The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-28
PERSONAL JOI1INGS.

Prof. Brewer of Yale will lecture in
the coming scientific lecture course OF
| the Bridgeport Scientific and Historical
society. His subject will be 1.-THE
Coast of Alaska and Behring Sea, p"
Ernest Ingersoll, formerly Of this city,
who lectured last night here in the
New Haven University Extension
course will speak on the subject, "Our
Wild Neighbors or the Four-footed of
the United States e. Otis Hovey,
formerly of Fair Haven, will also speak
in this course, subject "A Journey
from Odessa to Mt Ararat." The
third of the Branford library course Of
lectures will be given at Library hall
this evening by Mr. Hovey. He is of
the American Museum of Natural His
tory. His subject Journey from
Odessa to Mt. Ararat." DR.. and Mrs.
Hovey While in Branford will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Fl. Bark
err. Mrs. Hovey is a cousin Of Mrs.
Barker.
Miss Hanna Hume, formerly of this
city, has been elected president of her
class 1900 at Wellesley This is deemed
the highest, honor to which girl can
the most prominent person at COM
mencement time, but all through her
senior year she represents the whole
college in meeting and entertaining
with President Hazard and the mem
bers of the faculty, all the distinguish
ed guests of the institution. Miss
Hume's parents are the Rev. Robert
Hume and Mrs. Hume, both of whom
are missionaries at Bombay, India,
Before her entrance to college Miss
Hume lived with an aunt at "a Home
Place.
Mrs. N. Shepard Sargent met with
her class in elocution at the Y. w. C.
A. for their first lesson last evening.
Miss Field gives a cooking lesson this
evening at 7:S0.
Ex-senator Donald T. Warner was
in this city. yesterday on some legal
business. He declined to discuss his
candidacy for the republican guberna-
torial nomination.
Mrs. Harrie Morris of Branford is
still very ILL.,
A very pretty tea was given last
Wednesday by Mrs. Edward p. Morris
of Edgehill road for Mrs Holbrook and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanderson. Mrs Hol-
brook is the mother of Richard Hol-
brook, instructor in French at Yale,
and Mr.. Sanderson is the new addition
to this department from Harvard. Mrs
Morris was assisted in receiving by
Miss Humphrey, who poured the tea.
Contractor Blakeslee OF this city, who
was awarded the contract for the wild
enng and Strengthening of the Milford
Point road, commenced yesterday
morning to excavate along the line.
The road will be completed before Jan
uary /.
A very large wedding, which is to
come early In January is that of DR..
NJ j. Sheehan of Grand avenue and
Miss Marguerite Donavan of Shelton,
Conn. The marriage will take place in
Shelton, and a special train will run
from this city to accommodate the
guests. Miss Donavan will be accom-
panied in the bridal procession by her
maid Of honor, Miss Henley Of Lewis
ton, Me-, and four bridesmaids, and
niece, Miss Helen Donavan, will carry
her bouquet. Dr. Sheehans best man
will be the BRIDES brother, Kenneth
Donavan. A high nuptial mass will be
celebrated, after which reception will
follow at the brides home. The pair
will then leave for Washington, where
they stop for some little time.
DR.. jeremiah J. Cohane will retire as
house physician of the Backus hospital,
Norwich, on January /, and will be sue
ceeded by DR.. NJ II. Scanlon, the pres
ent assistant house physician. DR.. Co.
hane is graduate of Yale Medical
school He will return to his home in
this city. He has just received GER
tificate from the Connecticut Medical
society, having passed the state exam
Ination. AS a result of the recent ex-
animation Dr.. Fred M. Parker has been
announced as the successful candidate
for the position Of assistant house ply
stefan, made vacant by the promotion |
Of DR.. Scanlon. DR.. Parker is a resi-
lent Of North Carolina, and has just |
finished an appointment on the staff |
IF the Willard Parker hospital in New |
York city. He will assume his duties |
n Norwich on January I