The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-04

IE. avenue yesterday afternoon gave a re- eeption from until 6. The hostess wore a beautiful gown os white crepe de chine. Assisting in receiving were Mrs. H. s. Camp of MiddIetown, Mrs. Irving Fisher, Mrs. Charles Kent, Mrs. Charl- ton Lewis, Mrs. Charles Culver of New York. Mrs. Winchester Bennett. Mrs. Bernadotte Perrin, Miss Welton, Miss Camp of Middletown, Mrs. c. S. Kitchel, Mrs. A. J. DuBois, Mrs. Edward Bourne, Mrs. Henry Sargent, Mrs. Augustus Kimberly, Mrs. George M. Duncan, Mrs. Frederick Kingsbury. The decorations were in yellow. The table was effective ly decorated, and was in charge of the home chef.
 Mrs. Frank Corbin will give recep- ton and dance for her daughter, Miss Ruth Corbin, at Harmonic hall this ev- ening. Miss Edith Russell of Hart ford, Miss Marion Nichols of Haven, Mass, Miss Cadance Watson of Scran- ton, Pa, Miss Reed and Miss Alice Reed of ThomDson, Conn.,, classmates at Durham Of Miss Corbin. will be in the receiving line. Champion will have charge of the decorations. Moseley of the New Haven house will cater. FichtPs orchestra will play.
 Earl Pierpont of Salem, Va, has been visiting friends in this city and is now with relatives in Clintonville. He will return to Virginia with his aunt. Miss Susie Cheney of this city, at Christmas time. when she will visit her sister, Mrs. Pierpont, for about ten days. MT. and Mrs. Pierpont and son Earl resided on Edwards street for several years.
 Mrs. D. J. Hurley of IS Bishop street and Miss Lynch Of Waterbury spent Monday and Tuesday in New York city.
 Mrs. Frank Ives of Newark, N. J., is visiting friends in this city.
 The Theta Epsilon society of young ladies, graduates of Hillhouse High school. held their weekly whist with Miss Ethel Reyes of Whalley avenue on Tuesday evening. They have issued cards for dance in .Lenox hall on Jan uary 8. --..
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Levere will spend the winter in Interlachen, Fla, leaving here next Wednesday and going by way
 
 of Savanna, Ga.
 Tom Shevlin, the varsity football player will leave town with Mike Mur- phy in a few days to get special atten- tion to his work wi.h the hammer. He is throwing in great form this year.
 The regular business meeting of the Grenadier drum corps of Branford took place last evening at the home of the leader, Arthur Roberts on Wharf street
 Miss Cora E. Bofird, who has been in New Haven for three years has been appointed manager of M. Steinert 6 Sons store in Meriden and has assumed her duties. 3,
 William Ryan of Ansonia has accept ed positio with the Besse- Richey company of this city. =. ..
 The New Haven Postal Clerks asso- citation confidently expect one of the largest dances of the winter next Mon day night, when their. annual takes place at Republican hall An orchestra will supply music for the dance pro- gramme. ii
 At Lenox hall Friday evening, De- cember IS, the Auf Wiedersehn assem- bly, will inaugurate a series of informal dances. Lilley's orchestra has been en- gagged to play for dancing. The com mittee in charge is George Dahlmeyer. Henry Loeb, George Krick.
 This evening Elm Tree lodge will act upon fifty applications for membership. The presence of all members is desired.
 Miss Wilber of Hartford has accepted the position of pianist in the music de- partment of the Edward Malley store.
 Mrs. George Bayles of Orange, N. J., has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Katherine Bayles, to Rev. Oscar Fitzland Moore, chaplain |of the Episcopal academy of Connecticut at Cheshire.
 Mrs. Sarah Munson, an aged and esti- mable lady of Woodbridge, was strick- en with paralysis at her home few days since. Owing to her advanced age, eighty-two, years, her friends entertain but little hopes of her recovery. The Kalmathean club met yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs s. J. Bryant, Mrs. Charles Cough chairman. Mrs. Harriet Tyler gave Current hNElllSJ Mlo. V. IAs ouoh lCetu d popCl on Russian Literature" and Mrs. Goukh's paper was on "St. Petersburg and the Winter Palace"
 Next Sunday evening Vilney B. Cush- l ing of Bangor, Me. will deliver an ad- dress in the M. E. church, Westville, on "A Remedy for the Drink Evil.' MT | Gushing is a noted temperance worker and is one of the leaders of the prohibi- | tion party in the United States. His lecture promises to be of unusual inter- est. t.:.. ..+. | Last evening at the Congregational church. Westville Herbert H. Booth son of General Booth comnander-in. chief Of the Salvation Army, delivered an address on "The Early Christians. The lecture is divided into two parts first, "Heroism of the Early Christians and Their Battle for the Capture oi Rome:" second. From the Stake ant Coliseum to the Martyrs Garland" Twt hundred stereopticon views were used including a number of moving pictures | P. F. Smith, a former officer of tht Building Trades council and the Steam Filters union. but now in business il
 New Hampshire, is spending fev
 weeks vacation in this city.
 Miss Hettie Lake, who has been. yer! ill with nervous prostration and othe
 complications, was removed to the Nev
 Haven hospital from Branford Wed