The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-27
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONCERNING
 NEU HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known in This City
 Local Social Events Here and Eise-

I l ~I,oc.l Social Events Here and EIse-
 where.
 pr. William V. Kelly, few years ago pastor of the First M. F. church. New Haven, who was to lecture at NOT
 walk last Friday evening, has so many
 engagements ahead in his ofhclal ca
 pacity as editor of The Methodist Re- view. that he cannot lecture in NorWalK before May The lecture on this ac- count has been indefinitely postponed Edward Gum of West Haven was the recipient of an enjoyable surprise party at his home on Wharton street, Iues- day evening. His friends to the mum Der of about fifteen arrived at his home at about half past eight and spent the evening in an enjoyable way. Games were played and a general good time was had by all.
 Miss Mabel Roberts and MT. Barnes of this city returned home to Mantle Tuesday from a short visit with Mss Roberts parents in that place.
 There will be musical and literary entertainment at the M. E. church. Yaesville, March 5. There will De readings by Rev. F. W. Adams of this city, vocal solos by Mrs. F. w. Adams and Rev. B. F. Meredith, organ selec- tions by Professor Marble of Meriden, also quartette from Meriden.
 Architect Taylor of New York city was at Rogers Island, Stony Creek Tuesday, and took several views of the place. the purpose being to construct an elegant summer residence thereon for it's recent purchaser John J. Phelps of Hackensack, N. J. Mr. Phelps is the son of the late Professor E. J. Phelps of Yale university. The latter it will be remembered was ambassador at the Court of St. James during the first Cleveland administration.
 John Kyle of the Yale Medical school was in Stamford Tuesday to attend a requiem mass for his late father Bar tholomew Ryle, at St. Johns R. C.. church.
 Mir and Mrs. Harry L. Evans who have been spending the winter at Mar bledale, Stony Creek, are expected to return to their home, the Anchorage, :" at Pleasant Point, very soon. The United States civil service com mission announces that on April 2, ex- aminations will be held for a plant pathologist, salary not given; chemist salary $2,000 per annum; physiological chemist, salary $1,500 or $1,800; analy- tical chemist, salary s1,500 or $1,S00 Information can be obtained from J. H. Gates, secretary of the Hartford postal board of examiners.
 Miss Hattie Farnham of this city re- turned to her home Tuesday, having spent two weeks with Miss Mamie Per ry of Merwin street, South Norwalk. A literary and musical entertainment was given last evening under the auspices of the Kings Daughters of the First Baptist church at Boardman hall, Y. w. c. A., corner Chapel and Brewery streets. Readings by J. w. Wetzel, teacher of oratory at Yale uni versity, assisted by Miss Myra Ives Marshall of Meriden and Edward Hen dee, Jr., of this city, formed the very | excellent programme given.
 Morris B. Saunders, who moved from this city to East Norwalk, Saturday, | has taken a position opening oysters 1 for Andrew Radel.
 About thirty pupils of room No. Union school West Haven, chaperoned by their teacher, Miss Smith, went on a sleigh ride Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. They rode down the shore road to Rockefeller's farm and the Connec- ticut building. They were gone about | two hours.
 | MT. and Mrs, Edward F. Morris are | about to leave town for four weeks so- journ at Tampa and other southern points.
 | At 4:S0 yesterday afternoon Rev. Will | liam P Downes of All Saints Mission delivered lecture on The Apostolic church in the parish house at West | Haven,
 The second seabury club Lenten lec- | ture in Hartford was given in St. Johns church Tuesday evening by the Rev. s. M. Burgess of this city. | MT. and Mrs. William G. Stevens and their daughter, Miss Maud Stevens of Roxbury. Conn.,. have been the guests of friends in Stony Creek this week.
 Charles A. Goodwin and Charles w. l Gross were admitted to practice in the United States circuit court, Monday. | A fine supper was served last even- l ing by the ladies of the Congregational church, West Haven. After supper the farce "Sunbonnets' was presented by several young ladies and the Phoenix quartette, composed Of George l.. Kel- 1 sey Louis King, Lester Kimberly and | Tracy Caldwell sang.
 | Mrs. William Page of Stony Creek, who fell from her doorstep last Friday morning, receiving quite severe injur ies, is much better, no bones fortunate l ly being fractured.
 | The condition of K. R. McGuffey, the | Yale freshman who was injured in the 1 rush between freshmen and sophomores last Saturday. is much improved. He l is at the college infirmary, but it is ex- , pected that he will be able to be re- moved in few days.
 Tn the debate to be held at the meet l ing of the Boys league in West Haven on Saturday evening the following have been appointed on the different sides: Resolved, That Grant was | greater general than Lee. Affirmative: Raymond Main, Arthur Elmer and ! Louis Smith, Negative: Arthur Lanier, T. Mcdonald, Walter Lines The Y. F. G. T. society, composed of young ladies from this city, met at Miss Viola Robinson. 16O Court street, West Haven on Tuesday evening. The even- ing was spent by playing the game of Information" There were prizes of- fered, the first being won by Miss Nor