The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-30
PERSON44L MENTION.

Announcement was made in New York papers Monday that in conse- quence of the death of Mrs. Gardner R. Colby the invitations issued by MT and Mrs Edward Payson Mervin {for- merly of New Haven) for the reception to follow the wedding of their daughter . Grace with Louis St. Clair Colby on Wednesday, November 90, had been re- called The New York Commercial Ad- Vertlser says: Mrs. Colby, who was the mother of the bridegroom. died on sunday at her home in Orange, N. J. She was the widow of Gardner R. Col by, who died in 1889, and the daughter of the late Ezra c. Hutchins of New ton, Mass She is survived by three sons, Gardner, Arthur H., and Louis St Clair Colby. The wedding of Miss Mer- win and MT Colby, in consequence of the bereavement, is to be privately solemnized at the home of the bride. Oakbridge, Brick Church, N J. Miss MerWin was to have given a luncheon to her maid of honor and bridesmaids November 30, and in the evening of the same day MT. Colby was to have enter tained his best man and ushers at ths Essex County Country club The maid of honor will be Miss Frances Tapp of Louisville, Ky. The bridesmaids will be Miss May Findley Bishop, a couSl1l Of the bride, of Jersey City; Miss Lorraine Tapp of Louisville, ky; Miss Mary Alice Parmalee of New Haven, Conn: Miss Josephine Kirtland of Brick Church, N. J.; Miss Nellie Laidlaw of this city and Miss Julia Parmalee of New Haven, Conn. The best man will be George Warren of Boston, Mass. ; and the ushers Howard A. Colby and Everett Colby, cousins of the bride groom, of LleWelyn Park, Orange, N. J.; Edward Hazard of Providence, E. l.; Richard Dana Morse of this city and Edward Payson Merwin, jr., broth CT of the bride, of Brick Church, N j."
 Captain Francis G. Beach, Company H, Third Connecticut infantry, now at Summerville, s. C., purchased a lot of turkeys and served them hot on Thanksgiving day to the members of his command. The New London Day says; 'The wives of some of the off, cers of the Third are now at Summer vile, among them Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Prior Mrs. Fish and Mrs. Comstock. Lieutenant Murphy Company B, has assumed command of Company E, having just received his commission as captain
 General Shafter bade farewell to his host, Major Albee yesterday, and left for New York city on the :35 D. m. train. The general told friends that his stay in New Haven had been an ex- ceedingly pleasant one in all respects. i He should take away very pleasant memories of the visit. Yesterday fore noon he called on Miss Shafter, a rela- tive, residing on Mansfield street, and made a short call at Grace hospital. At 9 a. m. Major Albee's driver was on hand with a fine large sleigh and Gen. eral Shafter and MT. and Mrs. Albee were driven at once to the New ia- ven house, and took on Major Noble of General Shafter's staff. At Miss Shafter's home the visit lasted about an hour, and then the general took leave of his relative and the party was driven to Grace hospital. When the visitors entered the hospital they found them beautifully draped with flags. As the general stepped into the building the bugle call was sounded The four sick soldiers at the hospital were giv- en many words of comfort and encour- agement and felt much honored by the kind thoughtfulness of their com mander. The party returned to Major Albee's home at 11:45 and took dinner there at noon. At 1:15 the driver re- turned and carried the party to the depot to catch the 1:35 train. Major Noble returned to New York with Gen. eral Shafter.
 Miss Emma Bowen of Clifton, Staten Island, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs Flynn of 19 Waverly street, returned home to-day after a very en- joyable visit
 Walter B. Snow will read a paper be- fore the Engineers club at D. m. this evening at North Sheffield hall on The Influence of Mechanical Draft Upon the Ultimate Efficiency of Steam Boilers" Mir. Snow is mechanical engineer for the B. F. Sturteyant company of Bos-