New Britain herald., 1925-04-11

Mrs Dana Vibbcrts presiding at the
 tea table.
 1 Mrs. Alexander E. Houston of Berlin opened her home Wednesday afternoon to the regular meeting of the Woman's Aid society of the Ber- lin Congregational church.
 
 The members of the New Britain College club will hold a guest night meeting next Wednesday, April Is, at s o'clock in the evening in the parlors of the South Congregational church. Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton of Greenwich. Conn.,, is to be the speaker of the evening and will talk on Adventures in India"
 Mrs. Seton is a world traveller and big game hunter as well as a noted lecturer: she has just return cd from India, where she was en- tertained by Lord and Lady Read ing and no less than eleven ma haraiahs.
 The annual meeting and supper with the election of directors of the Y. W, c. A. took place in the main building of the organization on Wednesday evening.
 Receipts for the Y. w. c. A, for the past year were $42,295.49 and the expenditures were $43t535.93. The reports showed that $11,6OS.65 was received in the recent cam paign.
 The election of directors forsa three year term were as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Eastman, Mrs. W. P. Felt, Miss Flora Humphrey, Mrs. A. c. Kimball, Mrs. Philip E. Stan ley and Mrs. Frank l.. Traut. The following new directors were elect cd; Mrs. John s, Black, Mrs. liar old Judd and Mrs. E. B. Stone.
 The meeting of the Maple Hill Woman's club, held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cliff ton McKenna on Thomson street. was largely attended. The program of the afternoon consisted of an in- tcresting paper on Thoughts and Words" by Mrs. G. E. Root and several very delightful piano selec- tions by Miss Elinor Pond. Mrs. F. R. Hitchcock and Mrs, E, E. Austin assisted the hostess.
 The Canonicus branch of the In- ternational Sunshine society held its regular meeting Monday afternoon in the Methodist church with the president, Mrs. George Corbin, pre- siding. Plans were made 10 provide tho kitchen and dining room of the children's home with screens and screen doors.
 The Ncwington Garden club will meet next Thursday afternoon, April 16, at 2;SO o'clock at the home of Mrs. Loren NJ. Bancroft of Robbins avenue. Mrs. T. H, Cogs- well will assist.
 C. s. Bradley, Edmund Starr, (. B. Hance. Edward s. Lancaster and C. Reid Hudgins arc in charge of Inc ,oriSb sS,oror oDJ rrnt +n rptl,pr party which will be held at : D. m., on the evening of Wednesday, | April 9. Rev. pr. William Ross ! will talk on Explorations in Africa"
 The presentation Of Alicia Perks D." by the members of the Jolly Bunch" Of the Congregational . church, given Tuesday evening in l he community thcater under the . auspices of the Piainville group of 1 he Hartford county Y. N. c. A., | vas unusually successful. socially . md financially. All characters in . he play reached nearly the acme ,f perfection in their parts and the ,pecialty numbers including Miss Bronson. Soloist of the Hartford school of music and the act by the -wo colored characters, were es- oecially pleasing.
 The cast of characters follows: Randall Holbrook, a tired business man, Viola Spencer; Alicia HoI- brook, her ways make him tired, Elsie Evans; Perry porter of the 2iverbank apartments, Clara Strunz; Rebs Goldstein, whose motto