The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-10
PERSONAL JOTIINGS.

class day poet Miss Edith l. Wells has 1 been selected. The committee for class 1 day consists of Miss Charlotte Tlimber-
 ly, chairman, Miss Amy French, Ralph
 Bradley and Ullrich Mather. The vale-
 dictorian at the graduating exercises of
 the high schools this year will be Miss
 May Warner of Boardman. IIillhouse has the salutorian.
 Charles L. Mitchell of New York city, is spending some time as the guest of friends in this city. l Frederick s. Chapman, who is the government engineer in charge of the i dredging of Bridgeport harbor, is spend- ing a few days vacation at his home in Saybrook.
 | Mrs. John c. Clark has gone to Sar- atoga Springs, N. Y., for several weeks stay.
 Harry Reed, organist at Trinity church, with his family, are at their summer cottage on Beach street. West Haven.
 Miss Julia Barnes, of Southington, is visiting in this city.
 William Ives after vacation has re- turned to West Haven to i'll his posi- tion with MT. Ducharme.
 D. Viele, Yale 1902, R. Sturges, Yale 1902, and G. schwab, 4th, 1902, have been appointed to art with the presi- dent, as the executive committee of the German club
 Rev. William McNicholl and family have arrived at the Methodist parson- age, West Haven.
 Wallace G. Plumb of this city, is vis- iting his mother, Mrs. George H. Plumb, in Terryville.
 Mrs. A. F. Wood has returned to West Haven from her winter in California, Florida and Washington, D. C.
 Word has been received from S. B. Hubbard from Jacksonville, Fla, say ing that he has lost all his property by the late fire, including both stores his house and the gas works, of which he was the largest owner MT. Hubbard was former resident of Middletown.
 Miss Julia Burr, of North Carolina, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Shepard, in Clinton.
 Frederick Peet, of Clinton, has gone west on business, to be absent several weeks
 An engagement of interest to large number of friends here Is that of Miss Grace Pierce, daughter of J. E. Pierce, of Hawley, Tex, to W. W. Heffelf1nger. Mir. Heffelfinger was one of the most prominent members of the class of '91 S., and numbered among his personal friends here large number of the members of the young society people of this city.
 D. R. Clark Yale 1903, H. G. Stevens 1902 S., and $. G. Camp 1903 L. S., nave been taken to the track training table, and J. R. White 1903 to the second base ball training table.
 Miss Georgia Kelsey, of Chicago. has arrived in West Haven, where she will make her future home with her moth CT, Mrs Virginia Kelsey, of Campbell avenue Miss Kelsey will occupy the part towards Center street. Her fur niture arrived on Tuesday.
 The executive committee of the Post office Clerks association meets in this ,ity Sunday to complete arrangements for the state convention May 30 in 1 
 About thirty young people of the M. F. church, under the | direction of W. Manning Reynolds, are | for the cantata. "The Gypsy | Festival" to be given under the aus ,ices of the Epworth league in the | ecture room of the church on Wednes- lay evening, May 22. This popular ,antata will be produced with the orig nal solos, duets and drills that have made it so deservedly popular. The l yraceful gestures, catchy music and | pretty costumes make this one of the ,rettiest of musical entertainments The programme will also include duets by W, Manning Reynolds and Lottie ReY lolds Dill and Mrs. Dill.
 The national conference of Charities lnd Correction is being held in Wash ngton, D. C., for seven days, beginning Miss Mary Hall Superin- endent David I. Green and Dr. E. A. Down will represent the Charity Or society, of Hartford as del gates, Miss Hall and Dr. Down being ,lso representatives of the State Board f Charities. The remaining members f the board, who include Miss Retecca i. Bacon of this city, George Y. Spen- CT, of Deep River, Henry H. Bridg- nan, of Norfolk and Secretary Charles :. h6llOBS, OI w dIETDuTy, dIt ulSO tN- ected to be present during the confer nee. Others are Superintendent and frs. w. G. Fairbanks, of the Connec- cut Industrial School for Boys at Mid- eltown, and Edward Payne, of the anne city, and a trustee of the school The ordipation of Rev. Frederic M. urgess to the ministry took place yes- erday forenoon at Christ Episcopal hurch, Broadway and Elm street. here were twenty-five visiting clergy in the ceremony, which as performed by Bishop Brewster. he sermon was preached by the Rev. IT, Roper, of New York, who is at lched to the General Theological sem ary The candidate is the son of Hen 7 B. Burgess, of Whalley avenue. He raduated from Yale five years ago and .. ,r three years st6died at the General theological seminary in New York city. or year past he has been curate at l1rist church. He is assigned to Christ lurch and will be in charge of St. An