The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS or INTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And other People Known in This Cit,
 Local Social Events Here and Else
 where.
 Professor Arthur B. Woodford of thi
 city and his two children were in Win
 sted over Sunday guests at the olc
 home on High street.
 MT. and Mrs. W. F. Barnett of tht
 New Haven house and Miss Barnett de
 parted Monday for Shelton, where they
 will remain for the summer.
 Mrs. w. A. M Foote and Miss Heller
 Morse of this city spent Sunday a
 Morse Hahn's, guests of Mrs. Hitch
 cock in Prospect
 Mrs. Rowland of this city, grand lee. turer of the Order of Eastern Star, wis
 ited Radiant chapter of Willimantit Friday night at a reception given the grand officers.
 Leonard F. Hotchkiss and family are now settled in their cottage in New town for the summer months.
 w. A. Burr and family of West Hart ford came last week to Short Beach where MT. Burr has a cottage. They will spend the entire season there stay ing until late in the fall.
 Charles Ludington and wife of New York were in town Monday evening and departed yesterday morning for their summer home in Old Lyme, Conn.
 Charles Bidwell of this city, the artist, has arrived for the season at Mantle, Pine Grove and expects his mother in a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe of Prospect Hill, who are now domiciled at the New Haven house, will spend the summer in Litchfield, going there on June 1, They spend the greater part of the winter in the south and Wash ington, D. C., but for the past month have been staying in this city. Mrs. Dunscombe entertained at luncheon yesterday at the Country club, covers being laid for twelve.
 Mrs. Susan A. Collins, who has been engaged in teaching in Beaufort, S. G., during the winter months having ter minated her duties, arrived in Noank Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends She was accompanied by Miss Kinderman, also a tutor in the southern
 
 Boston, but will remain for short visit with friends here. Mrs. Collins was formerly principal of the Noank schools.
 The Y. P. c. U. of the Church of the Messiah will give it's annual strawberry festival this evening in the church par lors. There will be an abundance of short cake, berries with cream salads, cake and coffee after which an illus trated lecture will be given by the pas tor, Rev. Dr. Dickerman. The commit tee in charge are Mrs. Lauderbach, Mrs. Beebe, Mrs. Minor and Miss Lottie An drews
 Mrs Zurviah Holmes, whose home is with her son, Silas P. Holmes of Ston- ington, May 26 passed her ninety-sixth birthday and received congratulations and more substantial tokens of the high esteem in which she is held by those who have the pleasure of her acquaint- ance Mrs. Holmes was born in the north part of the town, and Stonington has always been her place of abode. Her parents were MT. and Mrs. David Wheel CT. who was among the sturdy early residents of the town. Her husband was SlldS 11OlDltS, NliO ultd III lcops AL the present time she has three children living, Mrs. Mary S. Morgan of Hamil- ton, N. Y; Rev. David F, Holmes of and Silas F. Holmes.
 The ladies' social union of Trinity | Methodist church will give a supper this 1 evening in the parlors of the church. It | will be the first affair given under the | direction of the new president Miss | Maud Armstrong. She will be com | oetently assisted by committee com- l posed of the energetic workers in the | lnion. Among the number are Mrs H. | B. Armstrong, the last president pre- ,eding Miss Armstrong's election; Mrs. | D. w. Blakeslee, Mrs. D. B. Hubbard, | Mrs A. c. Bushnell, Mrs. A. c. Stiles.
 Miss Alice Bssell after many weeks if illness has again recovered and re- 3umed her duties in the school room in 3ranford yesterday.
 A birthday surprise was given to Raymond L. Allen on Saturday after loon, being his tenth year, from until . He received a number of useful pres- nts and all had a very enjoyable time. Rev. K A. Martin of Branford leaves o-day for Deep River to arrange for a eleDraClOn or the Ienln anniversary or he church in that place some time in une.
 On Tuesday of next week quiet wed- ing will occur. The contracting parties re Miss Eva M. Gessner of Dixwell venue and Frederick l.. Kutcher of Winthrop avenue The ceremony will e held at the home of the prospective rides parents. Following this the ouple will go on a wedding tour. On heir return they will reside on Win- nrop avenue, where a cosy home is now eing fitted up for them.
 MT and Mrs. W. H. Bowman of l Washington avenue, West Haven, are Miss Julia Robbins of | Worcester, Mass. II Miss F. Bradley will give whist :,