The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
'ill return to their home in Montpelier

NNAAASN sC e'Aio Sily. INIT. I1dTI WdS lHt
 last or the summer contingent to leave the coast at Pine Orchard. His family ana guests have hugely enjoyed the beautiful autumn at the sea- Mrs Louis Ford of Alden avenue and Mrs. Taylor of Willard street, who have been west visiting their parents, have
 returned to their respective homes. l While on their way back they stopped
 at Buffalo for few days, and took in
 the Fan American exhibition. Mrs. William F. Crockett entertained
 her five sisters at her summer home, The Homestead" at Brockett's Point
 Thursday. The day was ideal and af-
 ter delicious shore dinner the entire
 party enjoyed sailing to the Thimble
 Islands and around the beacon in MT. Brocketts naphtha launch Carrie.
 Those in the party were Mrs. N. New
 comb of Pittsburg, Mrs. Charles Gates of Saybrook, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Clark of New Haven.
 F. J. Flanagan, proprietor of the New England house, State street, Meriden, will sail for Ireland to-day on the Campania for a two months stay for his health.
 MT. and Mrs. T. P. Preble and daugh- ter Helen, of Branford, are visiting MT. Prebles' relatives in Boston.
 The Meriden Choral club will meet for rehearsal under the direction of In- structor G. Frank Goodale next Mon- day night The club has decided to give a concert in April, which will equal or surpass any previous effort.
 Mrs Walter Foote of Branford with Mrs. Dr. Seaver chaperoned a party of Anderson Gymnasium girls last even- ing at one of the popular dances to be given al the gymnasium.
 A delightful Halloween event was that given by MT. and Mrs w. R. Dill at 407 Orange street Thursday evening to a few of their friends, several of whom came up from the Pequot club, where they had been to take supper and patronize the sale of fancy work Mrs. Dill received her guests in a handsome informal evening toilet of black lace over silk made with old rose and jet trimmings. A game of whist occuped the earlier hours of the evening. There were sixteen players.
 MT. and Mrs. Niles G. White of West Hartford announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Matte B. White to Dr. Carl A. Beach, Trinity '96, of Hartford. Miss White is the grand daughter of F. c. Bishop of Guilford. where she frequently visits and has made numerous friends in this vicinity. Dr. Beach is also well known along the Shore Line.
 Irving Bacheller. author and poet, known principally through his popular books "Eben Holden and "D'ri and T. was the guest of the Contemporary club in Bridgeport Thursday evening at the residence of Attorney c. Stewart Can field. It was the first meeting of the club this season. and the members con- graduated themselves upon their good fortune in securing MT. Bacheller to address them.
 The Twentieth Century Whist club of Westville held it's whist at the resi- dence of Mrs William Pratt on Whal- ley avenue Thursday afternoon. The ladies commenced play at 2:30, and at 5 o'clock stopped. When the scores had been counted it was found that Miss Gertrude Pratt had won the first prize and was presented with a very beauti- full center piece Mrs. Edward Gowdy was second and was presented with a salad dish. After the whist a light lunch was served, after which the com oany dispersed to their various homes. | The ladies present were Mrs. William | Pratt, Miss Gertrude Pratt, Mrs. Ar l thur Marsh, Mrs. J. H. Marsh, Mrs. | George M. Griswold Mrs. Mason Hotch | kiss Mrs. Frederick Penny, Mrs. E. A. Todd, Mrs. Albert Read Mrs. Edward l 1owdy, Mrs. Sarah Mansfield, and Mrs. | Albert Miller. The next whist will | .ake place at the residence of Mrs. A. | w. Marsh on Whalley avenue on | Thursday afternoon, November IA.
 The marriage of Albert l.. Whitcomb | If Wallingford and Miss Claribelle Mix, | laughter of Druggist Willis Mix of this ,ity. will be solemnized at the brides | lome on George street, this city, We'd lesday, November 20.
 The social committee of Ethel chap CT, No. 2S, o. E. S., of Westville, met tt the home of Mrs. William Watson 10 Dayton street, Thursday evening, O plan for an entertainment which the nHDleT IS lO give SOillc tilIC III 4NONeHi- ,er at Masonic hall. As the chapter las the reputation of giving very fine the hall will probably ,e taxed to it's fullest capacity. The ull programme will be published later. After the business of the evening was oncluded Mrs. Watson served her .uests with a typical Halloween bread. Among those present were MT. nd Mrs. B. A. Cooke, MT. and Mrs. William Watson, MT. and Mrs. Andrew 1raff. Mrs. Murdock Dingwall, Miss ,arrie Sperry, and Mrs. Horace A. King.
 In Milford Thursday afternoon Mrs. ,arrie Tibbals and Mrs. Hattie Platt ntertained the members of the Free 1ve Baldwin Stowe chapter. D. A. R., t Mrs. Platt's residence on Orange venue. the occasion being the regular hapter meeting. The house had been rofusely and tastefully decorated with i overs and flags. Besides the routine usiness a number of the essays that ere written for the prize offered by Irs. E, P. Smith for the best essays n Revolutionary heroes were read. l hese essays did not win the prize but ere very bright articles. Note was ,ade of the gift of $100 by a New York entleman toward the chapter house md being raised by this chapter. A lncheon and social time made this a cry pleasant meeting.