The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-23
PERSONIL JOTTINGS.

Miss Fryer of Cleveland, O., the Misses
 Cohen and Trieste of Charleston, s. c.
 Miss Eloise Auckland of Winsted
 has returned home from New Haven
 where she had been for several weeks
 ping treated for kidney and heart trouble She was accompanied by Will
 liam Auckland and Mrs. Page, who has
 been caring for her.
 During Prof. Chittenden's illness pr,
 l.. B. Mendel, Prof. Chittendens assist
 ant, will have charge of the directors classes in junior elementary physiolo-
 gy, and Dr. H. c. Jackson will take
 the work of the senior physiological chemistry Matters pertaining to the discipline of the department will so far as possible be settled by the depart ment committee of faculty members. If Prof. Chittenden continues to rest as comfortably as seems probable he will no doubt be able to resume his duties within a few weeks.
 i The many friends in this state of Miss Reutz- Reese will be interested in the fact that she is to deliver a course of lectures in New York in the near fut- | lutG. AiC lllpt NlAl b0 GU eAiS hOiilS VI Mrs. James M. Townsend, SIS West Seventy-first street, and comes on | Wednesday, January 24, at il a. m. The course includes ten lectures, one on each Wednesday morning. James M Townsend, at whose home the first lec- ture is to be held, is the son of Captain James M Townsend of Townsend ave- nue, New Haven. Miss Reutz-R Reese, who is daughter of Mrs Reutz- Reese, the principal of Rosemary Hall, Wall ingford, Is most delightful speaker and entertainer Friends of this lady, who is exceedingly popular with her pupils, are having a splendid school built for her at Greenwich, and it is nearly completed.
 James F. O'Grady, formerly of Stern Bros, New York, has been secured by the Gamble Desmond company to take charge of the same department in their store. MT. O'Grady is man of vast experience as a buyer of coats and suits and all that pertains to the cloak de- partment, having been interested in that particular line for the past twenty two years. During that time Mir. O'Grady spent part of every year in tIic loielSI lldIhetS OI l4OLucll, T dilS, and Berlin. Under MT. OGrady's direc- tion the cloak department, of The Gam ble-Desmond companl will be con- pletely reorganized.
 The Norwich Bulletin says: Miss Florence Woodmancee of Westville, Conn.,, is the guest of Mrs. William Mitchell In Poquetanock.
 A whist party was given Wednesday night by Miss Jennie E. Mitchell in honor of Miss Woodmansee, who is fine musician and singer. There were five tables. John Hardness and Miss Ida Russell won first prizes, and Christian Baer and Miss Woodmansee received the consolation prizes.
 At the annual meeting of the New Haven Physical Education society on Saturday, the following officers of the society were unanimously reelected. President, Louis Leyerzapf; vice pres- ident, Dr. J. w. Seaver; second vice president, Dr, w. c. Anderson; secre- tary, Miss A. R.. Hughes. The society is in very f1ourishing condition. Six new members were elected Saturday. Any person interested in any branch of physical culture is eligible for mem- bership. At the meeting Saturday pr. w.. c. Anderson, associate director of Yale gymnasium, gave a very interest ing, entertaining and instructive talk on Physical Culture In Germany" His large collection of photographs and other memorabilia were particularly 
 At the annual meeting Of the Bir- mingham Water company just held the following directors were elected: Colo nel William B. Wooster, William F. Downes, Judge David Torrance Charles l E. Clark and c. H. Nettleton At the of the directors the following officers were chosen: President, Colonel | William B. Wooster; clerk, Judge D. | Torrance; treasurer and agent, C. H, Netteton.
 The Young Ladies' D. F. S. G. Social | club will give the second informal dance | of the season at Warner hall, Tuesday, | January 30. A programme of eighteen dances has been arranged, and excel lent music has been secured. The in charge consists of Miss Mary l.. Schomburg, Miss Edythe M. Smith, Miss Mae J. Noonan, Miss Eliz- abeth B. Schomburg. Miss c. Helen and Miss Feuchtwanger.
 The Bristol news in the New Britain Herald says: Organist w. Woods Chandler of Prospect Methodist church 1as been engaged to play at large and fashionable wedding in New Haven on he 31st of this month, when class nate of his, Charley Birley, Yale 96, md Miss Charlotte Bushnell, are to be lnited in holy matrimony. The en- sagement of Mr. Chandler for the oc- 'asion is well deserved recognition of lis ability as an organist. The instru- nent in the Church of the Redeemer, in which edifice the ceremony will be per ormed, is a large three manual organ, ecently set up by Jesse Woodbury of Boston, The regular orga'nist of the hurch is Prof. Thomas B. Shepard, he we'll known composer and author of he Christmas cantata "The Word fade Flesh,'' which was Recently giv- n at the Baptist and Congregational hurches in Bristol. G
  DEATH OF JOHN P. STOCKTON.
 New York, Jan. 22-Ex-Attorney ieneral John P. Stockton of New Jer- ey died at 1:30 p. m. to-day of ex- austion at the Holland house in this