The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-31

cousins, Miss Jewel Seamon of Water bury and Miss Ninette Norton of North Winchester, Conn.
 Mrs. Moulthrop of Main street, West Haven, has gone to Providence, R. l., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Prentice.
 On January the annual fair of Co. E. New Haven Light Guard, will be opened and the feature of the evening will be a game of basketball between Co. E and Co. K of Wallingford. These teams are considered as good as any in the Second regiment, and very in- teresting contest is anticipated. The Light Guard has it's hooks out for the United States regulars ot the "Grub'' scuad. and also for the team from Branford on January Is.
 Hallie Cosgrove of Hartford has been spending few days with his mother, Mrs. T. L. Cosgrove. of West Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. Benedict. who were called here by the death of Mrs. Ben edict's mother, Mrs. Chauncey Kelsey, returned to New York Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Smith and chill dren of Mystic, Conn.,, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Robert Wallace of Main street, West Haven.
 At the annual meeting of the Eccle- siastical society of the Westville Con- gregational church Monday evening, c. A. Culver acted as moderator and the following officers were elected: Commit tee c. B.. Canada, Samuel Crosley, and E. s. Dudley; treasurer James Downs; clerk. A. 2. Downs; collector, Samuel Crosley musical committee. T. B. Rob- ertson, c. B. Canada, R. Stowe; ushers, James Downs, Robert Agnew, George i Agnew. Alexander Dingwall, and A. Fraser.
 Mrs. Charles B. Warner will entertain the Afternoon Whist club of West Ha- i ven, January z.
 Mrs. c. F. White of Alden avenue, while in Torrington spending Christmas with her parents, was taken suddenly i'll and has not yet been able to return to her home.
 ! Miss Lillie Mosher entertained the members of her Sunday school class at i her home on First avenue, last evening. Miss Bertha Nettleton, who passed Christmas with her parents. MT. and Mrs. Sherwood Griswold, has returned to Boston, Mass.
 Miss Phyliss Merrill is passing a few days with Mrs. George Stevens in this city.
 1 Mrs. M. s. Day, who has been spend- ing seyeral weeks in New York state, has returned to her home on Main street. West Haven. > Y Miss Sarah Kelsey, who has been vis- iting her father, Captain Chauncey Kel- sey, has returned to Wallingford.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Hooker of Ed wards street were pleasantly surprised 1 Tuesday evening by a party of friends, 1 the occasion being the seventh anniver- sary of their wedding. Prizes at cards were won by Mrs. A. Swift and Albert Keeler. Mrs. Edward Reeves favored the party with several vocal selections. The friends present presented Mr. and Mrs. Hooker with handsome mahog- any pedestal. A fine collation. was served.
 A double whist will be given at the home of Miss Mae Kavanaugh of Car lisle street last evening. The Hunter Whist club usually occupies three tables but on this occasion the number of ex- tra guests. the majority of whom were from out of town, increased the num- Der to double that usually in attend ance.
 Clarence Ryder. Mrs. Ryder and two daughters returned home from Canada on Monday, whence they went to spend Christmas with MT. Ryder's father, who | is an octogenarian.
 Open house will be kept at the par sonage in North Haven from to 10 D. III. New Years day, when the Rev. L. A. Parsons will receive all callers. There will be music and an informal pleasant affair.
 Mrs. George G. Lamb and Master Joseph Lamb of Norwich, who have been visiting Mrs. Irwin Simpson of Hillside avenue. are now the guests of Mrs. S. Fred Strong of this city. Mrs. Simpson also entertained Mir. and Mrs. S. Fred Strong Mrs. M. R. Strong, Mrs. M. F. Bentley and Miss Elizabeth Simp- son on Christmas day.
 I Mrs A. J. Brown of Yalesville, wife of Superintendent Brown of the Charles Parker factory, is very i'll with pneumo- mia. Her son in St. Louis was tele- graphed for Tuesday afternoon. G. W. Swan was the guest of R. A. Griswold. the first Of the week. MT. Swan will leave for Florida next week.
 Mir. Carroll of Wallingford sang the bass solos at St. Johns. North Haven, Sunday night in the cantata "The Holy Child" which was beautifully rendered throughout.
 A special meeting of savin Rock council, No. 1,O6S, Royal Arcanum, was held last evening at Masonic hall. Campbell avenue. West Haven, and a class invitation will be held. The can- didates for the degree number seven besides number of applications.
 pr. S. Strong, of the Strong sanitari- um of Saratoga, made a flying visit to W. A. Burr Of West Hartford at his cottage, Rockdale, Short Beach, the first Of the week. MT. Burr. with his inva- | i, IL.