The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

| A grand testimonial concert is to be
leader of the Cecilia Singing society,"
the event to take place in Germania hall
on April 16. The affair is in honor of
his twenty fifth anniversary as conduc-
tor of the society. The programme
which has been arranged includes sing
ing by all the societies of which he has
been conductor, viz, the Arion and Har-
ugari of this city and societies IN
Bridgeport Meriden, Waterbury and
Hartford.
Henry Buchter received a letter from
his son, who is in Porto Rico, on Satur-
day, and the many friends of the young
man will be pleased to hear that he Is
in excellent health and enjoys his SOL
der life. He has been appointed order
ly to the lieutenant of the company, and
for the general neatness of his tent and
appearance he was the winner OF very
pretty prize. His many friends here all
wish him success and are all in hopes
| that he may receive many more nom
| Ors.
Mrs H. Fl. Benedict, with her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Benedict left last week
for Washington and will spend ten days
or a fortnight on the south They Will
probably spend a few days at Old Point
Comfort before returning.
Mrs. George H. Harmon, wife of Gen
eral Harmon is very i'll with a compli-
cation of diseases. She has been i'll for
two weeks, and now pneumonia has set
in.
Mrs. Ida Feucatwanger- Ascher was
the soloist at Christ church. Ansonia,
last night for the Easter praise service.
Mrs Ascher will also sing at the first of
the Parsons rectals, April Is, at which
Nathan Fryer, Mr.. Parsons pupil, VIII
make his debut.
Ferris Lake who attempted to COM
nit suicide on Thursday by gashing his
throat with a razor, has about an even
chance of recovery. He is still conscious,
but is very weak. He is at the Grace
hospital.
A quartette composed of Miss Eliza
beth C. CARNEY, Miss Margaret Rob-
erts, Frank r. Langdale and T. j. Ad-
ans, sang the hymns at the funeral of
Mrs Charles Farnam on Wednesday
afternoon.
Those who will take part in the en-
tertainment to be given at Warner hall
by the Hillhouse Chorus club for the
benefit of the Y M. G. A. are Mrs Lau-
rens-Lenox, reader; Miss Katherine
Murphy, soprano; Miss Mildred Cos
grove, elocutionist; Mrs. William LET
fens, violinist; A S. Osborne, baritone;
the Fair Haven Dramatic club and the
11llhouse Chorus club.
Miss Olive Damn has been very sick
for the past two weeks with sort of
slow typhoid. With her mother Miss
Damn has gone to New York, where she
will remain for awhile, after which. If
her health permits, Mrs. Damn will take
her daughter south, perhaps for So
journ at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas G.. Shepard gave
an informal entertainment at their
handsome apartment on College street
Wednesday evening for Professor S. s.
Sanford.
Mrs. A. McMathewson and her son,
Pierrepoint B. Foster, are visiting
friends in Lakewood, N. j., where they
will remain for several weeks. They
were recently on a visit to Philadel-
pha.
Miss Anna Punderford, who has been
in New York visiting relatives for
several weeks past, will not return
until after Easter. She will stay for
a large Yale dinner to be given by her
cousin Mr.. Punderford, for some OF his
classmates, who are home for the holt
days
Postmaster Howarth last Saturday
appointed Walter j. Smith regular
letter carrier. Smith has been a slbsti-
tute carrier for four years and was next
in order of promotion. This makes the
total number of carriers at the local
office fifty.
Professor and Mrs. Eugene Richards
have gone to Hampton, Va, to spend
Easter with their daughter, Miss Anna
Richards, at Mrs. William Armstrong 8
cottage Miss Richards, who has had
tvphoid fever is we'll on towards re-
coyery now, and may return to New
Haven with her people when college
opens.
Judge James Bishop Of the city court
on Saturday made the appointments OF
the city court officers who are to serve
during the coming two years. Frank j.
Brown was appointed city attorney;
Howard c. Webb, assistant city attor-
ney; Ernest l.. Isbell, clerk; George "A
law assistant clerk, Miss Hattie A.
E,lv. stenographer. The judge and all
the officers except the city attorney were
sworn in Saturday. The terms of office
of all the officials in the city court ac-
cording to the new charter commence
on April 1. Judge Dow commenced the
new month on the bench in the criminal
court Saturday morning and Will con-
tinue during April. City Attorney Brown
is at Hot Springs, Va, word has been
received that he is much improved IN
health.
Judge Bishop and Clerk Isbell started
Saturday morning for few days car
rage drive up the state.
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