The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-03
Closing EUentS Are Taking Place At
 - Madison

A number of prominent mem- bers of society entertained before the "Tackey" party held at the Madison Beach Yacht club last evening. MT and Mrs Ralph S.. Tompkins of Middle Beach road, Madison, entertained a group of young people at buffet supper given for their daughter, Miss An ita Tompkins and son, Gordon Tompkins before the affair at the club.
 MT and Mrs Charles H. Walker also of Middle Beach road took their weekend guests, MT and Mrs Richard J. Echart of EngleWood, N. J., to the dinner preceding the dance at the club.
 Among those who entertained guests at the club dinner and at tended the party were MT and Mrs Daniel F. Harvey, MT and Mrs George Adams, MT and Mrs Renuif Compton, MT and Mrs Leander M. Conklin, MT and Mrs Henry w. Farnam, Jr, MT and Mrs Robert May, MT and Mrs William Hart: MT and Mrs John l.. Hawkinson, Mir and Mrs Buell. H. Heminway, Jr, MT and Mrs A. E. H. McGee, MT and Mrs Joseph Meyer, Jr, MT and Mrs John E. Whitfield. MT and Mrs J. w. Russell, MT and Mrs Adrien W. Smith, MT and Mrs Edward c. Smith, MT and Mrs James Smith, Mir and Mrs Ralph T. Tompkins, MT and Mrs David C.. Thomas, Mir. and Mrs Hayes F. Trowbridge, MT and Mrs John J.. Schumann, Jr, Mir and Mrs Charles H. Walker, MT and Mrs Wilbur C.. Walker and MT and Mrs Kingsley M. Whitcomb.
 The novel affair last evening started the Labor day weekend festivities. The guests came attired in costumes of every description and there were prizes awarded for the funniest, most original and prettiest costumes. A cake walk and dance contests were also fea- tured and a buffet supper served at midnight Mrs Adrien Smith was in charge of arrangements.
 To-day the preliminaries for the water sports and field races will be held. A mixed doubles tourna- ment and boat races will also be on the days prgoram, ending with dinner dance at the club this evening.
 A group of local people enjoyed an outing and chicken roast at Branford recently. The guests at- tending included: Christine and Nancy Santagotta, Catherine and Caroline Lido, Laura Manzolli Rose Cappa, Mrs Walter Marchiet- to, MT and Mrs Sherman Corbett MT and Mrs Michael Borrelli, San to Borrelli, James Manzolli, all oi this city, Mrs Domenic Matte of Torrington, and Margery and Adolph Borrelli of New York.
 MT and Mrs George d'Utassy, of Cedarhurst, l.. l., announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Babetta Harkanyi d'Utassy; to Will liam Anderson Castle, End, son of MT and Mrs Clifford Dewitt Castle of Springfield. Miss d'Utassy at tended Miss Chapin's school and Miss Porter's school in Pennington and made her debut two years ago. She Is a member of the Junior League. MT Castle attended tho Taft school and is with the broker age firm of Tifft Bros, in Spring field.
 Members of the summer colony of Madison as we'll as flower lovers from surrounding towns exhibited an unusual interest in the eighth annual flower show held in the Hand school auditorium on Thurs day. Mrs John B. Wallace. jr., of New Haven and Madison was re- sponsible for the artistically ar ranged tables and other dispayes. The presidents sweepstakes prize was awarded to Mrs Robert Milli- gan who spends her summer at Madison.