The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-09
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.

, Bradley, of No. 1346 Chapel street, so 7 of George T. Bradley, of Benedict Co.,, the coal merchants, that he
 greatly improved in health, so much s ) that during the last two days he ha been able to be out and enjoy a shor carriage ride. MT. Bradley was takel
 i'll about six months ago with sever
 attack of nervous prostration, and a
 one time was critically i'll. He is now
 it is confidently believed by his physi
 elan, pr. Paul Skiff. on the sure roat
 to the full recovery of his former
 health.
 Miss Charlotte Winchester will enter
 tain quite large party of friends with
 whist this evening at the home of Judge
 Simeon F. Baldwin, A Wall street.
 Mrs. H. N. Dudley returned to hel
 home in this city Tuesday after fort
 nights stay at the home of MT. and
 Mrs. James L'Hommedieu, of Seaside
 place, South Norwalk.
 MT. and Mrs. James Walsh, of Fall
 River, are visiting their son, Walter F.,
 of GA Market street. On leaving here
 they intend to visit the Buffalo fair
 A quiet wedding took place on Tues day, April 30, when Miss Margaret
 Rafter, of Sylvan avenue, was united in
 marriage to w. w. Swords, of this city.
 The Rev. Father Heating; of St. Johns
 R. c. church, was the officiating clergy
 man. After short wedding journey
 MT. and Mrs Swords will make their
 home in this city.
 Saybrook young people who attended
 the May festival in this city were Miss
 Ellie stanton. Miss Annie Hall, Miss
 Katherine Cressey Miss Florence Chap man, Miss Sarah Pratt and W. R. Bush-
 nell, Joseph L. Hayden and Alfred w. Chalker.
 Miss Anna Best, of Boston, trained
 nurse, who made her headquarters in Collinsville a few years ago. was visii- ing in town with friends this week. Miss Best has been in New Haven recently during the typhoid epidemic at the Yale l fnfirmary.
 | The last change in the list of faculty chaplains for the present college year at Yale has been made. For the remainder of the spring term the Rev. Dr. Frank K. Sanders, the recently elected dean of tn Divinity school, will be in charge of the morning devotional exercises in Bat tell chapel. He has just succeeded Pro- lessor Benjamin Bacon, who has been in charge of the chapel exercises for six weeks.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Frances Coleman, of Virginia, and Roger N. Williams, son of Professor Henry S. Williams. of Prospect street. Miss Coleman Is a niece of Thomas Nelson Page, the author, and is a de- scepdant of one of the oldest families in Virginia. MT. Williams is a gradu- ate of Cornell university, class of '95, afterwards taking the degree of doctor of philosophy at Yale. At present he is the Connecticut manager of the New York banking house of ". w. Warren
 Go.
 A new addition to the staff of the New Haven Gaslight company is Frank M. Travis, treasurer and manager of the Torrington Electric Light company, who has been appointed personal as- sstant by President Nett!eton. MT. Travis represents his town in the legie- lature and Is recognize as one of the progressive and enterprsiny gas and lighting engineers of the state His ap- nointment Is directly due to the avowed intention of the company to secure the best possible engineering talent avala- ble to the end that the New Haven plant shall be model modern economic gas plant MT. Travis will move his family to this city and make this his home in a short time.
 Tomorrow Mrs Curtiss, of Southing- ton, will entertain the Susan Darlington | Clark chapter of Meriden, at her home. | Mrs. Kate Foote Coe is regent of the | Meriden chapter and will be present.
 A dispatch from Derby announces the L engagement of State Attorney William H. Williams to Miss Helen F.. Bailey, | of Derby, who was formerly in the em- ploy of MT. Williams firm, Williams & Gager, in the capacity of stenograph- ar. MT. Williams is twice a widower, his second wife dying about a year ago. While MT. Williams is approaching |. sixty years in age his bride to be is about twenty-five. For nine years she was stenographer in the office of Mr. and is an accomplished young [ woman and enjoys distinction as plan st. She is the daughter of Mrs. Melin- la Bailey and occupies a prominent po- tion in society. The wedding will take place in September.
 Robert w. Huntingdon, jr., just elect d presiednt of the Connecticut Gen. ,ral Life Insurance company, of Hart ord, has many friends in this city. Robert w. Huntingdon, jr., was born n Norwich, November g. 1866, and pre- pared for Yale university at the Hart ord high school, graduating from that institution in 1885. He graduated from Zale in 1889, in the class with, Henry !. Robinson and Joseph P. Futile, of Hartford He was appointed actuary of he Conneitilut General Life June 29 S93, and has been the secretary of the two years President Hunt ngdon is a member of the Actuarial ociety of America. He is the son of 'olonel R. w. Huntingdon, United tates marine corps, who was the first 3 land United States troops in Cuba uring the Spanish American war. Huntingdon is one of the oungest men that have been advanced : ) the presidency ot lie insurance ( Dmpany in this state. He is a man of xcellent executive traits and his man. i cement it is expected will be a suc- 2 assful one. $