The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-12

And Other People Known in rhis City
 Local Social Events Here and EIse-
 where.
 The death of the late United States Senator McMillan Of Michigan has re- called the fact to many New Haveners that although he was not a graduate Of Yale, two of his sons received dipl0- mas from the university and one of them was quite prominent while here. Philip H. McMiIlan was a member of the class of '94, and was president of the Yale navy in his senior year, as well as member of the senior society. Skull and Bones. He was a roommate of Henry Payne Whitney while in college. The senator's second son. Francis W. McMillan, was graduated from the Sheffield Scieneific school in the class of 'S7. While in his senior year he married Miss Daisy Lewis of Ward street.
 Miss Mildred Forest of Hartford, left yesterday for New York to take her place with the forces of Daniel Froh- man at Daly's theater. Miss Forest has been selected for one of group of four young women of marked beauty to rep resent an English party in the produc- tion of 'The Country Girl" which is to be brought out for run September IS. The London production has been un- commonly successful, and it is believed that the success of the piece there will be duplicated in New York.
 The Hartford Courant of Saturday says of a popular Yale professor: Professor John Wurts, instructor in real property, elementary law and fed eral practice at the Yale Law school, and one of the most popular professors there, was in the city yesterday. He came here early Thursday evening on a Columbia motor bicycle, starting from New Haven in the morning. Professor Wurts made the trip as a matter of en- joyment merely and he stopped at places on the road between New Haven and Hartford to inspect pretty scenery. He stayed at the Allyn House Thursday night and last night, and will leave for New Haven on his motor cycle this morning. Professor Wurts will spend the rest of his vacation in New York state. It may be added that Professor Wurts came home to New Haven on his motor bicycle Saturday and continued on to Branford, making the trip, dis tance of fifty-one miles by road, in two hours and twenty minutes. Professor Wurts will leave here tomorrow in his motor tricle to spend two or three days at Northfield, Mass, and from there he will return to New Haven, then making a trip to New York city.
 Mrs. John Treat, of S9 First avenue, West Haven, and her daughter, Iona, left Saturday for an extended journey through New York state, visiting in Oneida and Oswego counties, are expec- ted to return home the last of October or the first of November
 Mrs. Hope Lewis Borden, of Killam Point, was again the soloist at Trinity church, Branford, Sunday morning.
 George Gardener, a New Haven man, employed at the Yale & Towne woks, Branford caught his right hand in g. press Saturday afternoon. The second finger was crushed so badly that it was necessary to amputate it at the first joint.
 The Twentieth Century Whist club will hold another summer outing to- day, going to Merwin's Point. The club will leave here on the 10:06 a. m. car. The affair will simply be an outing with a shore dinner and not bundle whist, as at first proposed.
 Miss E. Isabelle Hart, of Park street,
 
 Sturtevant, of Hartford.
 Rev. E. Mariett, of New Haven, preached in St. Thomas church, Dan- bury, Sunday, both morning and even ing.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Fairfield, of Monto- wese street, Branford, has for her guests her brother, MT. Pittell and son from Meriden.
 Miss May Sheehan of New Haven, is street, Middletown.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Maher and daughter are spending two weeks at Co., ney Island and Rockaway Beach.
 Mrs. Electa Herrick and Miss Kate Herrick, of New Haven, are spending a few days at their summer home in West. Haddam.
 Mrs. James Van Benschoten, of New York, who has been spending few days in Midd1etown, returned home to-day.
 Mrs. John Sweeney and son of Wa tertown, N. Y, are the guests of Mrs. Susie Macomber of Ivy street, this city. They will visit MT. and Mrs. Melvin Macomber, of Meadow street, before re- turning home.
 Announcement is just made of a we'd ding, with one of the principals well known New Haven young lady, who was married in Richmond, Va, on June 30. The bride was Miss Florence H. I.arue, daughter of Mrs. Jennie LaRue, of 133 York street, and who has been travelling with theatrical company which conducted the production of Hoyt plays through the south last winter. She was married to a generally known manager, Harry E. Van Horne, of Washington, D. c. The ceremony was performed on June 30 by the Rev. Dr. W. c. Evans, rector of the Monumental Episcopal church in Richmond.
 Miss Ada Gage, of New Haven, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Porter, of Ashley street, Hatford.
 Seventy-five members of the Connect icut Commercial Travellers association held their twenty-fifth summer meeting at Pleasure Beach Saturday. L. N. Dyer, of Hartford, won the boat race,