The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-23
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

Ind Other People known In This City
Local Social Events Here and Else
where.
Miss May Gaffney of 1888 Lloyd street
Fair Haven. is visiting friends on
Yorktown Heights. New York, and was
the bridesmaid yesterday at the we'd
ding of Miss Gertrude Haggerty. who
visited friends in New Haven last sum-
mer.
| Mrs. Henry W. Farnam gave lun-
cheon for twelve ladies Friday which
was among the most pleasant of the
weeks events. Among those asked were
Mrs. Barnes, of Orange street, Mrs.
+ Frank Chamberlain Porter, Mrs. Au-
gustus Jay Dubois. Mrs. Frank Smell,
Miss Marion Whitney, Mrs. Willston
Walker, Mrs. H. Grant Thompson, Mrs.
Talcott Russell and Mrs. Mason Hop
pin.
! Miss Nellie Woodruff of Brooklyn, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. F. Smith. of
20 William street. She will resume her
position as teacher in one of the public
| schools in Brooklyn tomorrow.
| Rev. Mr.. Downes and Mrs. DoWnes,
of Trinity parish, gave their last at
home before Lent last Thursday. Those
who assisted in the receiving were Miss
Florence Graham. Mrs. Marley, Mrs.
Gamer and Mrs. CHM. Among the
many who called were Mrs. Thomas
Prentice, Miss Prentice, Mrs. Bassett,
the Misses Booth, Miss Smyth, the
Misses Fitch, Mrs. Shaw. Mrs. Glynn,
Miss Esther Street, Miss Smith, Rev.
and Mrs. Beardsley, Mrs. Dutton, Mrs.
Jardine, Mrs. Dillingham;, Miss orion,
Miss Nichols, Miss Hotchkiss, Mrs. Hill
Ter and Miss Webster.
Lincoln Fitzpatrick, of Branford, who
has been ill for the past week with a
severe cold, is much improved and able
| to be about.
George P. Ingersoll and Frank Inger-
soil, of New York, have been in town
the greater part of the week, staying
with John Ingersoll, of Trumbull
street.
DR.. Terrence S. McDermott, Of this
city, went to Branford Saturday, TAX
ing with him Frank McGrail who has
been quite ill in this city for several
days.
Miss Mary P. Quincy has gone to
| washington, D. c., for fortnight s
stay.
| Mr.. Perkins and family, of this city,
| have rented the lower tenement in DR..
Tenny's house in Branford and will &C.
cupy it this week.
| Henry L. Hotclikiss, Stuart HOtch-
kiss and Miss Elsie Hotchkiss have re-
turned from their cruise in the West
| Indies. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison and
child, of Hartford, are with them at
their Hillhouse avenue home.
A meeting of the regents of all the
New Haven county councils will be held
in this city next Saturday evening, at
which final plans will be made for the
class initiation. The chairman of the
committee is anxious to have every re-
gent present.
| Mrs. Mason Hoppin entertained at
dinner at the Country club on Friday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Row.
| land Hazard.
The eighteen councils of the Royal
Arcanum in New Haven county have
engaged Music hall for Tuesday even
ing, March 81, for the class initiation
of these councils. Mayor Studley has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
address of welcome at this event, which
will be the biggest meeting in the his
! tory of the Royal Arcanum in Connect
| lieut. The other speakers have not yet
been selected. Plans have just been
completed for an orchestra of six pieces
| composed of members of the Arcanum,
who will furnish the music for the class
initiation. The quartette of New Ha-
| ven council, under the leadership of
Regent Carl A. Mears, will conduct the
singing and furnish a number of selec-
lions. Plans are being made for ca
terer to take charge of the refresh
ments.
| Attorney James P. Shelley has secur-
ed a pension of IS per month for Mrs.
Marianne L. Pease, of Thomaston, wild
of DR.. Byron w. Pease.
Mrs, Thomas Bennett has cards out
for an at-home to-day, Mrs. Bennett
also entertained at the Country club on
Wednesday for her daughter, Miss Ben
nett, giving a very pretty dance, at
which a number of the dancing set were
present.
Hamilton Wright Mabie will deliver a
lecture on Books and Writers at the
Fldridge gymnasium, Norfolk. next
Friday afternoon. This is Mr. Mabie' S
latest lecture and was recently given in
New York city before a large and en-
| thusiastic audience.
| The February number of that excel
lent periodical the Connecticut Maya
zine contains sketch of our townsman,
the late Nathaliel Jocelyn, the artist,
written by Miss Ellen Strong Bartlett.
In the following number of the same
magazine will appear an illustrated ar
ticle by his daughter, Miss Susan E. w
Jocelyn, descriptive of room of We
olden time. This room, situated in the
Hayes residence ON York street, is most
interesting in all of it's appointments.
The Connecticut Magazine abounds
with valuable articles and beautiful
artistic illustrations that appeal to all
! loyal Connecticut people.
| General and Mrs. Merwin are among
| the prominent New Haven people who
are spending the winter at Nassau, Ba-
hamas. They expect to make consid-
ierable stay in that charming tropical
island.
Mrs. E. Hayes Trowbridge, of Tenn
pie street, and her daughter, Miss Dor
othv Trowhridga left on Thursday for