractively decor ated with May flowers. Miss Anne Nave and Miss Mary Meyer were in charge of the arrangements. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Martini of Daily avenue have announced the en- gagement of their daughter. Miss Rose Martini, to Charles W. Grombeck of Maple Hill avenue, Maple Hill. The members of the New Britain Lions club are looking forward with pleasure to the district convention of Lions clubs to be held in Providence, k. l.. on Wednesday. May :. It is expected that number from the local club will motor to Providence for the meeting; among them being William Goldthwaite, Charles Bence, James o'Brien and Robert Vance.
 Mrs. Elisha Cooper gave a delight- fnl luncheon at her home on Vine street Tuesday afternoon in compli-' ment to Miss Dorothy Thomson. Aft CT luncheon Mrs. Cooper's guests played bridge, the prizes being award ed to Mrs. c. F. Stanley, Mrs. E. M. Hayden and Mrs. W. coholan.
 
 Mrs. John II. Schaffer has returned from Boston, Mass, where she has been visiting for the past four weeks.
 Miss Theodore Machado of Holyoke. Mass, and Jack Calhoun of Spring | field spent last weekend with Mir. l and Mrs. Roger Whitman of corbin | avenue.
 The engagement of Miss Marian C. | Beach and James Graham Cochrane | was announced at a tea given Thurs ! day afternoon by Miss Elizabeth lSg- horn, Miss Mildred Barrows and Miss Josephine Rathone. at the Business | md Professional Women's club. Miss Beach is a critic teacher for the state normal school here: while Mir. Coch- one, who is the son of Robert Coch- 'ane Of Lenox place, is connccted with he F. & F. Corbin office.
 
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Corbin of Boston, Mass, who formerly lived in icw Britain, have been visiting in and have spent some time with friends here.
 A birthday party was given last tight at the home of Robert F.. ono- ato of si2 South Main street in onor of his twerftieth birthday. 'ancy dancing was featured by the |, kisses Rose Glynn and Gloria Dery. | buffet lunch was served to about a 5 couples and dancing enjoyed 10 Z ie music of radio numbers. I Mrs. Buel B. Bassette Of Emmons V lace will leave town Monday to visit I CT daughter, Miss Ruth Bassette, in ' oston, Mass. A The Woman's Hospital board which C SO actively interested in the well Ire Of the New Britain General hos- c tal, through its membership conn Il ittee. has announced its annual mem 4 ,rship drive. The committee, of r hich Mrs. Frank Traut is chairman. F planning a busy few weeks until N ay 15 when. it is hoped, the prcs- E t large membership of the board F ll be renewed, as well as many new H embcrs added. As there has been c me misunderstanding about the cs ard year the committee states that fh is from October 10 october. Hence. N renewed and obtained so w are for the year october 1928 to l, .tober 1924. ca
 dr Elaborate decorations augmented W
 electrical effects, catchy music ar lyed by the Rexmere club orches- liC ! and the introduction Of distinc- al e novelty dances combined to G' ike the annual junior promenade ne the senior high school. last eve th ig. an event long 10 be remem- Ill red.
 The event started shortly after s th lock when the couples filed into VI hall to be received by the patrons ri' patfonesses on the reception an They were impressed h the decorations of pink and a ite which blended appropriately ini h the many attractive gowns worn Lii the young women in attendance. in electrical display also added color the already pretty ball room. liter the preliminary exercises the i, ices begun. The Rexmere orches- .n, played for The occasion, and ., ir offerings were a decided hit ~ h the dancing couples. Towards
 end Of inc dance the couples were en sireamers. and gayety was the figure. They danced as its y threw sireamers from place 10 em ce until they could hardly see any tos in the shower of color. During refreshments we're pro- sd fhe rIasses Cir