The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-11

Davis came home to find the friends
gathered there. A. very pleasant occa-
sion followed and all enjoyed the affair.
r. C. Bushnell, the wholesale grocer,
made the presentation speech and all
made speeches.
Dr. Emil Hirsch, who preached the
sermon at the dedication of Mishkan
I Isreal temple on Orange street. has been
called to the pulpit of Temple, Emanuel,
| Forty-third street and Fifth avenue,
New York, which is owned by the rich
est Jewish congregation in that city.
DR.. Hirsch now belongs in Chicago.
The matinee whist party given by
Mrs. D. w. tombstone at her home on
Montowese street, Branford, for twelve
women was fine success. Dainty lit
tie silver favors were used for selecting
partners. The play was followed by a
pink and white tea. Those in the party
were Mrs. P. d. Beach, Mrs. John Nor
ton, Mrs Robert Bradley, Mrs Frank
Golding, Mrs Frank Bradley, Mrs. John
w. Nichols, jr Miss Clara Kimball,
Miss Bertha MILFORD, Mrs Mabel Foote,
Miss Alice Francis and Miss Sarah
/ MILFORD.
The new officers of the Connecticut
Commercial Travellers association are:
President, G. B. Nichols of Bridgeport
first vice president, f. p Chapman of
Hartford; second vice president A. N.
Trott of Waterbury: secretary and
treasurer, l.. Fl. Bates of New Haven;
executive committee. r. j, Veitch, e.
j. Blake of Bridgeport, A. S. Chamber
lain Of Hartford and #. Tobin and G.
N. King of New Haven. Resolutions of
thanks We're passed to the retiring pres
icent, John e. Mcfarland of New Ha-
ven.
John MacGregor, Yale '95 who has
been through the Cuban campaign, is
now in New Haven renewing old ac-
auaintances and recuperating his
health.
F. H. Benton of this city is to remain
at the head of the National Folding
Box and Paper company, with its five,
factories, another year. At the annual
meeting of the company held in the
Wool club, New York city, Thursday
he was chosen general manager and
treasurer at salary Of $4,000. The
other officers elected were: President
D. s. Walton of New York city; first
vice president and secretary, Thomas
L. Cornell of Derby: second vice pres
ident, j. S. Nugent of New York city
The Academy Whist club had its Sec
ond meeting Thursday evening at the |
home of Miss Edna Bronson, 229 Edge |
wood avenue. Whist was played until |
midnight after which supper was serv- |
ed and dancing was enjoyed until the |
small hours of the morning. Miss Maud |
Tufts won first ladys prize and Clifford |
Kearney won first gentleman's prize.
Miss Emily Weiser won lady's BOBBY |
prize and Dwight Burnham won gen.
tleman's BOBBY prize. The members of
the club include Edna Bronson, Lille
Butterworth, Maud Tufts, Emily Wei
SER Sadie Butterworth, Abbie Spring.
field, Clifford Kearney Dwight Burn
ham, Oscar Erickson, William Hartung,
Lewis Munger and w r. Gilbert. A
fashlight of the club was taken by Mr..
Hartung.
Rev. Robert Craig, brother Of DR..
George H. Craig of Wallingford has
accepted call to preach in Paterson,
N. j., and will begin his duties about
March /.
John Chatfield, a former Clinton boy
and proprietor of the Hotel Jefferson,
New York city, has leased the Fenwick
nouse at Saybrook Point for next sum-
ner
Mrs. Morgan G. Bullkeley of Hart
'ord will start very soon now for Cali
'ornia.
Miss Grace Gallaher, youngest daugh-
er Of the Rev Fl. M. Gallaher of Essex,
Who was formerly pastor of the Calvary
3aptist church. this city, will leave
soon for Bridgeport, where she has ac-
,epted a position as teacher in botany !
n one of the schools in that city She
s Vassar graduate.
Duell Stevens has sold his summer
,otel on Clinton Beach and has bought
he Clinton house of Avery Pratt and | ,
will be it's proprietor in the future.
L.