The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-04


 MT. and Mrs. Richmond W. Armstrong of Los Angeles, Cal, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Arthur H. Ryder, of West Chapel street. s @=e G7tes
 Mrs, Israel Jacobs and her two daugh- ters, Florence and Gertrude. are spend-s ing the summer season in this city at the home of Mir. Jacobs mother, Mrs. Leah Jacobs, F Day street.
 Two more of the city officials recently appointed by Mayor studley took the oath of office yesterday afternoon in the mayors office. They were Jacilto Cas-. ariego, of the board of relief, and George M. Griswold, of the board of engineer examiners. - -l
 A. w.. Kennedy, who has been with the ticket department of the Bishop company. has resigned and is to become a travelling passenger agent. for the Ocean Steamship company.
 Mrs. MacLagon and her sister, Miss Emma Crittenden. of Winthrop avenue. leave next week for summer outing. the first named going to a country place in the vicinity of Wallingford, the last to the seashore. As.
 MT, and Mrs. c. w. Covert are occu- pying Cottage Fairview at Sunset Beach for the summer. <. 4b i K sssz.
 A reception was. given Mrs. Charles c. Beers at the residence of her son. Henry Day Beers, Thursday evening, the occasion being the eighty sixth an- niversary of her birthday. The affair was much enjoyed by the brothers, sis ters, nephews and nleces of Mrs. Beers, who were glad to honor her with their presence Mrs. Beers comes from good old New England stock She was born in Derby, this state. and was one of thirteen children. Her father was Tru- man Gilbert, who for many years was one of the selectnlen of the town. and a man much honored in his day and generation for his infiexible honesty and sterling qualities. Mrs. Beers has lived nearly all her life in Boston and New York, and at present in this city. Even at her advanced age. one rarely attained, she is in full possession of all her faculties, and many a young girl might envy the roses which still bloom in her cheeks. The faithful wifehood and lovely motherhood which has al- ways characterized her life has made and kept her beloved; and among the nieces and nephews Aunt Henrietta" holds place close to their hearts. Mrs. w. s. Horton, pianist of local reputa- tion and niece of Mrs. Beers, and Thomas Bronson. the noted violinist. rendered some fine musical selections. after which the company adjourned to the grape arbor. which was illuminated by Chinese lanterns, where collation. was served. The party broke up about midnight, and hopes were expressed that Old Father Time would graciously permit the celebration of Mrs. Beers one hundredth anniversary.
 Miss M. Elizabeth Mumford, of South Norwalk, is the guest of Mrs. George A. Maycock, of 190 Oak place.
 Cards are received in New Haven an- nouncing the marriage of Miss Lila Wells, formerly of New Haven, to Will liam Jennings Sinclair, of Chicago The wedding was celebrated on June 30 at the home of the brides brother, Dr. H. Gideon Wells, on Madison avenue, Chi cago. It was a very quiet home wed- ding, the guests including only the rel atives and intimate friends of the bride and groom. f.t
 i Miss Emma Leary, the Orange street milliner, will sail for her annual Paris trip July 2s on the steamer Frederick der Crosse, of the North German Lloyd line. Miss Leary will spend ten days In the school of design of Caro- line Reboux, the world famous milli- ner. #
 Frank Fahy,y formerly of, this city, who is now employed by the General Electric company at Schenectady, N. r., is the guest of his New Haven relatives. MT. Fahy graduated from the Sheffield Scientific school in 1902.
 Leonard S. Backus and Miss Ella E. Francis were married on June 27 at the home of Rev. MT. Beardsley on Grove street They were attended by MT. and Mrs. Frederick Paulson and by the Misses Nellie and Marion Paulson. They went to New Britain, where they will temporarily reside. The groom is a representative of Armour & Co. and a young man who has many friends. The bride came here from Providence and is held in very high esteem by all who know her. A wedding dinner was serv- ed at the Aldrich house. The decora- tions were very attractive, having been arranged by Mrs. Frank McGinn.
 Frank E. Welcome leaves to-day for two weeks vacation trip to visit his old home in Brattleboro. Vt, and also Plattsburg, N. Y.
 Misses Florence and Rose Kaiser ex- pect to sail for Paris on or about July 15.
 The friends of Miss Bessie Bohan, of West Haven, will be pleased to hear that she is recovering from an attack of pneumonia.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred N. Wheeler, of Gamer street, will pass the summer at Wood1nont.
 Miss Minnie Smith and Miss Adelaide Wallace, of West Haven, are in Mystic for few days.
 The Y. W. c. club met recently and decided to hold an outing at Momauguin next Tuesday The club includes four teen members.
 Robert Burt and Norris whitlock are at their Lone Star camp at Rocky Beach.
 Miss Fannie Dangler, of Brooklyn, is the guest of Miss Florence Kaiser, of S6 Pearl street.
 Miss Nancy Smith, of Fourth avenue. (Continued on Eighth Page.)