The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-03


The 55th annual commencement
exercises Of Smith college will be-
gin June Is. Alanson b. Houghten,
United States ambassador to Great
Britain from 1925 to 1928. will de-
liver the commencement address.
June 10. About 430 students will
receive diplomas from William AL
Ian Nelson, the president of the
college. Commencement activities
will open with the senior dramatic
presentation. Thursday evening,
June Is, when the 'Falstaff' scenes
from Henry the "" and "The
Merry Wives of windsor will be
given for the alumnae who return
for the exercises. The last chapel
service of the year will be held
Friday morning for students.
friends, relatives and alumnae. The
Smith college Madrigal club will
give concert that afternoon at
the presidents house. Friday eve
ming the senior play will be re-
peated for seniors and their guests.
Saturday morning the alumnae wiz
hold their annual parade, after
which Ivy Day, one Of the most fla
NOUS traditions of the college, will
be observed. The senior procession
through the aisle formed by the
chain will be led by Margery Davis
Of Ann Harbor, Mich, senior class
president; and Lois jameson OF
Rochester. N. Y. president OF stu
dent government. At the indoor
exercises which follows. and are
Margery Davis will deliver an adj
a - xx,nlnnvan. MorOara Ma
Their OF New York will give the
Ivy Day speech, and Miriam r. +.
Kramer of San Antonio, Tex, will
make the humorous address. The
alumnae assembly at 2. Saturday,
will be preceded by the annual
meeting OF the afumnae associa-
ton and a large picnic lunch on
the campus. The afternoon will be
concluded by q concert given by
the Glee club, the Madrigal club
and students Of the department OF
music. illumination Night, Satur-
day, will see the campus lighted
with hundreds Of japanese Ian
terms.
President Nelson will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class on Sunday morning.
The students of the department of
music and the symphony Orches-
ira will offer q musical program
in the afternoon, followed by a re-
ception at the presidents house
which Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson will
hold for seniors, their guests and
alumnae. Dean Marjorie Nicolson
and members Of the faculty will
receive in the quadrangle at the
same time. Organ vesper services
"A ha1A Jnhn Morton
Greene hall in the evening. The
commencement exercises Monday
morning at 1880, and the senior
class luncheon at noon in the
Alumnae gymnasium, will COM
plete the commencement program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Bramhall
OF Morristown. n. j., have an
nounced the engagement of their
laughter, Miss Edwin Louise Bram-
hall, to George Lynde Griswold.
son Of Mrs. James Griswold and
Of the late DR.. Griswold OF Nor
ristown, N. j. Miss Bramhall was
graduated from MISSIONER school
In 1892 and made her debut this
season. Mr.. Griswold, grandson
Of the late Richard Still Griswold
OF Old Lyme and of the late DR..
John d. Stokes, attended the Taft
school and was graduated from
Yale university with the class Of
1892. Ae
The National Society, United
States Daughters Of 1912. Of the
State Of Connecticut held its spring
meeting Thursday in Middletown.
Luncheon was served in the parish
house OF the First Church of Christ
after the meeting of the executive
board. The business meetlng took
place in the afternoon at the head
quarters OF the Middlesex County
Historical society. s8
McDonough Russell, greatgrand-
son OF Commodore McDonough,
gave an address on '"The War Of
1912 and Commodore MqDon-
ough." Mrs Sara Mead Wen OF
Stamford, president OF the Co nec-
ticut organization, gave q report on
the forty-first annual Associate
Council OF the National society
held in Washington, d. c., in APP
ril. The society voted to contribute
toward the fund for flowers to be
displayed May 80 at Valley Forge.
The death Of two members Of the
organization, Mrs David T. WEIGH
OF West Haven, former STATE pres
ident and chaplain, and Mrs
George Ogden of Reading, Mass,
since the meeting In March was
reported.
New members admitted to the
society include Mrs Fitch d. Gran
DAN Of New London and Mrs James
Steele Kline of Stamford.
Miss Alice N. Gay Of Hartford
Miss Bertha C. Perry Of Lebanon
and Mrs Clarence #. r. JENNIE OF
Hartford were appointed members
Of the resolutions COMMITTEES. The
nominating committee which was
elected consists of Mrs George L
Clapp OF West Hartford, Mrs Her
bert L. Crandall Of New London.
Miss Bertha Perry. Mrs Edward
Mora Of Bridgeport and Mrs Dem
mis- A. Blakes1ee OF New Haven.
The autumn meeting Of the Or
ganization win be held In New ma
u