The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-12

The marriage of Miss Dorothea Eunice Walker, daughter of MT and Mrs Robert Walker of New Haven, formerly of this city and Knowles Edge, son of Sir William and Lady Edge of Ribble Lodge, Lytham, England will take place on Saturday. January S1st at Lytham., The couple will take up their residence at Hastings House, Hastings place at Lytham.
 Miss Walker graduated from Smith college in 1925 receiving her B. A. degree and in 1928 she re- ceived her M. A. degree. She also studied for two years at the Yale School of Music. Miss Walker has been engaged as instructor at the Mary A. Burnham school at North ampton where she resigned on December 1st.
 MT Edge is graduate of Cam bridge university where he special ized in law and chemistry, receiv- ing his M. A. degree in 1928. He is associated with his father in the firm of William Edge & Sons, Ltd, VI OOAbOAAb lIli6AcAt0e 61llu AS tb 11lGLLl- Der of the town council. His fam fly has been actively engaged in the city's government for the past 50 years. His grandfather, Sir Knowles Edge, was. lord mayor of Bolton and father. of the council. Sir Will liam Edge, his father, is a mem- Der of parliament.
 Miss Marjorie Benedict Camp bell, daughter of MT and Mrs L. Barrett Campbell of Hewlett street entertained a few of her school mates at an informal buffet sup per and bridge recently. the occas- ion being her 17th birthday. Those attending were Misses Shirley Jones, Catherine Since, Gertrude Meyers, Marjorie Hill, Lois Husted. Ruth Stibbs and Estelle Gibbs.
 Miss Hazel Hamilton of Cooke
 street who. is to be married :n the near future was the guest of honor at 8 chicken pie dinner and shower given by her associates at the Oakville Company. The sup per was served by the Women's Auxiliary of All Saints church. Miss Hamilton was presented with a number of gifts from those who attended who included Misses Frances Brennan, Emma Perrin. Catherine Roman, Louise Rey- holds, Anna Fischer, Marie Atwood, Madelyn Brouette, Miriam Dians. Statia Grusauskas. Madeline John- son. Evelyn Besancon, tDruscilla
 Littlehales, Helen Daley. M4ry Cosgrove, Bernice Smith, Dorothy Windebank, Margery Borchart, Cassie Zanovich, Anna DuMont, Hazel Bischert. Mary Sanford. Flora Fowler, Mayme Booth, Elsie Wesel, Mary Wargo, Grace Galley, Ruth Afford, Gertrude Oliver. Rose l Flynn, Janet Hart, Luella Wood, Alma Droz, Anna Grable, Martha Bansleben, Marie Winderbank, Angeline Cecil, Frances Trahan, Edna Moir and Florence Haight.
 Mrs Gelina Macdonald Bowman, of Richmond, Va, president of the national federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs, was the speaker at the December board meeting of the Connecticut Feder- ation held Saturday at Hotel Bond in Hartford. In outlining the his- tory of the federation. Mrs Bow- man said that great stress was be- ing laid at this time on research work, particularly in relation to the discrimination against women. |
 Mrs Bowman told the members of the federation that it was their | duty to see that women receive a | fair reward for their efforts and a fair chance to work. She told of the work of other departments | in the federation, particularly edu- cation and publicity.
 Miss Anna Platt of this city, state | president. presided at the business meeting in the afternoon and at the | banquet in the evening. Miss Kate | League of Business Women well comed the delegates. A large de1e- gation from Springfield, Mass, was present.
 Miss Emily Merriman of Water bury was appointed chairman of the nominating committee. Others present from Waterbury were Mrs Williams, Miss Helen | Miss Alethea Puffer. | Mrs Joseph Handy, Mrs Mabel Miss Florence Green leaf. Miss Edith Sellew, Miss Jo- sephine Somers, Miss Rena Puffer. Miss Mary Pierpont, Mrs William J. Slator.
 The Waterbury Women's club | will sponsor tea dance on Satur- day the 31st for the Junior Wo- mems club. A program of enter tainment will also be featured. Mrs John s. F. Castle is general chair man of arrangements and is as- sited by Mrs J. A. Burns, Mrs Louis T. Auber, Mrs Charles E Tyack. Mrs Ernest A. Say, Mrs William A. Mrs George M. Grant. Mrs F. w. Burnes, Mrs William Wirt Young. Mrs Charles B. Ja- cobs. Mrs William Tierney. Mrs Louis Lougee. Mrs R. D. Schroe- der. Mrs B. Sidney Bronson and Mrs Robert s. Walker. u