The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-25
PERSONAL IGNITION.

Forty-one years ago yesterday John j.
Lewis began his career as public
school teacher in this city, and yester-
day his many friends and goodly
number of his former pupils made the
day one of pleasant memories for him
by calling at the Webster grammar
school, of which he is principal, ana
congratulating him on a long and sue
cessful service. The hours between
and IL a. m. and and p. m. We're
set aside for this reception.
The members of the New Haven
Wellesley club have sent out 400 cards
to their friends in this city and vicinE
ity, asking their cooperation with
them in the raising of the mortgage
on Wellesley college. ]. D. Rockefeller
has recently offered to give to the col
lege permanent endowment fund OF
100000 on condition that the alumnae
raise the existing debt Of over 500, 900.
Sixty thousand of this has already been
subscribed The alunnae are now
making great efforts to raise the re-
mainder before June of this year--the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the found
ing of the college.
The reception yesterday afternoon
given by Director and Mrs. Russell H.
Chittenden for the seniors of the Shelf
field Scientific school was one of the
first of the series of Yales social events
for the next few weeks. Professor and
Mrs. Chittenden were assisted in re-
ceiving their guests by their daughter,
Miss Chittenden, and Miss Bush, daugh-
ter of Professor and Mrs. Bush.
~ TIT. ofA 1J,
tanned so much notoriety by his con-
nection with the Molneux murder case,
was in New Haven on Tuesday night
and gave a dinner to a party Of friends
at Thomas Sullivan's cafe on Church
street. Mr.. Sullivan was among the
guests.
Mrs Edwin B. Hewitt and little
daughter of 205 Lloyd street are now
spending a couple of weeks with rela-
tives in Saybrook.
Homer Van Bueran, a window clean
er was washing the windows of F. w.
Woolworth's store on Chapel street
yesterday when the ladder slipped,
throwing Van Bueran to the sidewalk.
He struck face downward, breaking his
nose and knocking out all his front
teeth. DR.. Louis Gaynor attended him
and he was then removed to his home.
Lewis F. Kimball general freight
agent of the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific railroad, west of the Missouri,
with headquarters at Denver, Col, Is
in Branford the guest Of his nieces and
nephews the Hutchinson family. Mr..
Kimball is accompanied by Mrs KIM
ball. They are taking their customary
fri thrp11ph and will raD1gin
here for a few days.
Hon c. E. Graham and G. S. Mersick
have returned from quick trip to Utah
where they went to transact business
connected with mining interests,
Miss Ella Talmer of Branford has re-
turned home from Grace hospital this
city, and 10 very comfortable indeed.
Miss Margaret Hogan of this city, |
the soprano, sang yesterday afternoon
in concert at the Waldorf-Astoria !
hotel in New York
Walter Fowler of Branford, who has |
been quite i'll during the week, is now |
improving.
Rev w. D. Beach, the assistant pas !
tor at the First M. e. church, was /
given surprise at his home on Elm |
street Wednesday evening by the mem
bers Of the Epworth league. A large |
number We're present and Mr.. Beach
was presented with sum Of money in |
gold
John Humphrey Philips Bassett will
entertain party of about twenty-five
of his young friends this afternoon at
his home on Lawrence street In honor
Of his birthday anniversary.
Director Carl A. Mears of the Choral
union has completed the list Of artists
who will appear at the recital to be Civ
Ell by the union at Grace M. e, church
on the 91st of this month, next week
Thursday. Those who will appear in
the especially fine programme are Mrs.
May Loveridge -Robbins, the Yale
Apollo Glee club, Edward c. Wood
stock tenor Mae Jean Colt elocution-
list, and Donald s. McLane, viollnist.
Robert 7, Fowler, son of Attorney