The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-29
PERSONAL NENTION

Benedict and the Misses Monson, daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Monson OF
Whitney avenue.
Mr.. Sykes Of New Britain, who has
occupied the position of clerk for sew
eral years at the Russwin, left Saturday
to enter upon his new position at the
Hotel Davenport, New Haven. His
many friends wish him success.-Hart-
ford Post.
Miss Brintnell, who has been with
Miss Susan Hothckiss for the past four
or five years, left on Tuesday for Min
neapolis, where she has gone for long
visit with her sister.
| Professor and Mrs. Russell H. Chit
tenden gave a reception to the class of
'99 S. at their home Friday afternoon.
A marriage license was issued in Wa
terbury yesterday from the town clerks
| office to Rev. Arthur j. Gammeck or
New Haven and Miss Mary G.. Bridge
man of Waterbury.
| Yelliott Dashiell Dechert of Middle
bury has closed up his establishment
there for the summer, and on Wednes-
day next will sail for Europe He will
remain abroad until November and is
to be accompanied by his slx-and-one-
| half-year-old son, James Flanagan
| Dechert. The Middlebury millionaire
| has been in New York and Aiken, S.
c., all winter, and is in the best of
| health.
C, F. Luce, 1900, and c.. r. Terry, 1901,
have been elected members of the Uni
versity club
E. j. Wendell has been appointed to
conduct negotiations for the interna-
tional athletic meet in behalf of Har-
ward
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Osborn of
Whitney avenue will have as their
guest on Wednesday Lieutenant Rus
sell c. Langdon of the Eighth infantry
U, S. A. Lieutenant Langdon is a West
Point man, the son of Colonel L. l..
Langdon of the artillery, and had al
ways been a dear friend of the late
lamented Lieutenant Allan NJ Osborn
since their cadet days together. Lieu
tenant Langdon was in service at San
tiago and San Juan.
for England Saturday on the Umbria,
having decided quite suddenly to go to
London, where he will be joined by Mr..
and Mrs. Henry l.. Hotchkiss and their
party, all of whom are now in Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Burrough
will also join the family party at Lon
don The Hotchkisges have decided now
to sail for home on the first of July.
Walter j. Conner. past regent of p. H.
Sheridan council No 1857, Royal Ar
canum of this city, has been selected
by Grand Regent M. B. Dunbar as dis
trict deputy grand regent for Pequot
council No. 442 of the borough. Mr.,
Conner is one of the most prominent
members of the order in the Connecti-
cut jurisdiction. He is now serving as
chairman of the committee on laws by
virtue of a recent appointment from the
grand ent.-New London Day.
The Colonial Danes Of Connecticut
will hold their spring meeting with
Mrs. Frank w, Cheney, their president,
at South Manchester next Wednesday.
Lunch will be at l 80 and later a paper
on the Charter Oak will be read by Mr..
Clark of the Hartford Courant. Mem
bers from Hartford and vicinity will go
out by a special trolley at 1915 and
there will be a special train on the rail-
road returning at 5:15.
Mrs. Thomas Wallace, Jr., of Ansona
has planned to spend this summer in
Europe again and with her will go Mrs,
Eloise Wallace, who since her return
from Washington, d. c., where she
spent the winter, has been in New
York. staying at the Murray HILL Mrs. |
Wallace will also take with her, her
nephew, William Wallace, Yale 90.
The Rev. c. F.. Bromley, formerly of |
Norwich, has received the appointment |
as pastor of the Methodist church at |
Mashapaug. This church has had no |
preacher since the assembling !
Of the conference in April The appoint
ment is very gratifying to the members
of that church.
Miss Florence Brown, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Brown of Whitney
avenue, will go abroad this summer.
She will travel in Europe with party
that includes Henry Hooker, Miss Bes-
sic Hooker and Mr. Rockers son and
nephew. About the same time H. G.
Warren and Miss Warren and Charles
F.. Mersck and Miss Mersick will sail,
The time selected being the last of June.
Mrs. Edwin r. Mersick who has been
in absolute retirement since the sad
death of her husband, a little over
year ago, is also going abroad this sum-
Der.
The Hartford Courant remarks: Dr.
was a layman when elected to
he presidency of Yale, as Professor
Hadley is, but he was ordained before
his induction into office. Times have
changed since then, and Yale has
hanged with them. Profound would be
he surprise among his fellow graduates
should Professor Hadley think it neces-
;ary. or even expedient, to seek ordina-
ion before passing up to the chief eN-
.cutive chair of the university, Con-
knows nothing of any
,riestly order. There is nothing in its
PRINCIPLES or spirit to hinder layman
rom leading morning prayers In the
hapel, if that should seem desirable;
ven if he should occasionally speak to {
he undergraduates from the college .
,ulpit on religious matters Congreea- !
ionalism would suffer no shock ard no ,
amaee. The older Yale men well re- 4,
member how. week after week and year i
fter year Professor Thachers Sunday {
Wight talks about religion used to fill !
he largest lecture room in the Old ,
,ricl Row with boys from all the =
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