The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-31

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 MT. and Mrs. J. P. Dibble, of T Fairmount avenue, gave a birthday party on Saturday evening at their res idence for their son. Claude, who had his fourteenth year on that day. There were sixteen children pres ent. Games and music were features of the evening, with prizes for the guess ing games, and a souvenir of the occa- sion was presented to each of the guests, bisque figure of a lady for the boys and gentleman for the girls. A fine supper was served and very hap py evening was passed by all present. Some of those present were Emily and Ethel Hinckley, Hattie Terry, Evelyn Thompson, Maud Steele, Myrtle Cooper, Ruby Collins, Dottie Wetmore, Leon Hausmann, Paul Porter, Ray Griffing, Harold Cooper, Masters Emery and De Baum and Claude Dibble.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the St. Andrews M. E. church made sur prise visit to the president of the socie- ty. Mrs. Edward Smith, on Main street, on Friday afternoon. The event was a farewell to Mrs. Smith, as she will re- move to Howe street in a short time. There were fourteen ladies present, and Mrs. William Mack and Mrs. Jasper furnished refreshments. Those present were: Mrs. A. P. Allen, Mrs. Lillie, vice president; Mrs. Duane Griffing, wife of the pastor; Mrs. William Jas per, Mrs. William Mack, Mrs. W. A. Cooper Mrs. Snyder. Mrs. s. F. Bar rows, Mrs. Sydney Kelsey, Mrs. John Jasper, Mrs, Jaeger and Mrs. Wickham.
 Nicholas Condoff. of Diamond street, who has been employed for some time by Frederick Roth, has on account of feeble health, retired, and on Saturday he entered the Soldiers Home at Noro- ton.
 MT. Hoyt, who conducts the dancing pavilion at Cosey Beach, has fine large house nearly completed near the car line and in the rear of the pavilion, which will be used as a boarding house.
 Austin Pratt, son of William Pratt, of W.halIey avenue and Harrison street, is i'll with a slight form of scarlet fe- yer. The other local scarlet fever pa tient, a daughter of Albert Miller of Alden avenue, has recovered.
 A parlor meeting of the Womans Christian Temperance Union will be held at the home of Mrs. Thomas H. Gebbie, Fair Haven heights, corner of Clifton street, Thursday afternoon. Members of all unions are cordially in- vited to attend.
 The Misses Florence Hopper and Bes- sic ,Wynans, of Newark, N J., are vis- iting Miss Viola Gamsby, of 37 Elm street &-
 The Loyal Legion gave an entertain ment last evening at half-past seven o'clock at the Woman's Christian Tenn perance Union rooms, at No. r Grand avenue.
 The Kings Daughters of the Congre- gational church, Westville, will hold an entertainment and auction sale Thurs day evening. Refreshments will be on sale and the auction will be of "un- claimed express packages" in imita- tion of the express companies annual sales.
 The condition of Mrs. Thomas J. Stanford, of Whalley avenue, who has been very i'll for over a week, was so serious Saturday that, it was decided to remove her to the New Haven hospital, where an operation was to be per- formed yesterday.
 Rev. Duane Griffing, pastor of St. Andrews M. F. church, will sever his connection with the ministry at the meeting of the conference at South Norwalk for the ensuing year, owing to his acceptance of an engagement to lec- ture on Prohibition in the interests of the prohibition party. He will remove to Hartford with his family about the middle of April MT. Griffing preached his farewell sermon on Sunday evening, and the annex fire department attend ed the services in a body. There were about thirty firemen present, members of Beacon Hose company and Dayton Hook and Ladder company. The ser mon was a farewell to all the members of the community, and was very elo- quent and impressive. Several persons were received into full membership in the morning and one adult was bap- tized.
 A birthday paraty was rendered Mas ter Euclid M. Hotchkiss, son of M. J. Hotchkiss, the popular druggist, at Granniss corner, on Saturday after noon. Master Euclid will be eight years old to-day. The happy children enjoyed themselves hugely playing games, and during the afternoon a dainty luncheon was served. Master Euclid was the recipient of a number of presents, tokens from his young friends in honor of the occasion. Those present were: Estelle Allen, Myrtle Lovesey, Ruth Ford, Helen Kandetski Flossie- Fairchild, Grace Blackman, Ruby Collins, Alice Blackman, Frankie Woodward, Burton Lovesay, Roy Grif- fin and Hilton Russell.
 B. H. Morrill,, who has been resi- dent of New Haven for good many years, has gone to New Jersey to make his home with relative there.
 MT. and Mrs. William Ford, of Wood ward avenue, have been quite i'll with grip for two weeks. MT. Ford is con- valescent, but Mrs. Ford is now quite i'll with quinzy.
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