The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-01
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFINTERESTC CONCERNING
 REWHAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known in This City
 -LocaI Social Events Here and EGIsr-


 Woodmont was alive with visitors last evening, the point Of attraction be- ing the Woodmont chapel, where the Ladies' Aid society was serving its monthly supper. The and 6 o'clock cars from the city were crowded, and the fine supper was enjoyed by about one hundred and fifty persons. There was a large party from the Dixwell Avenue Baptist church and about twen- ty-five members of a whist club and friends from this city and a number from Plymouth Congregational church in Milford. After the supper there was a musical and literary entertainment, Those who took part were MT. and Mrs. N. W. Merwin, Charles Bostwick, of this city, club swinging. and some oth- CTS.
 Some of those who went were Mrs. c. F. Merwin, Mrs. John Champion, Mrs. Laroln, Mrs. Arthur Rowe, Mrs. Ed ward Davis, MT. and Mrs. Shew, Mrs. Albert Johnson, Mrs. Emil Gesncr, Mrs. Charles H. Merwin, of Bishop street, Mrs. Alexander Fulton, Mrs. Addie Dayton and Mrs. Hart, of West Chapel street, John Damn and son, Mrs. Damn, Miss Damn and Mrs, Arthur Sloane, Rev. MT. BoWden and Mrs. Bowden, of the Dixwell Avenue cuhrch, MT. and Mrs. Trowbridge, Mrs. Frederick Coop CT, Mrs. Barnes, of Shelton, MT. and Mrs. c. M. Park, MT. and Mrs. Kohrer and Mrs. Frederick Bostwick.
 MT. Thompson the New Haven insur- ance agent and Mrs. Thompson arrived at their cottage at Woodmont for the summer on Tuesday,
 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Tinkey and family go to their cottage at Woodmont for the summer tomorrow.
 The twelve members of an afternoon whist club, with their husbands and gentlemen friends. had their last en- tertainment of the season at the resi- dence of MT. and Mrs. John Deming on Lyon street last evening. It was of the nature of a Dutch supper.
 The Thinble club of the Humphrey Street Congregational church was en- tertained by Mrs. Alexander Fulton at her residence on Lfvington street We'd nesday afternoon. Mrs. John Post, of Cottage street, assisted Mrs Fulton in receiving the guests. Light refresh ments were served. Mrs. F. W. Brown sang. Miss Rena= Palmer, of Ocean Grove, N. J., gave some recitations and there was music on the simplex piano. The election of officers for the Ladies' Aid society for the ensuing year also was held. t
 John Champion, the florist, furnished large quantity of the floral decora- tions for the Vanderbilt wedding and spent three days at Newport superin- tending the arrangement. Mrs. Cham pion is the happy possessor of several interesting souvenirs of the brilliant affair. s -,
 Edwin Arthur Kraft, formerly of this city, but now residing in New York, and who is..Ihe organist and choirmas- ter of St. Thomas P. E. church, Brook lyn, will sail on May on the steamer Deutschland for Berlin, where he will continue his musical studies at the "Hoche Schule,t' Of which Dr. Joachim is president. MT. Kraft is the youngest child of J. J. Kraft, the well known business man of this city, and was born in 1883. He was a student in the music depart tment { of Yale for three years, under Dr. Parker and Professor H. B. Jepson, while. he continued his piano instruction under Professor 7. A. Par sons.
 pr. Edward M Gallaudet, of Kendel Green, Washington, D. C., is in New Haven for the national convention of the Sons of the American Revolution. While in the city pr. Galaudet is stay ing at the Graduates club.
 l Miss Eleanor Dibble, of New Haven, was the guest of Miss Helen Moss in Cheshire on Sunday, going up for the baseball game and dance there on Sat urday
 | Miss Adelaide Louise Peck, of Mill ford, and Henry R. Greene, of Bridge port, were united in marriage by Rev. MT. Roosevelt, of St. Peters church, Milford, on Wednesday afternoon. The wedding took place in the church and was of a very quiet nature owing to the recent death of the brides mother, After the ceremony reception was rendered at the home of the brides brother, Henry c. Peck of Cherry street. Upon the return of MT. and Mrs. Greene from their wedding trip they, will reside at A Pleasant street, Bridgeport. .'-
 Professor Edgar S., Kelley, who was acting professor at Yale during Dr.. Parker's visit abroad, has invited MT. Kraft to remain at his home in Berlin until he becomes familiar with the city. All of MT. Kraft's friends will no doubt wish him much success in his under taking and predict a brilliant future for | him. ' -~' ',
 The two delegates who will represent the local Trolleyrlen's union at the con- vention of the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Street. Railway Employees of America to be held at Pittsburg, begin ming next Monday, will leave this city tomorrow for the Smoky City. The local delegates are Conductor Dennis S. Fitzgerald of the Woodmont line, who was prominent during the trolley strike as chairman of the grievance commit tee, and Conductor James W. Burke, of | the Westville line, vice president of the local union. The business which is to be transacted at the convention will it is expected, require all of one week and probably several days into the second week.
 l Tonight the Violet club will hold a I k1,,