The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06

Mrs Ella L. Tarr has ben granted a
 letter from Whitneyville Congregation
 al church, to the church in East Haven,
 she having removed to that place.
 Mrs. Charles Jonas of Washington, D.
 C., is the guest of Mrs. Francis G.
 Beach of Wall street.
 l On the evening of May Rev. Mr.
 Clark, the pastor Of Whitneyville
 church, baptised George Peterson and Albert Anderson, infant sons of Mr. and
 Mrs Christian Winterfield; also Bruce
 Douglass infant son of MT. and Mrs.
 Robert Johnstone.
 The Rev. William Hudson Burr, a
 very prominent and widely known clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal church, of Philadelphia, died few days l ago of heart disease He was a cousin of Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson of this city, and well known grandson of Rev. William Sturgeon, first rector of the old Christ church of Philadelphia, from 1746 to 1766 Another ancestor was Robert Connolly, a distinguished captain of Washingtons army MT. Burrs grand father was a noted judge, and his ia ther was Delaphaine ,Ridgeway Burr. Rev. MT. Burr was graduated at Trin- ity college. Hartford, and at the West Philadelphia divinity school. His first charge was as assistant rector of St. Andrews; afterwards he was assistant rector for Rev. Dr. Morton at St. James church for six years. He had been rec tor of Trinity Memorial church at Am bier, N Y., for the last three years, The services at his funeral were under the charge of Bishop Whitaker. pr. Charles w. Burr, assistant so many years to Dr. s Weir Mitchell. is the Rev. Mr.. Burr's brother.
 Miss Plnneo of Norwalk will be the guest of Mrs. George F. Newcomb of York Square during the May musical festival this week.
 A. 0. Beach. an esteemed old resident of Hamden, has broken up his home in Hamden and gone to live with his daughter in North Haven. He has been for years q valued member of Whitney ville Congregational church. His sister in-law, Miss Emily Futile, whose health has been such as to prevent her attend ance at church. has gone to Mt Carmel to live with her sister
 Miss Marguerite Hall, who is to sing in "Elijah" at the May festival this week, will visit Mrs, A. Heaton Robert son from Monday until Thursday. Miss Hall Is to sing in the Daisy Chain" at a Friday morning concert at the Wal dcrf- Astoria, New York. with a famous quartet. She sails for London the 18th of this month to fulfill some engage ments she has to sing at drawing rooms | and concerts.
 Beginning with the first of May Miss | Hine Of New Haven is to serve at ' Whitneyville Congregational church as crganist. She has given excellent satis- faction at the various churches where ! she was offic.ated as organist. The po- sition at Whitneyville church had been held for several years past by Mrs. H. | T. Mculton, whose work has been very satisfactory indeed. Mrs. Burton A. Davis has been chosen leader of the i choir, and Mrs. Hattie B. Hendryx, as- sistant. The excellence of their work has already been proven.
 The Misses Durgy of 11S Dwight street gave another musical and art re- ,eption Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Miss Caroline Durgy the sculptress, has several orders for heads so the lainty little studio has the air of the student and workshop, as such were the