The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
I1EMSOFINTERES EST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And other People Known sn This C,ty
 Interesting Social Events Hero aud .

Elsewhere.
 Miss Mitchell gave a "neighborhood tea" yesterday afternoon at her beau tiful home Edgewood in Westville. Donald G. Mitchell, her father, was present during the calling hours, and all were delighted by the opportunity of meeting and talking with this famous and now aged author.
 T, Frank Bridgwater, his wife and family of West Haven, are in Newing- ton to spend their vacation at Mir. .Bridgwater's old home there with his mother and sister. =.
 Matthew Reynolds of this city, who has been stopping at the Fabyan house, Bethlehem, N. H., has returned home after two very pleasant weeks.
 w. W. Swords of New Haven, with his daughter, Ruth Marguerite, have been visiting for a few days with his mother. Mrs. W. H. Swords, in South Norwalk.
 MT. and Mrs. William Brainard and Miss Marion Brainard have returned from their vacation spent at Whiting ham, Vt. %
 Dr. Mary J. Wright has been sum- mering at Newport and Onset Bay, and expects to return about August 27.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. A. Scofield of Meri- den, former New Haven residenets, are spending a few weeks at Clifton Springs and are being greatly benefit ted by the treatment there. Mir. Sco- field will return home the first or sec- ond Sunday in September. rz f
 Miss Florence L.. Simpson of 1279 State street left Sunday evening for a two weeks vacation in Attleboro, Mass, and Glastonbury. s.; -5.:.. ..@..s t. E The Sunf1ower society of Meriden met last evening with Mrs. W. Herda on Geer avenue in that city. Mrs. Ella Ba- con Bond of New Haven was present,
 Miss Anna Barnett of Congress ave- nue is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. N. Moore. at Roxbury, Mass.
 Charles Weiser of this city has bought of George Hill of Ansonia the Puritan laundry, which the latter started just over the Seymour line few months ago. Mr. Weiser was formerly of An- sonia, but with his mother removed to New Haven few years ago. He has taken possession of the laundry and fully understands the work.
 Ruth Hutchinson left New Haven this week for visit in Naugatuck and Waterbury.
 F. J. o. Alsop, Yale '03, resident of Middletown and member of the Arawana Golf club, has left for a trip around the world. Mr. Alsop left that city Friday and started on his jour- ney from New York on Saturday. He Judging from his late performances on the links may be expected to give a good account of himself wherever he may play in foreign lands.
 Mr. and Mrs. George B. Barnes of Warehouse Point came Monday to spend a week with relatives in this city.
 Miss Freda Gensbauer, cashier of the Elm City Manufacturing company, is spending a vacation with her uncle, William Gensbauer of New York.
 Douglas Andrews of Ash street, East Hartford, has returned from two weeks at West Haven and New London.
 Mrs L. c. Porter and daughter Doris of 976 Townsend avenue are spending two weeks vacation at Pine Grove, Bristol, Conn.
 John B. Griswold and Albert H. Gris- wold of Central avenue, East Hartford, are spending a few days in this city.
 Elmer J. Wood of the Philadelphia fire department, engine company 27, is L.s C., at street.
 Mrs. w. J.. Nickels of West Haven is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Birmingham of Hartford. Mrs. Nickels is accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Farr.
 Mrs. J. P. McGill, wife of Alderman James P. McGill, left yesterday with her sister, Mrs. M. J. Lee, for a months stay at Fort Lee on the Hudson.
 Professor Beckwith, formerly of Trin- ity college, is spending the summer in Europe He is connected with the Gen. eral Theological seminary iii New York city.
 Miss Katherine Rawley of Water street has returned from a months va cation spent with friends at Revere Beach, Boston.
 Miss Nathalie Pratt of this city is the guest of Miss Grayce D. Bunnell in Deep River.
 New Haven people registering at the New York Herald office, Avenue de Opera, Paris, are: Mrs. H. H. Bene- dict and Miss Helen Benedict. Hotel Regna; MT. and Mrs. Edward Somers and family, Hotel Continental; MT. and Mrs. J. E. Geary, Gratz hotel; Ms. Willard Ensign, Grand hotel; MT. and Mrs. G. Thompson, Hotel Liver pool; Miss Emma Leary, Hotel Conti- mental.
 The Hon. H. S. Sheldon of West Suf- field, one of the oldest members of the legislature in the state, who suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago, is more comfortable. He has been the president of the First National bank of