The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF TNTEE EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known In This City
 .-Iocal Social Events Here and Else-

ing his stay viewed the Iulii9 oA great fire at Paterson, has returned. MT. schwab is one of the popular cily statesmen for Miner, Reed & Garrette' This evening the Harmonic club Will have beefsteak supper at six o'clock a t the hotel of Louis Moegling at west Haven. After the supper, which Will pc larely attended, there will be dance oy the guests and an enjoyable time IS eA- pected. MT. and Mrs. Arthur I. Maltby, or Wallingford, have returned from two weeks visit to Washington, D. C', where they have been the guest ot MT and Mrs. Charles G. Phelps, or thaI city. Besides visiting the places of m terest in Washington, and also at NIL. Vernon, Virginia they were entertained by the wife of the Chinese minister. They also met Senator Platt of Con necticut and MT. Roberts, treasurer or the United States, as well as quite number of other priminent people lh Washington.
 Miss Ryan, who resides on Ramsdell street, is quite ill, suffering from pneu- monia. She was reported to be much better yesterday
 Miss Francis Merwin, of Hartford, who has been spending 8 few days Ill town as the guest of Miss Grace Mer- win of Green street. Milford, has re- turned home.
 Samuel Winne, of Whalley avenue, recently became the proud father oI bouncing baby boy. MT. Winne is em- ployed by the Greist Manufacturing l company, and congratulations are | unanimous.
 1 The infant daughter of General and Mrs. Phelps Montgomery, of Whitney | avenue, was christened yesterday at Trinity church by the Rev pr, Ba- ker. She was named Mary Marjorie Montgomery, and the sponsors were Miss Punderford, of Sherman avenue, and Miss Antoinette Montgomery and pr. Emo of New York,
 This evening Rev MT. Gammack will deliver lecture on the Nicene Period, in All Saints Mission.
 Miss Virginia Shepard, of Branford Point, left the last of the week for visit at George T. Benton's summer home in Copake, N. Y.
 Miss Ernestine Englehardt. who has been seriously ill at her home on Whal- ley avenue, is much improved to-day Miss Englehardt has been suffering from pneumonia and physician was in constant attendance.
 The marriage of Miss Alma Lawson and Edwin Palmborg, of Branford, was solemnized at the Swedish rectory on Saturday evening.
 The Hawthorn club of West Haven, will meet this afternoon with Miss Dali sy Crawford, of No. 102 Elm street.
 Mrs Salome Foster, better known as "the Tombs Angel" who perished in the fire at the Park avenue hotel on Saturday, spent the entire summer of j10Oo at the Montowese4 House, Indian Neck. She was generally beloved | wherever known.
 Mrs. H. Schulz celebrated her birth day at her home, No. 24 Dixwell ave- nue. Yesterday the many friends of the popular lady extended congratulations and the very pleasant occasion was much enjoyed.
 The annual colonial supper will be given by the Comfortable society of Branford in the church parlors this evening, followed by Aunt Jerusha Dow's Photograph Album" repeated by request.
 Tomorrow afternoon at half-past four o'clock Rev. William P. DoWnes, oi All Saints Mission, will deliver a lee. ture on church history in the parish house.
 Franklin Johnson, of the class of 19O' at Yale, has written a one act sketch 1T the form of comedy entitled "A Din ner for Two" The piece has beer placed in the hands of publisher ant will be issued shortly. Much humor i' embodied in the piece, which is likely tt meet with popular approval. MT. John son is the manager of the Yale Drama tic association, and takes an active in terest in everything pertaining to dra 7 matics.
 MT. and Mrs. Max Straus, of 3S3 Or ange street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Irma Helen, to Fre' , J. Meyers. They will be at home t / their friends Thursday evening, Marcl 6. MT. Meyers is member of the firn of l.. l.. Rosenberg x Co.,, the Congress avenue hardware dealers. The first an ) nouncement Of this engagement wa
 made at the wedding reception of MI / and Mrs. Albert Johnson last Weei
 Miss Straus was maid of honor to Mis-
 Tlce Shoninger and attracted much at
 tention because of her beauty. She wa
 a classmate of Miss Shoninger at Mis-
 Cady's school and one of the most DOT
 ular young society belles.
 Miss Josephine OMara of Pittsburs
 Pa, is visiting MT. and Mrs. John ,
 Lane, of EdgeWood avenue. Mis
 O'Mara, who is a charming wester girl, came on for the Knights ball, an
 has been entertained quite extensivel
 during her visit here,
 Thomas O'Donnell, through his attol iney, Edward J. Maher, yesterday serve
 notice on the city for damages. He fe D on an icy sidewalk in St. John stree
 west of Olive street, on February l
 He wrenched his left side in the fal ,> and was otherwise bruised badly. Tomorrow evening the La Aiglon ! Whist club will meet at the home 4 Miss Vera Hermann, No. 61 Chap
 street, and spend several hours at tf fascinating game.
 a Mrs Mpsely, regent of the Mary Cla Wooster chapter of the D. A. R., who
 in Washington attending the D. A. ). convention, is expected to return tt
 morrow.
 Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker celebri
 ted her eightieth birthday at her hon