The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07
Personal JOTTINGS.


PERSONAL JOTTINGS.
Miss Lottie Reynolds, the we'll known
elocutionist and dancer, whose exhibit
tons of grace and skill have placed her
in the front rank as highly gifted ar
fist, is the composer of the dance given
at the Hyperion ON Merchants day by
Miss Mona Davis and Miss Elsie Davis.
Miss Reynolds has originated over thir-
ty other dances, which have been adopt
ed by scores of artists who have made
decided hits in this and other states.
The Rev. DR.. Masden and family have
gone to their new home in Colorado
Springs, where the doctor enters upon
his new passionate of the First M E.
church. Many of DR.. Masden's parish
toner's were at the station here to bid
him goodbye" Dr. Masden will be
greatly missed by his many friends
here, and leaves many pleasant associ-
ations which he will long cherish as
among the most pleasant of his minis
try
Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Troostwyk will
celebrate the tenth anniversary of their
marriage on Monday night with a
small informal reception and musicale
for their nearest friends.
Judge Bill of the Hartford police
court, Very Rev. John A. Mulcahey and
DR.. S. J. Greene, agent of the Organized
Charities of Hartford, spent several
hours here Wednesday examining the
workings of the Organized Charities in
this city. They paid particular atten-
ton to the relations between the town
and city, and the city and the charity
organization.
Mr.. Halsey Weaver Yale '95 S., and
Miss Georgia May Corbett, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Corbett, were
married Wednesday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents, IS Spring
street, by the Rev. Mr.. Mulch of the
Howard avenue Congregational
church. The wedding was private,
there being present only the families
and relatives of the bride and groom
| Immediately afterwards there was
| reception to the relatives and personal
friends of bride and groom. Mr. and
| Mrs. Weaver left later for a two-weeks'
bridal trip
MING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Webster Hitch
cock of sos Elm street gave their we'd
| ding reception to their friends yester-
| day from to o'clock p. m. Receiving
with them We're Mrs. Hail. an aunt of
Mr.. Hitchcock; Mrs. I. B. Klock, moth
er of the bride; Miss Margaret Alden,
the honor maid; Miss A. Maude Klock
and Miss Kate Allen Hofer, the brides
maids, and Mrs w. J. Klock of Meri-
den, and Richard North, the best man.
The wedding ushers with the exception
of A. C. Gardner, officiated likewise at
the reception. They were John Kirby,
A. Merwin Gray and Frank Ball of Wa
terbury In the supper room Miss Jen-
ME Klock, sister of Mrs. Hitchcock,
presided. Assisting her were Miss FL
len Hofer and Mrs. Frank Belden, jr.
The decorations were spring blossoms
and daybreak carnations.
| GOLDEN WEDDING-NEW HAVEN
RELATIVES.
| Middletown, May 6.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank B. Comstock last evening cele-
brated their golden wedding at their
home on South Main street. The pas
tor who married them fifty years ago
is still alive, though a resident Of Cali
| fornia Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edwards
who lived with them were fifty years
ago the bridesmaid and groomsman.
About sixty relatives and friends We're
present from New York city, Brooklyn,
Hartford, New Haven, this city and
vicinity. The parlors were handsome
ly decorated with flowers by their chill
dren, many of them being of golden
hue The gifts We're many and very
handsome Russell Frisbie of Cromwell
presented to Mr.. Comstock handsome
gold headed cane. Mrs. Comstock's
five cousins in New Haven each sent
her a gold tea spoon. Stuck catered.
Mrs. Comstock was born on South
Main street and has always lived on
| that street
NEW HAVENS FAvORITE BARI
| TONE.
| New Haveners will be delighted to
learn that their favorite baritone, Erfcs-
son F. Bushnell, will appear in the cast
of 'Lohengrin" on May 10, the finale of
the May festival by the State Music
| Teachers association. The personnel
is as follows:
Elsa --.... ..'.....'.... marie Mattfeld
Ortrud 800. Marie Maurer
| Lohengrin :. Baron Berthold
| Talramund ............W Wilhelm Mertens
King. .............. Conrad Behrens
Herald ............ Ericsson r. Bushnell
THE RECEPTION TO REV. DIR. GIL
BERT.
| The reception to Rev. DIR. Gilbert by
| the members of Trinity NJ. E. church,
which was postponed because of the ILL
ness of the pastor will take place in
the parlors of the church next Monday
evening. Invitations have been extend
ed to all the pastors of the Methodist
churches of the city and to the pastors
| of the neighboring churches There
will be an address of welcome by Phi
lander Armstrong, and other addresses
| by the clergymen. There will be some
| erood nd