The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-17

{ Deane, William Condan, Louis Trues ! dale, Frederick Lane.
 Mrs. Peck of First avenue, West Fla I ven was given a surprise party b some of her friends Wednesday even | ing. Whist was played and a daint l supper served. Those who attende were MT. and Mrs. Frank Bradley, Mrs Charles Graham, Mrs. Fl. s. Thompson
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Ford MT. and Mrs Ferry Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wadhams
 MT. and Mrs. Jordan, MT. and Mrs
 Knapp, MT. and Mrs. Orr, MT. an
 Mrs. William Parker, Mrs. Beach, MI Treat and Walter Austin.
 The Golden Rod chapter, o. B. S., o West Haven had it's monthly suppe last evening in the lodge rooms in Ma sonic hall, Thompson's block. Suppe
 was served from 6 to 7:30 o'clock. .Ther was a poverty sociable in the evening Charles A. 1oadley, William R
 Foote, Walter M. Boynton, and Joh1
 Fades of Branford were in attendance
 at the grand lodge of Masons in Hart
 ford Wednesday.
 The Kalhathean club of West Ha'
 ven will meet with Mrs. s. J. Bryan
 at her residence on Elm street this af.
 ternoon Mrs. Clarence B. Davis chairman Quotations from Shakespeare
 by the club, "Stratford on Avon" Mrs
 D. T. Welch; "Shakespeare's Life ant
 Works.' Mrs. Clarence B. Davis
 Mrs. Richard P. Hart of Montowese
 street, Branford is the guest of hei
 parents, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Dunlap al
 ther home in Meriden.
 The Thursday Evening Whist club of
 West Haven met last evening with MT and Mrs Jordan of Elm street
 The annual meeting of the Helping Hand Relief association was held at the home of Kneeland Holbrook on Dyer street Wednesday evening. At the meeting officers were elected and the reports of various officers and commit tees were hard Tn treasurer's report showed the association was in an ex- ceedingly f7ourishing financial condi- ton, while the secretary's report show ed that twelve new members had been taken is during the last year and that at present there was membership of about thirty-fve. Sixteen members an- swered the roll call.
 Luther Traver rendered his many friends a pleasant reception and trolley ride at Colonial Inn last Tuesday even ing A party of forty assembled at the central green and lest at o'clock per trolley. The trip was made in quick order and then followed fine time. The rooms were very prettily decorated and presented a fitting frame for the bo his merry guests with all that money could procure. The Noble brothers entertained the assembly with fine concert and lively dance numbers. A grand banquet cappde the brilliant affair and all proceeded home n the wee sma' hours thanking their host heartily for the delightful evening giv- sn them.
 A most enjoyable surprise was given Miss Lulu M. Corcoran at her home in West Haven Wednesday evening, the occasion being her eighteenth birthday Vocal selections were rendered by Miss Torcoran and MT. McDonald; instru- mental selections by MT. Rees and MT Murphy. Miss Gaffney also contribut- d to the evenings pleasure with her Dancing was indulged in md an elaborate supper was served at } o'clock. Stewart catered. The guests departed in the wee sma' hours, voting { a most delightful affair, Among hose present were the Misses Rose Oehner, May Kelley, Elizabeth Murphy, Anna Gaffney, Ella Doheney, Mae Reese, and Joseph Fahy. Russell Web
 IN, or1o Mt1r- ,hy, Archie Austin, Charles Cook, Thomas Raffile, Robert Mcdonald Clar- nee Wilson. William Corcoran, Mr. and drs. Burton Hull and MT and Mrs. ohm Riley.
 A large number of the many friends f Miss Mollie Weller gathered We'd esday evening at the home of the oung lady, 19 Nash street, and gave CT a fine surprise. The young people unused themselves with various games nd pastimes. Henry Oclert rendered
 piano solo, which brought enthusias- c applause. the Misses Lulu and Jen 1 ie Gleich executed a piano duet in ex- client style, as were also the solos of lichael Hessler, jr Miss Emma Hess 1 1T gave a pleasing vocal solo which l ell merited the applause given it. ountiful spread nterspersed with ratorical creations and toasts, was ,rved by Mrs. Weller, and they all did mple justice to the fine delicacies. hose present were Misses Anna and ouise Weller, Lulu and Jennie Gleich, lara Reiche. Ella Meyers, Emma Hess r, Tillie Rittner Pauline Herpch, arrie Doebele, Gretchen Antz Tillie allier, and Henry Ockert, John Buss an. Carl Speh, Henry Strecker, Mich T Hessler, Carl Helbig, Albert and eorge Weller, Emil Hallier and Hen Hoegy.