The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-02

Local social Events Here and ElHe.
 where.
 E. J. Bates, of this city state secre- tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., conducted an illustrated song service at the Winsted Opera, house yesterday.
 A meeting of the Dramatic club an association of amateur actors. was held Saturday evening at the residence of Mrs. John c. Schwab, No. BIO Prospect street.
 Miss Malloy, county president, and Miss Mary E.!O'Donnell. state treasur- er of the L. A., A. o. H., made speeches at a meeting of Division A in Meriden Friday night.
 Miss Edith Kingsbury, of Waterbury, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Frederick Kingsbury, was entertained at the Country club Thursday. Those 1 bidden were Miss Mansfield, Mrs. Ma son Hoppin, Mrs. F. Chamberlain Por- ter and Miss Newton.
 The many admirers of Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart's charming stories ot southern life will be interested to know that she is to give public read | ing from her own works in New Haven on the evening of March F. The read 1 ing will be given in the Church or the Redeemer under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Missionary society. ana ! tickets will be for sale at Judd's book store.
 Mrs. J. $. Wightman, of South Merl- den who underwent an operation in sanitarum in Hartford a few weeks ago, is now suffering from an attack of pleurisy, and her condition is quite serious.
 Mrs. Eli Whitney, of Whitney avenue and her daughter, Miss Louise Whit ney, are now in Paris. They are ex- pected to return home early in the spring.
 Arthur B. Joy, of Wallingford' has gone to Washington, Pa, where he mas been engaged as teacher of English ana other branches of study at a boarding school.
 A luncheon will be given Wednesday by Miss Mansfield, of Crown street. 11
 honor of Mrs. Horatio w. Parker, who
 will be Miss Mansfield's guest over the
 Symphony concert.
 George D. Lane, one of the we'll
 known residents of Wallingford, was
 seventy three years old Saturday and
 looks about sixty. John H. Austin, o1
 Waterbury, a well-known printer, and
 over forty years ago newsletter ana
 bookseller of this city, is seventy years
 old, and looks about sixty. He IS a
 brother of James Austin, the pleasure
 boat proprietor of this city. He is re-
 covering the sight of the eye from which
 cataract was removed at the New
 Haven hospital a few weeks ago.
 A very pleasant social event occurred
 on Friday evening at the residence o1
 Dr. and Mrs. Klenke on Wooster place lAs Friday was the date of Mrs , Klenke's birth her friends and lad5 members of the Mohegan Whist clut
 determined to show their good will ant
 affection by making her surprise wis i it. The surprise was a complete sue l cess, no inkling4 of the affair having reached Mrs. Klenke. but the house . was thrown open and her guests heart , ilv welcomed. Mrs. Klenke entertain
 ed the members of her family in th'
 afternoon and the house was beauti fully decorated with flowers, tfe gilt friends and relatives, and presented ], charming appearance to her uneHpect
 ed evening visitors. A lovely supper
 which the guests brought with them was served and the dining room wa gay with flowers, the mantel beln ] banked principally with pink roses s and vase of pink roses correspondin > with the number of her birthdays oc t cupied the center of the table. Durin S the evening Mrs. Edward Tiesing, i
 behalf of the members of the club, pre- II scented Mrs. Klenke with a beautift T. Limoges china chop dish. Mrs. klenk q was unable to make speech, put tn = gift was highly prized. A very pleas
 ant social evening was passed by f present. Among those present beside G Mrs. Klenke, who is president Of tn ,l Mohegan. Whist club, were Mrs. Ehec
 dore Beck, Mrs. Alfred Viebranz, MT
 Edward Tiesing, Mrs. William Stah Il Mrs, Harry Wilmot, Mrs. William May l. CT, Mrs. Lucius Kentfield, Mrs. Snyde Il Mrs. Frank Montz, Mrs. Edward Ca1 L. ter. Mrs. Paul Brandes, Mrs. Rut I'll Mrs, Philip Bowers, members of u I'd whist club. and Mrs. John Stahl, MT st Carl Stahl and Misses Minnie ar
 
 ss Daisy Stahl.
 r. Mrs. M. Louise Lyon, Miss Lulu Rol
 CTS and Miss Irene Berry, of sprin' I'd field, who have been visiting their re " atiyes. Mrs. Charles Anderson, of Lii D. ingston street, and Royal B. Dwight, t. Cottage street, since February II. r J. turned to Springfield Saturday. MI l. Lyon and her mother, the late MI Id Brown, who died recently in Sprin V. field, resided several years with MI e. Lyons sister, the late Mrs. Dwight, H. this city, and were members of Hump
 rey street Congregational church.
 Miss Lynch, of Waterbury, came la 'l' week for visit of a week with h a- friend, Mrs. D. J. Hurley, of IS Bish Ill street.
 O. George H. Coe. of 91 William stre' ne was pleasantly surprised on Thursd or evening, the occasion being in honor ne his seventy-fourth birthday. Duri N- the evening @ peanut race was play al and won by Mrs. Arthur Coe, aft tls which a dainty luncheon was serve
 and a pleasant time enjoyed. Ano il, those present were MT. and Mrs. Geor k, Coe, Mrs. Lucy M. Coe. Mrs. E. en Chatterton, MT. and Mrs. Layton C. on MT. and Mrs. John Coe MT. and M n- Charles Coe, MT. and Mrs Arthur C. he MT. and Mrs. w. E. Chatterton. M
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