The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-20
PERSONAL PARA sRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

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 The condition of Mrs. Richard Gib-. bons Of fl Gibbs tsreet. who was se- verely burned at her home Monday is said by Dr. P. R. stetson to be very favorable. She will undoubtedly re- cover.
 Miss Olive Messinger of George street has been spending few days with friends in Meriden.
 James R. Disbrow, proprietor of the Church street gentlemen's furnishing store is nursing a quinsy sore throat and baby girl. The latter was born last night. MT. Disbrow has been i'll several days but is improving. The young ladies of the First aptist church will serve a supper at the church tomorrow evening. The proceeds will be used in furnishing the new church. Cordial invitation is extended to the public.
 William D. Foote has started his new house on Alden avenue, between Foun- tain and Willard streets.
 Mrs. James Macleod of 58 filling street, West Haven, has gone for two weeks visit to Worcester and Boston. She is accompanied by her young daughter. Miss Jeanette Moves Mac Leod
 Myron Russell is confined to his home on Harrison street suffering from ton silitis.
 Miss Irene Howard of Bridgeport is visiting her cousins. the Misses 'Don- nell of Sylvan avenue.
 The report that Edward B. Sparks, formerly of this city. but now of San Francisco, Cal, is the victim of rail- way accident which caused the loss of both legs, is not credited by MT. Isaacs, the brother of Mrs. Sparks. A letter received by the Isaacs family Monday states that Ed is just recovering from a severe attack of appendicitis, has 1 been operated upon by surgeons in the San Francisco hospital. and will soon go up into the mountains to fully re- cuperate.
 Assisted by many friends, F. J. Brauer of 24 Warren street celebrated fittingly this week the 52d anniversary of his birth. The guests were finely en- tertained. only Friend Brauer knows how.
 At the meeting of the prudential com mittee held on Monday, an additional gift of $2,000 from Henry F. English, of Hillohuse avenue, to the Yale School of Fine Arts was announced. This gift is to go to the establishment of the Alice KimbaE English scolarship. The gift of Mir English is really an increase of the Alice Kimball English fund of $S,OOO. This was for prizes awarded an- nually to students taking the regular studies of the art school The Alice Kimball English scholarship just found ed by MT. English is for advanced students and is to be awarded as an honor. The scholarship and prizes are named in honor of Mrs. English. Both MT. and Mrs. English have been for many years keenly interested in the art school.
 Miss Josephine c. Nuhn, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Conrad Nuhn, has been selected by the Mayer, Strouse, Adler company to preside over their exhibit 1 at the Worlds fair in St. Louis. Miss Nuhn will also act for the Singer Sew I ing Machine company at the fair, she l having been selected from among a large nmber of competitors as the most skilled needle worker. Miss Nuhn will leave New Haven on April 26, and will be gone all summer.
 i The diocesan board of school visitors consisting of Rev. John Russell, pastor of St. Patriek's, Rev. John D. Coyle oi St. Johns, and Rev. John Kennedy of St. Joseph's parish, Westville, is to start out soon on the annual visit to the par ochial schools in this, Fairfield and Litchfield counties. The board will be- gin their work on April 2S with visits to the parochial schools of this city.
 Charles Non will leave this city next Monday for St. Louis, Mo-, where he has lsecured 2 situation with one of the largest restaurants on 14th street Mir Noll expects to be away from this city labout five months.
 The event last evening in Branfor6 was the leap year dance which was helt lin Pythian hall The affair was ir Icharge of committee of young ladies including the Misses Julia Hoadley Anne Beach and Ethel Hager It wa one of the pleasantest of the social sea son.
 Rev. J Luther Sieber, pastor of tht First English Lutheran church, wa given a pleasant surprise Monday ev ening by the members of his conf1rma Ition class. While at work in his stud. MT. Sieber was called to meet the clas which had assembled in the library un known to him. Miss Signe Schwartz lin very pleasing way presented hin
 with a beautiful chair of the lates
 Dutch style. The members of the clas present were: Signe Schwartz, Cor;
 Christofferson, Jennie Halversen, An nie Carlson, Harry Brandt, Harry John son, Robert Smelson, Albert Swanson.
 The whist of the Coreopsis Sunshin society to be given next Monday after moon from 2:90 to o'clock, at the Re publican club hall is eagerly awaite' by a large number of young people The girls have planned for 54 tables divided into six sections, over each 0
 which chairman has been appointed
 The chairnlen are Miss Bessie Walker
 Edna Higby. Eleanor Booth, Gertrud Norton, Harriet Blakeslee, Mrs. F. H l Kimberly. Each of these chairmen wi
 have four assistants, who will attend t
 the duties of punching the score cards
 In place of the Ansonia quartette
 which will be unable to come to tn Princess anniversary at Music hal , | 1~.. IH nr