The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-22
PEksONAL JoTTINGs.

and whose friends here are many:
 "Dr. Carters resignation of the pres idency of Williams college after ser
 vice of twenty years calls public at
 tention to the success of his indefatig-
 able efforts to put the institution on q new foundation of enlarged resources
 and practical efficiency. During the
 last twenty years every educational in
 stitution in the eastern states has been
 compelled to decide whether it would go backward or go forward by adjust ing itself to new demands and condi-
 tions. Williams has answered that she
 would advance, and President Carter's administration made that answer pos-
 sible"
 G. w. Blacknall, representative of
 the United States Steel company of Everett, Mass, manufacturers of Ju- piter Steel castings and acid open
 hearth steel castings, who has been stopping at the Hotel Garde the past two days denies the published report
 that he is here to hire machin1sts on account of the strike. His visit is one purely of a business nature connected
 with the general business of his firm.
 Miss Erma Wheeler of Huntington,
 who is very ill with typhoid fever in
 the hospital here, was taken ill two
 weeks ago with malarial fever, finally developing into typhoid. Mrs. David
 Wheeler of Huntington comes in to see
 her twice week.
 Invitations have been sent out by
 MT and Mrs. Dwight Stiles Herricks of Peekskill N. Y, for the marriage of
 their daughter Bertha Frances, to
 Frederick Merwin Lloyd of this city
 to take place on Thursday evening,
 June 6. at 6:15 o'clock in the First Pres
 byterian church at Peekskill. A large reception will follow the ceremony at
 the home of the brides parents. l2a Union avenue, from 6:30 until 3
 o'clock. Special arrangements have l been made for the out of town guests as a train will leave the Grand Central | station for Peekskill at 5:30 p. n1., and returning from there will leave at 9:o5 D. m. MT. Lloyd graduated from Yale in the class of '93 and has large cir cle of friends here who will attend the affair. He is connected with the Se- l curity Insurance company, and after wedding trip he will bring his bride | to New Haven where they will be at home after October l at 26 Dwight | street
 F. D. Grave will leave next Tuesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm for Paris, where he will meet his family and with them make a tour of Switzerland and north ern Italy.
 Miss Jaffrey Smith of New York, daughter of pr. Stephen Smith the well known surgeon and medical au thor of that city has been the guest for the week Of Mrs. c. F. Skinner of 67 Grove street.
 Tomorrow evening from 7:5O to 10 o'clock pr. Laete and his wife will be home to the members of Dwight Place who care to call. at their new resi- dence, 205 Orchard street.
 William H. Abrams, father of Officer Abrams, is in this city on a visit to some old friends. MT. Abrams was formerly a resident of this city, but for the past fifteen years he has been located at Lenox, Mass. There were many changes to greet the visitor, and when he called on ex-Alderman Dopdy Monday night the latter did not rec ognize him. MT. Abrams was formerly an old time packer in politics and at one time was very active in matters poltical. The last time he voted in this city was at a city election when MT. Doody was elected alderman. MT. Abrams is a bro.her-in-law of Nathan Hoyt, of the Hoyt Produce company, and while In this city is stopping at 112 Frank street.
 Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo was in this city yester- day as the guest of Frank M. Garland. the inventor of the Garland machine gun.
 The State Firemen's association be- gan it's annual convention in Hartford yesterday and continues to-day. From this city there was delegation of one man from each engine house. They are: From steamer No. l, John w. Rocks: steamer No. ?, H. P. Bement; steamer No. 3, Charles H. Dyer; steamer No. 4, Charles E. Miller; steamer No. 5, Lieutenant Conlan; steamer No 6, H. N. Langdon; steam CT No. '. James A. Geddings; steamer No. 8. T. F. Miller: steamer No. 9, w. c. Foote; steamer No. 10, Fred Holt; truck. No. l. T. J. Tyndall; truck No. g. Alexander Mcdonald: truck No. 3, William F. carleton.
 pr. and Mrs. James w. Sweet gave a reception to their numerous friends at their home, 432 Howard avenue, Sat urday evening in honor of the twenty third anniversary of their marriage MT. and Mrs. Sweet are well known residents Of the west side. and a con- tinual stream of friends kept them busy all day receiving congratulations. MT. and Mrs. Sweet look forward with much pleasure to the celebration of their silver wedding, which they will celebrate two years hence. They were the recipients of many beautiful pres ents from their friends.
 Mrs. George B. Johnson of 1233 Chap el street left New Haven Monday for Montreal. She was accompanied by l Miss Ethel Irwin. who has been visit | ing her here for the past two weeks. 1, Mrs. Johnson sails for Montreal on the Allan line steamer Tunistan their first | boaD, including Miss Eleanor Irwin, l who visited her here last summer. They ] are taking their bicycles and expect to do some touring in England, Ireland 1 ana Scotland, also visiting relatives in l Liverpool and Belfast, and taking in | the Glasgow exhibition. Mrs Johnson | expects to return in September.
 Much interest is being shown in the | rendering of the cantata Ruth" by l the Dwight Place Choral society next 1