New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

5 o'clock, at the Masonic Temple. This open meeting is under the aus- pices of the civic committee, of which Miss Caroline E. Hillard is chairman, and is part of the years civic program. Each club member is privileged to bring a guest. Mrs. William H. Judd, chairman of, the social committee, is in charge of the tea service.
 The Christmas tea is to be given for the benefit of the Children s Home and every one is requested to bring a gift. Food, clothing toys, money or any useful article will be most welcome. The present will be placed at the foot of a large, trimmed Christmas tree and the children from the home will give a short program of Christmas carols. The Children's Home needs no in troduction here, where the work of the Rev. Dr. J. F. Klingberg and Mrs. klingberg is so well and fla vorably known. It is particularly appropriate at this season that mem- bers of the Woman's club should join to help make Christmas happy for these children.
 The New Britain College club will have a Christmas party on Monday evening at 7:30 at the Erwin home. Mrs. George Flanagan will give some readings and college songs will be sung by Mrs. Herbert A. Dyer, Mrs. Earle V. Pomeroy. Mrs. Law renee Humason. Miss Gladys Day, Mrs. Robert Chapman, and Miss Katherine Clark. The club quartet will sing Christmas carols. The quartet is, Miss Katherine Clark, Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs. Emory Cor bin, and Mrs. Robert Chapman. During the evening there will be q Grab-b bag of gifts, The social com- mittee who are in charge of Mon- day nights party are, Mrs. Earle V. Pomeroy, Mrs. Frank Zwick, Miss Gladys Day and Mrs. Herbert Dyer Mrs. Pomeroy is i'll charge. The hostesses are, Miss Marie May. Mrs. Thomas Cabelus and Miss Katherine Clark.
 The second meeting of the Sketch club of the New Britain Art league was held on Thursday evening" 'Thngo Irbn Ottnn6o1 a,l L Bishop, Miss Gladys Stevens, Sah- ford B. D. Low, Miss c. H. Segur Miss Esther Peterson, Miss Virginia Hart Laurence C. Edwardson. Wes- ley Parker, Mrs. Gard, Armand D'Agostino. Miss Rosalie Recano and Miss Marion Hungerford.
 The cast, chorus, and committees of the recent musical production, "Oh! Didn't It Rain?" which was given by the clubs of the Landers, Frary & Clark offices, will be given a banquet on Monday evening at the Universal club and will later be taken to the theater in Hartford.
 The members of the New Britain chapter of Junior Hadassah were hostesses at a gay artists party held Wednesday evening at the Elks club.
 The ballroom was decorated with colorful pallets and wall decorations arranged in a modernstic fashion Amid the gay throng were waitresses garbed in varied colored smocks and tams taking care of the wants of the guests. The waitresses were Miss Hilda Bessoff, Miss Rose Erin. Miss Esther Jackson, Miss Ruth Harvey, Miss Ida Waskowitz and Miss Sylvia Adler. The cigarette girls were Miss Jesse Zevin and Miss Witkin.
 Guests were present from New Haven. Waterbury. Middletown, Meriden and Hartford.
 Mrs. William II. Darsch, violinst, made her first appearance as a solo, ist before the New Britain Musical club, at the home of Miss Frances Parker of Curtis street on Tuesday evening" -nTS. bGFSCQ WILL De ueHFu In public tomorrow afternoon at the concert that is to be given at the Burrtt hotel under the auspices of the club. Mrs. Barsch is the second musician to be taken into the club this fall, the other being Mrs. r. J. Carney who is 6 soprano. Walter l.. Magnuson. organist of the Swedish Bethany church. who is also a clever pianist and lecturer on music. has been elected to mem bership also. In addition there have been number of accessions to the club in the re- gently formed classification as non- performing members.
 Mrs. Charles W. Smedloy who is in charge of the Christmas party made announcement that the party would take place on December 18th at the Berlin Community hall.
 The program presented last Tues day evening was as follows; Revolu- tionary Musical Achievements of Alexander crilbene--a talk by George Hahn. Mrs. Barsch. accom- panied by Theron w. Hart, at the