The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-01

Mrs James N. Rose of Bristol terrace announces the engagement of her daughter, Charlotte Green ough Rose, to Rev Henry A. Peck of Naugatuck, son of Mrs Joel F. Peck of Huntington, w. Va. Miss Rose is a graduate of the Naugatuck high school. Mir Peck is a graduate of Randolph Macon college of Virginia and Yale university. He Is director of reli- gious education of the Naugatuck Congregational church.
 Miss Alma Bertrand of Mon- treal. Canada, is visiting with her uncle and aunt, Mir and Mrs Will liam A. Rochon of Willow street. Miss Bertrand also plans to visit with other relatives and friends while here.
 Mrs David c. Griggs, Mrs Julius B. Smith and Mrs Glenn H.. Wayne of this city and Mrs Will Ham Pendleton of Madison. for merly of this city, are members of the committee arranging for the benefit lecture sponsored by the Madison Garden club at the Madi- son Country club Monday after noon at 3 o'clock. The lecture will be given by Richardson Wright, editor of House and Garden. While in Madison. Mir Wright will be the guest of MT and Mrs John B. Wallace, Jr.
 n Do of Middlebury who are at their summer place at Kelsey Point. Westbrook, entertained at q house party recently. Their guests were Misses Mildred Goudy. Lillian Arthur, Margaret Croft, Mrs Eliz- abeth Knight and her daughter. Miss Lenora Knight of this city, Mir and Mrs George w. Butler and their daughter, Mildred. Mrs Horace R. Reynolds of Middle bury, Mrs Gladys Small and her son, Elliott and Miss Frances Hap good of South Paris. Me, and Miss Mary Evelyn Luton of Ports mouth, N. H.
 Mir and Mrs Wooster Garfield of Frederick street, who are at Madi- son for the season, were at Mar ragansett Pier, R. l., over the week end and visited Mir and Mrs James R. Sheldon, Jr. of New York, former local residents.
 Misses Mary and Frances Finn of Springfield. Mass, are visiting with Mrs James McGeever of Park ter race at her summer. home In OK ford.
 Alice Heating Cheney will have the leading role in the Jitney Players production of Noel Co., wards Hay Fever" next week at the tent-theater in Madison. Mrs Cheney, with her sisters, Frances and Caryl and Ethel Wilcox, dauEh ter of Mir and Mrs Urquhart Will cox of Madison, gained her first stage experience in the Madison Play Barn at the Readings sum- mer home in Madison. The girls made their own costumes and often wrote the plays themselves. Ms Cheriey went deeper Into the study of the stage and became eventually associated with Arthur Hopkins. playing in several of. his Shake spearean productions, among them "Richard H." Macbeth" and Hamlet" Then came the New York Theater Guild, Winthrop Ames and Maurice Brown. She featured in several of the latter's Greek plays. including "IphigenIa' and she understudied Ophelia and played it opposite John Barrymore. In 1882 she married H. Bushnell Cheney, son of Mir and Mrs Horace B. Cheney of Manchester and as- sisted him in organizing the Jitney Players. Since his death a year ago Mrs Cheney has carried on her work with the, players and this summer, the first time that stock has been given by the players. has seen Mrs Cheney working harder than ever, and taking part in all of the plays. The story of Hay Fever'' has to do with the happen ings of a weekend part in the vicinity of London at the home of David and Judith Bliss. The role of Judith, a retired actress is en- acted by Mrs Cheney; David. her author husband is enacted by Ed mund Torde and the role cf Judith's lover, Sandy Tyrell. Is giv- en to John D. Seymour. The Bliss children, Sorel and simon, are played by Adelaide Bean and Douglas Rowland. The weekend guests are: Ellen Love. who plays a vamp, role Tn Myra Ariendel: Harrison Greathem the dull suitor of Sorel, and Frances simpson who has a fiapper role in Jackie Cory ton. Florence Gerald has the part of Clara, the maid.
 Miss Leola Connor of Kingsbury street and Miss Christine Dow of Cooke street have returned from 8 stay at Block Island. R. l.
 Miss Ellema Kleinert of Lin- coin street is entertaining as her guest Miss Rebecca Gager of Som CTS. Miss Gager is Q former class mate of Miss Kleinert at Connecti- cut Agricultural college at Storrs.
 Misses Katheine and Cece!ia Jackson of Willow street and Miss Cstherise Connolly of Elmira. N. Y., recently arrived in London and have been guests at the Savoy ho- tel.