The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF YNIER EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City
 Local social Events Here and Else.
 where,
 Charles Reffsbeck of Branford was
 removed to the New Haven hospital
 Wednesday, his condition rendering an
 operation necessary.
 Mrs. William Austin Pratt and Mrs.
 Arthur W. Marsh have issued "at
 home" cards for Friday afternoon
 from 4 until o'clock at 977 Whalley
 avenue
 J. H. Malone, the travelling salesman
 employed by the Butler Drug company
 of this city, who was thought to have
 perished in the Scovill house fire at
 Waterbury on Monday, has been heard
 from, He is making a tour of the state in the interest of his firm and
 that he is in the best of health is shown by the orders received by the company yesterday morning. Arthur
 B. Simpkins and T. B. Gillespie, mem bers of the firm, went to Waterbury
 
 Professor Kelley, who is the director of the department of music at Yale university, delivered the fourth in the series of university lectures in College street hall Wednesday evening The subject of the lecture was "The Effect of Art and Music Upon Religion The hall was well filled and the lecture was instructive and entertaining.
 John R. Ruff, who has been con- tractor at the extensive factory of Sar- gent & Co.,, has resigned. He has been in charge of the brnoze finishing de- partment for several years and is well known in manufacturing circles. His plans for the future are not fully de- veloped He has had many hands un- der him while with Sargent & Co. and was always rated an exceptionally able man in his line of business. His father, who died several years ago, was a lead ing contractor with the same company for many years.
 The marriage is announced Of Miss Margaret G. White, daughter of Mrs Kate White of 32 Ward street, to How ard H McGee of Hartford. MT. and Mrs McGee left yesterday for Boston, where they will live for the present, Mr. McGee's business interests calling him there. MT. Melee is associated in business with the Seamless Rubber company of this city.
 Miss Laura Minor of New Milford, who has been the guest of Mrs. Emily Russell of Branford for several days, | departed Wednesday for New Haven | for brief visit with friends in that ] place.
 On Saturday at 2 p. nl, St. Margarets guild of All Saints chapel will give children's social and doll reception at the guild rooms at 2S2 Hallock avenue. The dolls are to be brought to the rooms on Saturday morning and in the after noon their little mothers will come again to view them. Each child may vote for the dolls, which will receive prettiest doll, the best 1ressed doll and the funniest doll. Can ly. ice cream and cake will be for sale Every doll in the vicinity of the guild is cordially invited and the af- lair is eagerly anticipated by all the small folk of the parish.
 The many friends of Professor R. c. Loveridge will regret very much to hear hat his health is again rapidly failing and that it has been necessary to re- move him to Grace hospital, where he ,an have the benefit of the most experi- ,nced care and treatment Several years ago he suffered stroke of paral- ysis but later recovered sufficiently to continue business in the commercial school which so long f1ourished under lis direction. A return of the old trou- ,le has prostrated him and it is with xtreme difficulty that he can articulate to make himself understood ,ut yesterday his mind seemed to be lear. ,, At All Saints parish guild rooms, 2S2 Iallock avenue, last evening, from to ] 0 o'clock, an oyster supper was served " members of St Margaret's guild , Artistic orange menus were prepared nd the young women who served wore ' ainty head dresses of orange color. Ice ( ream and cake and home made candy ' oncealed by yellow chrysanthemums ! rere for sale. The guild reception U oom was largely decorated with or T | nges. Their size and shape suggested lysterious contents. The proceeds of | nis orange social and oyster supper | i'll chiefly be devoted to fund for re- | arpeting the church.