The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-17

ards of Edgehill avenue will become
 son of Mrs Jane Bowling of Chestn'
 Miss Richards is a graduate o
 associated with the Chase Compar
 Crosby high school and is affiliated
 as credit manager. From the reports of the various sub- committees chairmen made at the meeting of the Armory associa- ton last night the first annual mill
 itary ball of the National guard units quartered in the Goffe street armory. New Haven will be a de- cided success. Officers and men of
 the many National guard units Tn
 all parts of Connecticut have maoe
 plans to attend the affair. Members
 of the First company Governor
 Foot guard of Hartford, the 192d Field artillery of New London,
 the 242d coast artillery of Bridge
 port, Putnam Phalanx of Hartford
 169th Infantry regimental stair or
 Hartford, members of the 102nd h.
 fantry from Ansonia. Waterbury,
 Torrington and New Haven, 122nd squadron cavalry of New Haven and Hartford non-commissioned onl-
 cers of the 18th medical regiment
 from many parts of the state, as we'll as Rhode Island and Vermont, Second compan Governors Foot guard of New Haven, and many re- serve corps officers from several towns and cities in Connecticut VIII be present next Friday night. Governor Wilbur Cross will at tend, accompanied by his personal vndita0 officers or | the various military and naval or ganizations in the state and several civilian guests of prominence in- | cluding Senator Hiram Bingham, Congressman John Q. Tilson, Ho- mer Cummings and Archibald NC Neil,Jr., have accepted invitations of Gen James A. Haggerty, chair man of the guest committee, 10
 be present.
 Members of the Foot guard, the Grays, Governors Horse guard, Putnam Phalanx and naval militia will be arrayed in their distinctive colonial uniforms and other ofhcers and men of the military will appear in evening dress for the ball. The huge drill shed will be decorated In
 A combination of white and blue with gay streamers of electric ilghts of yariegated colors and green sml-
 lax. The regimental colors of the various military and naval unlts will be suspended over the poxes reserved for members of these com- mands.
 Shortly before 10 o'clock Cover nor Cross escorted by members or the committee with the governor staff and other guests will De con
 ducted to the chief executives poN where a reception for his exceiiency will be held. Following this the grand march, led by GoVernoi
 cross and Mrs James A. Hagser'y'
 will take place. Major James A.
 Shanley, chairman of the commit tee will direct this function.
 General and Mrs William w.
 Harts gave a dinner party in the
 roof garden of the St Regis, New York. Thursday evening for MT and Mrs Iarence V. Benet of Parls and Mir and Mrs Leander H. ConK- lin General and Mrs Harts ana
 MT and Mrs Conklin, are popuiar
 members of the Madison summer
 colony, where the spend their sum mers.
 .rEsmeralda," a comedy drama in
 four acts will be presented by the Albertus Magnus Dramatic clup m the Fair Haven high school, on Patrons day, at 8:30 o'clock MOI
 dav night. November 16. This play
 revival of the gay nineties, writ fen by Frances Hodgson Burnett in collaboration with William Gillette,
 is being directed by Miss Madalene Downes Carroll.
 The cast is as follows: Ebert Rogers, the loving father, Mary Maher. '32; Mrs Lydia Anna Rogers, the dominating mother.
 Mary Dodd, '32; Esmeralda. the
 heroine, young and tender, irma
 Reader, '32; Dave Hardy, faithful and true, Rosemary Spang. '32; MT Esta brook, a man of the world. Marion Crane, '34; Jack Desmond, an American artist, Alexine
 Maloney. '32; Nora Desmond, his
 sister, Rose Gaffney, '32; Kate Des-
 mond, his sister, Veronica Lync', '33; Marquis de Montessin, the
 scheming villain, Helen O'Brien,
 '32; George Drew, an American
 swindler, Dorothy Malloy, 'S3:
 Sophie, a French maid, Jeanne
 Mealia, '34 and Master of Cere- monies, Mary Mania, '32.
 The chairman of the business committees are as follows: Public ity, Margaret Coughlin. '33; tickets. Sally Gallagher. '34; programs, Christine Leonard. '34; correspond l. ence, Maureen Patton, '34; fosters,
 Mary Sullivan, '34; ushers, Joseph inc Lee, '34; and alumnae, Ruth Boyce, '28. The production com
 mittee consists of: Gladys Solomon. '34; Alice Dwyer, '34; Irene Sala-
 mandra, '34; Jean Mealia, '34;
 Marian Cooney, '34; Betty Clancy.
 '34; and Elizabeth. Kennedy, '34. Mrs Charles S. Mccarthy of ] Eastwood avenue entertained at a i bridge and shower at her home on Thursday evening in compliment to Miss Elizabeth Griffin and John Delaney who are to be married on October 24th. Five tables were in play. The guests included: MT and
 Mrs Frank Kenney, MT and Mrs
 Alfred Kenny, MT and Mrs Charles Woodlock. John Kinney, Leo De-
 laney, Frank Woodlock, Gerard McEvoy, James Doran, Jarves Murphy, Edward Wilder, John Delaney. and Misses Hazel Bessette Catherine and Helen Healey. Ma rio Kilbride and Elizabeth Grimm.