The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-30
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MISS ANN NEAGLE


 Plans are rapidly being complet. cd for the Golden Autumn Fcte- Bridge" which the Alumnae asso- ciation of Lauralton Hall will sponsor at Lauralton Hall, Milford, on Saturday afternoon, october 2. The large executive committees working under the able leadership of Miss Helen Reed o'Neil, presi. dent, have been increased to ade. quately handle the added number of requests for reservations which have been received this week. There is every indication that Lauralton's beautiful auditorium will be filled to capacity. A fca. ture of the bridge will be the at- tractive awards given the holder of high score at each table. Those desiring to attend should get in touch immediately with the mem. bers of the Lauralton Alumnae in their respective cities. All applica. tons for reservations and fees should reach Lauralton by septom. Der 30. Before September 20 each pntroness Is asked to send her list of players arranged as she desires, and the subscription of one dollar for each player to Mss Claire Mur- ray, Lnuralton Hall. Milford. Dur ing the week preceding october z, each patroness will receive from Lauraiton Hall the number of cards for which she has made re- mittanco. Play will commence at 3 o'clock, and continue until 6, when ten will bo served. Additional committees in charge include: Pa-, troncss-Miss Elizabeth Donahue, chairman; Miss Norrine Harding, eo-chairman; Mcsdames William Ryan. Donald St Cyr. Henry Holmes; Misses Tmolda, Fay, Mll- drcd Freeman and Helen Ratch. ford. Hostess = Mss Charlotte Lcary. chairman; Mrs James Daw. son, eo-chairman: Misses Alice Ray. Rosemary McElroy, Mildred Mckee. Sara Techan. Mildred Richards, Dorothy oesau, Edna Holmes, Margaret Chiota, Betty ncry and Mrs Joseph Drury.
 Mss Rita Mac Pearsali, daugh. tor of Mir and Mrs Thomas II. Pearsall of Willow street. has en. Carnegie Institute of Technology in the department of household economies, Margaret Morrison Car ncgie college. Richards Ed mond Wiberg of Vine street, Ansonia, has ali na,atfaa at fSaenaNla TaNh Hn is senior In the department of mechanical engineering.
 Members of the Tertulia sewing circle held their weekly meeting at the home of the Misses Carolyn and Catherine NIdo, of Bronson street on Thursday evening. Fol lowing the meeting n delicious luncheon was served. The mcm. bers included: Misses Rene Mon tesi, Augusta Kuhn, Lena Cipri- ahi. Laura .Manzoii, Mary Stango and Carmela Caporale. The next meeting will be held at the homo of Miss Laura Manzolli of Fuller street.
 MT and Mrs John s. Pratt of Toledo, Ohio, announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Alice D. s. Pratt of Hartford to William Weston Brown, son of MT and Mrs Hayden William Brown of Whitney avenue, New Haven, form erly of this city. Miss Pratt Is a graduate of Fairfax Hall, Virginia and of Lasell Seminary. Auburn dale, Mass. She also attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Hartford Art school. Her father Is special assistant at- torney general of the United States. Miss Pratt is q direct de- scendant of Roger Wolcott, gover- nor of Connecticut. and of John Skinner one of the founders of Hartford and is also direct descendant of Joseph Loomis of Windsor. Mir Browns father. a member of the class of 1906. Yale Sheffield Scientific school. Is pres- ident and treasurer of the R. K. Brown Company of Waterbury. He is direct descendant of Francis Brown who was one of the seven who came to New Haven in ad- vance of the colony to spend the winter of 1637-3S at the corner Of what is now Church and George SITcetSs I1S GiShNd shO ~OtOAy SVh~ stitution in 1889. Francis Brown was a great grandson of Sir Wes- ton Brown of Weild Hall. County Essex, England. a diplomat of the time of Henry VII and settled the affairs of the island of Sicily. Mir Brown is also a direct descendant of Joseph Loomis of Windsor. He attended Chestnut Hill Academy and is graduate of Roxbury school. While at Yale. he was q member of York Hall and Chi Phi. At present he is in the office of Walter H. Hart, realtor of this city. Announcement of the engage ment was made at a luncheon given to-day for a few of Miss Pratts intimate friends by NIT Browns sister. Mrs Donald Case Townley of New York at the home of her parents at 7sS Whitney avenue, New Haven.
 Mrs Joseph r. Martin of Water town avenue k spending two weeks in Springfield. Mass.