The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-21

Williams street; Miss Alice Bridgett,
 daughter of Patrick Bridgett, of North
 Colony street, and Miss Mollie Corco-
 ran, daughter of Keron Corcoran, Of
 Christian street.
 The reception to the alumni of the
 Hartford high school will be held this
 evening. A special effort has been
 made to arrange such a programme as
 will interest the older graduates, as well as those of more recent classes.
 Music will be furnished by SedgWick' s
 orchestra and by the Clef Male quar-
 tette. Professor William Lyon Phelps,
 of Yale, H. P. H. S., 'S3, will give an
 address.
 A pretty wedding took place at the Church of the Sacred Heart Wednes-
 day evening, the contracting parties be-
 ing Miss Jennie Pickett, daughter of
 MT. and Mrs. Michael Pickett, of How
 ard avenue, and William Phillips. The
 officiating clergyman was the Rev.
 Father McKeon. Miss Catherine Ketch-
 ley was maid of honor, and William Pickett, brother of the bride, acted as best man. A reception followed at the
 home of the bride, after which the young couple left for a short wedding
 trip. Upon their return MT. and Mrs.
 Phillips will be at home to their friends
 at $50 State street.
 Dr. Edgar Hamlin, of Southington, who will graduate from Yale next week,
 has received an appointment to the
 medical staff of the state hospital for the insane at Middletown, for the term | of six months, after which he will go
 to the Norwich hospital for one year.
 MT. and Mrs. William McGill of Meadow street, Wednesday evening very delightfully."- celebrated the twelfth 1 anniversary of their marriage. About seventy-five guests were present. The | house was handsomely decorated with | palms, roses and carnations, and the | lawn at the rear of the house had been turned into a veritable fairy land by | the picturesque arrangement of Japan csc lanterns, flags and bunting. A marquee, which was also elaborately decorated, was used for dancing. MT. and Mrs McGill received the congrat- ultaions of their guests in the large parlor and were the recipients of many : beautiful gifts. Before the dancing be- | gan very attractive musical pro- gramme was given. Miss Margaret G. White finely sang several songs
 Mrs. Prentice, of Providence, daugh- l ter of MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Moul- throp of West Haven, who is visiting her parents, was taken suddenly i'll | Wednesday evening and 1t was feared that she would not survive the night. Dr. Adams was called in immediately and yesterday morning Mrs. Prentice was reported as being slightly better. MT. Prentice was sent for and arrived early yesterday morning from Provi- dence. Mrs. Prentice was ill some time ago at her home, but had recovered sufficiently to come to West Haven about two weeks ago with her children. brilliant society event last evening was the marriage of Miss Mary Thomp- son, daughter of Mrs William Thomp- son, of Mansfield street, and Edward Daly Birge, formerly of New Haven, but now of Indianapolis The cere- mony was performed at the United church at o'clock About 1,200 invita- tions had bene issued and the wedding was one of the most fashionable of the year. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Theodore T. Munger. Professor Harry B. Jepson presided at the organ. The bride was given away by Dr. William J. Tucker, president of Dartmouth college Miss Thompson had for her maid of honor Miss Lydia R. Booth, of Poughkeepsie, and for bridesmaids, Miss Frances Booth, of Poughkeepsie, Miss Lilla Birge, of Providence, a sister of the bridegroom, Miss Georgiana Jeanet, of Mount Yer non, Miss Alice Walker, Miss Emma B. Reilly and Miss Teresina Peck, of New Haven. Buell. Clifton Day of Boston was best man, and Professor Robert l.. Taylor, formerly of Yale uni versity, but now a member of the facul- ty of Dartmouth; Robert Birge, of Providence, a brother of the bride groom; Francis c. Hall, of New York, George Dudley Seymour, Kenneth Me- Kenzie, George Montgomery, of this city, were the ushers. Miss Thomp- sons marriage to MT. Birge will take from New Haven society one of its most prominent and popular members and in art circles her loss will be keen ly felt for as an artist Miss Thompson ranks among the first in New Haven.
 The Historical Sites and Henry Whit field committees of the Connecticut So- ciety of Colonial Danes went to Guil- ford Wednesday on an early train and held a meeting in the Henry Whitfield house. the state historical museum. The ladies present were: Mrs. Godfrey Duncombe, Miss Bessie Beach, Mrs. Charles A. White. Mrs Charles H. Townsend and Miss Susan V. Hotch- kiss, of New Haven; Miss Marion Townsend, Mrs Walter B. Hubbard, of Middletown; Miss Elizabeth Dixon, Mrs. Frank E. Whitmore and Miss FL len Collins, of Hartford; Mrs Charles l F. Brooker, Ansonia; Mrs. Edward Liv- ingstone Wells, of Southport. These ladies have already contributed heavily | towards the making of the old house into state museum, and on Wednes- day plans were discussed for the com ! pletion of the project. M. A. Isham. , author of "Old Houses of Connecticut" was present and conferred with the committees about reararnging the in- terior, together with estimating the . cost It was decided after some discus sion to make the two front rooms of . the house over into one large hall, two stories high, with heavy oak vain scoting and a huge fireplace. It was found that the cost of this improve