The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-09
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
f1EMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
Local Social Events Here and Else-

i where.
 William H. Grabb has just returned
 from Europe, where he has taken a spe-
 cial course in singing. He has been l away over two years, and his many friends in this city will be pleased to
 learn that he will again be heard in con- certs here.
 l Hon. F. A. Betts, who is one of the
 commissioners of the St. Louis exposi-
 tion, has gone to Washington to join
 other members of the national commits sion and officers of the Louisiana Pur- | chase commission for conference with | President Roosevelt.
 The clipping social which was held at the residence of Rev. Fred Winslow Adams, 177 Lawrence street, last Thurs day evening was quite largely attended, despite the cold weather A number of packages worth five or ten cents were suspended from line, each person
 wishing to buy one clipping it from the
 line. The sale of the packages netted
 the sum of s6.S4, and between eight dol
 lars and nine dollars was netted to the
 Epworth church from the sale of ice
 cream.
 William A. Schappa janitor of city
 hall, who has been confined to his home
 for ten days past with rheumatism, is
 recovering rapidly and will be able to
 resume his duties at city hall within a
 few days
 Thomas Coughlin, who was so severe ly injured at the works of the Southing- ton Cutlery company last Thursday morning, is doing as comfortable as could be expected. His leg has been placed in a plaster cast.
 Fire Commissioner Holcomb, who slipped and fell on the front steps of his home recently, was much improved yesterday
 Mrs Frederic P Newton and Miss Newton will have an at home at their residence on Dwight street Wednesday evening from to 8.
 Chief Rufus Fancher of the New Ha- ven fire department is considerable better.
 Next Saturday evening from to il there will be an at home at the resi- dence of Mrs. Samuel H. Read 129S Chapel street.
 While in Wallingford Friday after noon and evening Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Adams. of this city, were guests of Rev. F. H. l.. Hammond.
 The lecture to be given tomorrow evening in Wallingford by Professor William Lyon Phelps on Two Repre- sentatives of Colonial Literature un- der the auspices of the Woman's club, | will be given at the lecture room of the public library.
 Bertram k. Thorp, one of the South | ern New England Telephone company's | linemen attached to the Meriden tele- phone office, received from Superintend- ! ent F. B. Baker Friday notice of his appointment as manager of the Norfolk . Telephone exchange in the northwest | part of this state, and will begin his new duties Monday, December 16. The of MT. Thorp will be good news to his friends.
 The appearance of the renowned violinist, Jan Kubellk, at the Hyperion tomorrow evening will be an occasion of much prominence. Kubelik vas born near Prague on July 5, 1880. He was taught in the conservatory at Prague, studying with Dr. Seveik and ,thers. His first public appearance was n Vienna. In June, 1900, he played in london with Dr. Hans Richter and the orchestra, and was so much of success there that he gave . number of recitals playing at Wind or Sastle and before King Edward lis first public appearance here was at h IT Io1I ,,,Ln ha ] ssisted by Emil Pans and his orches- ra and Miss Jessie Shay, pianist He eceived perfect ovation on his ap- earance at Symphony Hall in Boston, very number being enthusiastically re- eived. and his concert here will be an important event of the week.
 Secretary William F.. Chandler, of he General David Humphreys branch, Society Sons of the Ameri- an Revolution. has issued call for a : peclal meeting to be held by the soce- ' next Thursday evening and to take l lace in the Governors Foot Guard rmory on Whiting street There is luch business to come up before the lembers, the most important of which (
 to formally extend an invitation to B Ie Ctdlt DDClSty Ol lHt IoOllS Ol llle merican Revolution to attend their g nnual banquet which is to be held in ! CIV Haven on February 22. Commit t ,es will also be appointed to make and f ,rry out the arrangements for the lme By request of the executive ! ,mmittee General Geord H. Ford, resident of the organization, will read
 paper on the late James Hillhouse, h Id as a compliment to the Governors I cot Guard. of which Mir Hillhouse as one of the early commanders they b i'll be invited to be present at the t eeting of the branch. t Attorney Alfred B. Aubrey, of Meri- b n, has received a letter from Leslie n ubbard who left Meriden several t. onths ago to try the Colorado climate D r his health. In the letter Hubbard e presses his intention of taking Tn ex- nination December 21 for the purpose
 receiving the right to practice law
 the Colorado courts. The young law q r is graduate of Yale Law school d Id was about to open Tn office in Mer- W en when failing health forced him to u
 west. 5 A party of eight yuong ladies met for " cir fortnightly whist meeting Satur- V v afternoon at the residence of Miss lssie Krah on State street Whist | !