The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-23

of the following musicians of the city:
 James w. Seeley, violin; Frederick
 Guilford, flute; Louis H. Cohn, clar- ionet; Harry Button. cornet; Henry Menges, piano.
 Cinductor J. E. Brennan, of the Berk-
 shire division, is i'll at his homie, n Minor street, with a slight touch of pneumonia. He is attended by Dr. Me- Dermott.
 Miss Carrie M. Hills, teacher in stem
 ography and typewritfng at the FILL
 house high school, has resigned to | take effect February 27. She has ae- cepted a position in New York as teacher of commercial branches in one
 of the high schools. Her salary the first year will be $l,500 and the maxi
 mum will be $1,900 Miss Hills is
 graduate of Wesleyan university and 1 has taught at Hillhouse over ten years.
 The first five years she taught general
 branches and since then stenography
 and typewriting. She has been one of the most efficient teachers in the school
 for years.
 The members of the East Village Methodist church. Monroe, held Washington's birthday entertainment in the church last evening. Miss Hat tie Smith, talented young elocutlon- ist, daughter of Rev. A J. Smith, of this city, was heard in several of her favorate recitations, assisted by local
 talent. A supper was served, the pro-
 ceeds to be used in the purchase of new
 chairs for the gallery portion of the church. The unique part of the affair was that every person was asked to contribute one cent for each year of his
 or her age and the doorkeeper thus had
 many dark secrets to keep,
 Teh West Haven Evening Whist club
 was entertained this week by MT. and
 Mrs. Clarence F. Thompson, jr. Two hours were pleasantly passed at the
 whist tables and during the evening a delicious buffet lunch was done full jus
 tice to. The ladies' prize was won by
 Mrs, Howard w. Thompson, hand some pin for the hair. Ernest s. Thompson won as the gentleman's prize wine glasses. The members of this club are MT. and Mrs Howard w. Thomp- son, MT. and Mrs. Ernest s. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur B. Warner, MT and Mrs. Charles B. Warner, MT. and Mrs. George L. Peck, MT. and Mrs Clarence F. Thompson, jr., MT. and Mrs Charles B. Lomas, Miss Smith and Stuart Reynolds
 The first of a serieslof musicales was given by the advanced pupils of Miss Elizabeth H. Johnson, at her home on Bradley avenue, Branford. on Thursday | afternoon. The musicals was supple | mented by talk from Miss Johnson | upon the life and work of Carl Czerny, | in whose memory the affair was given, | the date being the anniversary of the | birth of the great composer. Among | those who played were Eugene Bradley, | Olive Jerold, Fern Bradley, Bertha | Ward, Nellie Boynton. Clara Perfume, I Mrs. Goldsmith and Margaret Quinn, Miss Johnson and Miss Boynton in duet
 The twenty-fifth anniversary of tho marriage of MT. and Mrs. Dearborn P. Babcock, of Elm street, West Haven, was celebrated on Wednesday evening in most delightful manner. The guests were entertained by recitations by Mrs. F. l.. Nettleton and s. G. Illus ted, and by a graphaphone exhibition by Frank E. Hartshorn. Many hand | some gifts were received by the guests, them being several pieces of silver glass; china and linen. A dainty luncehon was served. Among those present were: MT. and Mrs. s. G. Illus ted, c. B, Nichols, MT. and Mrs. c. Fl. Smith, Mrs, James W. Hyde, Mrs. Os- car Beebe Mrs James S. Hyde, Mrs. G. A. Whitney, Miss Bertha Morris. Mrs w. ". Thompson, Mrs George Wheel CT Mrs. Augusta Smith, Mrs. Irving Mrs. r. o. Hotchkiss, Mrs F. B. Beach, MT. and Mrs. Anon Brown, Mrs. Dwight Dooiittle, Mrs. J. c. sco- vile, Miss Florence Platt, Miss Belle Fowler, F. F. Hartshorn, Miss Fannie Sperry Miss Julia Nash, Mrs Wolcott, Mrs Breck, MT. and Mrs, E. L. Nettle- ton Mrs, H. A. Moulthrop, Mrs. E. N. MT. and Mrs. James +. My CTS, Mrs. Charles Mallory, Mrs. s. Nal lory, MT. and Mrs William Hawkins,
 The New Haven Orchestral club, con- ssting of thirty~five members, under the able direction of MT. Haesche, will