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7 THE HARTFORD DAILY. COURANT: SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1924. P'hoto by Bachrach Mrs. Louis F. Middlebrook is chairman of the luncheon committee for the annual meeting of the West Hartford League of Women Voters, Tuesday, at the Masonic Hall, South Main street, West Hartford.

Society was very gay Friday evening when the Hartford debutantes and. young matrons took the part of living models in a fashion showthe first of its kind in this at the Hartford Golf Club, at a unique auction sale of tickets for the premiere performance of the Junior League Revue. The auction followed the idea of those preceding New York first nights, and proved both unusual and amusing. Hartford men were the auctioneers, ana members of the entertainment committee 08- sisted the bidders. Models in the fashion show exhibited costumes for immediate, Southern and spring wear, furnishing a striking tainment.

The auctioneers Joseph W. Thurston. Charles B. Beach and Walter B. Allen.

REVIEWING THE WEEK SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Of interest to society was the announcement the date set for the wedding of Miss Eleanor Taft ani Arthur Van Riper Tilton. on Saturday, February 2, at Trinity Church The wedding will be a small one with only relatives and intimate friends attending. Mrs. John R. Larus, will be the matron of honor and Miss Emma.

McDonald of Brooklyn will be the maid of honor. Master Charles Taft Larus will be an attendant. The best, man will be President Remsen B. Ogilby of Trinity College, and the ushers will be Charles J. Mill, Howard R.

Manning, Einer Sather and J. Bayard Cunningham of Schenectady, N. Y. The League of Women Voters held luncheon Monday at the Hotel Bond which was largely attended. Judge William M.

Maltbie and Hamilton Holt the speakers. Mr. Holt spoke again later in the afternoon at the Center Church House, giving his second current events ture before the Hartford Woman's Club. On the same day the Hearthstone Club met at the Business and Professional Women's Club to hear Mrs. F.

W. Gerard, state federation chairman on conservation, on "Forestry," and the Woman's Connerticut Home Missionary Union at the parish house of the West Hartford Congregational Church. Mrs. John O. Enders, Mrs.

Lucius B. Barbour and W. Stuart Glazier each gave benefit bridge parties on Tuesday at their respective homes, for the Woman's Aid Society on Barbour street. The Charter Oak Delphian Society heard, Mrs. Antonto S.

Andretta speak at the Y. W. C. A. on "Art Galleries in Florence," and the Ruth Wyllys Chapter, D.

A. Chapter House Circle of King's Daughters and' Southwest Community Circle all held meetings. 1 On Wednesday Mrs. William H. Rhodes of Retreat avenue entertained the Hartford Colony of New England Women.

While the Business and Professional Women held their weekly luncheon and heard Miss Fannie W. Davis speak. The State Federation of Women's Clubs held a board meeting Thursday at the Hotel Bond, an all day affair, with luncheon served at noon. The Hartford section of the Society of the Colonial Dames of Connecticut was entertained at the home of Mrs. Bernard T.

Williams on Woodland street. Mns. William H. H. Smith gave an account, at the meeting, of her visit last summer to the ancient ancestral home of the Washingtoas in Midland, England.

Musical Club held an open meeting for active and associate members at tie Center Church House. The Connecticut Valley Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Daniel S. Morrell on Oxford street. There were several dances on Friday.

among them 1 being that given by the Omega Gamma Delta nity: at the Palals, Royal and the Sigma Lambda Fraternity at the Hartfora Club. There were a number of smaller club meetings on this day. The Hartford College Club held a subscription bridge party at the Hotel Bond y-sterday afternoon which was very I.rgely attended. Miss Helen C. Cross was the chairman of the committee on arrangements.

ENGAGEMENTS Mrs. William Harrison Day of No. 100 East Sixty-first street, New York, has announced the engagement of her niece, Miss Edna Forde, formerly of Pittsburgh, to William Williams Crehore, of Westfield. N. J.

