The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-07
PERSONAL MENTION.


day for a trip to Florida. where the!
will stay for a few weeks.
Fred G. Beck of this city, the cham
pion shot putter and hammer thrower
is coaching the weight candidates a
Yale. II has already taken charge o
the hammer and shot men.
Judge William X. Townsend was il
New York yesterday and will remain
several days, Yesterday morning III
opened the equity term of the United
States court.
Gneral Samuel E. Merwin, president
of the Yale National bank, intends tc
start for the south tomorrow. He will
go as far as Palm Beach, Fla, where
he will spend about a month.
Second Lieutenant Elmer Weston OF
Stamford, Co. K, Sd regiment has been
promoted to first lieutenant vice Buck
lee, promoted. Sergeant Harvey ID
Hatch, also of Stamford, has been APP
pointed to succeed Weston. Official an
nouncement of the changes have been
made by Adjutant General Van Kuren.
| Walter Leigh, grand foreman of the
A. o. U. W., is arranging reception
to Past Supreme Master Tate of Ne
braska, to be held in the Hyperion
theater in the third week in March.
All the officers of the grand lodge of
the eastern jurisdiction, which COM
prises all the New England states, will
be present, besides visiting brothers
from almost all the lodges. Mr.. Tate
is a very eloquent orator. and was
chaplain at the military camp in Chick
amauga last summer. He has a son
who is now in the service at Manila.
Committees from the various lodse
will be appointed to perfect arrange
ments. Messrs. Tate and Sessions are
now in Boston, and when arrangements
are completed they will be notified by
Grand Foreman Leigh.
Miss Anna Richards, who has been
i'll for several weeks at Hampton, Va,
is reported as improving a little daily,
Second Lieutenant j. #. Killey Of
Branford, Battery A. has been promot-
ed to first lieutenant, and Corporal
George C. Walsch has been made sec
ond lieutenan.
Town Clerk Walter Foote of Branford
is again critically i'll with kidney dis
several years.
Cards were issued yesterday for an
evening whist to be given by the Pc
quot council at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Baldwin of Whalley
avenue on March 49, Six handsome
prizes will go to the winners.
w. G. Clopton Of the Medical school
on account Of poor health has returned
to New York city for a few weeks.
Harry Sweeney, formerly of F. M.
Brown & Co., has recently accepted a
position with Koch e. Co., of 125th
street, New York.
Mrs. Darling of Chapel street, and
Mrs. Lillian Kelsey the magazine writ
er, who have been travelling in Califor-
MIA since early in February, are expect
ed home this week.
Walter Allen of this city will give a
lecture at Trinity hail. Lenox, Mass.
on Monday, March 27 on Good Gov
ernment." The address will be made
under the auspices Of the Lenox Good
club.
Miss Anita Webster met her Monday
club yesterday afternoon at 3
D clock at the residence of Mrs. j. N.
Champion on Ellsworth avenue The
subject of her talk was "Pope Leo
XIII"
Tax Collector Anthony has returned |
from three weeks stay in Florida.
He says that where he went he found |
hat the orange crop has suffered but |
do, noa A l,I1
his city has a fine orange grove at |
Rockledge. 1t was but little injured. |
While in Florida the collector met the
ollowing New Haveners. e. Fl. Sperry. |
George M. Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Chamberlain
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Benham and
Henry A. Durant Mr.. Benhams
health has improved In the southern
climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gateley of st.
4ouis have been visiting Mrs Gateey's
mother, Mrs. Fry of this city.
James e. Todd of this city, promi-
lent member of the Pequot club, of
he Republican league and the Quinni
lack club, will be married during East
+ week to Miss katherine RI. Banks
f Washington, d. C.
William ]. Atwater will leave TODAY
or visit of two or three weeks to Mi
mi, Fla, where Mrs. Atwater has
cen staying for some time for the i'm
rovement of her health. They will re-
urn together, as Mrs. Atwater's health
5 much improved.
Herbert c. Warren will leave TODAY
or Miami, Fla.
Mark Ryder, who a few weeks ago
nderWent an operation at his apart
lent at the Hotel Garde, is quite re-
overed and Is able to be out again.
Miss Mary Louise Clary, the contral-
}, has been engaged as soloist for the
ext concert by the New Haven SYM
hony orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Davis Of
Vhitneyville gave masquerade dance
lst Friday evening.
william j. Kraft will be organist and
holrmaster at Christ church for the
nsu1ng year. Mr. Kraft takes the
lace of George Havens, who has plav-
l at Christ church for a number of
ears, and who has now resigned. In
liking the organ at Christ church Mr.
raft gives up the position of organist ,
M choirmaster at Trinity church, Sew
our, which he held since resigninr
IS Bristol position. He will begin his
ew duties on the first Sunday in Nav s
he chorus, which is rehearsine tho 7
oera said Pasha," for production in
Drf1 under the direction nc WAN