The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-21
pNRSONAL JOYTINGS.

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 ish house last evening were: George A. | c. Ellsworth, baritone, and Miss Bill 1 lings, soprano, both of New York; and
 the Misses Grave violinist and pianist.
 The entertainment was given under the
 Choir Guilds auspices
 l E. George Morton, press agent for
 MT. Bunnell, proprietor of the Hyperion theater and Grand Opera house, who is
 confined to his hotel by illness, is much
 better and hoped yesterday to be able
 to be out to-day.
 Mrs. Watson l.. Phillips will leave
 town to-day for three weeks visit to 1 her sister-in-law, Miss Annie M. Phil
 lips, at Balston-Spa, New York.
 Miss Mae Connor has returned from
 Bayonne, N. J., where she has been spending a couple of weeks. | Harry Leigh has bought a new yacht
 in which he intends to enjoy cruising around Short Beach, where he spends
 the summer.
 John Collins has been appointed night train announcer at the Union depot in place of w. H. Confrey, who has been
 in that position for long time It is understood that the change is only temporary, however.
 | Mrs. Nolan of Middletown, who has been the guest of her sister. Mrs.
 George T. White, has returned home. Instructor Leyerzaph has picked the Yale fencing, team which will meet a
 team from Cornell in April, the date
 not yet fixed. The Yale fencers will
 be s. N. Arnold 1903, H. D. Strong 1900
 S., and H. w. King 1901.
 Miss Mary White, buyer in the hosiery and underwear department for Ewen Mcintyre since the organization of that store by Proctor, Gross & Mcguire, has been secured for the hosiery department by the Gamble Desmond company.
 Miss Whites many business friends
 will be pleased to learn that she can continue to serve them, and at this pop ular store.
 The New Haven Mt Holyoke Alum
 nae association are expecting to enter tain President Woolley of Mt. Holyoke college on next Saturday.
 Julius Parkhurst of No. 56 Lawrence street is very i'll, being confined to his bed. He has been sick for several days with grip.
 Miss Mamie Hollinger of Brooklyn is visiting Robert Hollinger of Davenport
 avenue.
 The meeting of the Original Nine was, held last evening at the residence of Fred Schmender on Nash street.
 Dr. Alsop, who is a member of the board of missions Of the Episcopal church and thoroughly acquainted with the details of the work and the plans of church extension therefore, is especial ply interesting, addressed a missionary meeting in St. Johns church yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. and in Christ church, West Haven, last evening at c clock.
 Mrs. Henry o. Hotchkiss has moved most of her household goods from the premises at 137 Church street and the work of remodeling the place for the Plant Transportation company will be begun shortly. The transportation company, as previously announced will occupy the premises which adjoin the Free Public library, as offices It is ex- pected that the transfer will be made from New York to this city about June 1.
 r. T. Deyo, chief assistant of Vice President F. S. Curtis of the New Ha- ven road and engineer of the western division of the road, has been offered the engineer-in-chiefs of the New York Rapid Transit Railroad company, which is shortly to build a tunnel un- der New York, and has accepted the offer. August Belmont. president of the Rapid Transit Subway Construction company selected him. This position was first offered to F. s. Curtis chief engineer of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad He was pro- noted to the fourth vice presidency of the road, which desired to retain him. The place was then offered to MT Deyo. In 1887 MT. Deyo came to the New Ha- ven road as engineer of the New York division and continued in that position until appointed district engineer July, 1898. During that period the four tracking of the New York division and other big works were largely under his supervision. MT. Deyo enters upon his new position April 1 next. Under the terms of the contract the New York subway is to be completed in three years, but it is taken for granted that MT. Deyo's position is practically for life and with a salary of alluring fig ures.
 A charming surprise party was given Monday night to MT. and Mrs Clarence P. Wilson at their home, 95 Clark street, in honor of the tenth anniversary of MT. and Mrs Wilson's wedding The house was filled with the guests of the evening. Progressive whist was en- joyed and refreshments were served and when the party broke up the genial in- surance man and his charming wife found themselves with a stock of tin large enough to last them until they are presented with an outfit of silver. Those present were MT and Mrs. s. Fred Strong, Mr., and Mrs. Wallace s. Ritter, MT. and Mrs. Henry H. Guern- s9ey, MT. and Mrs. Leonard F. Hotch- | kiss, MT. and Mrs. Henry Horton, MT. and Mrs George Beers, MT and Mrs. William Crafts, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Bradley, and MT. and Mrs. Charles Will | son,
 Charles G. Phillips of Hartford, who | for six years has been first assistant in the ticket office of the Consolidated | road at Hartford, has been appointed to | take Frederick P. States place. Sey- mour A. Pratt has been advanced to fill | the vacancy in the Hartford office. MT. States resigned partly because of i'll | health and with view of taking a diff