The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-25

-IntereatIng social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Miss Clara A. Hurlburt, the popular teacher in room Il Webster school, was pleasantly surprised yesterday. The girl pupils in her room presented her with a handsome umbrella, and the boys remembered her with beautiful automobile bag. Miss Hurlburt feel ingly thanked her scholars. 's
 Miss Gertie Sternberg, daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. P. Sternberg, is home visiting her parents after an absence of two years filling important engage ments with the Weber & Fields west ern company, winning many successes. being one of the leading soubrettes of the company. Her stage name is Maude Emerson. She played for many months in California theaters and also for a considerable time in Alaska. Her many New Haven friends will welcome her return.
 Policeman Terrence Clancy, of the Grand avenue precinct, is seriously i'll with pneumonia at his home, 504i Ferry street. He has been off duty consider ably during the past month from sick ness, and his condition is now critical. Policeman Clancy is one of the oldest members of the force, and he has very many friends, who hope for his recov- cry.
 Miss Jennie Hinmelreich, of Lewis burg, Pa., is the guest of Mrs. W. A. Granville, of 118 Howe street. She is the ffancee of Rev. J. Sieber, pastor of the English Lutheran church. She will re- main a fortnight.
 Rev. Charles w. Merriam, an old Yale debater, has just been called to the pastorate of the Greenfield (Mass.) Congregational church. He was a mem Der of the class of 1901 in the Yale Di- vinity school, while he fought Harvard and Princeton in debate for the blue. He had received an Amherst academic diploma before he came to Yale. He resided in Springfield till he was chosen pastor of the Cohassett (Mass) Congre- gational church about a year ago. He will probably accept the call to Green field. .,Mr F
 Hon. William McAdoo, who is to be commissioner of police under New York's new democratic mayor, is a per- sonal friend of Landlord Thomas H. Sullivan, of the Hotel Oneco, and all ways stops at the Oneco when in New Haven, in which city he is well known and has many friends. .....-.....-s,.
 Coach A. H. Miller, of the basketball team of the United States soldiers who are training for a series of games with teams of the Second regiment the next few weeks, has returned from short trip and yesterday resumed the coach ing of the team in preparations for it's New Years game. The team is improv- ing rapidly and will give the Naval Re serves stiff argument next Friday af- ternoon. rs,s. .s-.. 4s.s Mir. and Mrs. Henry Moore and two children, of Brooklyn, will pass Christ mas with Mrs. Moore's parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Bradley, of West Main street, Branford. S.....5..-.s "s.....,
 Miss Lucy Welch, of Southington, and Charles w. Huxley, of Plantsville, will be married by Rev. W. J. Doolan in St. Thomas church December 31. Miss Welch is well known and very popu- lar young lady, and Mir. Huxley is a popular employe of the Peck, Stow & Wilcox company. They will reside in Plantsville.
 The appointment of Second Lieuten- ant Charles P. Reynolds, Company M, Second infantry, at Torrington, has been revoked upon his own request, to date December 1, 1903. Captain William B. Besse is ordered to warn the mem bers of the company to appear at their arinory to nominate, by ballot, a second lieutenant.
 Miss Nettie F. Halsey, of Yonkers, N. Y, is spending the holidays with her aunt, Mrs. William H. Richards, of Kensington street.
 Louis A. Fisk, of the Branford Driv- ing park, who has been quite i'll at his home at Crescent Bluff, threatened with pneumonia, is very much better. Dr. Bellosa succeeded in breaking up the hard cold before it developed into pneu- monia.
 Misses Elinor and Martha Quinlan, teachers in the Dwight and Orchard street schools, will spend the Christi mas vacation at their home in Bran ford.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Buckman, of Lake place. will spend Christmas in Trenton, N. J., with MT. Buekman's family,
 John Waters, now employed in Port Hand, Me-, will spend Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Matthew Neidhurst, of Branford. z
 Minott Osborn, son of Colonel and Mrs. N. G. Osborn, is spending the hol- idays with Frederick Parnelee in Wor- cester, Mass.
 Mrs. Clarence Bacon will leave Bran ford the last of the week for St. Angus tine, Florida, where she will spend the winter season, according to her annual custom.
 Miss Anna Hull and Miss Marguerite Hull, of Spring street.. will spend the holidays in Reading, Pa.
 MT. and Mrs. George W. Neubauer, MT. and Mrs. Carlos A. Neal, Mrs. J. H. Sessions, Miss Ida Bunnell and Miss Alena Hendry, all of Bristol, left We'd nesday for Indian Beach, Fla, where they wifi spend the winter at the Bris- tol colony.
 Mrs. r. w. Cone is entertaining her nephew, Frederick Rathbun, of Provi-