The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-13

| class of 1928 and was graduated in M | ing School for Nurses in Brooklyn, Members of Connecticut chapter, | Daughters of Founders and Patriots
 of America, gathered at Waterbury Country club. Thursday, for the an- ] nual social. The state president,
 Miss Florence S. M. Crofut of Hart
 ford, presided. The chairman of the
 was Mrs William P. Arnold, assisted
 by Mrs Harry B. Bow and Miss Ruth
 w. Kinney. Hostesses for the day
 were Miss Flora Church, Mrs Annie
 Fitzsimons, Mrs Charles H. Kinney,
 Mrs George A. Lamphier, Mrs Frank l Mitchell and Miss Katherine Mat thies.
 | A luncheon was served at 12:30
 o'clock. This was followed by the
 business meeting, with the usual re-
 ports. Two important announce ments were made; the first being the election to the board of Mrs Frank T. Terry of Ansonia, as state chap
 lain, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs Fife Stevens Cramer of Clinton. The second an- | nouncement was that it's historical meeting the organization will cele-
 
 surrender of Cornwallis, the meeting coming as nearly as possible to the exact date, October 19.
 Mrs Moves. D. Baldwin, of Derby,
 state historian, then outlined her
 plans for the records committee,
 whose county chairmen are Mrs Cas-
 per Reising, Mrs Charles Alvord,
 Mrs Richard Demarest, Miss Alice | Gay, Miss Bertha Perry and Mrs William Barker.
 | In the six months since this com
 mittee was formed, much progress has been made in collecting for pres ervations records hitherto unpub- lished. A substantial fund has been | started for the preservation and it is called the Elizabeth Barney Buel fund in honor of Mrs Buel, for five years national president.
 Miss Kae Ellen Hotchkiss of Wa terbury gave several contralto solos. The last speaker was Mrs George F. Matthies who reported the recent general court at which she was a delegate. Elections formed the main business of the court resulting in the choice of Mrs Henry Bourne Joy of Michigan as national presi- dent succeeding Mrs Buel of this state. Mrs George Maynard of Wa terford was chosen as national chap lain. State reports were the order of the session of Thursday evening. Connecticut is largest of all the states and leads in the number ad- mitted the past year. In her report that evening Miss Crofut told of Connecticut's plan for record preser- vation. The N S. B. F. P. A. has preserved valuable records in Vir- ginia and Maryland.
 Mrs Howard Hickcox was elected president of the Queen Esther so- ciety of the First Methodist church at their monthly business meeting and supper held on Monday evening at the home of Mrs Charles How land of Highland avenue. Other off, ficers included: First vice. president, Miss Gertrude Hoyt; secretary, Miss Dorothy Ruggles; treasurer, Miss Kathryn Andrews; mite box secre- tary, Mrs Leslie Young; entertain ment chairmen, Mrs George Rae burn and Mrs Leslie Young.
 MT and Mrs Michael Mansfield of Elmhurst, L. l., announce the en- gagement and coming marriage of their daughter, Margaret Mary, to Daniel O'Connor of New Yerk. The wedding will take place at the church of the Holy-Trinity at S3rd street and Broadway, New York on Mon day, the 29th at 10 o'clock. Miss Mansfield resided in the Bunker Hill section in this city before taking up her residence on Long Island. She is graduate of Crosby high school and Perry's Secretarial school and for a number of years has been as- sociated with the New York Trust Co. MT O'Connor is a graduate of Fordham Law school and practices law in New York city.
 Mrs Donald S. Futile of Nauga- tuck is in charge of the party to be given at the summer place of Miss Gertrude B. Whittemore in Middlebury on Tuesday the 16th for the children of the New Haven com munity center.
 Dr and Mrs T. l.. Thomson of Tor rington have issued invitations for the wedding of their daughter. Janet, to George Northrop Arm strong. son of MT and Mrs Robert Van Clief Armstrong of Augusta, N. J. The ceremony will take place
 
 6 o'clock at Trinity church in Tor rington. Rev Henry Francis Hine will ofiiciate. Miss Thomson will have as her only attendant. her sis- ter. Mrs William Henry o'Neill. the former Betty Thomson. who was married recently. Gerald Morris Of Newton. Mass. will be hest man for Mir Armstrong. Miss Thomson is n graduate of Saint Margarets school and of Hnrcum school at Bryn Mawr. She also attended Boucher college for two years and is a mem. ber Of Delta Delta sorority. MT Arm. strong was graduated from Amherst, magma cum lnude, last year and is a member of the Beta Theta Phi frat. ernity and the Phi Beta Kappa society, Their engagement waa ans nouneed a year ago.
 Miss Irene A, kynhoit of walnut street. iA spending several dayn ln New York city and l'lmhuret, L 1,