The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known in This City Local Social Events Here and Eise- where.

A quiet home wedding took place al
 high noon yesterday at the residence ot
 John H. G. Durant, jeweler, 10S George
 street, when Addie E, G. Durant and
 Charles Edward filling, Jr., were unit
 ed in marriage. Dr. William w. Me
 Lane officiated Only the immediate
 relatives were present. Miss Emma
 Durant was bridesmaid and Melbourne
 Parkhurst best man. The house was
 very tastefully decorated with palms
 and cut flowers. Later in the afternoon
 MT. and Mrs. filling left for New York
 en route for an extended wedding trip
 Mrs William Holton of this city is
 visiting her parents, MT and Mrs. Pat
 rick Baxter of Cherry street, Nauga-
 tuck MT. Holton spent Sunday there.
 Mrs. Mary H. Lockwood of New
 Canaan is visiting with her son, Edwin,
 in this city.
 In the Knights of Columbus hall on
 Court street Monday night the St. Az
 nes Ladies T. A, B. society entertained
 their members and a few invited friends. The social session was held at the conclusion of a good business meet
 ing. Twelve candidates were initiated and five applications received. vo- cal solo by Miss Monahan and a witty address by Bernard Hope were much enjoyed. Dancing was the principal pastime and light refreshments were served.
 Guests from Washington, Philadel- phia, New York and Boston as well as from Connecticut cities will be present at the wedding in Trinity church, Lime RoGE, on Tuesday, June 10, of Miss Harriet McNeil, one of the charming and popular daughters of Nelson A. Me- Neil, and George Henry Mitchell of New York. The bride, who is a re- cent graduate of the Ingleside school at New Milford, is the second daughter of Nelson A. McNeil, assistant manager for the United States of the Caledonian Insurance company and senior member of the firm of N. A. McNeil & Co. MT. Mitchell, who graduated from Yale in the class of '97, is the son of the Hon. Charles Elliott Mitchell, ex-United States commissioner of patents under President Cleveland The groom is promising young lawyer of New York At the close of the wedding ceremony which will be celebrated by the Rev. R. H. Gesner, D. D., rector of Trinity church, wedding breakfast will be served at the beautiful summer resi- dence of the bride on Elm street, Lime Rock.
 H. E. Fairchild of Meriden, vice president of the H. Wales Lines com pany is building a fine summer home at Colonial Park, West Haven. When completed it will be one of the most attractive at this popular resort. While the house is in progress of erection, MT. and Mrs. Fairchild will make their home at the Colonial Inn, which is near the site of their residence.
 On Tuesday night, June IT, the Ping Pong assembly will give a social hop in Lenox hall. An excellent programme of dances has been arranged, and sev- eral novelties may be expected.
 Awards of the John Hubbard Curtis prizes of $50 each have been announced at Yale. They are given annually for the best original play. One of the prizes was won by Henry Farrand Griffin, a member of the junior class of the academic department, for his play, "The Mists of Night" The other prize was won by Arthur Stanley Wheeler, 1902, for his original play, "Waleska." MT, Wheeler is a son of Professor Wheeler of the department of history, Yale.
 The Yale Glee and Banjo clubs gave their annual concert in Pennington last evening. This is an annual func- ton of much social importance and the | members of the clubs were accorded a | very pleasant reception at the conclu- | sion of the concert, dancing being also | enjoyed Among those present were | the young ladies from Miss Porter's school
 Dr. Curtis B. riley of this city left yesterday for trip of several months to Europe. He sailed from New York yesterday afternoon on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm. Mrs. riley has been in Wei mar, Germany, for several months. Dr. riley will join her thereafter, making short trip through Germany They will probably return to this country late il; August.
 Miss Gertrude D. Yale of S6 Center street, West Haven, left yesterday for Litchfeld Hills. Miss Carrie Bauer of 70 Lampson street ac- her.
 Professor A. M. Wheeler and MT. Farr will conduct the examinations for members of the crews at New London. A daughter was recently born to MT. and Mrs. William M Fullerton, who have been occupying the cottage Irene at Short Beach during the spring months.
 The executive committee of the Yale club for next year will be R. ( R. Mccormick 1903, chairman; A. R. Lamb 1903, and J. R, Robinson 1903. Chief Fancher of the fire department yesterday. He is yet unable to walk, without a painful limp, but said that there was much office work 10 be done and he might as well do it. He will not respond to alarms unless q second or third comes in. Marshal Baldwin and Assistant Chief Perkins will attend to the alarms.
 The following men have been taken | Q the university baseball training ta- 1le: J. & McKelvey, Jr.. 1902, H. W. ] 1903 S., E. P. Wescott 1903, | ( ?. M. Welton, M. S., c. A. Barnes 1904. I Mrs. Edward Howarth, who has been -isiting her sister, Mrs. Clinch, at her l