The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-01-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
TTEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City | Local Social Events Here and EIse- where.
 A slight improvement was reported
 yesterday in the condition of Mrs. John ". Lowe She is still very weak, but
 Dr. Lamb believes that if no compli-
 cations set in during the next tWeaty- four hours her chances Of recovery will
 be very good.
 Mir. and Mrs Ebert A. Munsell. of
 371 Whalley avenue, will this evening
 entertain the N. N. Whist club. Mayor Studley had brief informal reception in city hall yesterday morn ing. Several friends called and wished the mayor many happy returns of ahe day. Cigars were distributed to those
 who called.
 MT. and Mrs. G. A. Maycock enter tained their siX-handed euchre club at a special meet yesterday afternoon and evening at their home on Oak place. i Supper was served at o'clock
 On Monday the Christmas vacation of the teachers and scholars of the W -stville grammar school will close, and the school will come together for 1 the fall term.
 On January 13 an informal dance will | be given by the social club of young ladies at NeWman's academy, No. 916 Chapel street. The committee has ar ranged very elaborate programme. The hours are from 8 until 2 o'clock. 1 The hall is to be decorated in pink and white, and the committee proposes to make this one dance the banner event of the many pleasant ones which have already been given.
 l A new baking concern has been or ganized in this city and will begin do- 1 ing business In few days, occupying the premises formerly occupied by the National Biscuit company, 11S-126 State street. Those engaged in the new con- cern are all old employees of the Ma tiOnal Biscuit company. They are Thomas J. Lawton, who was a travel | ing man for the old company; Sylves- l ter Smith and his son, Robert s. Smith. MT. and Mrs. George R. Coan, of Bas- sett street, gave family dinner party yesterday afternoon at o'clock. There
 
 1 c. R. Coan, of Wooster street, MT. and Mrs. w. P. Futile, MT. and Mrs. Cliff ford A. Booth, Miss Eleanor Booth and , Miss Marion Booth. This family ob- serves all the holidays by meeting to- gether either during the day or even- 1 ing. At Thanksgiving they assembled 1 at dinner at the residence of MT. and Mrs Futile, and on Christmas evening i they were the guests of MT and Mrs. 1 Coan, ST.
 l Mrs. Henry P. Zorn entertained a | few friends on Wednesday afternoon at her home on Third street in honor of her niece, Mrs. George B. Richmond, of Franklin, Conn. Among those present were MT. and Mrs Lyman Munroe, of ,, Branford, Mrs. W. H. Nichols, Mrs. l Mary Dolan, Miss Dorothy Dolep, Mrs. F. Lowenstein, Mrs E. Loper, Mrs. F. Gotz, Mrs James Swift. Mrs. James 1 Alexandria, Mrs. David Bedel, Ruth Bedel, Mrs. Louis Vessel, Master Dud- i ley Loper. Mrs. Richmond is sister of Mrs. Vernon Hodges, of Winthrop avenue.
 Miss Caroline Hyde, of Westville, | who has been attending boarding school, is at home for the Christmas vacation.
 The old Eaton homestead, Montow- csc, which for nearly two centuries has been the scene of many gatherings to watch the old year out and the New Year in, witnessed another and similar merry making on Wednesday evening, when Miss Cora Eaton gave watch out" in honor of Miss Ward, of Illinois, who has been her guest during the hol- idays. The evening was spent in danc- ing whist ane~musc, and few selec- tions were charmingly given by Miss Ward and Miss Eaton, both pupils of the Emerson school. Boston. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Robert Eaton, Miss Ward, Misses Cora and M. Eaton, MT. and Mrs. Hobart Crockett, MT. and Mrs. Chauncey Upson and MT, Hurlburt and Mir. Marks.
 George E. Bailey, of Center street, West Haven, is confined to the house with grip.
 Thomas Sinclairs, who is employed by the Consolidated road in the build ing of the new works at Bridgeport. Is at home in Westvllle visiting his many friends.
 MT. and Mrs. T. A. Spreyer, of Camp bell avenue, West Haven, entertained party of friends at dinner last even- ing in honor of the guests from Port land, Conn.
 Miss Bleu, of Milford, is entertaining the Misses Ethel Graham, of Stratford, and Harriet Addis, of NeWtown, over the holidays.
 Mrs. Addie Phillips, of Center street, West Haven, is entertaining Miss Min nie Gilbert, of Hartford.
 Densmore Brown, of Milford, is q vic- tim of scarlet fever at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs. J. D. Brown, of River street.
 Mrs. F. L. Woodruff. of Berlin, and Mrs. Elmer Hosmer, of Pawtucket. R. l., spent Wednesday with MT. and Mrs. Charles Woodfor of Center street, West Haven.
 Dr. w. c. Ralston of Milford, has re- turned from a visit with relatives in Knowlton. Quebec.
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