The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-20

where.
 Edward J. Ryan, superintendent O
 the railway mail service for the New
 England division, has appointed
 Charles F. MacGregor assistant chic clerk in the office of the railway mai
 division in this city. MT. MacGregol
 succeeds Henry Champion. His ap-
 pointnent is a very gratifying one tt
 the large circle of friends of MT. Mac
 Gregor, who speak of him in high terms
 as citizen and of his fitness and gen
 eral qualifications for the responsible 1 position he has been selected to fill
 MT MacGregor is well known towns
 man and is a valued member of Hiram 1 lodge of Masons, one of the most ia
 nous and historic Free Mason lodges | of the United Sates
 The Westville Whist club will hold 1 their regular semi-weekly whist at the
 residence of Mrs. William Harmon on
 Fountain street this evening. An exhibition of water color sketches
 the work of Miss Katharine l.. Hussey | this week at Randall's studio is attract ing much attention. Many of them
 are familiar subjects, being bits of
 scenery along the coast, The Bungalow of Miss Ella Wheeler Wilcox at Short Beach and the Branford woods in De-
 cember are worthy of special mention,
 Others are sketches from along the
 coast, and are nicely executed. The
 exhibit will remain open a few days
 longer.
 Assessor Theodore H. Macdonald, chairman of the republican town com mittee, who is quite i'll at his home, 173
 Sherman avenue, with severe dysen- tery, passed d very quiet day yester- day and was slowly but surely inn proving Dr. Baldwin is the attending physician. He hopes to have him out again in about week.
 Professor Williston Walker and fam fly, who have had apartments at the New Haven house all the fall. are shortly to move into their new house on Edwards street
 Charles F. Walker of 1880 Chapel street left yesterday for a visit to his home in Cincinnati, where he will re- main during the holidays.
 MT. and Mrs James E. Henderson eel ebrated the twentieth anniversary of their wedding at their home, 2S Foote street, Wednesday evening. A recep- tion to their friends was held from until II o'clock. Among the guests were Sheriff Durham and eX-Council- man Moses P Rice and family. MT Henderson is night watchman at the county jail.
 Ex-Captain Frederick L. Lehr of the New Haven Light Guards has promised to give a regimental pin of solid gold to the member of the company who brings in the greatest number of re- cruits during the present drill season.
 Mrs. M. J. Ford, who has been spending a few days with friends in New York and Brooklyn, has returned to her home on Valley street, Vest vile.
 Lawyer and Mrs. Bree and children of this city will spend the holidays with Mrs. Bree's parents, Mir and Mrs. John Gray of Fair street, Forestville.
 Joseph Stiles, who has been employed by Robert Bremner for a number of has resigned his position there
 Word has been received in this city of the journeyings of Professor John c. Schwab of the Yale faculty, who left here with his wife and little daughter he first week in November to spend a year abroad The party have visited Gibraltar and Granada, and went from there to the northern coast of Africa. They are now supposed to be in Moroc- 70. Professor Schwab will spend some time on the shores of the Mediter 
 Patrolman Dennis Ahern is quite ill 1t his home on Whalley avenue.
 The officers Of the Peoples Choral lnion have announced that regular re- learsals will be held weekly on Thurs lay evenings, beginning on January 9, n the Masonic Temple hall at Union md Chapel streets. The prospectus las been issued and a call has been l ent out to the working girls of the city | O join the union. The age requirement | or membership is sixteen years or over | or women and eighteen or over for | nen. The membership dues are fifteen | ents a month. The purpose of the so- iety is to bring together those who en- Oy SlnBlnS, WllH the ulllIldle ODJeCl Ol dying concerts at which the works of he great masters may be given. Will jam F. Haesche is the conductor, to whom applications for membership | nay be made.
 Mrs Ernest Wadhams, with Miss Iildred of Washington. left yesterday o spend the holidays with Mrs. Wad- ans parents in Groton, this state,
 The condition of Ebert A. Munsell, rho has been i'll with typhoid fever or three weeks at his home on Whal- ,y avenue, was reported improved esterday. It is believed that he has assed the crisis in the fever.
 A mass meeting under the auspices the socialist labor party will be held t Aurora hall, 135 Union street this vening at o'clock. Rev. Charles Vail ill be the speaker.
 Thurman A. Norton has sold his hard are store on Campbell avenue, West |, [aven, to Lewis H. Warner. MT. War CT is one of the burgesses. He has all eady taken possession of his new place