New Britain herald., 1930-07-05

MT. and Mrs. Howard S. Humphrey entertained a large party of friends with a gay supper party at their home on Shuttle Meadow road last evening. By way of diversion and in keeping with the day the guests amused themselves sending fireworks off from the terrace and dancing in the spacious living rooms. MT. and Mrs. Buell. B. Bassette, their son Harold Bassette and his family, their daughters, Miss Ruth BAssette and Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert and her small son went into Hartford Friday to a family picnic which is an annual event in the Bassette fam fly taking place each year on the Fourth with Miss Ann and Miss Bess Bassette as hostesses.
 Miss Majorie Bull. daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. G. Bull of Black Rock avenue. will be hostess to about thirty guests at a picnic sup per at Rainbow Lake, next Tues day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond Catlin of Adams street entertained their din- ner bridge club at their home Thurs day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Manning of Corbin avenue, entertained at Mrs. Manning's parents home on Sunnyledge, Wednesday evening. Their guests numbered about twenty. While some were playing bridge, others, croquet the most popular game of the evening was progressive ping-pong game, which is very snappy and complicated contest to say the least. Mrs. Ben- nett Hubbard. Mrs, Stanley Duncan, and Mrs. Merrick Hellyar won prizes.
 Mrs. George Boil of Trumbull | street was a hostess to a foursome at her home Tuesday afternoon. MT. and Mrs. Charles Lew of Ten Acre road, entertained at their home on Thursday evening,
 Miss Anne Weber of the Glen street apartments was hostess to a number of her friends at a supper dance last Saturday evening on the roof-garden of the apartments
 Quite a few New Britainites were present at the opening of the Sachem's Head Yacht club last Sat | urday night. Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Cooper of Brookside road, who are spending the summer at the Cooper summer home there, had as their guests, MT. and Mrs. Richard White Of Corbin avenue. who went down early in the afternoon in order 10 attend the races
 MT. and Ms. John Coolidge O. New Haven entertained few friends at dinner and Miss Esther Trumbull, daughter of the Henry Trumbulls of Plainvlle was hostess to quite a group of young people. Miss Trumnull has as her guests for a month, MT. and Mrs. Richard Rodgers Of Cleveland. Ohio, and their young son, Don Scott Rodgers.
 MT. and Mrs. Stanley Hart of Chatham road. Mir. and Mrs. Donald MacMillan of Corbin avenue, Val c. Hart and H. w. Maier, Jr, were also guests at the club.
 Miss E. Gertrude Rogers of Sunny ledge entertained a group of Y. w. (. A. girls and friends with a picnic supper Tuesday evening at her home. Guests were present from Tangle- wood, Pinnacle, and Fellowship clubs. Mrs. George Traut, president of the "Y'', and Miss Louise Noble, chairman of the Girl Reserve com mission, Miss Mary Howey. Girl Re- serve secretary, and Miss Elena Misterly were guests of honor.
 Miss Howey who has been the Girl Reserve secretary this past year, will leave on the 18th to act as dean of girls for the Methodist Young Peoples conference at Middletown for ten days. She will spend the remainder of the summer at her home in Lima, Ohio.
 Miss Misterly will leave the first of August for her home in Spring field. Mass, where she will spend the balance of the summer
 A bridge shower was given in honor of Miss Mary Tutles at her home on Bassett street Thursday evening. About 35 guests were pres ent. Miss Tutles will be married to Dr. Chapas of Providence at 500 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. An drew's church.
 Miss Vera Johnson of Common wealth avenue entertained two tables of bridge in honor of Mrs Clifford Bell of Hartford formerly of Meyersdale, Pa. Prizes were awarded to Miss Helen Prest, Miss Edith Peterson, and Miss Ruth John son.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Corbin Of Shuttle Meadow road entertained at their home on the Fourth.
 MT. and Mrs. William Rattenbury entertained guests at their home on