The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS SOFINTER EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
Local Social Events Here nnd EIse-

And Other People Known in This City
 Local Social Events Hero nnd EIse-
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 Bishop Brewster confirmed a class of thirty-six at the service at Christ church, West Haven, Thursday night The services were beautiful and impress sive and were attended by large number of people.
 The little daughter of MT and Mrs, Homer Bradley is suffering from the whoopingcought They are visiting with Mrs. Bradleys parents, Dr, and Mrs. Cummings, on Center street. West Ha- ven.
 Mrs. James Plumb, who has been at the New Haven hospital for a number of weeks, was sent to her home, so Will liam street, yesterday. Mrs Plumb has been i'll suffering from cancer of the breast. An operation was performed, and she continually improved and was discharged.
 A meeting of the Branford battery was held at Pythian hall there Thurs day evening The annual field day will be held on the last Saturday of May the place to be, in all probability, Paw son park.
 An old folks concert was given in the Taylor Congregational church last eve ming,
 The Social Eight met yesterday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Miss Mabel Lettney on Main street, West Haven.
 o,.I c,,off Y, T rNF Uroc1 1Ni if1o street, who has been i'll for nine weeks, Is convalescent.
 Mrs. Frank Travis and daughter, Miss Mabel. of Church street, West Ha ven, have returned from their visit to New York.
 John Houser, the well known car riage manufacturer, is building a large addition to his shops on Blake street, Westville. An office is also being built, The additions will be, when completed, two stories high. and the extra room will greatly facilitate the work of the men.
 Next Wednesday evening an enter tainment will be given by the children of the Allingtown Sunday school in the chapel, It will be for the benefit of Rev. F. E. Moorman, who since last fall has done such efficient and earnest work for the chapel.
 Robert Schurig, director of the mass chorus of the Saengerfest to be held in Philadelphia in July, will be in this city May 25 to rehearse the singing of the Arbeiter Singing society. special re- hearsal was held last evening at which singers to take part in the Philadelphia event participated.
 Mrs. George Brewer. of Main street who has been quite III since her arrival in West Haven, is said to be improv- ing.
 Mrs. Frank Whiting, of Waterbury. has come to West Haven to spend the summer with her parents. Mir. and Mrs Stoneman, of Beach street
 Dr. Isaac Stiles, of West Haven is now occupying his cottage at Bradley Point.
 F. A. Wagner and family are occu- pying one-half of the new double house built by MT and Mrs Hofer on Cen ter street, near Third avenue West Haven.
 Mrs. Conrad Hofa cker was rendered a surprise party Wednesday evening at her home on Congress avenue by her friends in honor of her birthday She was the recipient of many valuable and costly gifts
 The annual meeting of the David Humphreys branch, s. A. R., was held Thursday evening. Dinner was served at 6:30 During the meeting Franklin H, Hart gave an interesting account of the national congress held in Washing ton April 29-30, and there was paper | by Arthur D, Osborne on Connecticut | Ships in the War of the Revolution'' This society voted to decorate the | graves of the Revolutionary heroes in 1 the Grove street cemetery on the Sun day preceding Bunker Hill day, which is June 17, and the Second company, Governors Foot Guard. and the D. A. R, have heen invited to participate. General George H. Ford was reelected president, this being his third term, high honor, for which General Ford re- turned his acknowledgements in a very happily worded speech. Wilson H. Lee was elected vice president, w. E. Chandler secretary and treasurer, Rev. Dr. F. S, Lines chaplain, and How ard c. Vibbert historian and necrolo- gist.
 The members of the Sans Souci Whist club gave a surprise party to MT. and Mrs Potter at their home on Campbell avenue, West Haven Thursday night The club provided bountiful supper They also presented Mir. and Mrs. Pot Ter with a bouquet of violets and two 1ozen carnation pnks. Games were played during the evening. The guests who attended were MT. and Mrs c F. Mix, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Loud MT. md Mrs William Carman, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Hall, MT. and Mrs. George iregg. Miss Kelsey, MT. Kelsey, MT. md Mrs. Howard Welch and MT and | Mrs. George Marks