The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFINTERESTC ONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People known in This Gay
Local social Events Here .Hd MIse-
where.

And Other People known im This Cay
Local social Events Hero .md iGIse-
where.
President and Mrs. Arthur T. Hadley have
issued their annual Invitations TO the stu
dents of Yale university to spend the even
ing preceding Christmas day at their home
on Whitney avenue. This invitation is, Of
course, for those men who, for whatsoever
reason it may be, cannot go to their own
homes for the holidays. President aud Mrs.
Hadley have taken this means Of giving
those students some little Christmas cele-
bration, and the evening always proves to
be most enjoyable. The hours are from s
until 10 o'clock.
Miss Sadie Lee and Charles Shea won two
handsome silk umbrellas as the first prizes
in the prize Waiting contest Saturday night
at the City Guard hall.
William Brown, the tifteen-year-old son of
Harry B. Brown, of the McLagon foundry,
who is very i'll with pneumonia, was report
ed as no better yesterday, although he Is
holding his own.
Mrs. Lynde Harrison, who has been in
New York for the major part Of the week,
returned home for Sunday, leaving again
yesterday for New York. She is staying at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
Governor Mclean will entertain his staff
at lunch at the Hartford club at noon on In
auguration day, January Z. The members
of the staff of GovernOr-elect Chamberlain
met at the capitol yesterday to make the
acquaintance of each other, and Incidental
ly to be measured for their uniforms.
HeatOn Ridgeway Robertson was among
the guests on Saturday of DR.. John Fl. Eden
of 16 West Forty-sixth street, going down
for the eoming.out reception and dinner
dance of Miss Ruth Eden. 1t was one of
the prominent events Of the metropolis and
was a very brilliant affair. Miss Eden is
the great.granddaughte of President Dag
gett, Of Yale.
ming by Miss 'Genevieve Skinner, of 1856
Whalley avenue. There were games and
dancing, and among those who enjoyed the
evenings very pleasant entertainment were
the Misses Ruth and Anna Terrell Edna
Tyrrell, Rose Todd, Agnes Tucker, Ethel
Edwards, Alice Rawson and Miss Thomas.
and Frank Terrell, Robert Agnew, Leonard
Todd, George Bishop, Story Howard and
Mr.. Johnson.
The Yale hockey tea.% has returned from
New York city, where it went on Saturday
to take it's first team practice Of the sea-
Mrs. Sarah shoninger Rosenberg, of New
York, is visiting her parents at their home,
GOT Chapel street.
]. p. Jacobson, who, with his partner, Jed
Newkirk won second place in the six-day
bicycle race at Madison Square Garden last
week, is to follow a theatrical circuit for u
few weeks. Jacobson does not expect to
return to New Haven until the first OF Feb
ruary. He Is said to have made $S00 clear
of all his expenses as his share Of the win
nings.
Mrs. Thomas C. Hadden, stenographer for
Attorney ]. P. Goodhart, is III at the War
ner hall apartments. Mrs. MADDEN is suf-
fering from q severe cold and is threatened
with pneumonia.
Bradley Plant the Branf9r ord, millionaire;
In the courts, is to build mansion at Fifth
avenue and Fifty second street. The prob
able cost of the house and lot will be close
to 100000. Mr.. Plant is we'll known here,
being member of the New Haven Yacht
club. His present home is at Groton, this
state.
The doll sale for the benefit of the poor
will be repeated on Thursday in the base
ment Of St. Mary's church. The remaining
dolls, some Of which are very pretty, will be
disposed Of and the dolls which were can
yassed for will be awarded.
To the next general assembly, which con-
yenes on January g. petition is to be pre-
scented asking that the districts in the town
of Hamden, known as HighWood and Cen
terville, be made into borough; meeting
for that purpose is to be held either late
this week or early next week at the High
wood Firemen's hall.
A dispatch from Washington says that
William Henry Bishop, the author ana pro
been appointed consul-general Mt Genoa, It.
ally, with Richmond Pearson, who mas &C
cepted the post of minister to Persia MIR.
Bishop is not now at Yale. He taught
French and Spanish at the university for
several years and lived with his family III
New Haven. Last spring ne resigned ms
professorship and went abroad to devote his
lime to study and travel. He has been In
Spain and Italy most of the time since. MI
Bishop is a graduate of Yale in the class OF
81. He is man of extensive learning and
culture. He has written several works OF
fiction, some of which have gained wade
circulation. He Is q native of East Haven
and his early days were spent here.
Miss Elsie Elder, of Hartford who has
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Leroy
Whiting on DiXWell avenue for some time
Attorney Thomas, of this city, has return
ed from q business trip to New York. while
there he stopped at the waldorf A ASs IT,.
held the first meeting of the Holy Name so
ciety, which was formed in the parish
week ago. The meeting was for the purpose
were elected: D. Ferdinand German, pres
ident; John Walsh, vice president; George
Caffery, jr., financial secretary; James Nc
CURE, recording secretary; Frank Byron
marshal: Rev. Father John j. Kennedy, pas
for, spiritual director. The society received
and accepted an invitation to participate il
fbe Holy Name societies union exercises
which will be held at the Church ,t or the ga
cred Heart on New Years day. Three new
members were taken into the st. Joseph'S
Highway Commissioner Macdonald is ar
ranging to send to the selectmG9 Of various I;,R
way way Improvements in their towns under th'
statute appropriating a total Of $450,oC0 foI
the two years, 1902 5 The dispatching O.
the money began yesterday. -
Bishon Henry C. Potter and Chauncey e
Brewster, Protestant Episcopal bishops o.
New York and Connecticut, respectively
took part yesterday in the semi, centenn q!
celebration Of Grace P. 4. church, Balti
more, Nd. Bishop Brewster spoke at thu
morning service on Grace Church and thu
Past" In the evening Bishop Potter ad
dressed large congregation on "Grac'
Church and its Rectors."