The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-09

of John H. Perry, of Hartford, leaving
Thursday.
One of the social events of this week
was the whist party given last evening
at which Mrs. w. H. Morse, of No. S31
J Temple street, was hostess. The guests
We're about twenty in number. Mrs
Morse makes a charming hostess and
her affairs are always most pleasant
| ones.
| Postmaster Howarth left for Wash
! ington yesterday afternoon for the pur-
I pose of comforting with the officials of
the postotfice department. The visit is
made in connection with the business
of the New Haven office, and the post
master will be absent three or four
days.
Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart, formerly of
this city, but now of Philadelphia, is
the author of an interesting article in
the February number of the Treasury,
published in New York. The subject
Of DR.. Harris sketch is Washington"
DR.. Hart will be remembered by large
circle of friends in New Haven as the
pastor for long series Of years of the
Grand avenue Congregational church in
this city, He is a graduate of Yale in
the class of AZ and clerical member
of the Yale corporation. Mrs. Samuel
Hemingway of Temple street, is a
daughter of DR.. Hart.
Manuel Garcia, of the firm of Cam
jano, Garcia & Co., of Havana, Cuba,
packers of the famous Havana tobac-
co used in the Judges Cave cigar man.
1,fo ofo Of nTiro1 In
& Co., and Captain M. r. Flaherty, of
New York, paid visit to New Haven
last Monday. They We're entertained
while here by +. D. Grave, who con-
Quoted them to the various places Of
interest in the city, among them City
hail. Yale university and East Rock
park. The party returned in the even
ing to New York, convinced that this
city has advantages over any other in
New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. e. Miley, Bertram
Strickland. Mrs. and Mrs. Wright and
Miss Lillian Crane, who have been
spending few weeks in Bermuda, have
returned, having had most delightful
time, and all much benefited by the
change of air and the delightful stay in
the sunny south. Mrs. Miley met with
an accident on the return trip, having
badly sprained her ankle. Mrs. StriclS-
land will remain in Bermuda until the
month Of April assures more settled
weather.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Larivee of No. 8
Howard avenue, gave their son a birth
day party Thursday evening on the oc-
casion of his twenty-flrst anniversary.
Several handsome gifts were presented
to him, Games were played and prizes
distributed among the winners II.
Boettner entertained the party also with
his sleight- Of hand tricks. Miss M.
Richards, of Howard avenue, Mrs. II.
Boettner and Theodore Flagg also gave
some fine recitations. The old English
custom of twenty-one lighted candles
inserted in fine cake was observed
and after a fine lunch the party parted
all having enjoyed themselves thor
oughly.
The condition of leopold Besser, the
State street clothing merchant, was i'm
proved somewhat yesterday About
one week ago Mr.. Besser had his feet
shortly after an operati ton
for the removal of corns His condition |
became alarming and it was necessary
to amputate his toes. Blood poisoning
set in and his life was despaired of, but I
he was resting very comfort
ably.