The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known In This City Local Social Events Here and EIso- where.

l Riverside avenue, WestDort, were in | this city Monday attending the funeral of an infant son of MT. and Mrs. Fred | $. Tanning.
 1 J w. Ladd superintendent of con l struction of the telephone company was Wednesday evening presented with a solid gold watch and chain by the men in his department.
 | Mrs F. l.. Rogers, who has been Vis- | iting friends in Forestvile for the past l two weeks, has returned to her home in this city.
 l Mrs. Theodore B Wilson. who has conducted boys school in the lnsur ance building for three or four years has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Ferry street Congregational church. | Highway Commissioner James H. l Macdonald has appointed George w Bracket of South Willington to the po- sition of stenographer in his office. MT Bracket is a stenoRrapher and type l writer of experience. He has taught | stenoeraphy in a school in Springfield Mass
 l MT. and Mrs. Seth Taylor and Mir. l and Mrs. Ben Taylor of this city spent l the holidays with their parents in New 1 Preston. Conn.
 l William E. Joseph of t'roton is to leave for this city January and will | enter Yale law school. For some time past MT. Joseph has been a student in the office of Judge Belcher In New Lon l don.
 One week from next Sunday evening l the second concert of the seventeenth season of Dorscht lodge will be given in the Hyperion thaeter. The recital will be by the Second regiment band of forty-fve pieces and a feature will be a duet by Fred Guilford and William H. Hegel the two prominent picoloists,
 Last evening at the Dwight place church chapel Rev. Dr. w W. Leete held a reception to all who have joined the church either by letter or profes- sion of faith since the beginning of his pastorate, three years ago About 100 of this class were present. Others in vited were the deacons and deaconess- es, consisting of about twenty, and the members of the prudential committee. There were informal talks by the pas tor and several of the deacons. and an opportunity for the new members of the church to meet each other and the church officials. Refreshments were served, prepared by the deaconesses. Among them were Mrs. J. C. North, Mrs. H. P. Downs, Mrs. Mary Bron- ison Mrs. Umberfield Mrs. Schoonmak- CT, Mrs. Barnum, Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Wilson. Among the deacons were J. C., North, J. Boardman Smith Mir. Kill bourn, Mir. McDermott, MT Mead, MT, Campbell, MT Clark, and Mir. Bennett.
 The January number of the Woman's s Home Companion contains an interest ing account of the Society of American Women in London and of it's president, Mrs Hugh Reid Griffin, daughter of Mrs George w Beach of Waterbury, The article is written by Mrs, Stephen Crane. widow of the famous author, and is an interesting account of this famous organization, on whose roll of membership is found such names as Mary Anderson, Mrs. Rudyard Kipling, Clara Barton, Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton, and Mrs Mckinley Osborne cousin of the late President Mckinley Of Mrs. Griffin the writer says: "The president, Mrs Hugh Reid Griffin is the only daughter of MT and Mrs. Wells Beach of Waterbury. Conn, formerly of Chi- cago She had lived twenty-two years in England. and Is the regent of the English chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a serious, earnest worker. and has never missed a meeting, business or social, of the society since it's birth. The pres ident of club of thinking women who wish to be of real use to each other and to the world must not be mere figure head. she must be a patent mas ter workman and the secret of Mrs. Griffin's success Is that she understands this fact A full page in the "Wo- mans Home Companion is devoted to portraits of Mrs. Griffin and other offi- cers of the society and a picture of the society at luncheon in the Hotel Cecil in London.
 Luther Clark of Branford is very critically i'll at his home in Springfield.
 Miss Hannah Kelsey of Clinton has returned to Westville to resume her teaching after passing the holidays with her parents
 Mrs. John w. Nichols. Jr and her sister. Miss Laura Hoadley of Bran ford arrived in New York from Ser |
 Mrs. Grace Beach of Clinton is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Barber of Windsorville.
 Harold Milford of Branfrod, who has been home for the holidays, returned to Stamford on Thursday.
 The family of the Rev. w. H. Hutch inson of Sharon, Conn.,, were expected in Milford yesterday. They come to spend the rector's vacation of one month with his sister, Mrs Grove, at Fort Trumbull Beach.
 A parlor meeting of the Branford W. IC, T. T. was held with Mrs. Sharpe on Rogers street, Thursday afternoon. The attendance was large. Tea was served by the ladies,
 The weekly whist of the Westville Whist club was held at the residence of Mrs. Hope L. Borden on Alden ave nue last evening.
 A very delightfui New Years family party was that given at the home of Mrs. Simpson on Hillside avenue, Branford Wednesday evening, Those present were Mrs. Myra Strong. MT, and Mrs. S. Fred Strong, Miss Eliza beth Simpson of New Haven, Mrs. Ed win F. Bentley of Springfield. Mrs. | Mary Lamb and son Joseph of Nor | u-ich Mr and Mrs, Henry Jourdan and