Miss Forde attended the Winchester School in Pittsburgh and Miss Bird's School in Norwalk. Mr. Crehore graduated from Yale University, class of '17. During the war he served in France as captain in the air service, commanding the 25th Balloon Company. He 19.

associated with the National Bank of Commerce and is a member of the Yale Club. and Mra. Edmund Dwight of NoNe York City have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Julia M. Dwight and Darwin James Adams also of New York. Miss Dwight, who is a debutante of this season.

attended the Spence School and Westover in Middlebury, and is a member of the junior league. Mr. Adams is a member of the class of 1920 at Princeton University. He is vice-president of the Mentopine Corporation of Philadelphia and is a member of the Princeton clubs of that city, and of New York. No date has been set for the wedding.

PERSONALS Mrs. A. Raymond Ellis, who has been spending A few days with her mother, Mrs. 14. Shaller of Centerbrook, returned yesterday.

Mrs. Everett J. Lake is spending several weeks in Atlantic City. Mrs. John S.

Garvan will give a dinner party at her home on Woodland street. followed by a theater party, on Tuesday for Miss Anne Carolyn Blasell, one of this season's debutantes. Miss Biesell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M.

Bissell of Farmington. The Beta Beta Chapter of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity will give a tea dance Saturday Afternoon, February 2, from 4 until o'clock at the fraternity house, No. 81 Vernon street. Smilax and flowers in the fraternity colors gold and garnet will be used in the decorations. The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs.

Remsen B. Ogilby, Mrs. Frank C. Babbit, Mrs. Arthur Adama, Mrs.

Henry A. Perkins, Mrs. Vernon K. Krieble, Mrs. J.

H. Kelso Davis, Mra. William Hammersly, Mrs. Benjamin Knowler, Mrs. I.

K. Hamilton, Mrs. George E. Bulkley, Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs.

C. L. F. Robinson, Mrs. Robert A.

Wadsworth, Mrs. H. F. Locke, Robert C. Buell, Mrs.

Lyman Bushnell Brainerd and Mrs. Frederick T. Simpson, Mrs. Paul R. Buchanan of Farmington avenue will entertain at a bridge party on Tuesday afternoon at the Hartford Golf Club for Mrs.

Ernest E. Eysenbach of Girard avenute. Mrs. William Lewis of Carlson, W. is visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Harold M. Holderness, of Farmington. Miss' Harriet Maxwell of Rockville and this city will give a bidge party Tuesday afternoon at her apartment on Gillett street in honor of Miss Rosemary Kellogg of Waterbury, REAL PLATINUM MFG. Diamonds If there is one piece of jewelry that must be perfectly executed, it is the diamond engagement ring. Our 27 years experience in working and designing rings in platinum and gold qualify us to make a diamond ring for you.

Come in and let us show you what we do. De Feo Manufacturing and Retail Jeweler Waverly Main St. 3-4238 Miss Charity Conklin and her roommate. Miss Charity Brown Philadelphia, both students at Smith College, are spending the week-end with Miss Conklin's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Plioto by Johnstone Miss Louise Floyd, who sailed Thursday for France, where she will take up children's work at the American Memorial Hospital in Rheims. William E. Conklin of No. 10 Forest street. Miss Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry S. Allen of Kenyon street gave a luncheon at the Hartford Golf Club last week for several of her A midwinter ball will be held 011 Saturday, January 26, at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club. Yaffe's Orchestra will furnish the music. Mr.

and Mrs. William E. A. Bulkeley spent several days last week in New York. Mrs.

Annie R. Becker of Fairport, N. Y. is the week -end guest of Mrs. S.

Wales Dixon of Vineland terrace. The Friday Club met at the home of the Misses Cone of Asylum avenue. Miss Bailey Lee Clark gave several readings. Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville two weeks at Palm Beach, Papending Miss Loretta Higgins, prima donna of the Opera Comique, Paris, will give a song recital at the High School Assembly Hall, Willimantie, on Friday, February 1, under the auspices of the Willimantic Rotary Club, E.

