The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-17


 The Gay Nineties Ball being giver this evening will be prelude to the busy social whirl which will con- tinue next week. The ball will be held at the Waterbury Women'S Club under the auspices of thu Junior Women's Club. I1le hall will be transformed into an old time tavern with Yuletide decorations aS a background. Miss Eleanor Keller is in charge of arrangements and is being assisted by Misses Betty Por- zenheifn, Jeannette Shinn, Mrs Louis J. Keefer, and Mrs. Fred erick Moulthrop. Patrons and pa tronesseS for the dance include MT and Mrs. Robert Lowell, MT. anc Mrs. Donald Post, MT. and Mrs Fred Reed of Cheshire and MT. ano Mrs. Howard Coe. -e
 Friday evening, December 23rd has been chosen as the date for the annual Top Hatsers dance which will be held at the Water bury Country Club. Peter Hart, a Cheshire Academy student and son of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Hart is chairman assisted by Buell. T. Heminway, another Cheshire aca- demy student, Miss Josephine Buckingham and Miss Polly Dea- con, students at Smith. Miss Polly White, a Vassar student, Miss Emily Wayne, 8 student at the Stoneleigh Junior College at Rye, N. H., Harry c. Ely, a Williams College student, Charles E. Hart, 3d, of Yale and Dinsmore Futile, a student at Westminster school.
 Before the dance, MT. and Mrs. Charles S. Hungerford of Water town will give a buffet supper at the Waterbury Club for their daughter, Miss Clare HungerfOrd, a student at Westover school and {. their son, Charles Stuart Hunger ford, Jr., who attends Taft school.
 Miss Rachel Williams, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Samuel P. Will Hams, Sd, of Hillside avenue, will entertain another group at dinner at the Waterbury County Club and Miss Elizabeth Phillips, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Rowley w. Phillips of Church street is planning a predatory party.
 The local Chapter of the Alum nae of Marywood College will spon- Sor their annual Yuletide dinner dance on Monday evening, Decem- Der 26th at Waverly Inn. Extensive arrangements are being made for the success of the affair which will be one of the outstanding holiday events. The arrangements commit tee is headed by Miss Rosemary O'Connor of Fairlawn avenue and other members of the alumnae who will assist include: Mary and Kath- leen Smith tickets; Ann Toomey and Marion Cavanaugh, reserva- tions; Rita Baldwin, publicity; Elea- nor Vollone and Eleanor Egan, dec- orations and Mary Gibbons and Rita Corden, dinners.
 The Waterbury Country Club will be the scene of the Reverlers annual dinner dance on Decem- Der 27th. Included as members of SAhC VUAA1AAAteCC @kCs
 Misses Helen Adams, student at the Holmquist school, Barbara Bailey, Elizabeth Bevans and Jane Deacon of Saint Margaret's school Claire Hungerford of West over, Diana Lucas of Saint Mar garet's, Polly Smith of Madeira school Eleanor Wayland of Rose mary hall, and the following young men; William P. Arnold, 3d, of Phillips AndOver, Robert Br0die of Taft, George A. Goss, IT,, of Yale, Curtiss Hart of Taft, Charles PurintOn of LOOmis, Sher- bourne B. Rockwell and Ackley Shove, IT,, of Taft and Philip Weld of Yale.
 The patrOnesses will include Mrs. John Allen Coe, IT., Mrs. Paul CruiEshank, Mrs. Charles s. HungerfOrd, Mrs. Rowley w. Phil- lips, Mrs. Forrest c. Purint0n, Mrs. SherbOurne B. Rockwell, Mrs. Julius B. Smith and Mrs. Elton 2. WayIand.
 The Undergraduate Club of Holy Cross College is planning one of the seasons highlights in sponsoring a dinner dance at the Hotel Elton on