Celebrate 1923
Come celebrate 1923 at the May 22 potluck. With music by Spare Parts, the
Vintage Dance Society will celebrate the music and dance of the early 1920s.
Break out your fringes and beads and come dance the charleston, the foxtrot,
the java, and other dances of the day. Potluck will start at seven
o'clock; dancing to start at eight o'clock. Come early as we will
only have live music from eight until ten (though dancing will continue
untill 11:00 p.m.). Tickets are $15 per person with a potluck contribution.
(This is slightly higher than usual to to help cover the cost of the music.)
Reservations are not required. For additional information call Marc
at (860) 286-9191, Mary at (860) 667-3429 or Andrea at (860) 683-2432.
Mrs. Astor Hosts
February Ball
From Our Newport
Correspondent
A gala midwinter
ball was held on 7th February at The Beechwood, summer home of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Astor of New York. More than 120 guests were in attendance,
including many prominent persons from Connecticut.
Mrs. Astor returned unexpectedly from Palm Beach, where she and her children
had been enjoying the winter season. Since Newport has been having
such a mild winter, "It seemed a pity not to have a party for one's friends,"
she confided to a Hartford socialite.
There was a decided Connecticut flavor to the evening. In addition
to the two dozen or more guests from the Nutmeg State, Mr. Roy Wiseman's
New River Dance Orchestra provided the music. Dancing was precepted
by Dr. Patri Pugliese of Medford, Massachusetts.
Many of Mrs. Astor's out-of-town guests stayed at the lovely Hotel Viking,
just a short carriage ride away on Bellevue Avenue. Among those enjoying
the weekend in Newport were Mr. and Mrs. Joel Silvestro of Berlin, Miss
Martha Kelly of Bloomfield (whose horse lost a shoe enroute, causing her
to arrive late), and Miss Jane Alloca of Bristol. |
Potluck Dinner Dances Popular in Wethersfield
From Our Hartford Correspondent
"An idea whose time has come" has become the hit of the social season
in this artistic mecca just outside Hartford, Connecticut. Since
last October the Vintage Dance Society has been sponsoring a monthly dinner
dance at Keeney Memorial Cultural Center in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
The brainchild of Mesdames Andrea MacNab of Windsor and Mary Lovelock
of Newington, Connecticut, the idea grew after a conversation in Newport
the morning after the "Arabian Nights" ball last summer with Mr. Marc Casslar
of Bloomfield, director of the Vintage Dance Society.
"We'd been thinking about this a long time and many people thought
it was a good idea," said Miss Lovelock. "We thought there ought
to be something other than just classes and balls, an event where we could
relax among friends and practice the steps we'd learned in class without
having to get dressed up."
"Unfortunately some of our friends had been less than enthusiastic
when we'd offered to do this, so we thought, `What the heck, let's talk
to Marc about it.'" Mrs. MacNab explained.
Much to their surprise, Mr. Casslar agreed to sponsor the dinner
dances, which are held the last Friday evening of each month at the popular
social center. Guests are asked to bring a favorite dish and pay
a modest $6.00 fee for an evening of food and dance.
The dinner dances have attracted on average more than thirty persons
from as far away as Albany, Boston, and New York.
Music is usually provided by Victrola and dancing is prompted
by Miss Martha Griffin of Bloomfield or by Mr. Casslar. A special
treat is in store for the final dinner dance of the season, to be held
on 22nd May, when music will be provided by the musicians of Spare Parts.
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