The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-27
Society

More than five hundred mem-
 bers attended the thirty-second an-
 nual session of the grand court of Connecticut, Order of Amaranth,
 in odd Fellows temple in Hartford. Saturday. The session obened at 9:30 a. m. with Grand Royal Ma tron Mrs Eleanor B. Miilen of
 Hartford and Grand Royal Patrol
 Robert w. Jones of Bridgeport presiding. Mrs W. Rosan of Mill ford sang and was accompanied by Mrs Lillian Weed of Waterbury at the piano. The allegiance and trib- ute to the flag was given by Mrs Helen 6. Nichols of West Hartford. The royal matrons and patrons of 1881 of the seventeen courts of Connecticut presented bouquet to the grand royal matron while Ed win Ogram of WetheEsfield played a cornet solo. Supreme Royal Ma tron Mrs Florence Beswick of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Royal Patron William St c. Ham ilton of Canada, addressed the
 members. :: The annual memorial necrology was read by Mrs Char lotte Boyer of New Britain. Royal Matron Mrs Sibley c. Jones and
 Past Royal Patron John Millen of Oliver Court welcomed the dele gation to Hartford.
 The afternoon session opened with an address by the grand roy al matron and grand royal patron. Reports were read by the various committees. The following officers were elected: Royal Matron, Mrs
 Mabel G. Halfnger of New Ha- ven; grand royal patron; Jesse B.
 Stinson of New London; associate matron, Mrs Minnie E.. White of
 Hartford; associate patron. Ches- ter Bray of Waterbury; treasurer,
 Mrs Grace A., Bennett of New Ha- ven; secretary, Mrs Drucilla Gard ner of Meriden: conductress, Mrs Viola Wheeler of Ansonia; associ- ate conductress, Mrs Maud Hall of
 Meriden; trustee for three years,
 Mrs Eleanor B. Millen of Hart ford; prelate, Andrew Webster of
 Hartford; marshal, Mrs May J. c.
 Herthal of Bridgeport; marshal in East. Miss Delsy Coles of New Ha-
 ven; marshal in West, Mrs Anna
 Beach of West Hartford; lecturer, Clinton c. Nichols of West Hart
 ford; standard bearer, Mrs Sibley c. Jones of Hartford: historian,
 Mrs Lucy Goodwin of. New Britain Truth, Mrs Louise c. Pinney of
 New Haven; Faith, Mrs Ethel
 Hoyt of Ansonia; Wisdom, Mrs Ida
 Miller of New London; Charity,
 Mrs Anna Tryon of Manchester:
 musician, Fred Fleitham of Essex;
 warder, Mrs Emma Young of Hart
 ford; sentinel. James Richman, o1
 Manchester; page, Miss Adeline
 Katt of Meriden; crown bearer
 Mrs Ida Leavitt of New Britain;
 sword bearer, John Millen of Hart
 ford: fraternal correspondent, Mrs
 Norma Playdon of Danielson; com
 missioner of appeal for three years
 Robert w. Jones of Bridgeport.
 E. Installing officers were: Patron,
 Robert w. Jones; marshal, El- Ieanor B. Milan: assistant marshal,
 Anna w. Beach: prelate, Guy A.
 Loomis; musician, Edna Senior;
 soloist, Jane Chapman.
 Gifts were presented to the
 grand royal matron and grand pa- tron. Olive Court served dinner and supper in the banquet hall in
 charge of Mrs Mabel Parsons.
 Guests were present from New York, New Jersey. Massachusetts
 and several from this city.
 The Junior Promenade, the most
 important social event of the year
 at Skidmore college, is being held
 at the Canfield Casino here on April 2e.. The junior class and its guest. are being entertained at breakfast on Saturday Nofning in Skidmore hall. That afternoon there is to 1e a tea dance and at night another formal dance. Paul Sabin and his orchestra will play.