Bosworth Grier entertained at 2 bridge party on Thursday at his home, No. 140 Fern street. A ten will be given this afternoon from 4 until 6 o'clock at the Business and Professional Women's Club at which officers of the Hartford Woman's Club will be guests of honor. A special musical program will be given by Miss Florence Augusta Atking and Mrs. Irene Cook.

The program will be as follows: Miss Atkins: 1, Prelude, minor by Rachmaninoff, "Gavotte." major, by Glazonnow and "Dreamer's Tale" by Peterkin; 2, Etude, sharp minor and Scherzo, sharp minor by Chopin: Mra. Cook: "Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses" by Openshaw: "Just A'Wearyin for You' by Carrie JacobsBond. Mrs. Cook will be accompanied by Miss Marion Hyde Roberts. The Thursday Club met at the home of Mrs.

Lucius B. Barbour of Washington street Friday afternoon. Arthur S. Hildebrand, of New York. Photo by Curtis8-Schervee Mrs.

H. Holbrook Hyde of Girard avenue is a member of the program committee for the Junior League Revue and of the candy committee. Mrs. Frederick W. Arnold will leave about the second week in February for Bellaire, to spend the remainder of the winter.

The usual Saturday night dance was held last evening at the Hartford Golf Club. The Hampton Club of Springfield is planning large dance to be held at the Auditorium in Springfield on April 3, with a twenty piece orchestra furnishing the music. On Friday and Saturday evenings of February 8 and 9 dances be given at the Eclectic House, will. leyan College, Middletown. Music will be furnished for the dancing by Yaffe's Orchestra.

Mrs. Kenneth G. Colling and Mrs. Robert B. Swain will give a bridge party tomorrow afternoon at the Hartford Golf Club in honor of Mra.

Allen W. The Jitney players will leave on their second tour on Monday, June 30. Misg Rachel McKnight will De manager of the company. Miss Priscilla Maxwell of Rockville and this city left Thursday for Bellaire, Fla, where she will spend several weeks. Mra.

E. A. Kenyon left last week for Chicago on her way to California where she will spend the remainder of the winter. Edward R. Grier of No.

140 Fern street and his son, E. Bosworth Grier, will sail from New York Saturday, January 26, on the Cunarder, S. 8. around the world. will return Samaria, for four, months' cruise to Hartford sometime in June.

Dr. D. Everett Taylor and Mrs. Taylor of Willimantic entertained the Saturday evening Whist Club yesterday at their home. Mrs.

Helen Boss Cummings won the prize for the women and Judge William A. Arnold for the men. Consolations went to Mrs. William A. Arnold and Carleton Pollard.

Eighteen guests were entertained at supper. Miss Glenna Collett of Providence and Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Philadelphia are spending some time at Bellaire, Fla. Miss Marjorie Lake and Miss Priscilla Maxwell, were prominent on the golf links last year, will play again this year. Miss Grace Markham, daughter of Judge Daniel Markham and Mrs.

ning at a her home Markham, entertained, Tuesday eveon Asylum avenue. Miss Godfrey, daughter of Mra. Dorothy, Godfrey of Beacon street, spent last week in New York City. formerly of Hartford, spoke on his latest book; "Blue Waters." He will speak next Taursday on "Islands of the Mediterranean." Mrs. George W.

P'omeroy of Sigourney street has returned to her home after having spent several weeks as the guest of her niece, Mrs. Harold R. Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa. Miss Ann Barry of Sigourney street left Tuesday for Pasadena, Calif. to spend the remainder of the winter with her aunt, Mrs.

Edwin Thatcher Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Robinson of Gainsville, who is a student at Emerson College, Boston has returned to school after. having spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Clinton D. Deming of Steele road, West Hartford.

