The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMSOFINTER EST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People known in THIS CITY
Local Social Events Here and Else

where.
A Halloween festival will be given
at Davenport chapel this evening, COM
mencing at o'clock with short pro-
gramme, followed by all sorts of
amusements of Halloween origin. The
evening will end with supper served
by the young ladies. Several of the
young peoples societies have been in
| vited to join in the pleasures of the
evening.
Miss Edith, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. S. Grove of 179 Chestnut street,
entertained twenty-four of her little
friends on Monday evening in honor of
| her eighth birthday. Music and games
We're played, after which fine supper
was served. Among those present were
the Misses Minnie Rattlesdorfer, May
| Reiderich, Katherine Vogler, Anna
Vogler. Louise Vogler, Viola Doolittle,
Lillian Rourke, Madeline Rourke,
Helen Rourke, Amelia Kafka, Viola
| Kafka, Ida Godbout, and Ray Clifford,
| Harold Rourke Raymond Rourke, Ray
Ferris, Thomas Rourke, George Deskin,
Gussie Reiderich, Eddie Reiderich and
Master Geddings. Miss Edith received
a number of gifts in remembrance of
the day.
John Daley, who for some time has
been employed in the office of Percy r.
Todd, second vice president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road company, has handed his resigna-
| ton to the officials of the road to take
effect on Monday. In losing Mr.. Daley
| the Consolidated loses a valuable and
honored employe.
The condition of Mrs. Alexander Nc
Taggart, of stratford. is critical. 1t is
| feared that but few days more of life
are left for her
Miss Elizabeth Young. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Young, of New
! York city, is visiting Miss Eleanor Ty-
| ler daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
| R. Tyler, of College street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Warden and
| daughter Anna, of East Norwalk, spent
Tuesday in this city. East Rock was
! also visited and several fine photo
graphs were taken.
Charles W. Parker. formerly of Mer-
iden. who left there nearly two months
ago for Indian territory to benefit his
| health, has purchased the Miami Re-
publican, one of the leading papers of
| the territory.
| Mrs. John Mckay has moved from
| Blake street to Willard street, West
ville and Charles Shumway and fam
| lily have moved from Alden avenue to
| the house on Blake street vacated by
Mr.. Mckay. Miss Mary Augur. the
school teacher, is to move from Foun-
tain street to the recently finished
house of Mrs. Greenleaf on Alden ave-
rue.
The Entire Nous club will give a
dance at West Haven town hall this
evening. This will be the first Of the
season. The club is composed of well
| known young men in this city and in
West Haven.
H. B. Wright of Yale, conducts the
business mems class of the Bridgeport
Y. NJ. C. A. on Thursday evenings. The
Saturday night social of the associa-
ton will be given by the young people
of the Olivet Congregational church.
| Professor w. e. Haesche will meet all
those who wish to join the association
chorus this evening.
Frank G. Gallaher, of Essex who had
| lived in Mr.. Cary's mansion at Wild
! Farms, Ridgefield, for a month before
election, assisting in the direction Of
| the campaign from there, was in town
Wednesday, He said that Mr.. Cary
took his defeat philosophically and had
no regrets or fault to find.
Mrs. Patrick. of Derby, who was in
jured by falling into a hole Saturday,
/ was brought to the New Haven hospi-
| tai on the advice of her physician, DIR.
| Paul B. Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schirmer. of
| Chapel street, celebrated their silver
| wedding Wednesday evening at their
home They received many handsome
presents Of silverware. bric-a-brac and
numerous other tokens of friendship.
One unique present consisted of TWEEN
ty-five silver dollars placed on a
PLAGUE, forming the figures "25, "
| Schirmer's orchestra furnished music
| for dancing. A supper was served late
| in the evening, at which speeches were
listened to. After supper dancing was
INDUCED in.
BY reason of a constitutional Ma
sonic provision ex-Postmaster Julius
w. Knowlton has assumed the office
and title of illustrious cofnmander-in-
chief of Lafayette consistory, Scottish
Rite. held by the late William r. Hig-
by. Colonel Knowlton was illustrious
first lieutenant commander of the con-
sistory.
William F. Getsye, late of So Hurl-
burt street, has moved into the dwell
ing at the corner of Blake street and
Whalley avenue.
The Grays had an enjoyable Dutch
at the Bellevue Wednesday evening af-
ter their first drill of the season. The
affair was arranged by the recently
appointed officers and Secretary A. N
| Ellis, who wanted to celebration their
elevation by giving their friends a good
time
A very enjoyable husking party was
given by Tecla Johnson, of Diamond
street, Westville, on Monday evening.
The corn-husking was followed by
games and the serving of refreshments.
Among the young people present were
Daniel Holbrook. Augustus Engiehart,
Gustave Roth. Frederick Roth, John
Murray, Miss BERTHE Meyer, Miss En-
ma Roth, Miss Annie Handy, Miss Jen-
ME Handy Miss Jennie Englehart and
Miss Stella Johnson.