New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
ACTIVITIES AND PERSONALITIES OF THE SOCIAL WORLD :
CLUB ACTIVITIES

home on Russell street Monday eve ming 10 the December meeting Of the New Britain College club, Mrs, Doug las A. Johnston. president There were 46 members present and 9 new members were taken Into the organ ization including Miss Anne Bar deck. Mrs Margaret Payor, Miss Elizabeth Beye, Mrs. w. s. Rowland l Miss Katherine E, Cotton. Miss Jen- nie Hendricks Mrs, J. c. Loomis, Mrs ". A. McCristy and Miss Loretta Alling
 Miss Camp was assisted by Mrs Stanley H. Holmes, Mrs, Louis B slade, Mrs, Amy c. Guilford. Mrs. Russell II Hubbard. Mrs, Minnie McAuley and Mrs, Francis Clark.
 Following a business session Mrs, Emory Corbin sang very delightful " three Christmas songs. Boy hood. Christmas Cradle Song" and Holy Night
 Rev. Theodore Ainsworth Greene, pastor of the First Congreg gauonal church vas the principal speaker Of the evening He spoke on Christmas Symbols He drew lessons from the fir tree which promises better times after the Christmas season has been learned; Santa Claus a spiritual reality and a force for good In the community this gyrnbol being the one giver who never expects a gift in return; the star, to be sought .ter as the Wise Men sought after it. and tho child, whose importance we really need holiday season to emphasize since the children Of to- 1 day are the real leaders Of the new world Of the future.
 Under the direction of Mrs. War ren Blodgett 7th and 8th grade boys and girls Of the First Congregational church school gave a dramatic sketch entitled, The Brotherhood of Christ" This concluded their part as demonstration class in the institute under the auspices Of the New Britain council of religious edu- cation which has been held on the last for Monday nights, The parts were taken by Eleanor Hine, Doro- thy Zwick, Robert Booth, MerTi
 Hobart, Edward Scott. Allyson Her man, John Blake. Ruth Conner Alice Randolph. Betty Weiant Marion Larson. Helen Messenger Lois Clark Thelma Kitson.
 After the dramatic sketch, tn
 teachers and parents attending th'
 institute heard Miss Margaret For ter of the state normal school giv' her concluding lecture on th'
 Psychology of Childhood" Goo
 interest has been mainta!net throughout the series led by Nils Porter. The discussions have bcel practical and have carried th mark of authority because of Mis- l Porter's wide experience in teach ing and in training teachers.
 Sixty eight persons have regis s tered for the institute this year. :, Miss Eunice Humphrey, daughte of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Humphre
 of Lincoln street will give q Christ
 mas tea at her home Monday attel noon. December 18th from 4 to
 o'clock to the members Of the Ne q Britain College club and the men . bcrs of the Junior College clu D. which is composed of high scho'
 girls who plan to enter college. U The next meeting of the New Brl' ' ain Womans club, president, MT Il John Loomis, will take place 0 A Tuesday, December 29th in s t Marks parish rooms. Charles Thef
 dore Carruth of Cambridge, Mass
 will talk on Domcnico Ghirlanda- ' and the Medicl Court MT. Ca, ruth comes here through the cou > ,csy of Mrs William F, Brooks, MT : i' Elisha Cooper and Mrs. Charles :, Mitchell.
 U On Wednesday, December SOt ~ the Plainville Woman's club W
 hold its annual Christmas party ., the home Of Mrs. J. Howard L |, Held.
 4~ New Britainites are much intf
 ay,ed in tho visit Of Cops and Bell .. he Williams College Dramatic CT l I3 which comes to Hartford on Decel ,n ,,, bcr 26th for the first tune in nun u bor of years. The performance Whl
 is to be Oscar Wi.de's The lmpol e anco Of Being Earnest will Do GlV at the Hartford club and is one = the leading social events on [ z, Christmas calendar. .'' The patroncsses for the occassi
 are as follows:-
 cs Mrs. Francis B. Allen, Mrs, C. 1II l.ancy Alton, Jr., Mrs. Lucius B' Bi .ir bour, Mrs. A. D. Barney, Mrs
 [. Bartlett. Mrs. Walter E. Batt'
 son. Mrs. T. BcIknap Beach, NJ he Frederick S, Belden. Mrs. Char he Sill. Mrs. Richard NJ. Bisseu, M .es C Brewster Brainard. Mrs. MorE
 B. Brainard, Mrs. Charles Britt
 Mrs. John H. Buck, Mrs. John K Bulkcley, Mrs, George F. Bu'kl E Mrs. Howell Cheney. Mrs, K, ig Cheney. Mrs William F. CoAk
 Yrs. Francis R, Cooley, Mrs. Ra'
 D Cutler. Mrs J. H. K. Davis, \ pm Leonard Dewing, Mrs. James Go ys. ,vin, Mrs. James L. Goodwin. \
 William E, Goodwin, Mrs. Art ,d- ". Gregory, Mrs. J. K Hami!t ,ts Jr., Mrs. Thomas Emerson Hapgo of Mrs N. T, Hazcn, Mrs. A. C, H
 hlcin, Mrs J. Enicott Hcwos, }
 Thomas HNwes, Mrs. Alfred rt- Hitchcock. Mrs Lewis Hodous, } his (. K Hubbard. Mrs, Edwin Y. Ju oin Mrs. Farwcn Knapp, Mrs k. A.
 ther, Mrs. Raymond Richards
 Ormand. Mrs Edwin M, Mar 2,r- Mrs. James Fay Newton, Mrs, R will son B. Oci'hy, Mrs Henry A. l .ith kias, Mrs. John r, Plumb, , -tjn Hnnry s Robinson, Mrs, Jos
 Slchs, Mrs George E. Sage,