The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Othor People Known in This City Local Social Events Here and EIse- wi

MT. Eaton, leading tenor in one or the large churches in Hartford, spent Wednesday in New Haven and attend ed the Old Folks concert which was given in Epworth M. E. church We'd nesday evening.
 Miss Jennie A. Merwin of 45S Elm street, leading soprano in the First Congregational church in Derby, has been ill for week with laryngitis and was not able to fill her position last Sunday, but expects to be able to re- sume next Sunday
 Mrs. Frederick BostWick of Lawrence street is spending week with rea- tives in New York city.
 The Rev. Joseph Irons, formerly as- sistant to Rev. Mr. Collins at English Hall Missions, New Haven, and hay ing many friends here. was married in Atlanta, Ga, to Miss Catherine Poland on December 3. MT. Irons was pastor of the North Methodist church in Hart ford from 1894 to 1896. He was chap lain of the house of representatives at the session of 1895 About year later, upon the completion of his pastorate here, he accepted position with a sil- yer house. For the past few years he has been southern agent for the c. Rogers X Brothers company of Meri- den, Mrs. Irons is young woman well remembered by many of the attendants at the North Methodist church. She has been acting as MT. Irons house. keeper since the death of his first wife al H 1n to Id young son. Mr and Mrs. Irons went to Richmond on their wedding trip, and were expected to return to Atlanta last evening.
 The West Haven Friday Whist club will meet this week at the home of Mrs. Harry D. Sutton of Campbell ave- nue.
 The general convention of the church clubs affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal church of this country will be held in New Haven on January 22 At this convention it is expected that delegates to the number of 1, ,000 will be in attendance, representing every state and territory in the union.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Doolittle. who has been spending Thanksgiving with her
  brother, John M. Richards at his home on Main street, West Haven.
 A Norwalk paper says: Robert Man cross. secretary of the Benedict & Par dee Coal company, of New Haven, who are proprietors of the Rings End Coal of Darien, was in Darien on business this week. He returned to New Haven in the evening.
 pr. Henry l.. Swain of this city re- ported yesterday that Miss Mae Allen of Wallingford, who was stricken blind a week ago last Monday. is now well on the road to recovery Miss Allen was while in a class room at Mt. Holyoke seminary, and has since been under the care of Dr. Swain.
 Mrs. Isaac N. Devoe has returned home to Old Saybrook from visit to this city, where she was the guest of Mir. and Mrs. David w. Clark.
 Rufus R. Fancher, chief of the fire department, resumed active duty yes- terday morning after a weeks lay-o IS the result of illness
 The Kalmathean club of West Haven will meet this afternono at the resi- lence of Mrs. s. J. Bryant on Elm stree. Miss Mai Graham is chairman. Quotations, Dickens club, "Haunts and Friends of Dickens,' Miss Mia Graham: Charles Dickens Life and Work" Mrs. Felton Wood.
 Mir. and Mrs. John M Richards of West Haven, MT. and Mrs. Harry Net teton and Mr. and Mrs. Fredrique R. lewis of West Haven attended Mrs. l ioIy 'y fot yaI lesday evening at her residence on Dwight street.
 Fred Smith of this city, an expert l oyster opener, has commenced to open oysters for the Rowland Oyster com | ,any, East Norwalk.
 Kid West, who is walking from Bos- l on to St. Louis for the Boston Police | News, passed through West Haven | bout D. m. Wednesday. He is sched- | lied to reach St. Louis by January in | rder to receive prize of $500 from | hat paper.
 Mr. and Mrs John F Gordon of this | ity are visiting relatives in Stamford. | pr. Clark is the guest of his brother, | -amas Gardner Clark, at his residence | m Beach street, West Haven. Max Bendix, the distinguished violin ! st who for so many years was asso- ia ted as concert master with Theodore l 'homas' orchestra, was in the orches- ra last night at the symphony concert. At the Hotel Garde Saturday evening | hirty-five members of the Fourth or | Brownie company of the Second con- any Governors Foot Guard, sat down 0 a banquet by Captain Leonard Bost- rick, who has rendered his resignation S commanding officer of the section. Ill the Brownies were there, and dur lg the evening there were two pre- entations of cups. One of these was 1 rom the Brownies to Captain Bostwick S evidence of the esteem in which he 1 5as held, and another was what is nown as a Brownie cup, which was warded to the infant son of Private T. t. Daniels There have been five 'rownie cups awarded by the section ince the custom was inaugurated and olders of these being children of Dr. r. Y. Brown, Arthur B. Treat, J. J. Ho- an, and A. F. Woodruff, all of the rowne section. The presentation of le cup to Captain BostWick was made | l behalf of the section by Lieutenant ! :, B. Baker, Captain Bostwick present. ig the Brownie cup to Private Daniels. | The old folks concert given in Ep- .orth M E church Wednesday evening as fine affair Every number on the ,t,, -,t, f,7t,7, rrNOI