The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-14

caIIy nothing, as the home becomes the
 absorbing center Of interest of Christ,
 mas. Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hart
 ford courant was the guest during the
 week of Colonel N. G. Osborn of Brad
 ley street.
 Mrs. T. J. Adams of whaIley avenue ! will give a benefit whist at her home
 on Thursday afternoon and evening
 December IT. No invitations have been
 extended as the size of the whist soci- ety and the Tribune Sunshine society
 whose members will ask friends and to both oI which Mrs. Adams belongs pre- cludes general invitation to the pub- lie. In the afternoon the members of the whist club and friends will play. In the evening the Sunshine society and guests will fill the fifteen tables. There will be prizes. The proceeds will go to worthy family who are in need of haIp.
 Professor Barrett Wendell of liar yard, who lectured on "Puritanism" at the United church chapel Saturday morning, is the guest of Mrs. Talcott Russell. On Friday evening Mrs. Rus sell gave a small reception in Professor Wendell's honor. ,.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wilhelm Soderberg an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter' signe Christine, to Carl w. Thomp- son of Nausatuck.
 A beautiful array of metal art work will be on exhibition in the drawing room of the New Haven house from 3 until 6 o'clock Monday. The work IS by Miss Allena Richardson Merritt Of Albion. Mich, who has many friends in the city.
 MISS susan s. Sheridan, instructor of English in the New Haven high school. VIII not return this year. Miss Eliza peth w. Cleaveland will take her place. George Weeks Lewis and Miss Mareuerite LeWls gave delightful tea and recention on Saturday afternoon to their friends of s aseir . nome. 49 Howe street. The rooms
 being tRe uss eolor %ers ys5s tSs gay Ted ol the approaching Christmas season was apparent in all the floral designs for tbe req ana green color scheme was elaborate- fitian asa of ffa9aeifIlly carried out Large quan- titleS or naming red carnations and roses comDlned with holly made most cheerful erect; Mir Lewis and his daughter re. eelyed their guests unattended, but in the nAAittiS ss iUolu were lurS. S. J. Fox, Mrs John 5; Platt, Mrs. Watson L. Phillips and Mrs, sherman K. Foote. Here the iecorafions were TsTy elaborate, likewise the bright noral effect adding greatly to the whole color scheme. Assisting In looking after | the guests In different parts of the house were Mrs. Charles Curtiss. Mrs. Herbert smith. Mrs. ". F. Weld and Mrs. Georre A. filling. Assisting the young hostess In carrying of the honors were several of the ! younger members of the social set. includ. ing Miss Maud Munson, Miss Kathryn Man ross, Mss Nellie Monson, Miss Mabel AT. ling, Miss Manross. Miss Dikeman. and Miss Goddard, of La Crosse, Wis. The re. ceiying hours were from 4 until 6 o'clock. and during that time many called. Some of those were: MT. and Mrs George Nav l cock, Mir and Mrs. John Fl. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. William s. Futile. Mir and Mrs. Fl Kochersperger, Mir. and Mrs. James Todd. Mr. and Mrs. James Lyon. MT. and Mrs. 1 Charles Coan. Mir. and Mrs. John N. Cham. pion, Mir. and Mrs. Sidney H. Dawson, Mir. and Mrs. w. $. Garde. Mir and Mrs. |. Edward Geary, Mir. and Mrs William F. 1 Gilbert, Mir. and Mrs. ". A. Harris, Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Hauff. Mir. and Mrs. Abner Hendee. MT. and Mrs. Eldridge and Mrs. Eli Mix. Mr. and Mrs. George e. 1 Powning, Mir. and Mrs. r. B. Walker, Mir. and Mrs. Walter M. Wellman, Mrs. Rollin A. Woodruff. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bene- 1 dict