In order that there might be 'no
question about the noise, the guests
were presented with horns, bells,
small sirens, crickets, song birds,
and other noise making devises. Each
lady present received a vanity bag.
an embroidered bag filled with pow
, dered confetti and also each one re
ceived a miniature liberty aero
plane.
The Club 'House was pracucauy
transformed into a veritable forest, in
v. , vormna vomers were nr treeo.
snrvn, tracQ snd around the ceiling
was placed white paper in the form
of Icicles, and the ugnts were con
cealed with rea ana wnite inng
shades. The Three M orchestra o!
ten nieces, .furnished music lor tna
jolly crowd until 4 o'clock in the
morning. - If a New Year was ever
given a fitting- reception,' it was at the
Black Rock Country ciud.
Yesterday -afternoon, the dining
room of the club was packed to its
capacity, and Manager Millard fur
nished a real old time turkey din-
wftv. all the "fixin's." It was a
sort of a reunion from the night be
fore with everybody telling now it
was.-
BANBURY GIRL BURNED.
Danbury, Jan. 1 Dorothy Chase,
nine-years-old .daughter of W. D.
Chase of Kent, is in a critical condi
tion in the hospital here from the
effects of burns received yesterday
when she attempted to start a fire in
a stove with the aid of kerosene.
