The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-05

were in attendance, but on account or
 sickness (the intelligence of which was
 received an hour before the time set for
 the meetng), he was unable to be pres- ent,
 i The Pequot council announce an at- ternoon whist to be given at the resi-
 denoe of Mrs L. A. Bettcher, PA Or
 chard street, on Tuesday, February Il.
 Play will begin at 2:45 o'clock, the usual 1 small admission fee charged.
 Mrs. Sara T. Kinney goes to New
 York on Thursday to welcome home
 her sister, Mrs. Julia Darling, from a
 six months absence in Europe. Mrs | Darling went abroad last August with
 Mrs. Lillian D. Kelsey, with whom she
 toured the continent. Mrs. Kelsey has
 remained in Germany for course of study in several languages, although
 she is already an accomplished linguist.
 She will not return for several months.
 N. l.. Bradley of Meriden is confined | to his home on Colony street with se-
 we're cold. MT. Bradley was to have l been one of the pallbearers at the fu-
 neral of John D. Billiard yesterday. Mrs William Thomas Barnum of 25O 'ft home this afternoon from 1 until 6 o'clock. Mrs. Edwin Hickok Barnum's
 name is on the card of invitation. The
 guest of honor will be Mrs. Harstrom
 of Norwalk, an old school friend of the hostess, Mrs. Harstrom has lately returned from long European trip. Frank S. Platt will have charge of the floral decorations. Stewart is in charge of the tea room. A large number of | guests have been bidden and six of Mrs. Barnums friends will assist in enter taining the callers.
 William L. Robb, Ph. D., professor of physics in Trinity college, Hartford, one of the foremost electrical experts of the country has been offered the new pro-
 fessorship of electrical engineering in
 the Rensselaer,, Polytechnic, Troy, N.
 Y, and it is probable that he will ac-
 cept.
 Mrs James H. Macdonald recently
 gave a Heart party for her daughter,
 Miss Florence F. Macdonald. The
 house was decorated in red hearts, red
 crepe paper, smilax and red roses.
 Those who enjoyed Mrs Macdonald's
 hospitality were the Misses Julia An
 dreWs of Southington, Anita Lewis,
 Southington; Georgia Gay, Sharon;
 Florence Cornwall Milford; Agnes B.
 Williamson, Bethel; Mary Bramley, Louise Edwards, and Bessie Paterson, New Haven; Ruby Street and Anna Macdonald, Messrs. Terry J. Chapin, Yale 1902 Charles H. DeForest, Yale 1903. Henry S, Sweinhart, Yale 1902, vo I rft Kirkwood, Yale 1903, Charles Foster, Yale 1902, Emerson R. Lewis, Yale 1903, William S. Garnsey, Yale 1902, Walter j. Walsh, Yale 1903, Charles Hammond, Yale 1902. The recipients of prizes were Miss Julia Andrews and Emerson Lewis, first, and Miss Agnes B. Will Hanson and Henry S. Sweinhart, sec ond. After the prizes were awarded re- treatments were served and dancing finished the evening.
 The benefit whist given at the home of Mrs. Emma Pope in Westville was highly successful. Judge Hotchkiss won the first prize, very pretty hand kerchief. Mrs Chares Smith won the second prize, a handsome glass jar. The third prize was won by Mrs. Beech, narcissus plant potted A light lunch | was served. Those present were: Mrs. M. F. Benton, Mrs. William Forsythe, MT. and Mrs. Albert Reed, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Greist, MT. and Mrs. Ed rick Gowdy, MT, and Mrs. William Pratt, Mrs. l. Beech of Meriden, Miss Bessie Davis, Harry Kennedy, Dr. and ! Mrs Arthur Marsh, Judge and Mrs. Hobart Hotchkiss, Mrs. Susie Harper, Mrs Fife, Mrs. Burton Dickerman, Mrs. c. w. Hunter, Miss Effa Allen, Mrs. Andrew Terrell, Mrs. Albert Mill Ter, Miss Gertrude Pratt, Miss Peck and others.
 At a special meeting of the board of of the Connecticut society Sons of the American Revolution, held at the Union League club Monday af- ternoon, Rufus W. Holmes of Winsted, presented resolutions on the death of John w. Brooks of Torrington, and Robert w. Hedd, of Waterbury pre- scented resolutions regarding the death of Major Frederick A. Spencer, of Wa The resolutions were accept ed and ordered spread on the records of the society. Copies thereof were or dered sent to the famil es of the de- ceased Mark l., Sperry was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Major Spencer and exSpeaker Isaac Brooks was elected to succeed his brother John w. Brooks. The follow ing committee was appointed a special to confer with the other pa triotic societies in Hartford regarding some appropriate entertainment for the members of the Society of the Cincin- nati, which will hold it's triennial meet Ing in this city next May: Major Louis R. Cheney, Charles G. Stone, Charles D. Gross, Lucius F Robinson Joseph ~f. Woodward and Jonathan Trumbull. The following new members were vot- ed in: Harry E. Atwater, of Cranford, V. J.. Albert s. Chamberlain and Frank D. Chamberlain, of this city Nelson D. Ford, of Winchester, James A. How arth, Frank H. Mason and Edward Taylor, of this city, Leonard J. Kicker son, of West Cornwall, and John A. of South Wilmington.
 AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.
 On Shrove Tuesday, February H. at
 o'clock, table d'hote dinner will be served at the Country club, to I've fol-