The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-16

ing taken for libraries exclusively. l
 is replete with historical incidents an
 gives short sketches of those who's
 names are familiar to us by their con
 nection with Revolutionary days. It i
 also beautifully illustrated the pape
 of good quality and the type pleasing 1 to read
 Mrs. George Edward Hoadley gav
 an enjoyable birthday party to her son Herrick Orville Foote, at her residence
 51 Fountain street, Westville, on Friday
 evening. The early part of the even ing was taken up in the solution ot verses representing events and men 1T
 history. For the ladies Miss Ruth Ter
 rell proved herself to be most acquaint
 ed with the history and was presented
 with pretty hat pin. Willard Veitcf
 won the gentlemen's prize, which was
 pearl scarfpin. After the game the eve
 ming, until the wee hours Saturday
 morning, was devoted to dancing. At
 II o'clock a lunch was served to the
 guests, after which dancing was again
 resumed. Those who were present were
 Mrs. George F. Hoadley Mrs. Bennett
 T |
 la Gamsby, Miss Ethel Marvin, Miss
 Harriet Winans. Miss Grace Ball. Miss
 Mabel Winans, Miss Eugenie Gold, Miss Alice Downs and Oliver Martin, of Wallingford, Mrs. William Downs, Will lard Veitch, Frank Terrell, Harry Mar win, Walter Hitchcock, Benjamin Ball, Benjamin Farnham and Herrick Orville Foote
 Mrs. Mackey, of Ellington, is with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pond, at Indian Neck, for q short visit
 About fifteen members of the Quin- nipiack club are rehearsing for min strel show to be given by them in the club rooms on New Years eve, Decem- Der S1. During the evening Adier's or chestra of five pieces will furnish mu- sic. After the entertainment those pres ent will adjourn to the dining hall, where delicious collation. will be spread before them
 Mrs. Amelia Baldwin has moved into her sons house at Branford Point for the winter. George Baldwin and fam fly will spend the winter months in this city
 Mrs. Stoddard and Miss Lillian Stod- dard, of Cheshire, are spending few days in New Haven. Miss Stoddard is the president of the Current Events club in that town, flourishing organ ization of forty-one members. The club was represented at the State Federa- ton of Women's Clubs held in this city the middle of November by the presi- dent, Miss Stoddard. and the chairman of the programme committee, Miss Net tie c. Smith.
 Mr and Mrs J. Clarence Bacon will leave Branford, tomorrow for St. Au- Ponce de Leon.
 Seth Moseley, jr., returned several lays ago from Paris, where his mother, Mrs William II. Moseley, left him when ;he came from Europe in the early fall. Mrs Moseey went abroad last winter, aking her son with her. After making long tour the latter went to Paris to pursue special scientific course of study He has now joined his mother vho Is keeping ,open house until after he holidays at her country place in Norfolk Miss Moseley will be with the amily party at Norfolk for the hol- lays, coming on from Walnut Hill sem- nary, where she is preparing for col | ege.
 Mrs. William Lounsbury, of Indian Neck, is convalescng from a recent ill., . less. Her sister, Miss Elizabeth John . on, is also recovering.
 William A. Countryman of Hartford,
 former New Havener, has been emi- ently successful as statistician of . he census bureau, and is now rated as n expert Mr. Countryman had charge the manufacturing and industrial re- urns from the state of Connecticut and repared the review which prefaces the uletin on manufactures. The bulletin
 considered by the bureau to be lodel of precision and condensation, nd the fact that MT. Countryman has cen twice promoted since his appoint lent shows how his work is apprec at l by the director in charge.
 At the historic Trinity church in New ork next Wednesday evening Miss lay Bishop, whose family formerly ved in this city, will be welded to Dr. eorge Villa Shera, of Jersey City, Y the venerable rector, Rev. pr. Mor- m Dix. Miss Bishop is a daughter of enry w. Bishop, whose brother, Fred ick Bishop son of Elias Bishop, was r many years secretary and treasurer
 the New Haven Ice company Alto- ,ther seventeen hundred invitations we been issued for the wedding, which i'll take place at S:30 Throughout the { -ening Victor Baier will give an organ Cital, playing on two organs, and a sted choir of forty male voices will ( ng also Dr. Shera was once a mem r of the same choir, and this, togeth- '
 with the fact that Miss Bishop is a yer of music. led them to select Trim / church The color scheme will be i nk and white The bridal party will l rlude the choir of the church. six ush- ' s, who will be Dr. T. R. Chambers t :. l. Pyle. F. B. Bacon, John Rich, all S
 Jersey City; Dr. Edward Roser and
 K Wood, of New York; Miss Shera ! ter of the bridegroom, will be maid g
 honor, and the flower boy and girl I Il be the two little children of MT. a d Mrs. James E. Hushizer. After I ? wedding ceremony the couple will c Id a reception at their future home, l ndsome house at Jersey avenue and I ,rcer street, Jersey City 2
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