The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-01
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMSoFINTEREST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And other People Known im This city
Local Social Events Here and Else
where.
Cards are issued for the wedding re-
ception of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Charles
Downing, to be held on Wednesday
evening, November 8, from s until 10
o'clock, at the Elmwood, $40 Elm street.
Mr.. Downing is the special freight
agent of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company.
Mrs. Clark Wooster of this city is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles Ingraham,
on Center street, Forestville.
Another wedding of interest is that of
Robert ]. Woodruff and Miss Bertha G.
Clark, both of Orange. which will take
place in the Congregational church on
Wednesday evening, November II.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Hatch and fam
lily, who have been visiting Erwin
Barnes of Lynwood street and other
friends In Connecticut, left for their
home in Long Beach, Cal, Thursday.
They expect to visit Washington, d. c.,
going on through Atlanta, Ga, New
Orleans and Los Angeles.
Hon. Henry S. Mygatt of New Mil
ford, who has been nominated for SEN
ator, his selection being made by ac-
clamation, is the cashier of the First
National bank of New Milford. He is
fifty-four years of age and is son of
Id foy orc
national bank examiner for the states
Of Connecticut and Rhode Island. He
was born in New Milford and was
educated in the public and select schools
and at the Hopkins Grammar school
at New Haven. On leaving school he
was for several years engaged in mer-
camille business and was then for six
years the assistant of his father in bank
examinations. He has been town
treasurer of New Milford.
Several West Haveners have received
cards to the wedding reception given
by Miss Amanda Dodoan of 1874 Howe
street to her sisters, Miss Helen Olivia,
and Charles D. Richardson, Miss Essie
Arlene and Isaac T. jerks, who are to
be married on Wednesday evening,
November IL, reception following. The
mother of these young ladies was born
in West Haven in the old Ward home
stead. Her name was Olivia Ward,
daughter of Captain Elliot Ward
Superintendent Beede is out of the
city for a few days. He intended to
spend most of his time in Boston and
vicinity. He will visit several cities
besides the Hub while away. The
superintendents of public schools in
many places in New England visit
Boston several times each year.
John L. Fitch, who has been sta
toned in Japan on the flagship New
York, has been at the marine hospital
in Hong Kong for several weeks suf-
fering with infammatory rheumatism.
He is somewhat improved, but from
last accounts had not left the hospital.
Mr.. Fitch has many friends and rela-
ives in West Haven who are inter-
ested in him and are always glad to
4 hear from him and hope for his speedy
recovery.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock,
Miss Fannie Eva Field was united in
matrimony to Benjamin W. Hustled of
NY IECN. kA1ulC" IOul llo
Chalmers, pastor of the Grand avenue
Congregational church. The bride was
becomingly attired in handsome en-
press cloth gown trimmed with white
satin, with which she wore white pic
ture hat. A reception followed at the
home of the BRIDES mother, Mrs. George
Palmer, on Barnes avenue, to which
only the immediate relatives and a few
friends were hidden. The happy couple
were the recipients of numerous pretty
and useful presents and after a short
honeymoon will reside in Greenwich.
Among those present We're: Miss Hat
tie B. Denison, Miss Grace Ryals, Miss
Minnie P. Goodsell, Miss Alice B. Pond,
Miss Jennie r. Salewsky, Miss Anna M.
Hoskins, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer F. Gull
yer, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Morse, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Nye, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Holton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Palmer
Mrs. Julia A. Field, Wallace Field, Her
man A. Rich.
For the piano and song recital to be
given on the evening of November 18th
at the Calvary Baptist church, the La
dies society is standing sponsor. In
Miss Elizabeth Gaffney, one of New
Ravens favorite sopranos, the COM
mittee has secured a singer who al
ways draws large clientele of ad-
I mirers Miss Augusta Cottlow, who is
under the direction of Henry Wolfsohr
Of New York, is pianist of such as
sured ability as to have played with
the Boston Symphony orchestra as So
loist. She comes endorsed by the very
best Of press notices, from the very
best papers published in New York