The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
PERSONAL JOITINGS,

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club this evening at 9:15 on the subject
"Briton and Boer in South Africa" Mi
Hargrove was in Cape Colony and the
Transvaal during the war, and hac
personal interviews with President kru'
gest and President Stein.
The Rev. DR.. George w. Phillips, rec
tor of st. James church, moved yester-
day from his home on State street to
the new rectory on Quinnipiac avenue
DIR. and Mrs. Peet of New York are
the guests of Miss Katherine Benham
of Main street, West Haven.
Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge was the
hostess for a small team given yester-
day afternoon at her home on Grove
street.
Miss Edna Twiss, of Hartford, Conn.,,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie E..
Twiss of % Beers street, in this city.
Thomas O'Neill has assumed control
of the Hotel Elkdene. He was formerly
clerk for James T. Dunn, who once
managed the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Miles of Elm street,
West Haven, has been entertaining
Miss Ella Howard and Louis Lee of
Barkhamstead.
/ Edward Collins has been spending the
holidays with his people on Center
street, West Haven. He Is threatened
with pneumonia. Mr.. Collins is engag-
! ed with pneumonia. Mr.. Collins is en-
gagged as a civil engineer in Pennsyl-
| vania.
Mrs. John Hauff of Orange street en-
| tertained the whist club Of which she is
a member at their New Years meeting
on Wednesday evening. The club meets
every two weeks for an hour or two of
play, after which light refreshments are
served and social hour or two enjoy
ed The affair on Wednesday evening
was particularly enjoyable, both Mr..
and Mrs. Hauff entertaining in a very
pleasant manner. The first ladies' prize
was very dainty gilt picture frame,
which was won by Mrs. Newton, while
Mr.. Beckley captured the gentlemen's
first prize, a handsome stein,
The Rev. Shepherd Knapp, jr., has re-
signed the passionate of the First Con-
gregational church in Southington on
account OF Ill health. Mr.. Knapp is
now in Virginia for his health, and was
recently given six months leave of alb
Sence by the church, but he decided to
resign. He Is a graduate of Columbia
university and Yale divinity school
Rev. Mr.. Hess of New Haven has been
supplying the pulpit and will probably
be invited to accept the pastorate.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
c. Andrews, of Edgehill Road, was the
hostess yesterday afternoon at a very
delightful little party given for about
twenty of her small friends. Miss Mary,
although quite young to act in the
capacity of hostess. nevertheless made
her small friends very welcome. The
hildren spent a delightful afternoon
amusing themselves in all manner of
games, and towards the latter part of
the time delicious supper was served
A birthday cake, with five candles, de-
lighted the young people, and Miss
Mary was the recipient of many wishes
for happy return of the day by her
company Of guests.
DR.. Burton Talmadge has just return
ed from call to the sick bed of his |
father. DR.. A. L. Talmadge who was a |
former physician in this city.
Mrs. c. Linsley of Campbell avenue, |
West Haven, left on Thursday for a |
visit to Cleveland, o.
Nathan Genung. of Lawrence, Mich.
who has been visiting d. Fl. Harris of |
Third avenue. West Haven, has return |
cd to his home.
William Jones, one of the pioneers of |
the Indian Neck coast, suffered a stroke |
of paralysis at his home in Foxon. a |
few days ago, causing much anxiety |
among his friends
Leroy p. Kirkham the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy j. Kirkham, who has
been on holiday vacation for some
few days, has returned to his studies at |
the Dean academy at Franklin. where
he is taking a four years course. of
which the principal features are music
and mechanical drawing The institu-
ton is very popular one, and is CO.
There are besides Mr..
kirkham, three other students from
New Haven and vicinity, namely a
son of Fl. M. Kochersperger and a
daughter OF r, Il. Manross, and a
daughter of Frank Walker, all of this
city. There are about 100 students, and
the institution was largely endowed by
the late Mr.. Dean of Franklin, Mass.
and the course of education is very
thorough. The principal is Professor
Arthur w. Pearce of Boston, Mass.
Miss Lucy Bunce of Hartford, who is
4 frequent visitor in this city where
'he has large circle of friends. was
he hostess recently for a very pretty
german which was attended by several
young people from this city. The Ca
;lno was prettily decorated with palms
which screened completely the orches-
ra. Paper streamers and roses were
Effectively used in the figures and AT
supper hour there was march around
ne room, each one carrying dajntv
ulip lamp for a torch, which made
picture-like fairy land, with the
light gowns and flowers under the soft
light The first half of the german was
ed by Arthur P. Day, and the second
lalf by R. W. Huntington, jr., of Hart
ord.
Possibly the Chinese would take