The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

| home again from a trip to Scranton | Pa, where he has been under treat
 ment with Prof. Dewitt, an eye spec
 ialist. MT Norris met at Scranton Mi chael Doherty, the New Haven bal l player, who has signed with the Scran 1 ton team.
 Announcement is made of the mar.
 riage of Miss Jennie Olive, youngest
 daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Goe-
 bel of 56 Kensington street, to Thomas
 Mayer of this city. MT, and Mrs. May.
 CT will reside at 274 Orchard street.
 w. s. Wells, chairman of the Dewey
 reception committee, has called meet. | ing of the committee which is compos
 ed of Grand Army, Naval Veterans and
 Chamber of Commerce men, to this ev-
 ening at the mayors office. Plans fol
 a grand reception to Admiral Dewey 1 will be talked over.
 | The Rev. Dr. Levi Gilbert of the
 Trinity Methodist church returned or
 Saturday from Cleveland, O., where he
 had been for several days visiting his
 old home and pastorate. Dr. Gilbert
 during his nine days stay delivered
 eight addresses, besides attending sev-
 eral dinners and other social affairs | pr. Gilbert enjoyed the trip and re- | newal of old acquaintances of which | he has hosts in Cleveland.
 l Mrs. l.. c. Ryder and family of
 Branford spent Sunday at their sum-
 mer cottage near Short Beach. Prof. Parker and Prof. Stanford of the Yale department of Music are
 among those who will go abroad this
 summer, the former sailing early in August the latter in July.
 Mrs. Ellen Rice of Main street, Bran
 ford, is the guest of her sister in Mount
 Carmel.
 Miss Elizabeth A. Slocum, of this city, is the guest of friends in New Britain,
 Daniel Ahearn has severed his con- nection with the Branford Electric company and accepted a position with the Portchester Electric company for which place he left yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. George B. Lewis and family of Lee. Mass, have taken their residence in this city.
 Under the direction of J. r. Parsons Madame Jarley's Wax Works will be given at Sprirgside home on Tuesday evening, May 23.
 Herbert Johnson of Westerly. R. l., wife of the new lessee of the Branford Point house, has arrived at the hotel The improvements in the house are well under way.
 Postmaster Clarence B. Davis Of West Haven. Conn. who has recently received his commission from G. M. w. Nathan Crary of Boston. as D. G. M. W. for Sterling lodge. No. 46, A. O. IT. w., and to look after it's interests and welfare, will pay them his first official visit Wednesday evenirg. A large del egation of other deputies and promi- rent members of the order are expect ed to be present on this occasion. Sev- erai candidates will be on hand to take the degrees A smoker will follow the initia tory work.
 A very delightful whist, followed by dance, was given recently at the house of MT. and Mrs. Kirby No. 520 Whit ney avenue by the Social Eight. Mrs Kirby recVved with her niecs, Miss Es- telle Darton. Among those present were MT. and Mrs John Kirby, Miss Isabelle Barnes, the Misses Sue and Leila Ives, the Misses Justin and Edith Catlin, Miss Florerce Clark, the Misses Lily and Martha Fleetwood, Miss May Brooks, Miss Nellie Hope. Miss Mabel Smith, Miss Kelsey Miss Grace Bron- son, Miss Law, Messrs, c. Rice. H. C. Jackson. G. Zahn, w. Arnold, Dr. Grove, F. Farren, S. Hoyt, Johrson, Bromley. A. Gardner r. Joslin, Van deryer and Pund dsrson.
 NTre W,uooa ~, avenue and Mrs. George Scranton of this city have sailed on the steamer Saal on Saturday last in company with fourteen other ladies from New York and other places who will make trip under the leadership of Miss Leavens, who has conducted a weekly literary class so success ully in New Haven for thrse seasons. The trip will last two months and the principal points of interest in England, France Italy and Germany will be visited.
 The annual convention of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution will be held to-day at Burlington Arcade, Stamford, beginning at Il o'clock. Those who attend from this city will take the 9:35 a. m. train. It will be presided over Dy MIS, SdId l. hlHUtN DI InlS city, who is the state regent of the or ganizatio for the state of Connecticut, There will be several interesting papers at the convention, one of which is writ | ten by Mrs. Luzon B. Morris of this | city, the title of which is Religious Life in Revolutionary Days" Miss l Mary K. Talcott of Hartford will also | read a paper on an appropriate sub- | feet. There will be a number of dis | .inguished guests present among which | will be Mrs. Daniel Manning of Albany, I \. Y, the president general of the na- .ionai society of the Daughters of the | American Revolution, Mrs. N. D. Sper- " of this city and the twenty ladies who enjoy the title of vice president 1 general of the national society and oth- ITS.
 Miss Martha Swift, daughter of the | ate pr. Samuel Swift, will he united in to George Clay Ho1l'ster, Yale 95, at 12:30 on Thursday, June 1, in St. Thomas Protestant church at Marn- N. Y. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Thamas F. Da- 'ies. the assistant rector of the Church if the Incarnation, Madison avenue and Thirty fifth street, who will have the as- istance of the Rev. Frank German the ector of St Thomas church The