The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-14
~ HRAGRAFHS,
ITEMS or INTEREST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Othor People Known Hero-vari-
GUS European Trips and Local Social

| MI. anu MIS-. AClAul W. tiuiiAo'oi ~
1879 Dixwel avenue, Hamden, celebrated
the twenty-ffth anniversary of their we'd
ding Saturday evening. About one, nun
dred of their friends called during the re-
| ception hours from 7 TO 10 O'Clock TO con-
graduate them and give their kind Wishes
for the future. The house was prettlly ueI
Grated with flowers and with autumnai COL
ors, and Mrs Humiston was very attrac-
| tive in a grey combination gown OF SIX
and cloth. They were, the recipients OF ., a
very large number of handsome anu cosby th,s,
presents principally in silver, among them
one from the Eppworth NJ q. church, Oh
which they have been members Tor many
years, consisting of q dozen silver KNIVES
and forks and two tablespoons Hnm ht
of the builders supply company. some some
of those present were Mrs. James BarnaGl n
and Miss Eta and Miss Gertrude Barhacle;
Mrs Arthur Humlston, Frank Humiston,
Willis Humiston, Florence Humiston, Vlolet
Humiston, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Flight, MI. ana NJ! M n,
sic Bradley, Clarence Bristol, Mrs. william
j. Elder, Mrs. Van Dyne, Mrs. Caldwell OF
| Centerville.
Robert P. Dewell and Mrs. Dewell left
Saturday for the Buffalo exposition. Ihe;y
will be gone about two weeks anu MI. Mn
spend few days in New York before they
return. 49,. ,h,
has been attending the meeting or the
American board in Hartford the past week
made short call at the old home IN ber-
lin. ,.u ...oo+ and
her sister, Miss Robbins Of Bishop. street,
have been visiting friends at Glen Fails, \.
Y. for week past and go from thence TO
America, N. Y. and other nearby places
before returning. ,4, 4,
Henry Houston, supervisor of writing IN
our public schools, who has been III FOR a
week at his home on Edgewood avenue with
diphtheria is greatly imp pro @irr,e sk,einp
FOL, of this CITY are visiting Miss Lena Kane
of Grassy Plain street Bethel; .,
Mrs. William Gleason and MIS-: 80. Da1 tha
past week of their sister. Mrs. Thomas
| Boylan Of Chestnut street, Branford, re.
turned Saturday to their homes IN NE"
York. +. +or
tanning Miss Cora Miner of this. city:
The Rev. Mr.. Meserve of this city, VINO
has had charge of the services at the ION.
gregational church Of pG Por C1 w smith
there last summer, has declined the eau 70
become permanent pastor OF the chnrch.
Mr. Meserve was pastor Of the church apoue
thirty years ago He will continue TO sup
Miss Rosabel Atwater. who has been zee,
home for a month on visit in Unionyille,
returned Friday to this city,
wears been in the employ of the Southern
New England Telephone company In this
city, has been promoted and made cplef OPP
orator In the main office IN New LONDON H.
| Mr.. Allen Is one OF the Oldest enpio9es u
the telephone company, us
Curtis & Johnson Of Hartford have award,
ed the contract for about 2s,ooo square 1eet
| Of pranolithic work in the new congregate
dining room at the Middletown hospital to
G. W. kellogg & Co. of this city. The re-
mainder of the work to be done on the
congregate dining room has been PROVIDED
| for by contracts. 80
Miss Elizabeth Carney Of Branford lcft
Saturday morning for Hartford Where sne
| will be the guest of her niece MISS Annie
OConnor, student at Mt. ST. Joseph
\ Prof Blackman of Yale preached, at the
First congregational church In Wallingford
Yesterday morning and evening.
Miss Helen Stevenson has returned from from
her visit to the Pan-American exposition
an presumed her place In the Congregation
lchurch. West Haven Yesterday; H.. w IT
Squire of Washington street, who had made
a place on the Yale Glee club, IN as oc-
complished musician and had already mem en-.
bership In the Yale Freshmen and th1
late honor is no surprise to his friends:
who have steadily predicted IT. While at
Mcriden High school Mr.. Squire t Wr99te the
graduating song for the class of 1900
| Miss Pauline Schenk, the popular DRESS
maker. is at present seriously III at her
home, 40 Orchard street, with typhoid rev,
err. The many friends of the young lady
wish her speedy recovery from the dread
Mrs p. b. Kavanaugh of Main street.
Norwalk, is visiting friends In this city anu
i'E Mr and Mrs. John B. Hart of Cincinnati
have arrived in this city and will remain
| fiji after the Yale bicentennlal. Their son,
John b. Hart, ir., Is half back on the yar. .
sity football eleven. MT. ana MIS-. fia ,r
| are earnest spectators at the ually practioo
| of bo e1nyeu
The two Essex boys, Charles Powers and
Alex Larson, who are In the hospital being
for o appenacss e va are Pbosps
and the Powers boy in the Now haven
hospital.
Definite word has been received here of
the decision of Canon Fletcher. vicar OF
the Wrexam, Wales, vestry, to attend tho
bi -centennal of Yale university. He has
sailed for this country and VIII arrive III
plenty Of time to attend the exercises. re
| Is the rector Of the church In the town In
which Elihu Yale resided and where the re-
mains Of the founder of Yale lie buried
Charles B. Wirtz, the popular Edwards
street cigar manufacturer. who returned to
this city Friday evening after an absence. of
several months was rendered a reception
and banquet by his workmen at his home.
Edwards street. Mr.. Wirtz presided at
the table and gave many interesting remi-
niscences Of his trip. The occasion was
greatly enjoyed
William yolkman Of Pardee street, who sho
has been i'll for some time. Is now on the
be pleased at this intelligence.
Mrs Roberts. wife Of Rev James Fl.
Roberts, missionary to China, Is to leave
this week to join her husband at Tien.. Tsln,
where he has been stationed since his re-
| turn to the field several months ago. and
| farewell reception was given to her In the
Asylum Hill Congregational chapel, Hart
ford, Saturday evening.
| Mr. Fisher Of this city was entertained by
Deacon Bradley and Mrs. Mabel Fitch last
week.
| Congressman and Mrs. N. d. Sperry re.
turned Saturday evening from two weeks'
| trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Lockport,
Mrs. Sperrys former home The congress-
man was much benefited by the trip. The
| death of President Mckinley was a severe
personal afflction to Mr.. Sperry and 1t had
| worn on his nervous system. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Albert Hooker OF Berlin, the latter a sister
of Mrs. Sperry are probably now In Buffn,
| To- If their plans materialized They will
come to New Haven later on for the winter
according to their usual custom.
| Two weddings of more than passing inter.
est in Westport, where the contracting par.
| ties are we'll known, will take place in
Green's Farms, next Wednesday. In the
] forenoon Miss Bertha Wakeman, daughter
! of Selectman Lewis p. Wakeman, and
| Joseph Adams will be united at the home
| of the brides parents, and at 6 p. m. Miss
| Lottie jennings will be welded In the
| Green's Farms Congregational church. to
| Louis Denniston Of this city.
The meetings Of the French club at Yale
| TO be held this year from November I until
| Easter will be addressed in French on sub.
| iects of common interest by various mem'
| hers of the faculty and others. During tho
| first Of next term a series of three public
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