The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

With an appropriate setting of old fashioned articles such as pie lures, samplers and old fashioned quilts, members of the Waterbury Women's club enjoyed a costume party and tea at the club yester- day. Many of the members ap- peared in old fashioned costumes. Candelabras and bouquets of tulips, daffodils and narcissus were used to decorate the tea table.
 Prize winners for costumes were first, Mrs. Carl Gulliver, who wore a figured silk dress made in 1769. Her coiffure was in keeping with her costume. Second prize was giv- en Mrs. Truman Lewis, wearing a gown of black lace over silk net, made in 1860; third, Mrs. Robert Platt, beige satin trimmed with red velvet and made with train; fourth, Mrs. Forrest Purinton, black and white silk with bonnet to match; fifth, Mrs. Charles A. Tenn pleton, a London model of black silk moire, with a red velvet wide- brimmed hat.
 During the afternoon a group of old songs were rendered by the club chorus.
 The singers included: Mrs. Cliff ford F. Rowland, Mrs. J. Russell Putnam, Mrs. Ethan M. Pendleton, Mrs. George K. Cashman, Mrs. John A. Kurtz, Mrs. F. $. Van Valken- burg, Mrs. Roy W. Van Wagner, Mrs. John c. Walker, Mrs. Joseph R. Neill, Mrs. William R. Grierson, Mrs. George M. Grant, Mrs. Henry s. Platt and Mrs. A. J. Pierpont, Mrs. Harold G. Manning.
 A playlet "We Are Seven," writ ten and directed by Miss Celine Rooster, was a feature of the aft- ernoon, Miss Rooster attended the Fegean school in New York and is a graduate of the Yale School of Music. Those taking part in the presentation were Mrs. M. H. Too mey, Pauline White, Jean Copp, Barbara Russell, Miss Rooster and Lois Husted, Miss Husted and Mrs. John c. Walker also sang.
 Visitors for the afternoon includ- ed Mrs. Bernard Allen of Cheshire, Mrs. William Noble and Mrs. Fred Zonino of Naugatuck, Mrs. Richard Rendell and Mrs. J. R. Putnam of the Bunker Hill Literary club, Mrs. Claude Badger of Wolcott, Mrs. Frank Davies and Mrs. Frank Da- wis of Torrington.
 DNN,ra tinvec xx,ara iv, nh rer 70 of Mrs. George E. Cowperthwait and Mrs. Chris H. Neuswanger and pro- perties for the playlet were in charge of Mrs. J. Winfred Beecher. The candy table was supervised by Mrs. Harry B. Williams and food by Mrs. Andrew M. Larson. Judges for costumes were Mrs. Albert J. Blakes ley, Mrs. Barrett B. Russell, Jr., and Mrs. Arthur Reed Kimball.
 Mrs. Herman Rooster was gen. eral. chairman of the event and was assisted by the executive beard, ways and means committee and others. Mrs. Gordon w. Somers was in charge of tickets.
 Those in charge of costumes were: Mrs. B. Henry Mason, Mrs. Ed win J. Rockwell, Mrs. George c. Erskine, Mrs. John R. Freeman, Jr., Mrs. Ethan M. Pendleton, Mrs. Paul E. Fenton, Mrs. Robert w. Johnson, Mrs. Harry s. Coe and Mrs. Archer Rowbottom. The en- tertainment committee were: Mrs. Ethan Pendleton, Mrs. David P. Gain's, Mrs. John R. Freeman, Jr, and Mrs. Irving s. Platt, Mrs. Abram Hengeveld, chairman of the ways and means committee, was assisted by Mrs. James w. Aber- crombe, Mrs. Idris Alderson, Mrs. Carl A. Anderson, Mrs. George A. Blanchard, Mrs. Robert A. Bon- ner, Mrs. Leroy M. Gibbs. Mrs. Peter J. German, Mrs. J. Glenn Grifhth. Mrs. Robert w. Harvey,