New Britain herald., 1929-09-28
GATHERINGS
Informal Home Parties Lead Social Gaieties - Supper Gatherings.

The subject of art is always of note and right now several local folks are showing a certain interest in the recently organized New Brit ain Art school. Armando D'Agostino is the director and at a tea held yes terday afternoon in his studio on Cedar street, which by the way is the old Hungerford barn, he greeted d number of prominent New Britain ties, among whom were Mrs. Frank Nibberts, Mrs. Athur Card, Mrs. M A. GrisWOld. Mrs William C. Hun gerford and her house guests. Dr. Lester Day and Mrs. Day, Mrs. How ard Parsons, Mrs. George Colt, Mrs. Buell. F. Basscttc and her daughter, Mrs, Wilbur Gilbert
 Mrs. Arthur Kimball presided at the tea table, a Colorful spot with it's softly gleaming samoVar and bril- liantly hucd autumn flowers. Her daughter, Elizabeth. was assisted in passing tea and cakes to the guests by Miss Virginia Humphrey and Miss Kathcryn Clark.
 
 On Monday the 7th Of October the first of this seasons contract bridge lessons take place at the Shuttle Meadow club. Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Boyden is again to have the class in charge and few who were mem 'bors last year have failed to sign up for the new course. Mir. and Mrs. Walter Hart head the list which in- Cludes. Mir. and Mrs. Rufus Hcmcn- way. Mir. and Mrs William l.. Hatch, Mir. and Mrs. William Bent ley, Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Goss. Mir. and Mrs. Harry Bates Mr and Mrs. Fred Searle, Mir. and Mrs. Maurice stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Young. Mr. and Mrs. George Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Hickey. Mrs, Frank Porter, Gleason Parker. Wesley Park CT, and Curtis Sheldon.
 Mrs, Robert C. Vance gave a small luncheon Wednesday noon at her home on Maple street.
 
 Mrs. I.ucian Stevens entertained at dinner on Wednesday night at her home on Monroe street.
 Mrs. s. P. Strople gave a luncheon bridge at her home on Black Rock avenue Friday noon.
 
 Mrs, Fred Rackliffe will entertain friends with an evening bridge party at her home on Konsington avenue tonight.
 Mr, and Mrs. Johnstone Vance gave picnic supper party Tuesday night in Amston, honoring Mir. and Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert of Beaumont Texas. Their guests included. Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Hickey, Mr. and Mrs William H. Booth. Mr, and Mrs Harold NJ. Parsons, Mir. and Mrs Harold Hatch, Mrs. Howard Hum- phrey, Curtis Sheldon. Earl Van Buskirk. William Sweeney, Mr and Mrs. Arthur Kimball and Mr Kim balls brother Herbert H. Kimball of Chicagoc III, Mrs. George Kimball and her house guest, Miss Elizabeth Kirk, also of Chicago, III.
 Among those dining at the Shuttle Meadow club Monday night and later SoirG into Hartford for the prize fight were, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gil bert, Mir. and Mrs. Howard Hum phrey, Mrs. William Birch of New York city, Johnstonc Vance and Will liam Sweeney.
 Harold M. ParsOn. chairman Of the entertainment committee of the shuttle Meadow club announces the social events at the club house for the remaining months of the year as follows
 October 2Gth Harvest dance. fol- lowing the Yale-Army game, dinner at o'clock.
 November 1Gth dinner dance, fol- lowing Princeton game, dinner at 8 o'clock.
 November 2Sth Thanksgiving Day party music from to s o'clock.
 December 21 Holiday dance.
 December 25th Christmas Day party, music from 4 to s o'clock.
 December 31st Annual New Years Eve Supper dance.
 January 1st New Years Day open hous" 10 club members.
 Si Yaffe has been engaged to play