The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-18
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INHERENT CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other Peopie Known Here-Vari-
 ous European Trips and Local Social

1 Ana other PeOpie Known Here-Nari-
 ous European Trips and Local Social
 Events.
 Mrs. Julia M. Banks of IS Trumbull
 street leaves to-day for a stay of sev-
 eral months in San Francisco with her
 son, Major Robert W. Gibson of this
 city, who is United States medical d.
 rector al San Francisco, and in charge
 of the United States transport service
 at that port in his medical capacity. Mrs. Banks will be accompanied by | her grandson, Robert Gibson, and her
 granddaughter, Miss Ono Gibson, the l former of whom has just completed | his third year as a student Of Yale | Sheffield Scientific school, the, latter | having completed her first year at Vas | sar college The party will return in | time for the reopening of Yale and Vas | sar, after the long summer vacation. | Mrs. Banks daughter, Miss Ono Banks, | will have as one of her guests this sum
 mer, her sister. Mrs. Thomas. wife of MT. Thomas of Burlington, Vt, who
 was In recent years principal of Hill
 house High school, and who is principal
 of the large high school at Burlington.
 Mrs Thomas many friends will be
 glad to greet her.
 A cabegram received yesterday by
 William H. Moseley, proprietor of the
 New Haven house, yesterday announce
 ed the arrival of Mrs Moseley and her
 son at Rome, Italy, and that on the
 25th they will leave for Florence
 Thence they will go to Milan, Geneva,
 Paris, and London. They will sail for
 home in September.
 Joseph w. Kent, recently appointed
 by Tax Collector Anthony as clerk in
 the tax office, entered upon his duties yesterday morning. Mir Anthony has not yet decided upon a cashier to sue oeed Elias P. Merriman, whose resig nation takes effect July 1.
 From Berlin, Germany, comes the news that Mrs. Franz Milcke of Craig Myth" Wallingford, a singing teacher of repute whose articles on Singing in the Public Schools" at- tracted much attention in the New York Musical Courier, Is now studying voice with Lillie Lehman In Berlin. It is well known that Lehman rarely ac- cepts pupil After some difficulty Mrs. Mi1cke received hearing with the artist and sang for her two songs, "Schnsucht' by Hoffman and the reef tative and aria "Adieu Forets" from Tschaikowsky's "Jona of, Are" Mad anne Lehman was highly pleased with Mrs Milcke's voice, saying that she possessed undoubted talent and more over that every tone was placed abso- lutely right, which she said was an ex- tremely rare thing, Mrs Milcke's form CT teacher, Max Treuman of Carnegie Hall, New York, and also of New Ha- ven, Conn, may congra tulate himself on such rare praise.
 Mrs. NJ. c. Floyd of Poplar street, whose health has been very poor the past winter, has gone for a fortnight's visit to friends in Lynn. Mass. Her friends hope that the trip will be beneficial one for her.
 The commencement exercises of Smith college, Northampton, Mass, op-l ened yesterday, was continued o-day, and will be attended by many New Ha- veners, friends of members of the graduating class. Among them will be Miss Susanne s. Newell of Washing ton avenue, West Haven, who is the guest of her cousin. Miss Anna Stella member of the senior class. Miss Hitchcock is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ransom J. Hitchcock i of Bethany Miss Ellen T. Emerson of | granddaughter of Ralph Wal | do Emerson, welcomed the seniors and | other guests while the event of the | greatest interest was contributed by |  Japan, who made the principal oration. The ivy song was composed by Miss Julia J. Mitchell of Philadelphia.
 Lawyer Frank S. Bishop of Lyon street sailed Saturday for Europe to take an extended trip in the old world, returning about October 1. MT Bishop has an office in the First National | bank building. He Is prominent in the ,itys board of compensation and is the son of Ezra Bishop, the well known I jeweler, who Is one of he oldest manufacturers in the line n Connecticut.
 Mrs. Charles w. Griffin and son of Baltimore are the guests of Mrs. Glif- 1n's aunt, Mrs. c. K. Caldwell of Lyn- wood Place.
 Mrs. Sherman I. Graves, wife of the of Strong school, who has ,een very i'll with gastric fever for the )ast five weeks at her home at All Or .nge street, is improving considerably.
 The engagement of Miss Rose Weiss o Meyer Werzberg was celebrated at he home on Sunday afternoon from 2 o o'clock A fine time was had by III who called.
 Walter s. Garde, William B. Garde nd their mother, wife of Landlord iarde of the Hotel Garde, accompanied " Miss Gretchen Pathie of Worcester, nd Mrs. George H. Smith and daugh-