The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-25
OFLOCAL INTER EST.

lumbus, win hold meeting at head
quarters in this city, to adopt new laws
of Importance, rendered necessary ow-
ing to the growth of the order. The
New Haven members of the council,
which numbers fifty-two members, are
Grand Secretary Daniel Colwell, C. IT.
Driscoll, DR.. M. S. O'Connor, John t.
Kerrigan and William M. Geary.
The Foot Guard will meet soon to ar
range for receiving and escorting the
Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, who
come here on Bunker Hill day,
June II. In the afternoon the
companies will give dress
parade on the green. At noon the Pha-
lanx will have Lunch at Savin Rock,
to which the officers of the Foot Guard
will be invited. In the evening both
companies will have dinner at some
hotel.
Edward Kearney, the well known
| and very popular sexton of st. Marys
r. c. church, will sail for an extended
visit to Ireland to-day. In his absence
James Hislop will act as sexton.
William s. Dunning, local agent of
the New York and Boston Dispatch
Express company, released thirteen
pigeons from the roof of the English
building, 700 Chapel street, Saturday
at 8 a. M, for the Homing club of Lo-
we'll, Mass. Yesterday morning he re-
received letter informing him that
eleven Of the birds reached their des-
| tination flying at the rate Of 32A miles
an hour. One had its crop shot away.
Mrs. George H. Watrous is enter
tanning for few days Count di Cam
pello, an italian nobleman, who is
travelling in this country for the pur-
| pose of studying Y. M. c. A. work in
America.
Mrs e. M. Poteat, wife of the Call
vary Baptist church pastor, who has
been quite i'll, is convalescent.
The Naval Veterans will participate
in Memorial day exercises in East
Haven, attending in a body and taking
part in the parade.
Yesterday was Connecticut day at
| the New York Health Food exposition
and there We're many visitors at the
Grand Central Palace from this state.
Although there were no special exer-
cises Connecticut people were interest
| ed because Of the exhibits there from
Connecticut institutions Including that
| of the Connecticut Training School for
| Nurses.
Rev. Father Robert J, Early, former
| ly assistant to Rev. Father McKeon Of
| the Sacred Heart church, but now of
| st. Roses church, Meriden, was in
| town yesterday.
Universalist services will be held in
| o'clock. Rev. W. r Dickerman of
the Church Of the Messiah, New Haven,
| will preach All are invited to come
| and participate in the service.
| The Colonial Danes of Hartford will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. Edward
| Perkins of Forest street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cohen (nee Rosa
| liza Sachs) of Grand avenue, will give a
| reception to their New York friends
next Sunday at the home of Mr..
| Cohens mother, Mrs. Deborah Cohen,
| Il Bedford street. At the same time a
| birthday anniversary of the groom
| mother will be celebrated.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Allen have re-
| turned from a three months tour in
Mexico, reporting a delightful trip. Mr..
and Mrs. Allen will leave shortly for a
| six weeks trip in Maine.
Rev. Herbert M. Smith of Pine Mead
| ow has resigned the rectorship of St.
| Johns P. E. church of that place, the
resignation to take effect July l. Mr..
| Smith Is the husband of Miss Coburn
| of New Haven, sister of Miss Helen Co
| burn. Since his marriage Mr.. Smith
has been rector Of st. Johns.
| Mrs. D. T. WEIGH of West Haven,
who has been spending the winter
abroad, is at present. in London, and
will sail for home tomorrow on the
| Massachusetts,. Mrs. WEIGH writes that
| in Paris one would never know there
| was a war, were it not for the Euro
pean edition of the Herald.
The marriage of DIR. Robert T. Nor
ris of New York, son Of the late Gov
ernor Luzon B. Morris, to Mrs Aimee
Reynaud Mazergue, daughter of Mr..
CASTOR Raynaud of Fleetwood, Mount
Vernon, will take place on June 4. DIR.
Morris and his bride will leave imme-
diately after the wedding for cruise
| up to Newfoundland and Labrador on
DR.. Morris schooner yacht.
Thomas G.. Shepard, who has been
very i'll for the past few weeks and
| who, with Mrs. Shepard, is resting at a
quiet country place near New Haven,
| is improving.
The marriage of John AverilI, son Of
| George Averill of Ark fame, Bradford
to Miss Daisy Stannard Of New Haven
| was quietly solemnized in Bridgeport
on Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Averill will
| reside at Indian Neck.
The Rev. Charles Richards of Plain
| field N. J., who preached the Sunday
| sermon at Battell chapel, was enter
tanned while in town by Mr.. and Mrs
Curtis Of Prospect street.
Harry B. Johnson, son of Senator
| Johnson, will be married to Miss Helen
r. Burton of Main street, Westville
June 1. Invitations will soon be issued
Mrs. Laurens Lenox, who has con-
Quoted a literary class in East Haven
| during the winter, will give an enter
tainment in the chapel of the East Ha-
ven Congregational church this evening
at O'clock. She will be assisted by
| local talent. The proceeds will be used
for carpeting the church.
Mrs. William H. Moseley and chill
| dren left yesterday for a stay of sew