The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-16

The Wenonah Whist club met on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Lille Ernestine Armstrong, 60 Sylvan
 avenue. A very enjoyable time was
 spent by al present. The ladies' prize,
 bonbon dish, was won by Mrs. F. J,
 Bosser, and the gentlemen's prize, a
 scarf pin, by MT Peck. Among those
 present were: Miss Lillie Ernestine
 Armstrong, the Misses I<oella, the Miss
 es Sargent, Miss Peck, Miss Born, Mrs.
 F. J. Bossler, E. R. Johnson, George
 Ruickoldt, w. B. Barnes, Jr., and J.
 F. Bossler. The next meeting of the
 club will be held on Tuesday evening
 next at the home of the Misses Sar-
 gent, 69 Dickerman street.
 Charles Kokerda, we'll and popularly
 known as Charlie" formerly of the
 Hof Brau Haus, will take charge of
 the dining room of the Momauguin the
 coming season and is surely well fitted
 to give satisfaction.
 A meeting of the West Haven Poul-
 try, Pigeon and Pet Stock association
 was held last evening at the house of
 F. J. Crawofrd, 102 Elm street, West
 Haven.
 About fifty years ago MT. and Mrs.
 William Basham sailed from England
 for America, bringing their infant son,
 John, who is now one of Middleburys foremost citizens. Mrs. Eldridge Nich-
 ols, his sister, and her three children and other members o fthe Basham fam fly united on Monday in celebrating at their homestead the fifty-third mar riage anniversary of the couple.
 Mrs, Caroline Newton of Main street, West Haven, started yesterday for a visit to her son, Philip Sibold, at his home in Rochester, N. Y.
 Arthur B. Morrill,, principal of the Normal Training school in this city, will address the seniors of the Danbury high school this evning on the subject of training for the profession of teach ing,
 Helen Machally of Court street, West Haven, is confined to the house with an attack of the humps.
 Mrs Ellen A. Deming of Newington 1 is visiting her sister, Mrs. Daniel Clark | of Est Haven.
 l M Mann and family of this city have taken a cottage on Beach street, | West Haven, and will remain through the season.
 Rev A. J. Smith of Grace M. F. church, this city, will ecture on his l trip to the Holy Land in the M. D. church in Shelton next Wednesday evening.
 Wednesday, June 4, the ladies guild of Christ church, East Haven, will give an entertainment. The talent secured will be entirely West Haveners. A merry time is anticipated by those talk ing part and those who attend.
 A notable architectural building is that given by Mrs. Collis P Huntnig- ton to Hampton Institute, as a memo rial library in honor of her husband It has been designed by Davis & Brooks of Hartford, architects.
 Mrs George E. Bailey and Mrs. Will ber Warner spent Wednesday in North Haven with their aunt, Mrs Pardee.
 Morning Star, Rebekah lodge, No. 45, 1 L o. o. F., gave supper last night | at the home of Mrs. w. l.. Dill, S1 Elm street, West Haven
 The Misses Winan of East Haven | will assist at musicale to be given | in Newington next week by the church | aid society there.
 A fine programme for the memorial | exercises to be held in town hall, We'd | nesday evening, May 2S, Is being plan ned. The fire department have voted | to take part in the street parade and | will be assisted by the Mayflower drum corps.
 Governor Mclean is improving slow ly at his home in Simsbury, having practically shaken off the malaria with which he was attacked after his return from Florida, but it has left him very weak and he has been abel to go out but very little.
 A marriage license has been issued in Meriden by Clerk Hess to Honur Griffeths of IS State street and Mabel Black of this city,
 Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Gammack of West Haven with their little son, who have been spending a few days with Mrs Gammacks mother, Mrs. Bridge man, at her home in Stamford, have re- turned to the rectory.
 President Charles M. Schwab of the United States Steel Corporation will de- liver in Alumni hall, Trinity college, ; next Tuesday evening, the lecture which was postponed from last , winter. His subject will be College l Men in Business. MT and Mrs. Fred Bornmann and I Corinne, who have been l spending a month with Mrs. Born I nann's parents, MT. and Mrs Christi of l Center street, West Haven, returned to I heir home in this city yesterday. I Donald c. Mitchell, who was invited g 70 the state librarians meeting in this | 'ity Wednesday, was unable to be pres q ,nt and resolution expressing the re- a ,ret of the association was passed. Af- I CT vote of thanks to the Young Mems t institute and the announcement that he next meeting would be in Walling- ord, the members of the association ,isited the libraries of this city.
 At the state master plumbers associ- ltion convention in Bridgeport We'd lesday officers were elected as follows: P Clinton F. Coe of New Ea- T 'en; first vice president, Edward Mahl V f Hartford: second vice president, F, u q Hitchcock of Woodbury; recording II nd corresponding secretary H. B. t Bushnell of New Haven; finanial secre- D ary, G. S. Bull of Hartford treasurer, ames Donovan of Middletown dele ~ ates to national convention at Atlantis t' ,ity next month, M. w. Manwaring of F. James Donovan of Middle