New Britain herald., 1930-05-10

party. was given in honor of her sister, Mrs. Eugene DeRoberts oi Hartford, who before her marriage on April q was Miss Elaine Perry of this city.
 Miss Ethlyn Parsons, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Robert Parsons of De- yer road, was hostess to a number of her friends at her home last eye- ming,
 The Ten Acre Bridge club met on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Richard Pritchard. Mrs. George Hick will entertain the club at her home on Forest street next Tuesday afternoon,
 Miss Peggy Bristoll. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Harrison Bristoll of Vance street. will entertain a num- Der of her little friends on Monday afternoon in honor of her sixth birthday anniversary
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Russell Hubbard of Lincoln street entertained at cards at their home on Wednesday eye- ming.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Kimball en- tertained at dinner at their home on South Burrltt street on Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. Otto Carlson and Mrs Carl Carlson gave a party Thursday night at Mrs. Otto Carlsons home on Lyons street in honor of Miss Hilda Anderson of Hillcrest avenue whose marriage to Henry Roden of Stan ley street will take place in June.
 \ lovely bridge luncheon was giv- en on Wednesday by Mrs. Maurice Johnson at her home on Brighton road. Twelve guests were invited ta meet Miss Jeanett Ametrano, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, the house guest of Mrs. Johnson. After luncheon, Mrs. Maxwell Porter, Mrs. Victor Poin- dexter, Mrs. Earl Bowman, Mrs. Richard F. Prtchard, Mrs. Clifton Wilson, Mrs. Brayton Portor Mrs. Donald McMiHaP Mrs. Olive h. gram, Mrs. Lawrence Humason, Mrs. Harry Hine, Miss Ametrano, and Mrs. Johnson played bridge. the prizes going to Mrs, Wilson. Mrs. Bowman. Mrs. Humason, and Miss Amctrano.
 Mir, and Mrs. William H. Hart of of their friends with dance at their homo last night.
 Mrs. Richard F.. Pritchard was hostess to her bridge club on Tues day afternoon at her home on Ten Acre roa i.
 Eddy Brothers and Co. are enter taining the entire office force tpis evening at the summer homo of Stanley Eddy in Canton Center.
 
 Judge and Mrs. William C. Hun gerford of Russell street entertained at luncheon on Thursday at the Hart ford club for the judges, officials, and exhibitors in the ninth annual Hartford Cavalry show. which has been held at the West Hartford arm- ory this week. About 100 guests at tended the luncheon. including numerous horsemen from other towns.
 On Tuesday evening at the North west school in Hartford Mrs. Ger trude J., Berman presented an un- usual dramatic recital of Green Pastures" the outstanding play of the year written by Marc Connolly and now playing to capacity audi cnces in New York.
 In the darkened auditorium with only a single light which cast weird shadows, Mrs. Berman gave an inter pretation of the play, which was vii tai and convincingly dramatic. She held the interest of the audience clmaxed by a negro spiritual sung by choir concealed behind a screen. Mrs Germans voice lent itself flex ibly to each character she portrayed, creating individuals in the play with a fine distinction.
 { +or tlt nf hc play, Mrs. Berman gave short sketch of the life and personal views of Mir. Connolly She told something of the background of the current theatrical world into which Green Pastures" came as such a surprise and a success.
 The recital was given under the auspices of the Drama Circle Of the Northwest Child Welfare club. Sev- eral selections wsre sung by the glee club preceding Mrs. Germans per formance. Over 200 persons were there and many of that number were from New Britain,
 Mrs. John C. Loonris. the new re- gent of the New Britain D. A. R, entertained the members of the board at her home on Lincoln road on Wednesday. After luncheon the guests held their board meeting.
 The Shuttle Meadow club was the scene of quite a large party of wom- en lunching there before the Wom-