Mrs. Charles H. Redfield designed the poster for the Junior League Revue and had the honor of selling the first tickets for the opening night performance to Governor Charles A. Templeton and Mrs. Templeton of Waterbury, The Junior League of New York will give a ball at the Hotel Astor on, Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Prospect Hill Shelter.

New York. Mrs. George P. Post, is in charge of the affair Miss Muriel gram. Mr.

and Lisle Forman Vanderbilt is in charge, of the proof Farmington are planning to attend. Mr. and Mrs. C. Winfield Noyes of No.

178 Prospect street, Willimantic, entertained members of their whist club yesterday evening, The occasion also marked the twentieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Case, members of the club, who were given an orange lustre bridge set. A lunchcon was served, a feature of one dec oration being a wedding cake.

SIxteen were present: Mra. E. Crane of Willimantic entertained the Home Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church at her home, No. 217 Windham Road, Tuesday. Twenty-five were present and listened to a talk by Miss Elizabeth Anderson, secretary of the Wil- Keeping a Good Resolution All resolutions are nol made al New Year's even though that is the commonly accepted time for "turning over a new resolutions are made every day in the year to the effect that more attention shall be paid the little plot of ground where so many folks dear to a certain family rest in the wait for the final call.

Resolutions of this nature should be kept. It is the duty of every member of the family to do their part--not leave it to an older brother or sister, or even a richer relative. It decidedly is a family matter. Visit that family lot today--if it is in Hartford- -and appreciate what be done to improve its appearance. We will be glad to advise can you the cost of a monument whether it be simple or pretentiouswithout obligation.

Anderson Bros. We are workers in No. 12 Windsor Avenue Tel. 3-0197 granite and marble -write for illustratVisitors Always Welcome ed booklet. Photo by Curtiss- Schervee Mrs.

Charles H. Redfield is corresponding secretary of the Junior League and a member of the program committee for the Junior League Revue which is lo be given on February 12 and 13. limantic Welfare Bureau, on the work that is being done by that organization. Refreshments were served. Mrs.

Thomas W. Russell of Bloomfield avenue, has as her guest Miss Rosemary Kellogg of Waterbury. Miss Kellogg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

J. T. Kellogg of Waterbury. COLLEGE NEWS One Connecticut man, J. D.

Barrett, of Greenwich, will be cast when the Yale Dramatic Association presents "The Faun" by Edward at the 'Shubert Theater on Knoblock, Monday, February 4, during the Junior Promenade. "The Faun" is a light comedy, thought by the association to be more entertaining to the undergraduates and their guests, than the more staid classic plays given in the past. "The Faun" will be presented in both afternoon and evening performances. Miss Crook, first English woman minister of a large church in England, and associate professor in the department of Biblical literature at Smith College, is giving another of her series of lectures on the "Challenge of Fundamentalism," 011 Tuesday at Connecticut College. New London.

Her lecture tour is under the exclusive direction of G. Arnold Shaw. Miss Crook is not attacking primarily the Fundamentalists but is attempting to show what positive religious message liberal Christianity has to offer in reply to the, challenge of the Fundamentalists, "You cannot hold your science and any religion." Miss Crook maintains that to know science aids raligion. Trinity College undergraduates are completing plans for junior week to take place immediately after the midyear examination period, February 1 to 4. Among the features of the occasion will be the Delta Phi tea dance at the fraternity house on Friday afternoon with the Bacchanalian Orchestra furnishing the music; play to be given by The Jesters, the Trinity College dramatic club, a concert by the Glee Club, and a dance at the Hartford Club on Friday evening, February 1.

Psi Upsilon will give a tea dance at the fraternity house on Saturday afternoon, February 2, and the Bacchanalian Orchestra will furnish the music. In the evening there will be a basketball game be'ween Fordham University and Triat the Hopkins street gymnasiA special chapel service will be Sunday morning, and on Mon- a Photo by Curtiss-Schervee Mrs. Robert B. Swain (above) and Mrs. Kenneth G.

