The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-12
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known i'm Thts City
 Local Social Events Here and Else-

where.
 MT. and Mrs. Max Adler will leave fol
 California about December 22. They
 will stop at Denver and make visit tc
 their daughter, Mrs. Veil.
 Plans for developing the studv oi
 Spanish at Yale have been made recent
 ly A course in that language has been
 arranged to be given under the direc-
 ton of William Henry Bishop, the nov
 elist and author. 1t will commence on
 January IS. The recitations will be
 held in North Sheffield hall Mondays
 and Wednesdays. The course will be
 one of general interest, and it is eX-
 pected that it will be elected quite
 largely.
 The Harmonic club is making prep
 arations for its New Years supper and
 ball, which will be held at the Harmo-
 nie on New Years night.
 The Silver Tone club, social and lit-
 erary association of young men of the
 Seventh ward, will give its third annu-
 al reception at Music hall December 24,
 The club is making arrangements to
 have a short lecture on Ireland's strug
 gle for self government. A concert will precede the dancing.
 Mrs. Frederick P. Newton and Miss | Newton gave reception last evening l at their residence on Dwight street | from , until o'clock. Cards were iS-
 sued to the number of four hundred. Champion was in charge of the decora- /, tions, and in the parlor where the re- | ceiving party stood, the color scheme | was pink, bridesmaid roses and maiden | hair fern being used. In the reception room yellow roses and smilaX; in the | library red roses and in the dining room, where Stewart was in charge, pink sweet peas and ferns were used.
 Robinson's orchestra furnished music, and was stationed in the hall concealed by palms, and here the decorations were American Beauty roses Mrs. Newton was assisted in receiving by Miss Newton, Mrs. w. w. Leete and Mrs. J. E. Mitchell, of Attleboro, Mass. In the reception room Mrs William T. Barnum and Mrs. Frederick l.. Scott, of Pennington, received. Mrs. Newton wore gown of black net with jet trim mings. Miss Newton was gowned in white crepe de chine, with lace ap- plique. Mrs. Leete was attired in pink crepe de chine, with lace trimmings. and Mrs. Mitchell wore a soft gray sat in, with lace and pink trimmings The other ladies were gowned as follows; Mrs. Barnum, in blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Scott. in a handsome gown of black silk, with jet trimmings, and Mrs. Read, in gray, with lace trimmings,
 Mrs. John Ashcraft, who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. c. l.. Swain, | has returned to her home on Staten Is- land
 The store of J. H. G. Durant, the Church street jeweler, is one of the bus fest jewery stores in the city with it's numerous patrons, and Mir Durant, in sizing up the Christmas trade outlook in New Haven, said yesterday that a | big business is going to be crowded into the next two weeks.
 Mrs. Wilson, of Elm street, West Ha- ven, is visiting relatives in Bennington, Vt
 Mrs John Bishop, who has been se- riously ill with pneumonia at her home . on Burton street, is reported by her physician pr. Winne, as being much better At first, after pneumonia had set in, grave fears were felt for her recovery but the chances are more fa- vorable at present, if complications do not set in,
 The Churchmen's club of West Ha- ven met last evening in the parish house Judge Bryant was the speaker and his subject was Politics. Charles c. Dram and Edwin Smith furnished the vocal music and Godfrey Olson played the piano with Appolo attach lnent
 The Pequot council held a most de- lightful whist meeting Tuesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Eli Mix on George street. In the parlors and dim ing room was profusion of flowers, ferns and palms. In the dining room a dainty buffet lunch was served There were thirty-six ladies present and four prizes were awarded as follows; Mrs. George G. Pownng, first, a framed wa ger color: Mrs. V r. McNeil, second, ,ut glass dish; Mrs. Alvord, third, a lrawn-W work tea cloth; Mrs. Henry Sage, fourth, gilt clock.
 Edward Bayless of West Haven, who S ill with typhoid fever has been re- moved to the hospital.
 Mrs. B. Rogowski, of Chapel street, , vho has been in Europe since last May, s expected to arrive home about the , nd of January or at the beginning of I February Mrs. T. A. Spreyer of Campbell ave- I tue, West Haven, is confined to the louse with a severe cold. I Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kutscher, ST., of have returned home after few days visit with Carl Kutscher in i his city. ! Mrs. T. Rhodes, of Campbell avenue, c Vest Haven, is entertaining her parents ] rom Madison. il The Idlewild Whist club of West Ha- 4 en met last evening with Miss Olive P 'latt, of No. SIS Orchard street, this h ity. D James Jones celebrated his birthday t y inviting the Thirteen club to his r ome on Campbell avenue, West ua- $ en. The supper was an elaborate af @ air, to which the guests did full jus q ce. Hypnotism and other games were f, layed during the evening. The guests u eparted at a late hour, wishing many S ,turns of the day to Mr Jones O pr. William G. Anderson, of the Yale h and associate director Of ',