The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-20

Osborn hall, the programme to consis
 of forensic and dramatic readings. Tht
 entertainment will be open to the pub
 lie. Professor Wetzel is the instructor
 in elocution in the law school, and also
 has charge of the training of the Yalt
 debaters.
 Robert G. Curtiss of the Consolidated
 road, who removed to Northampton
 about year ago, has sold his house or
 Lynwood place to Mrs. Lottie H. Fow-
 Ter wife of H. R. Fowler, retaining a
 first mortgage of s4,0O0 Wells Camp
 bell holds the secon6 mortgage of s1,-
 000 The property was rated in the tax
 list at $6,S50, and is regarded by good
 judges to be worth about sS,0O0.
 Mrs. S. R. Lewis of Court street en-
 tertained her daughters a the home of
 Mrs. R. E, Russell, in celebration of her
 seventieth birthday. Mrs. G. H. Sim
 mons and Mrs. w F. Andrews of this
 city, and Mrs. R. F. Russell of West
 Haven
 P. M. Strayer read paper last night
 on The Historical Background of the
 Fourth Gospel" before the Semitic and
 Biblical club in room Al, East Divinity
 hall Also a paper was read by L. H. ! Holden on "Justin's Relation to the
 Fourth Gospel"
 The Idle Hour Whist club met last evening with MT. and Mrs. Farr of George street.
 o. G. Frantz, Harvard '02 and first baseman on the baseball team, will ad- dress the general religious meeting of yterI, boil r~E March 23.
 This afternoon at 4:1s o'clock will oc cur the lecture at North Sheffield hall, given under the auspices of the Moth CTS club. The speaker is from Albany. All mothers and teachers interested are invited to attend free of charge,
 In Washington Monday night Con- gressman Sperry was a guest of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and made a speech in eulogy of St. Patrick and the Sons of Erin.
 This evening the ladies of Wondmont chapel will serve supper, after which will be given the farce "Sunbonnets" A large party of West Haveners expect to attend.
 A reception was held this week at 2S | <hItli GllttL dL lIlc iipilt bl T H. Ntli, 1 deputy registrar of Che Third ward, and | financial secretary of the Young Mems | Republican club, to do honor to his | counsins from Charlottesville, Va, the | Misses Gertrude Leterman and Nettie | Eiseman The young ladies are from the town of MT. Wells birth and were given genuine good time, Music was furnished by the ladies orchestra. Re- were served by the host and hostess Many attended to welcome the young ladies to our beautiful city, and extend them their hospitality while here They attended the K. o. J. ball in the evening in Harmonic hall
 An entertainment will be given by Star Rebecca lodge, No. 43, I. Q. O. F., at Harmonic hall Wednesday evening, March 26, for the benefit of Homer Smith of Fourth avenue, a member of long standing of Harmony odge, A pleasing and interesting pro- sramme has been prepared by the com nittee in charge MT. Smith has been hat large number will respond to the 'all for aid for their brother Odd Eel ow, who is so badly afflicted. Tickets 'dh bt Sttultu LII lIe tOI1IIllIIpe Tn l harge, also a the door on the evening if the 26th.
 A very pleasant surprise party was riven at the home of Miss Sadie Doody f 141 Portsea street Monday evening. iusic and games were indulged in, nd very nice supper was enjoyed by II. Among those present were Misses lose McKeon Mae Adams, Lena Tier an. Alice and Lizzie Curren, Katie 'lake, Rose McHugh, Katie Walpole, 'nnie Hayes, Katie Flynn, Kittie Iugher, and May Kelly, and George fillmore, Joe Creegan, John Griffin, larry Marrinan, John Coonan, James IcQueeney, James Doran, John Bren- an, Herman Clark, and James Doody. Rev. Joseph H. Twichell of Hartford q as one of the speakers at the banquet the Friendly Sons of Ct. Patrick at ' in New York on Monday U vening. In Harmonic hall on Monday evening, -arch "A, the lady members of the Con- tegation Mishkan Israel will have an carnival. The young people f nticipate a very enjoyable occasion. U. s. Commissioner E. F. Marvin and rs. Marvin of Hartford left Monday Q 1T d weeks trip to Lakewood, N. J. fl The Rev. J E. Connell pastor of the Q livet Baptist church, Hartford, has f, ndered his resignation to take effect i, pril 30 He has been pastor of the c, lurch since October 1, 1897. n H. Starkweather of Mansfield cele- ', ated his eightieth birthday Monday. 1 lur generations were present and gre pleasantly entertained by Mir. and q, IFS. H. Starkweather. Guests were n esent from New London, Hartford, p