The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-08
PERSONAL MENTION.

Superintendent Kendall expects to be able to be at his office Thursday, which
 will be the first time in three weeks. He
 has had a severe attack of malarial fever, and has been seriously i'll. Dr. Foote, the attending physician, told MT. Kendall yesterday that he would be strong enough to attend to his official duties on Thursday. During the illness of the superintendent he has been busy when possible working on the list of teachers to be appointed at the annual meeting of the board the latter part of this month.
 T F. McGraii the we'll known dry goods man who has been associated with large New Haven department stores for the past twenty-five years, is now the floor manager at Mendel & Freedmans He was recently with the late firm of Ewen Mcintyre & Co. MT. McGrail was for years proprietor with MT. Shanley of a large and fourishlng dry goods store on Grand avenue.
 Mrs Annie Hollander of New York is visiting her parents in this city, MT. and Mrs B. Shoninger Her numerous friends here have extended her a warm welcome.
 Henry Ahlinquist, who resides on Park street, and who is employed in one of the West Haven factories, is just beginning to be out after ten weeks ill., ness with appendicitis. He was for a time in the New Haven hospital, where he underwent an operation.
 State President James P. Bree and tat to ,;,,c c,l,o left the city yesterday morning for Boston to attend the national conven- ton of the A. o. H. The state treasurer will also attend Besides the board of officers, each county is entitled to be represented by it's president and one delegate. The convention is likely to last nearly all the week. It is said that J. P. Bree may be elected national sec- retary.
 Dr. F. K Root of Hartford has been invited by the Yale faculty, through Dean Smith, to deliver two lectures be- fore the Yale medical school His sub ject will be "The Duties of the Physi- elan as Medical Examiner for Life h. surance" The lectures will be delivered Tuesdays, May and A. Dr. Root is a luEHlDET LII lHt Stdlt DDttu Ol u6dltIl anu until recently turned down by Mayor Harbison was president of the board of health of Hartford
 Joseph Bannon has been appointed or ' ganist of St. Josephs church, Lawrence street, and the organization of choir is now in progress. Daniel S. Gilhuly, l ex-police commissioner, and P J. Don- nelly are among those who have volun- teered for the new choir. The hours of | the Sunday school have been cbonged | from 8 to o'clock Sunday afternoons. | Every evening except Saturday during this month there will be devotions at the | church. The collections at the various masses Sunday amounted to nearly $100 ]
 Fred J. Mckermess, proprietor of the | Elm City Food company at 519 Elm ! street, has an interesting relic in his | window which came all the way from Manila. It is a full rigged ship in min iature made by one of Dewey's sailors | The tar made the little craft soon after l the famous battle of Manila, and sent it 1, to MT. McKermess who is an old friend |
 Attorneys James T. Moran and Harry | Asher of the board of education have been requested by Miss Albee, teacher | in the HilIhouse high school, to act as | arbitrators in the dispute which has arisen between the basket ball teams of | the Bridgeport and New London high | schools. The teams are the leaders in