The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-20
Bates Alumni At
 Gathering To-day

Several Waterburians will be in attendance today at the annual Bate roundup" at Wilbraham academy, Wilbraham, Mass, today. Local alumni and their wives. who left for the session today are listed as follows: MT. and Mrs. Grover c. Baldwin of Oakville, MT. and Mrs. Joseph A. Linehan, MT. and Mrs. Ellery c. Kilbourne, MT. and Mrs. Arthur L. Purinton, Angie E. Keene, Jane M. Given, Mildred l. Cloudy and Geneva A. Page.
 Young artist winners in previous nationwide contests of the National Federation of Music clubs will be presented today from 1:30 to 2 p. m. (E- ctern Standard Time) in the second of series of broadcasts un- der the auspices of the federation, contacted as preliminary to its coth biennial convention and Am- erican musical festival, to be held in Indianapolis, April g to %. The br 'aGcast will go through station WI.AF and the Red Network of the National Broadcasting company.
 Mrs. Ruth Haller Qttaway, first president of the federation and Chairman of the Young Artists c tests, arranged the program, which will include selections by Miss Margaret Harshaw, contralto, 1885 national winner: Miss Louise Bern harut, mezzo soprano, 1881 winner, and Philip Frank, violinist, 1929 winner. Mrs. Ottaway will speak of tho Young Artists contests, past, prn7ent and future, and of their value in launching young American artists advantageously, and Mime. Cl-a Samaroff- Stockowski will des- cribe other phases of the the fed- eravion's work.
 Tie initial broadcast in the series, presented March 13, was an inter- national exchange broadcast under the auspices of the committee on j'-' national music relations of wf.ich Mrs. Helen Harrison Mills of Pc ia, Illinois, is chairman, with SC! ctions by the National Broad- casting company symphony orches- tra broadcast to Denmark, and D. .ish music broadcast in this country.
 Tlla third program, Saturday, Mcrch 27, will present speaker th, national president, Mrs. John / xander Jardine of Fargo, North Dakota, and the Amphion Chorus of Fargo will sing. This chorus is to appear on the biennial conven- ton program in tribute to the na- ti~ al president. Mrs. H. A. Patter- son, national choral chairman, and ot.. CT federation officers, together with distinguished soloists and en- se b,c groups, will appear on the remaining programs, which will be 2, :; on successive Saturdays at the same hour and over the same net work.
 Mrs. Francis Whalen was hostess at party ct her home on Hunting don avenue Wednesday afternoon for her daughter, Vera, who was celebrating her birthday. Guests present were Katherine and Chris tine Dadario, Mary Goggin, Peggy Heaney, Bernice Baker, Dorothy Breheny, Dorothy Hoekte, Eleanor Knox, Betty Rommick, Mary Callan, Helen Eliot and Leona Caron.
 Miss Eleanor Vacarelli and Jane Walsh were hostesses at surprise miscellaneous shower given in honor of Miss Katherine Mobiel at the home of Jane Walsh of Baldwin street Thursday evening. Miss Mo- biel received many beautiful gifts Those attending were:
 Katherine Mobiel, Angeline Palla- dino, Theresa Filipale, Lucy Spina. Dorothy Svenden, Marion Sacco Lucy Summa, Mollie Forte, Carmel la Rosa, Tillie Trenka, Peggy Brown Anne Early, Adeline Egart, Helen Rickey, Valerie Sloger, Tess Buck ley, Helen Capaldo, Alice Stanierz, Eleanor Vacarelli, Sue Paulellas, Mary Rudenko, Elsie Phelan, Mig glcs" Ciedraitis, Loretta Trepanier, Rose Cipriano. Carmella Cipriano, Betty Thomas. Lillian Bucks, Mar ion Mobiel. Elsie Bakanakaus, Mrs. Mary Mobiel. Grace Peciukonis, Anna Bombacia, Anna Kissel. Rose Norman. Marie Reagan, Nancy Bradc. Marion Varnauskaus, Irene Keenan. Kay Shea. Mrs. Daniel Ieary. Toni Knapic and Jane Walsh.