The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-19


 -Inisrssting social Events Here and Elsewhere.
 Captain Edward R. Geer. the we'll known sound steamboat skipper, has left the steamer Richard Peck to ae- cept the appointment of commander of the steam yacht Kanawha, of the New York Yacht club. Captain Geer also formerly handled the New Haven steamboat Chester w. Chapin. Long Island sound is tract of the worlds surface that Captain Geer is very fa- miliar with.
 H. S. Wells has been appointed cap tain of the freshman second baseball team.
 One of the early May weddings in New Haven will be that of Miss Lucia Russell, of this city, and Albert Beach Plant, son of MT. and Mrs. Albert E. Plant. of Branford. The ceremony will be performed in Calvary Baptist church May F.
 c. L. Lawrence, 1905, has been elected president of the Intercollegiate Fencing association.
 Owing to an attack of illness Judge Elmer will be unable to sit at his ses- sion of the superior court to-day, and the case of Palmer against Neubauer, assigned as Q special, will not be call- ed. Judge Elmer is suffering from the grip, but no serious developments are anticipated by those in attendance up- on him.
 H. J. Eddy, of the Columbian Fire proof company of New York city, re- turned to this city yesterday to finish up the work on the Wall street dormi- tory.
 Miss Violet Regna Miller, of the Ter race, Short Beach, has sent several paintings in oil to the Paint and Clay clubs exhibit in this city, which have been accepted by the committee on se- 1ection-quite an honor for so youthful an artist. Great promise is shown in Miss Miller's paintings.
 A special dispatch to yesterday morn ing's Hartford Courant says: Hon. Randolph H. Chandler, of Thompson, has been entertaining a party of friends here to celebrate the birthday anniver- sary of Colonel N. G. Osborn, of New Haven, which occurred to-day. They arrived yesterday noon, and left this afternoon for New Haven. The party included, besides the host and Colonel Osborn, ex-Governors Waller and Mc- Lean and Messrs. Schuyler Merritt, of Stamford, and Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford, who were fellow delegates at the convention three years ago With MT. Chandler and Messrs. Osborn and Waller
 Miss Marjorie Crossley entertained the members of her Sunday school class from 5 to o'clock Friday afternoon at her home, S5 Howe street. The guest of honor was Mrs. Jay F. Stocking, nee Porter, a former teacher. After games and music refreshments were served on small tables handsomely decorated in pink and green.
 The annual sophomore freshman de- bate will be held Wednesday, April 27, in Dwight hall. The sophomore team will be T. L. Bouscaren, c. B. VanTas- sel and L. Perrin.
 Announcements have been received in this city of the wedding of Miss Char lotte May Hull, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Holmes Hull, of Southport, and Paul Dwight Moody, Yale 1901, of East Northfield, Mass, on Thursday, April 14. Owing to the rather recent death of Mrs. Moody the wedding was very quiet home affair. The officiat- ing clergyman was Rev. Fay Smith, of Northfield, assisted by Rev. MT. Canes, of Greens Farms. MT. and Mrs. Moody have gone for an extended. wedding tour
 Invitations have been issued by MT. and Mrs. Archer w. Underhill for the marriage of their niece, Miss Josie May Birmingham, to George Henry Seeley. The wedding ceremony is to take place on Wednesday evening, April 20, at o'clock. at the brides home, 12 Arthur street.
 Mae c. Lawier entertained twelve girl friends last Friday evening from to 10 o'clock at her home, "A Market street The evening was devoted to playing whist. after which there were several vocal and piano selections.