The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26

-LoeaI Social Events Here and EIss-
 where.
 Ex-Alderman s. B. shoninger of the Shoninger piano factory has just re- turned from a fine trip to the Pacific coast, his wife accompanying him. They stopped in Los Angeles, San Francisco and various other points on or near the Pacific coast and were away two months. In Redlands they saw only for moment MT. Sparks, who former Iy ran the Sparks hotel, and in Mani tou, Col, saw Charles Grant, another former New Havener, who was twenty years ago a clerk in the New Haven postoffice and went west to reside, his health not permitting him to stand the rigors of the northern climaet. Mir. Grant was delighted to see friends from New Haven and had many en- Quiries to make regarding old friends here and the changes that have oc- cured here since he went away to make the west his home MT. Grant has sister in this city and Is the son of the late Alfred Grant, who was a
 
 ven Clock company for many years
 Miss Marion Nichols, sister of Mrs. Henry P. Sage of Howe street, will re- turn to her home on Friday from Vas sar college for the Easter recess. Miss Emeline Street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Street of East Haven, will also come home on that day, as will all the other New Haven girls receiv- ing college education at Vassar.
 The judges for the junior exhibition at Yale, which will be held April 1, will be Professor F. W. Williams, Pro- lessor c. s. Baldwin, Dr. Taylor MT. Thurber and Mr.. Bassett.
 Mrs. John c. Schwab will give an il- lustrated talk at the rooms of the Wo- rnen's School association, next Satur- day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The subject will be Sketches From Abroad" with artistic illustrations by the speaker. The lecture is open to all who desire to attend whether mem bers of the association or not. The regular monthly meeting will precede this lectrue.
 Colonel and Mrs. Rolln S. Woodruff gave whist Tuesday evening for the benefit of a needy couple. The affair was in the line of Sunshine work, Mrs. Woodruff being connected with the so- ciety. There were nine tables playing. A very fine buffet luncheon was pro vided by the hostess. The winners of the prizes were: Mrs. Frank Belden, first for the women, taking an opales- cent vase; Mrs. Frank B. Walker, sec ond, and receiving a Haviland cake plate; G. W. Lewis, first for the men, and having an ale pitcher; Samuel Reed second, and being presented with 3 pair of ginger ale holders. The con- solation prizes went to Mrs. James Todd, a china tray, and Arthur Wood s ruff, cigar and ash holder. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Brown, MT. and Mrs. Smith Weed, MT, and Mrs. F. c. Bushnell, MT. and Mrs. W. F. Futile, MT. and Mrs. G. H. But Ter, Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Demarest, MT. and Mrs. Wilson H. Lee, MT. and Mrs. s. J. Fox, Mrs. Josephine Fitch, Ern- est Simpson, MT. and Mrs. Frank Bel den, H. M. Kochersperger, MT. and Mrs. Walter S. Garde.
 Mrs. Mulligan, mother of Mrs Thom- as Stanford, is in Westville from her n home in Meriden. She is staying at the home of her daughter who has been seriously i'll with the grip. Her cohdition, however, was reported as slightly improved.
 / MT. and Mrs. Charles R. Coan of Wooster street have gone to Cincinnati to visit MT. and Mrs. B. R. Coan of 4hof ai4 os Charles R. Coan and was on here last summer visiting his relatives here, and spent some time also at Newtown.
 Chauncey Schroeder who is connect ed with the Mining Investment com pany, of his father, J. W. Schroeder has just returned from ten days trip to Buffalo, N. Y, where he went in the interests of his company.
 Mrs. H. M Kochersperger of Orange street is in Philadelphia visiting her mother and sister.
 The Ladies' Sewing society of Trinity F. E. church, Branford, will meet with Mrs. Walter Fowler of Cedar street this afternoon.
 Mrs. Timothy Norton of Dickerman street entertained her evening whist club last night. There were two sub- stitutes present, Mrs. w. H. Garde for Mrs. G. A. Maycock, who is absent from the city, and Mrs. Mary s. Bow man for Mrs. Sydney H. Dawson, who is confined to the house with an attack : of grip.
 A cablegram received at the New York office announced the arrival of F the steamer Talisman at Gaudaloupe in the West Indies. On board are Mrs. c "A. Maycock and her son Raymond.
 pr. Rudolph Shcwill, for three years Instructor of Spanish at Yale, has been granted a leave of absence for eighteen months. He will leave the latter part of June for Spain, where he will spend several months in the vicinity of Mad. rid, obtaining further insight into the language and literature in the Spanish libraries. He will then go to Madeira and from there to Chili and Bolivia not returning to this country until late in 1904 During his absence the course of Spanish at the university will be ir charge of Professor. Wagner of tht Hopkins grammar school.
 
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