The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-18

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 Mrs. E. E. Miller has invited the members of Star of Light lodge, also the members of Star of Hope lodge of Fair Haven. to spend Friday, Septem- Der 20, at Edgewater cottage, Short Beach She requested them to carry lots of refreshments and a fine time is anticipated. A vote of thanks was ten- dered by the lodges to Mrs. Miller for her kind invitation. This lodge has tickets out for a large progressive whist party in its hail on September 26.
 State Dairy Commissioner John B. Noble left Hartford Sunday to attend the National Dairymen's convention at Buffalo, Shortly after leaving here communications were received from other commissioners suggesting a post ponement of the convention on account of the grave condition of the president Sunday. His subsequent death will probably cause postponeent of the convention until after the funeral
 Mrs. Huntley Drummond daughter of MT. and Mrs James H. Reynolds, Of Main street, West Haven, who has been visiting her parents, has returned to her home in Montreal.
 Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mitchell of West port have been entertaining Mrs. Bor- den and children of Nv Haven the past week.
 F. MT and Mrs. Fred S. Converse and son of Stratford has been the guests of Mir. and Mrs. George Brooks at their home on Main street. West Ha- ven.
 Mrs. Albert U Smith of Saugatuck avenue, Saugatuck, and her father, MT. Prltchard of Seymour. who are at the Pan-American exposition, are expected home this week.
 Mrs. Mary Hartwell Catherwood has been spending the summer at Mack inac. She knows and loves every foot of the old island, and has celebrated it's charms In many delightful stories. Her new novel, "Lazarre," on which she has labored without ceasing. has just been announced by her publishers, the Bowen Merrill company
 Rev. E. H. Mariett of the Church of the Ascension, of New Haven. officiat- ed at the service Sunday night at the chapel of Our Holy Savior, in South NorWalk.
 Mrs. George Mortimer, of Union ave- nue, has returned from her visit to her mother, Mrs. Hulsted, of Sound Beach.
 William Mccormack, who has been visiting relatives in West Haven, has returned to his home in Trenton, Mo.
 Hon. James G. Patterson, who is very i'll at his home in Hartford, is re- ported as more comfortable and stronger and the probability of crisis in his case is thought to be more re- mote. Mr. Patterson is still very sick man. He has suffered so much that his weakness Is extreme and the nervous and heart affections. which have rt- suit from his rheumatic trouble, make his case a serious one.
 Mrs. Macrae. mother of Mrs Robert Chase of Washington avenue is ill with inflammatory rheumatism.
 Richard Mckay and wife of New York city, who have been guests of Officer and Mrs Whildey of Alden avenue, have returned to their home.
 First Selectman o. R. Havens of Rocky Hill was in New Haven on a business trip Monday.
 Miss Jean Stevenson of Middletown is the guest Of her cousin, Miss Maud Guilford of Union avenue. West Ha- ven.
 Miss Rose Mason of this city, who has been the guest of Miss Margaret Curran of Myrtle street. Meriden, for the past two weeks. returned to her home yesterday.
 ~ 1f NnyrF n1svS city has returned to her home after a visit of six weeks among friends 1n this city. During her stay here she gave several musical entertainments with voice and piano, pleasing to all who had the pleasure of hearing her. She is an artist of great ability.
 Earle Brown and Miss Pinney of New Haven have been in Centerbrook visiting the past few days.
 MT. and Mrs. T. R. Mckay and daughter Mary, have returned from I,itc]1fleld to their home on Third ave- nue.
 MT, and Mrs. George Bailey with tneir children Greta and Leslie, have returned from their farm In orange, where they have been spending the summer to their home on Center street.
 At the Congregational church iu Rocky Hill Sunday morning Rev. Carl StAckman Of New Haven preached. The pulpit was decorated with the American flag intertwined with crepe. This will remain for several Sundays.
 Mrs. and Mrs. Royal Warner, 4S3 Main street, West Haven, are enter taining their daughter. Mrs. De Wolfe, of Camera. Nova Scotia.
 Lieut.. Alton T. Spencer of First Pla atoon, Battery A, Guilford, is slowly recovering from his attack of malaria and prostration.
 Miss Amy Ritter. who has been the guest of Miss Florence Brown, 13 Han ford Place, Norwalk, during the cele- bration, returned Sunday to Hawley- vile, where she will spend week with her sister, Mrs. A. Longstreet, and then come to New Haven, where she enters the general hospital, to study to become a trained nurse. Miss Rit- ter is excellently equipped for this profession, and has many friends in the Norwalks who wish her much success.
 Among the early arrivals at the Uni versity Is Frank Lea Short, the dra- matic teacher and stage director, who comes to prepare for the dramatic pa geant which will be feature of the bi- centennial celebra ton. MT. Short is gathering data concerning points in Yale's history which lend themselves