The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-16

A happy children's party was given at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Ford of Woodward avenue on Satur- day last, in honor of the fourth birth day of their little daughter, Ruth Jean cite. The little ones enjoyed them l selves with games of many hkinds, at- ! ter which a dainty luncheon was served. Those present were Annie Lamb, Gladys Beauman, Estelle Allen, 1 Myrtle Lovesey, Marguerite Van
 Alsdale, Grace Blackman, Florrie Fairchild, Ethel Hinckley, Corinne
 Smith, Marion Rice, May Jagger, Grace Smith, and Masters Leon Hausman, Burton Lovesey, Willard Pennet, Ar
 mand Smith, Frankie Woodward, Clay
 con Hinckley, Euclid Hotchkiss ana
 Roy Griffin.
 ! The Hon. Charles K. Gross and Mrs | Gross of Hartford will sail for Europe
 on Thursday, to be absent until the
 early part of June.
 Charles Shulis of Oak street, West
 Haven, was married March in Meri- 1 den to Miss Emma Sackett of New Ha- l ven, they are keeping house at 52 Oak { street
 l Mrs Henry Sturgess of New Haven
 is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
 Hildebrand, of Hartford.
 Mrs. J. H. Bowditch, who has been spending several weeks with her son
 in New Haven has returned to her i home on Smith street, West Haven ! A teachers meeting will be held in the town hall in Watertown on Friday, beginning at 3 D. m. There will be addresses on Geography" by F. w. Staebner, Willimantic; on Habit in Education," by Marcus White, New Britain, and on How to Apply Ele- mentary Science Work by A. B. Mor- Till New Haven At 8 p. m. there will
 be an address on Town Management of Schools" by Secretary Charles D. Hine, Hartford.
 The Monday Afternoon Whist club was entertained by Mrs. George 10 Bailey of Center street this week. The substitutes for the afternoon were Mrs Edward Osborn of New Haven and Mrs Brace Smith. The members who attended were: Mrs Charles Graham, Mrs. James Peck, Mrs H, L, Thompson, Mrs. Edward Howarth, Mrs. Adnai Heitmann, Mrs. Henry Forbes, Mrs. J. Whitney Mrs. Louis Lampson, Mrs D. A. Kinner, Mrs. James H. Reynolds, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs Harry Nettle- ton Mrs. Nj. J. Adams, Mrs Edward Nettleton, Mrs. George Warner, Mrs, George Johnson and Mrs. Wilbur War ner Mrs M. J. Adams won the first prize, a cut glass bon-bon tray, and Mrs, Charles Graham the second prize, unique vase.
 William Thompson son of Rev. pr. John Rhey Thompson, former pastor of the First M. E. church, Meriden, has begun his duties as private secretary to Commissioner William R. Wilcox, in charge of the parks in the districts of Manhattan and Richmond, New York city.
 A. A. Farland the celebrated banjo ist, who has had remarkable success and who has played in New Haven sev- eral times, will give one of his unique recitals at Republican club hall, Thurs day evening, April 24 His programme for this occasion is said to be the best he has ever used and contains such numbers as Listz's Second Hungarian Rhapsody (complete) Faust fantasia, Paganini's celebrated "Campania, the Raymond Overture and Men delseohn's s great violin concerto,
 Colonel Louis F. Heublein, according to statement from pr. Johnson's salll- tarium, is gaining strength daily The last two days have ben passed com forably by the patient, and he appears now on the road to speedy recovery
 Rev. C. c. Clark, the popular pastor of the Congregational church, Plain vile, has been elected member of the | school board to succeed the Rev. H c. | Whitney, resigned, on account of leaV- ing town. MT. Clarke will undoubtedly | make a valuable member of the board. | He is a graduate of Yale college and Is | deeply interested in young people and | matters.