The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-04

Mrs. Addison Van Name and her
daughter will sail for Europe March
to remain abroad, principally in Italy,
until next fall. Soon after commence
ment at Yale Professor Van Name and
son will join Mrs. Van Name and
daughter in Europe.
The music committee of the West Ha-
ven Congregational church has engaged
as organist from May 1 Miss Mabel
Sims, who is at present Organist at
Humphrey street Congregational
| church. The change in positions is a
merited advance. The organ in the West
Haven church is three manual instru-
ment much the superior of the ordinary
two manual organ, and will be in good
hands the year coming.
Miss Hobart L. Hotchkiss and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel Vaughan of Fountain
street, left on Monday for Toronto,
where they will spend the coming two
months with relatives.
| The Tuesday Evening Sewing club
met last evening with Mrs Charles Ora
ham on Elm street, West Haven.
Miss Hattie Cunningham of 159 Gov
ernor street, Hartford, is visiting rela-
tives in this city.
| Miss Madeline Macdonald has been
| secured by the Christ church choir boys
to dance at their entertainment on Feb
ruary 10. ...,..
Warren NJ. Steele, of Yale university
| conducted the services in the Baptist
! church, Naugatuck, Sunday. An effort
is being made by the Baptist society to
| secure an extended lease of the church
building and make an appropriation for
interior decorations. If they fail to car
ry out this project it is not at all I'M
likely that a new church building will
be erected in the near future.
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank King and daugh-
ter, who have been visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ryerson of
Center street, West Haven, have re-
turned to their home in Waterbury.
| Principal Benedict of the New Brit
| ain high school has recommended the
appointment of Professor Harry E.
Marsh of Willimantic as instructor in
mathematics to succeed Charles w.
Marston, who has gone. to the Dewitt
Clinton high school at an advanced sal
airy. The high school committee will
probably act favorably on the recon-
mendation Of Principal Benedict.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. 0. Blake of Center
! street, West Haven, are entertaining
Mrs. Henry Scheny and Miss Anna M.
Scheny of New Britain.
Police Commissioner Isidore Wise of
Hartford, who has been confined to his
home by an attack of the grip, and
l fhraa tor1n6 with l..
better.
Mrs. Joseph Andrews of West Haven,
who has been spending several weeks
with her son, DR.. Andrews in New
| York, has returned to her home.
Thls evening Miss Kate Bremen of Ad-
miral street will be united in marriage
to Frederick Weissheit of Albany, N. Y.
The nuptials will be solemnized at the
young lady's home in this city by Rev.
Mr.. George Heczko.
An open meeting of the Mothers club
was held yesterday afternoon at the
house Of Mrs. c. K. Bush of Elm street.
Meetings of the Mothers club have not
been regularly held during the past few
months and it is hoped to awaken in
terest in them. Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bolton, president
| of the New Haven Mothers club, was
the speaker, and the meeting was much
enjoyed.
Miss Kittie Butler, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Butler of
Wallingford, returned to this city Mon
| day.
The Monday Whist club of West Ha-
ven met this week at the home of Mrs.
Adrian Heitmann of Elm street. All of
the members except three were present,
the substitutes being Mrs. Henry
Young, Miss M. Virginia Hull, and Mrs.
George Heitmann of East Haven.
The president yesterday sent in a
large number of postmasters to be con-
firmed by the senate. among the number
being seven from Connecticut They
were H. Guy Linsley at Branford, sal
airy $1,700; John L. Elliott at Clinton.
salary $1,000; Stephen B. Hoyt at New
Canaan, salary $1,000; Leopold L. Cur
tiss at Norfolk, salary $500; Frank G.
Letters at Putnam, salary $780, Rich
ard Jobes at .Sufield, salary $1,000, and
Thomas F.. Higgins at Terryville, sal
airy $1,400. Congressman Hill has rec
commended the reappointment of Charles
N. Hatch as postmaster of Bridgewa-
ter, presidential office.
The pension Office yesterday issued the
following pensions: Original, to Henry
NJ. Beecher of Plantsville, $12 per month.
Widows, to Lovina C. Wilcox of Meri-
den, SIS per month"; and to Elizabeth C.
Snow of Torrington, $12 per month.
This evening will occur the farewell
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. George Hub
bard and their children in West Haven.
Rev. Mr.. Squires and the officers of the
auxiliary will assist in receiving. If II
is stormy the reception will be held on
Thursday evening.
Representatives of the Price & Lee
company of New Haven are in Bristol
preparing a directory for the current
year. The directories Of Plainvile and
Terryville will be compiled at the same
time.
The Dragon Whist club will meet this
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace Moyle of % Woolsey street.
Mrs. C. w. Blakeslee of Sherman ave.
nue. entertained the S. S. Whist cIut
Monday afternoon. There were three
three substitutes present. They were
Mrs. w. H. Garde in place of Mrs. Ell
Mix, Mrs. Walter S. Garde for Mrs. Asa
c. Bushnell, and Mrs. Mary Bowman
for Mrs. c. w. Pickett. Mrs. Walter S.
Garde won the first prize for Mrs Mix