The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-24
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

Ind other People known in This City
Local Social Events Here and Ell Sc
where.
One of the events of the present week
will be the marriage on Christmas eytc-
ing of Rev. Joseph A. Elder, pastor Of
the Huntington Street Baptist church.
New London. and Miss Mary Lamb
Potter of that city, which will take
place at the brides residence. Mr.. Ed
err is a former pastor of the Hope Bap-
fist church, this city, which is now
united with the First Baptist church
The men of the Calvary Industrial
home were entertained last evening by
William Frisbe, superintendent of the
new Young Mems Christian association
building, who gave a number of selec-
tons on his big phonograph. On
Christmas day the regular celebration
will take place and a tree full of good
things to eat and look at will be dis
played in the big front room of the
home.
Mrs Edward Dainty of Montville
will visit her mother in this city during
the coming Christmas vacation.
Miss De Chantal of III Putnam street,
who is attending Mt. St. Joseph's SEM
mary in Hartford, returned home yes
terday morning on her Christmas vaca-
ton.
1t will be gratifying to the many
friends of Miss Lila Baldwin Of 225
Sherman avenue to learn that she is
rapidly recovering from her recent ILL
ness.
Jonathan w. Chaplin of this city,
grand warden of Connecticut. n. E. o.
p, visited officially P. c. Lounsbury
lodge, No. 1926, of South Norwalk, last
evening, and banquet was served.
Mrs. John S. Wilson of 81 Avon street,
who gave her weeks washing to a
strange man, who said he called for it
Monday night, has not seen it since,
and it is probable that the big basket
of clothes will not return.
Mayor Seeley Of Meriden, accomnan-
led by City Clerk Herman Hess of that
city, and Town Agent Miller paid this
city visit yesterday morning. They
called first on Town Clerk Brethauer,
! who conducted them about the city
They left town Of the LOS train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Schofield
of Oakdale, Montville, celebrated the
| fiftieth anniversary of their wedding on
| Friday at their home They received a
| large number of friends from to
p m. Many good wishes and tokens Of
esteem were presented to Mr.. and Mrs
| Schotield.
| Major Albert M. Johnson of the Gov
ernor's Foot Guard has appointed Isaac
| NJ. Ullman, formerly colonel on the
! governors staff. quartermaster with
| the rank of captain, to succeed Rollir
| S. Woodruff, who was recently made a
| lieutenant in the organization.
| Mr. and Mrs. James D. Warren OF
| New Canaan came yesterday to this
city to spend the holidays with their son
| Stephen.
Mrs. Ella ]. Baldwin of 1 Grove
| street, who tried to take her life by in
| haling gas Sunday night, has recovered
from the effects Of the attempt and left
the hospital yesterday afternoon, little
| the worse Cor her experience.
Robert H Honeyman, secretary o!
the Bowely branch of the Y. NJ. c. A
of New York city, will speak at the New
Haven Y. M. c. A. on next Sunday
| Mr.. Honeyman will tell of his eXpor.
! fences among. men and women in thai
portion of New York and for his sub.
ject will take THE Story of Ruin ant
Restoration" There will be special mu.
sic for the occa sion.
General and Mrs. Phelps Montgomery
| of TV1,ffTaTy m VnT,l
yesterday to NEE. DIR. and Mrs. L. F
Frissell, who arrived from Europe or
the steamship Trave. Mrs. Frissel i!
the sister of General Montgomery ant
both she and DR.. Frissel have been il
Europe since early last June. They
| will be the guests OF General and Mrs
Montgomery.
S. w Scranton, employed by the New
Haven Gaslight company, returned t.
his duties yesterday after two weeks
Illness He has been sick with the grip
Mrs. George B. Johnson of Whitne!
avenue left yesterday for New York
where she is to spend the holiday sea
son. Mr.. Johnson will go down to-day
The condition of Francis G. Beacl
was yesterday reported by the official
| DIT TIE view maven IOoLlLdl do DtIilS
about the same, and that there is yet ;
fair chance FOR his recovery.
A surprise party was given in homo
of Miss Mamie Mcnamara at her home
I279 James street, Monday evening
Games, music and supper at midnigh
formed the basis on which the hour
glided pleasantly away. Cornet selec
tons were rendered by John McNerne!
and vocal numbers by Miss Reynolds
and William Connolly. Among thos
present were the Miss May Green, Mis-
Reynolds, Hannah and Margaret Nc
Partland, Mary Allen, Gertrude Laden
Mamie Rourke, Kate Coyle, Lorett;
Mcdonald, Lucy Dwyer, Nellie McEn
roe, Ilene Cuff, Margaret Mae Lareney
Mary Gleason, Julia Byrnes, and Johl
McNerney, William Connolly, JOSEPH
Schappa, William Nolan, Chris Stat
terry, Timothy Harrigan, Bonnie Jordon
Edward J. LaPoint. Robert La Marsh
Joseph Tatro, George Hogben, GeOrg
Rebnan, Richard Smith, and Jane
Gleason.
A number OF New Haven girls wen
to New York Monday for the first O
two dances gotten up by the Farming
ton girls as they call themselves, an
which took place at Sherry's in tn
large ball room in the evening. TIL
young women who have originate
them have all been students at the Por