The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-01
PERSONAL yorrINGs.

Mrs SldItuC6 D. bOlileT, uIaAntssh ~
Prince & Whltelys branch house in
this city, and Mrs. Bolmer, left for New
York yesterday afternoon to spend the
New Year. Mrs. Bolmer will give Sc
ries of four afternoon receptions on
Wednesdays In January.
+. r. Langdale has been appointed
director Of the Y. M. C. A. Glee club,
which has just been organized. The
club will meet each Thursday evening
for rehearsal. A good club is expect
ed
Miss Edith Fl. Munsons engagement
to Mr.. c. Victor Woodbridge is an
nounced. Miss Munson is the daughter
of the late D. H. Munson Of Seymour
! and sister of General Henry s. Peck of
this city.
Miss Sophie Ellis, instructor in Latin
at the Brooklyn high school, Is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Booth at IL
| Gill street.
Mr.. Louis Leyerzaph, fencing instruc-
| tor at the Yale gymnasium and at the
Y. NJ. c. A, together with his brother
| Mr.. Frederick Leyerzaph, have gone for
stay with friends in Waterbury.
Highway Commissioner Macdonald
intends to take two weeks vacation
| next month. His physician has given
| him imperative orders to take a rest
He is troubled with insomnia. He Will
visit Washington. D. c., and will, be-
| fore he returns, visit his old home in
| New York state. He has received an
Invitation from the Y. M. C. A. in New
Britain to make an address in that city
on the subject of good roads. He has
also been invited by the board Of trade
in Ansonia to speak before the board
on the same subject Commissioner
Macdonald has accepted these invita-
tions and will speak in New Britain
in February and in Ansonia in Janu-
airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus S.. Thompson
returned from their wedding trip yes
| terday, and are at their home, AZ Court
street. Their at home days will be
Wednesdays, January 10 and rs.
| Miss Charlotte Bushnell has gone on a
| southern trip, and will spend holiday
| week with the family of her fiancee, Mr..
| Birely.
Arthur e. Booth has returned to the
city with his bride and has taken pos
session Of his new home at No. Lake
| place.
The engagement of Victor w. Wood
house and Miss Edith Munson of 1909
| Chapel street is announced. Mr.. Wood
house is manager Of McKee's news and
book store and is held in high esteem.
Miss Munson Is an accomplished lady
and leader Of society.
Mr.. Max Dessauer Of the Dessauer-
Troostwyk School Of Music has gone for
a brief trip to Philadelphia.
| Miss Lizzie Cohane of 276 Wallace
street and Eugene Sullivan, fireman
at No. SIS house, were. married at st.
| Patrick's church Thursday morning at
| 1880 o'clock by Rev. Father Duggan.
| The bridesmaid was Miss Nellie Latey
| of Ansonia, niece of Rev. Father Fitz-
gerald of that place, and jeremiah Muir
| ply was best man. The bride is sis
ter Of DR.. Cohane Of St. Joseph's hospi-
tai, Yonkers, N. Y. The bride was head
bookkeeper at P. J. Kelly & Co.'s store
for about twelve years.
| The friends In New Haven of Mr..
| Charles e. Granniss, formerly lieuten-
ant in the Grays, and of Mr.. George c.
Gordon, will be interested to know that
they are located In Kansas City. Mr..
| Granniss is a director OF the Kansas
| City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad,
which was financed by the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Trust company, and
is already doing large business. Mr..
Gordon has just accepted the position
| of superintendent of the bond depart
ment of the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
| as railroad.
Next Wednesday morning Miss Mary
J. Barry of No. 109 Ashmun street, only
4 child of the late DR.. Joseph Barry of
this city, will leave her old home and
! friends and hurry away to the novitiate
Of the Dominican sisters In Ohio. AL
though Miss Barry's intention to be-
come nun has been for some time sur
missed by a few Of her more intimate as
sociates, the announcement of her res
ignation of her position OF teacher In
room No. Winchester school, and OF
the other preparation for her departure
from the city, has come as a great sur.
prise to her many friends. Miss Barry
has been for seven or eight years super
intendent of st. Mary's Sunday school
She was the first president of the Oza.
mum Reading circle and has always
been one Of its guiding spirits. She was
usually directress Of whatever theatri
cal or other entertainment the children
Of st. Mary's gave to the public.