Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-21
Personal NOTES

About New Haven People-lntcrest-
ing JOttings.
DR.. w. W. Hawkes. and DR.. b. L Swain
have been chosen president and secretary,
respectively, of the medical board of the
New Haven hospital.
W. z. Haesche, the violinist, and man
ager of the Raft quartet, has just completed
another musical composition. 1t is emit
tied 1.-THE Three Witches" and is a bass
song which ia to be issued as supp!em ent
to the Vocalist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Crane and Ruth, of
Maohias, Me-, are visiting at Mrs. Cranes
fathers, Mr.. George a Stockin.
Charles A. Logan of Malley, Nicely &
Co. is in Boston enjoying a much needed
vacation.
Miss May Douglass is visiting in Middle
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. p Adams of 1859 Pat
nam street celebrated their silver wedding
Monday evening. Many relatives and
friends of the couple were present. The
evening was epjoyably spent in speaking
and singing, and bountifol collation. was
served. Among those present were
t.
aud Mrs. Rawson, Mr.. and Mrs
King, Mr.. and Mrs Reynolds, Miss
Lulu Adams, Mr.. Henry Grace.
Professor W. G. Sumner, Yale '63, and
E. D. Robbins, IA, have been appointed by
Governor Morris members OF the state
board of education.
Frederick T. Lincoln, son of Major W.
A. Lincoln, had a surprise visit at his
home, 1889 Chapel street, Monday night
by thirty friends, q msjority Of whom
were young ladies'. Among those present
were: Emma Hart, Edith Spear. Maud
Miller, Lulu Robertson, Caroline Quinton.
Bertha Quinton, May Cornell, Emma
Rowe, Jennie Rowe, Maud Horton, Miss
Good win. May Treat, Bertha Whymbs, Miss
Judson, Herbert Jackson, A. Ktrschner,
nett, William Warner, Charles Everts,
Lewis Lewis, Fred b. Page, Charles Dobbs,
Mr.. Hichox, Minott Wallace, Warren Wal
lace, Charles Parker, Frank Andrew, Ell
msr Plat and Harry Beebe.
Selectmsn Cunningham has been the
guest of Edward F. Millet of Waterbury.
Miss n. Mulvey of York street has re-
turned from a visit to Meriden.
w. Telford Duncan has gone for a week.
visit to New York.
Miss g. Scranton Collester has returned
from visit to Wtllimanttc.
Attorney Jason P. Thomson is In pos
session of an historic piece of she spskin.
It did duty as a drumhesd at the battle of
Long Island and in many of the subse-
quent battles of the revolutionary war.
Mr.. Thomson's great grandfather, Thad-
dius Thomson, served all through tie
revolutionary war as q drummer boy. BE
was only fourteen years old when he en-
tered the service. The shespskin of his
drum has since been preserved in the
Thomson family as an heirloom.
BIO. Lum of the New Haven Savings
bank has in his possession = printed dis
course delivered in Trinity church in this
city May 5, 1896. by Rev. Abraham Jar.
Wis, A. NJ, on the death of Bishop Sea-
bury.
The last number of the Journal of Bank
ing pays . kigh glowing tribute to the
financial theories advanced by George A.
Butler, president of the National Trades
mems bank of this city. After saying that
Mr.. Butler was the first man In the coun-
try to advocate flexible currency, not &C.
cured by bonds, 1t says that his idess have
received careful consideration by fnan-
ciers, and it is probable that they viii soon
be enacted into law.