New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
CLUB EVENTS
College Club 10 Meet Mon day Evening With Mrs. Donald Bartlett.

ogy,' vas presented 10 the "oMans club Tuesday afternoon at g.. Marks parish house by Marcus White. prin- cipal Of the State Normal school.
 MT. White referred to the topic as the psychology Of the maga- zines, the street and the market place" and compared the present treatment ot t with that used number ot years ago, when flu- morous incidents connected with hahtual mind processes. misplaced association and Illusions were brought Into addresses on psycllol- ogy, as for example the learned pro- lessor, who from force Of habit. prepare. himself for bed. when ha takes off his collar, intending only to change it for q fresh one to meet an evening engagement.
 The American people as a whole are still a eullible audience, Mir. White said. and the same state or mind which in former days had faith in the promises made on the labels of patent medicine bottles to- day accepts the unwarranted claims ot many advertisements and the false assertions Of quacns and chariatans made in name Of pop | ular psychology.
 Mir. White warned his hearers asainst the dangers Of psychology in the hands of igncran. or unscrupu' ous persons.
 He defined perfect science as one which enables men 10 tor"'eii exactly what will happen. an illus 1 tra,ion being the science Of aStroh- 1 ony which can tall exactly what l uhenomena Will occur in such events i as tho eclipse Of the sun fe"
 years ago. All science. including 1 psychology. works toward that goal l of perfection. he said.
 The present popular psychology { deals with such subjects as !n,ell'- / esnce tests, mental telepathy. and 1 psyche analysis,
 MT. White spoke briefly o' 'N. ,sc of intelligence tests at 'h" Nor I maj school and ot their value m connection with knowledge Of the character. determination and adapt 1 ahilitv Of the persons tested.
 Psvcho- analysis has been develop | ei with the medical treatment or 1 nervous diseases and has in it greet possibilities for good as we'll as many | l,,enrs when in unwise hands. he i declared.
 The names Of 50 candidates for 1 r,anbership wera read by Mrs. t
 r Parker, 70 be voted upon at the annual meeting.
 1 Mrs. Henry T. Burr. chairman
 read the report Of the nominating ! committee, giving candidates for of- flee for the next year, as follows: President. Mrs. Lawrence Nouaf: | first yica-presldent, Mrs. r. R. Gil. patric: second vice-president, Mrs. K. M searle; recording secretary, i Mrs. A. R. Porter: corresponding secretary, Mrs. o. F. Parker: treas
 urer, Mrs. A. II. Harrop: assistant
 treasurer Miss Esther R. Stanley: auditor. Mrs. l.. s. Reynal. Mrs Donald Bartlett VIII open ile!
 home at PIP Lincoln street, Monoay
 evening at o'clock 10 a meeting
 of the New Britain College c'nh'
 Mrs, Leslie Thompson c, New Haven
 will speak on "Euthenics.' Mrs Clarence r. Bennett who conducts the weekly Current Events class or "Wednesday evenings at the
 Y W. C. A., reviewed "The Pluto
 crat,' Booth Tarkingtons latest ] hook which Is choice Of the Book of the Month club as one or the
 months best works. She gave re- 1 nort on "The End of the sixty l Ninth Congress" with its .ilibnstcr- 1 inc activities. This meeting comple'-
 ed the series of interesting weekly
 lectures given by Mrs. Bennett since 1 last October.
 Emma Hart. Willard Chapter, D.
 A. R.. of Berlin. will hold meeting Thursday afternoon, March IT. a'
 the Community House Of Northlns- ion Ridge. Mrs. Grant T. Wickwlrs
 will read paper on primitive
 Man-Hun'ing." The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs. Gold. Mrs
 Wickwire. Mrs. Ipson. Mrs. Good- rich and Mrs. smith.
 The New.ngton Garden club held
 it's annual meeting Thursday after noon at the home Of Mrs. William
 r, Wells at Robbins Station. The
 following officers wsrs elected:
 president. Mrs. Charles x. Russell;
 vice e-president. Miss Anna Kellogg;
 secretary: Mrs. Charles Luce; treas
 urer Mrs. D. NJ. Chichester.
 Tho Woman's club of Maple Ht!l
 held a successful all-day sewing
 meeting for the New Britain Gen.
 eral hospital Wednesday at the
 home of Mrs. Richard Hulhurt. Jr,
 on Stuart street Mrs. Huiburt was
 assisted by Mrs. NJ. J. Shonts. Mrs
 E. B. Proudman, Mrs. T. l.. Monier
 and Mrs. NJ. Nordstrom.
 The next meeting Of the active
 members of the New Britain Musi'
 cal club w!l, be held Monday eve.
 ming at the home of Mir. and Mrs
 Marcus Fleitzer. Coolidge street. | Is destined to be one of the mos