The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Receptlon-W Yesterday-Wom- ans School Suiirage-Song ReoitHl-Ep- worth League Entertainment-Other so- ciety Events.
 Cards are out announcing the closing dress reception of Beta Sigma Upsilon on Wednesday evening, May 5, in War ner hall and is destined to claim spe- ciaI attention among the May festivi- ties. Indications for grand social success present themselves to the com mittee, which is laboring hard for this end and consists of MT. R. s. Blakeslee, chairman MT. F. V. Williams, MT. T, J. scanlan MT. A. E. Wilson and MT. D. c. Hopkins,
 A May wedding announcement Of ln- terest is that of Miss Bertha Brush, younger daughter of Professor and Mrs. Brush, to MT. Edward Lambe Parsons, Yale 'S9. The date of the we'd ding is not yet definitely settled. I Invitations were issued yesterday to the members of the Pequot council for @ reception to be given at the home Of Mrs. Walter Wellman, 27 Eld street. The officers-Mrs. Frank w. Hinman, president Mrs. Walter P. Futile, vice president; Mrs. W. M. Wellman, sec retary; Mrs. s. J. Fox, treasurer-and | the members of the executive commit tee-Mrs. F. H. Benton Mrs. s. H. DaW- son, Mrs A. M. Rice, Mrs. A. N. Frls- bic, Mrs. l.. w. Prindle and Mrs. w. A. Harris--are the promoters of the com ing event, which will commemorate the close of the first year of the councils existence, and which, like its predeces- sors, will be triumph in the social world. May 1 is the date set for the first annual meeting, when officers for the ensuing year will be appointed, which, without doubt, will be the old board, which has so successfully man. aged the affairs of the year.
 Miss Agatha filling, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John w. filling, and Miss May Bishop, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Timothy Bishop, left the city yesterday for Annapolis, Md, to be present at the Easter house party to be given by Gov ernor and Mrs. Lloyd LoWndes at the executive mansion.
 Other New Haveners who will be present are Professor Edward G. Buck land and MT. Clarence Halbert of Yale. Miss Dixon of Buffalo will also be of the party The festivities promise a round of gaieties of several days dura- ton and of the most delightful order The party is made up of twenty five young people and about thirty all told. Apart from the extensive entertainments by the Lowndes, the Annapolis cadets will be the hosts at several dances
 A wedding of yesterday was that which united Miss Jean Hunt and MT Frederick c. Hull. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Twitchell at the latter's residence on Howe street. Ow ing to the death last week of the brides aunt, Mrs Hannah Linsfey of Quinni- piac street, Fair Haven, there were no festivities attending the nuptials, there fore the wedding was quiet one, with neither friends nor relatives present. The groom is the son of MT. and Mrs, Aga B. Hull of Danbury and is well known in New Haven and Bridgeport, where, for several years past, he has filled a position as representative of Parrott Varnish company in that place. The bride is a daughter of MT. James R. Hunt formerly of Fair Haven but now of Beaufort, s. c. MT. and Mrs. Hunt left on a wedding trip, to include sev- | eral weeks.
 A series of lectures are in contern- plation to be given shortly after Lent with Miss Rebecca D. Beach and her associates at the head of the Women s School Suffrage association as the pro- motors. No stone will be left unturned | hSr i- hodu If cn-WnflxprQ n al lze thie years work more telling in general re- suits for all previous attempts. For the prospective lectures the names of the speakers can not as yet be given, but the lecturers will be men of note and undoubtedly their subjects will per tain to school matters.
 Miss Beach leaves next week for a southern trip to include several weeks with stops at Baltimore Washington Annapolis and other of the larger cities
 The announcement of a song recital by Mr. M. Joseph Mccarthy at Warner hall on April 29 is presented with the following artists to appear:
 Miss Elizabeth c. Gaffney, solo so- prano, Church of the Divine Paternity New York
 Miss Laura H. Graves solo contralto Church of the Divine Paternity, New York.
 Miss Neva F. Squires, new solo so- prana, Dwight Place church, New Ha- ven.
 Miss Mary Lynch, solo contralto Dwight Place church, New Haven
 Miss Nellie McDonough, the queen of negro melody.
 Miss Edith Barr, New Haven's favor ite elocutionist and fancy dancer.
 Dr. George A Lawton, new solo tenor Church of the Redeemer, New Haven
 Prof. Bustave c. V. Von Hortig, the celebrated pianist.
 MT. William Grabb, solo bass, St Mary's Cathedral New Haven. Mir Reilly E. Phillips, solo bass Church of the Redeemer. New Haven.
 MT. M. Joseph Mccarthy, solo tenor Church of Divine Paternity, New York Mrs. c. F. Baldwin, MT Willis Alling accompanists.
 Mrs. Charles W. Vishno's evening al cards. when she entertained the West Side club, proved one of the most charming whist meets of the season There were five tables, and six hand. some prizes were awarded. The first two nriZeS large framed nict11raS ,vere