Collins will entertain at a bridge party tomorrow afternoon at the Hartford Golf Club for Mrs. Allen W. Bevin. day evening the Junior Promenade will be held in Alumni Hall. Yaffe's Orchestra will furnish the music.

Rehearsals, for The Jesters play, "The Turtle Dove." Chinese tragedy by Margaret Oliver, are being held at the home of Mrs. Hallie Gelbart Reynolds, Miss Frances Simpson, will play the sole feminine role, en that of KwenLin, daughter of the mandarin. Miss Simpson is a member of the Actor's Guild of New York City, and well known in professional and amateur remainder of Hereford, the cast is composed of G. Waldron O'Connor, George F. Humphrey, Sereno B.

Gammel, '24, Miron B. Sherman, '26, Howard S. Smalley, '27, Zwissler, '25 and Roger R. Eastman, '24. Nicholas Manocchio, '26 is production manager of the SOciety, M.

E. Dann, '20, is advertising manager and W. S. Hubbard, '26 is property manager. David M.

Hadlow is chairman of the Junior Prom committee. Mr. Hadlow has been ill since the early part of December and his place has taken temporarily by L. Hall Bartlett. The members of the committee are Nils A.

C. Anderson of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity, Francis J. Cronin of the body. William J. Beers of St.

Anthony Hall, Raymond A. Montgomery of Delta Kappa Epsilon, L. Hall Bartlett of Alpha Delta Phi, William K. Applebaugh of Delta Phi, Marius P. Johnson of Sigma Nu, Robert M.

Healey of Alpha Tau Kappa and Chauncey A. Jepson, president of the junior class, ex-officio, are Mrs. Remsen B. The chaperons for the promenatte Lyman Brainerd, Mrs. Robert C.

Buell, George E. Bulkley, Mrs. J. H. Kelso Davis, Mrs.

Stanley L. Galpin, Mrs. Irenus K. Hamilton, Mrs. Benjamin Knower, Mr's.

Henry A. Perkins, Mrs. C. L. F.

Robinson, Mrs. George Simpson, Mrs. Robert A. Wadsworth and Mrs. John C.

Wilson. CLUB NOTES Dr. Gibbons, Litt. D. Ph.

D. will speak before the Hartford Woman's Club tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'- clock in the Center Church House, on the "Unsheathed Sword of France." Throughout the European War Dr. Gibbons lived in Paris. He made frequent trips to the front; was in the Verdun campaign; went with the English to the Suez Canal; spent several months in Cairo. He was in Italy at the outbreak of the war with the Central Powers, and made an extensive trip through Germany, Austria and Hungary, When the United States entered the war, Dr.

Gibbons volunteered to lecture on the American intervention for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under French departments, traveling all over France laboring among people. The hostess for the afternoon will DR. HERBERT ADAMS GIBBONS. be Mrs. Silas H.

Chapman. Mrs. Curtis P. Gladding and Mrs. Howard H.

Burdick will pour, assisted by Mrs. James Gray, Mrs. Richard D. Faxon, Mrs. L.

Ogden, Mrs. Alfred C. Wurts, Mrs. William E. Fanning, Mrs.

Frederick W. Turner, Mrs. Frank H. Stocker and Mrs. Peter Loeser.

Music will be by Miss Evelyn T. Marcil who will sing an aria in French. Mrs. William E. Butterfield will accompany her.

The annual meeting of the West Hartford League of Women Voters will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 29, at 1:15 o'clock, in the new Masonic Hall on S. Main street, West Hartford, at which officers will be elected. The constitution in its final form will be read and adopted. Luncheon will be served promptly at 1:15 p. by the committee of which Mrs.

Louis F. Middlebrook is chairman, assisted by the following: Mrs. W. S. Griswold, Mrs.

E. L. Bryant, Mrs. W. E.

Duffy, Mrs. J. H. Steane, Mrs. C.

M. Hatheway, Mrs. A. E. Single, Mrs.

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