The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-14
Personal JOITINGS.

! East Norwallz came to New Haven yes
terday to assist at revival service in
| the Beers street church.
Landlord w. S. Crofut, of the Bas-
set house, Derby, who, for the past
| two summers conducted the Hotel Penn
broke, at Woodmont at which place he
established most excellent reputation,
! has disposed of his lease of that well
known seaside hosiery to w. j. Phil
lips, of this city, and will retire from
| the summer hotel business for the COM
ing summer at least. Mr.. Phillips last
| year conducted the Stamford house, at
| Woodmont.
! Miss Mary M. Whitney, of Trumbull
street, is visiting friends In New York.
| very pleasant banquet and recep-
ton was given Tuesday evening by
Humboldt lodge, No 81, L. O, o. f.,
and Deborah Rebekah lodge, No. H. in
Turn hall The committee in charge of
the affair included: Chairman r. c.
Hence; Miss Sophie Bergen, Mrs Lena
Ball, Mrs. A. Chadbourne, Mrs. Lena
Pieper, f. Pauly, J. Suffer, Mr.. Helm
eche and G. Eckle.
William j. Mulvihill and Thomas Nc
Mann, two South Norwalk artists who
are gaining wide popularity have been
requested to present one of their spe-
cialties before the Railroad branch of
the Y. M C. A., in this city, the 21st
inst.
Reports from the bedside of Rev. DR.,
Baker, rector of Trinity church, who
is i'll in New York, says that there was
little change yesterday in the patients
condition He is suffering from severe
nervous prostration.
The Milford correspondent Of the
Bridgeport Standard says: Or /. c.
Meserve, for many years pastor of Da-
venport church, New Haven, and later
pastor for three or four years Of one of
the most prominent congregational So
cietes in London, preached for Mr.. Up
son at Plymouth church, Sunday even
ing the second of the Lenten sermons,
a series begun recently, DR.. Meserve
is one of the prominent Congregational
ministers of Connecticut and Is at pres
ent living in Connecticut, A ready and
and interesting speaker, fervent and
bright minded he is much sought after
for sermons and addresses and Is al
ways at home on any subject, being a
man of many and varied gifts, as will
ing and agreeable, as he is gifted"
Miss Edna Hall, of Wallingford who
is studying at the Yale School Of Music, !
has been selected to play at the COM |
exercises in June. Miss
Hall is quite an accomplished musician
beside being q pianist of ability, she I
has sweet voice which is being trained |
by Grace Ridgway Robertson. Miss |
Hall is a niece of Mrs. William Stowe. /
Of Elm street, this city.
Colonel L. r. Norton and staff, of I
Haven and Bridgeport company U. r.
K. p were the guests of Mithra lodge,
K. of p, Of Bridgeport, last evening.
AT the close Of the lodge meeting there
was an inspection and installation of
officers.
A delightful birthday party was CIV
IN Tuesday to Mrs Hattie NJ. Pierce, of
North Haven, by friends in this city.
The rooms were very handsomely deco
'ated for the occasion. Friends from
he west surprised Mrs. Pierce with an
birthday cake garilshed
With pink rose buds and lilies'of the
yalley. A dove carrying birthday
erecting also decorated the cake. Sou
,enir confection boxes tied with royal
purple ribbon, Mrs. Pierce's favorite
'olor, made exceedingly pretty souven-
rs Music was furnished by quar-
cite, which added greatly to the en-
oyment of the occasion. The party
proved delightful to all present. and will
"a ray1oayf1 bareI nv than