The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-16

Old Lyme, has lent the exhibition a lace shawl worn by Clarlssa Dutton, at the Peace Hall In Bos- ton in 1924. Another historic dress is one worn by the grandmother of Mrs. c. Donald Rarey of Hart ford at the ball in honor of Gen. eral Lafayette in New York in 1924. This dress and other articles worn at that ball are shown in separate case. It is noted that the gloves of this display bear a painted likeness of the general, and the legend is that the, young ladies were greatly amused when Lafayette had to kiss his own pie ture in greeting each of them. From Mrs. Mary NJ. Hooker and Mrs. Albert s. Field of Hart of a gown once worn by Mime. Martha Devotion Huntington. wife of Samuel Huntington. former governor of Connecticut and mem- Der of the Continental Congress. This dress, which Mme. Hunting ton wore at ball in Philadelphia. in 177G, was woven by her sisters in Scotland. Conn. The quilting is so fine that it required six months on the quilting frame:
 Of great historic interest is a case of relics of Governor Win throp's family. This exhibit which as lent by Mrs. Frank $. Young of Old Saybrook, a direct lineal descendant of Winthrop, includes a yellow brocade dress. lady's shoes (pink and white), brocade waistcoat. velvet saddle cloth, vel vet breast cloth, leather saddle bags, velvet and leather pocket and paste shoe buckles.
 Another unusual item is the loan of Mrs. Harry J. Raymond of Salisbury, a fan once owned by Catherine Eyer Chauncey. wife of the second president of Harvard College.
 The general dress collection is ranged in chronological order around the main hall. At one end of the hall is a display of uniforms from Colonial days to the Great War. The small rooms adjoining the big hall have been fitted out with furniture of the various per- iods so that the dresses and ac- cessories can be shown against the background of the times in which they were worn.
 Special painted dress forms de- signed by Frederick W. Allen for the exhibition of the Massachu- sets Colonial Danes last year, are being used to display the gowns in this exhibition.
 Miss Florence Greenleaf. pres ident of the Waterbury Business and Professional Women's club will preside at the first meeting of the new cabinet for the year which began April 1st, which will be held in the club rooms on We'd nesday evening. Plans for the sum- mer months will be made at this time. Members of the new cab inet include Miss Florence Green leaf, president, Miss Cora R. Crompton, 1st vice-president, Miss Helen Tareila, End vice-president, Miss Alice Elliott, treasurer, Miss Ruth Stoughton, recording secre- tary, Miss Ruth Parker, cores bonding secretary, Miss Florence Baker, auditor. as well as the chairmen of committees.
 MT. and Mrs. Allan H. Upton of Oak street who were celebrants of their goth wedding anniversary were honored at surprise recep- tion given them at their home on Saturday by several ofsthe parish toners of St. Pauls M. E. church. Refreshments were served. Those attending were Rev and Mrs. Will liam V. Dickinson, MT. and Mrs. Frank Meisinger. MT. and Mrs. Ernest Plumer, MT. an dMrs. T. Crose, Mr. and Mrs. John Mo- shier, MT. and Mrs. Walter Old royd,. Mir. and Mrs. Robert Bulk, MT. and Mrs. Archie Manson. Mrs. Henry Staples, MT. and Mrs. J. L.. Lineburgh, MT. and Mrs. David Jones, Mir. and Mrs. T. McLough- lin. MT. and Mrs. Winthrop Cur tis, MT. and Mrs. William Merrill ees, Mir. and Mrs. Claude Link, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Hummel, Wales Meisinger, Douglas Merrill ees, Mss Ruth Upton, Irvine Up- ton, Miss Elsie Schulzinsky, Mrs. Walter Hargrove, Mir. and Mrs. Morton Spencer. MT. and Mrs. Fred Korngiebel, Mir. and Mrs. Wilson Miller, ST.. Mir. and Mrs. Wilson Miller, Jr., Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Hallenborg, Mrs. Hugh M. Sutherland. MT. and Mrs. Allen Miller. Mir. and Mrs. Asa Smith, MT. and Mrs. William Chick. Mrs. Geor9e Wedge, Mrs. Jeanette Page, Mrs. James A. Dunn. Mrs. Henry Preusser and MT. and Mrs. Hyman Milenky.
 Plans for participation in the re- ception and dinnersin honor of the national president at New Haven May 18th were discussed eat the meeting of Camp IT, Patriotic Or der of America last night in En- gineers' hall. Hattie Zedlitz pre- sided.
 Guests from New Haven were present last night at the meeting of Washington Camp. Patriotic Order of America in Mechanics hall. A supper was served under the direc- ton of Mary Squires, Mary Tough taling and Gertrude Lane. Presi-