The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-19


 The Star Whist club will meet with Mrs. Sarah J. Root, S55 Grand ave nue, Tuesday evening. March p.
 Mrs. Nellie Barnes of Holyoke, Mass, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank Aiken, of 55 Dixwell avenue.
 Miss Mabel Rogers of Bridgeport spent several days this week with Miss Valentine Reichel-
 Inspector of public lighting, Henry Hopkins. is i'll at his home in Gamer street with severe grip cold.
 F. G. Anthony, the city tax collector, who has been very i'll with bronchial grip. is improving rapidly.
 General Superintendent H. H. Sykes, of the Southern New England Tele- phone company yesterday announced the appointment of William F. Harper as manager of the Derby Ansonia ex- change of the company. The appoint ment of MT. Harper is effective on April I. MT. Harper succeeds B. o. Powers, who comes to the New Haven office as a special agent.
 A masquerade surprise party was giv- en Robert T. Greene Thursday at his home by the members of the Lotos club and about twenty of their friends. The costumes were unique and varied. A bounteous lunch was served during the evening. The music and games which the guests participated in also made the affair one of the most enjoy, able events of the season.
 MT. and Mrs. William A. Pratt of Whalley avenue are expected home from Glen Falls on next Friday. They have been there to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. McDonald, the mother of Mrs. Pratt. MT. J. M. Griest, who was taken ill while travelling in California, is report ed to be in a critical condition.
 The Kings Daughters of Westville meet in the Congregational church this afternoon to discuss important busi- ness and for work.
 James. Vincent, the young son of Cap tain and Mrs. William J. O'Brien, who has been very i'll, is now improving.
 MT. William Getsye of Blake street will move shortly to Bethany, where he will enter the employ of the New Haven Water company as keeper of the reservoir there.
 Samuel Kaufman, who has been in i'll health for several weeks, has just left Grace hospital. and speaks in high terms of the kind apd careful atten- ton he received there. His health is entirely restored and he will be able to resume business in few days. He thinks Grace hospital splendid, we'll managed institution, and desires to be quoted to that effect.
 Miss Avery of Baltimore, Md, and Mrs. Foote of New Haven are the guests of Mrs. Trowbridge of Bloom street, West Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Micheal Honan, of No. 5S5 East street, are. rejoicing over the arrival of bouncing 10-pound boy in their household. Mother and baby are doing well.
 Mrs. N. W. Smith of Branford is guest of the week of Mrs.s Jeanette Linsley Of New Haven.
 Mrs. William Hoffman of Whalley avenue, who has been suffering from erysipelas for the past week, is re- ported as very much improved.
 Mrs. Dennis Futile of 15 Sylvan ave- the house since Thanksgiving with bron- the house sice Thanksgiving with bron- chial pneumonia and grip, is now suf- ficiently improved to take the air on fine days, and her ultimate recovery is hoped for.
 George Spencer of Whalley avenue, who recently fell on an icy walk seri- ously spraining his ankle, is able to be about.
 Dorothy Dewitt of Branford is now able to be down stairs, and although very weak, the young lady is gaining in strength each day. Miss Bessie Slo- cum left the patient yesterday and ex- poets to go to Boston this evening for visit with her sister, Mrs. Frances Park of that city.
 MT. John Mckay of Willard street the popular clerk at Taylor & Marvin's grocery store, has been victim of the grip for the past week.
 Mrs. D. w. Johnson of Branford, who has been very i'll with pneumonia, is now some what improved The crisis passed, a speedy recovery is now hoped for.
 MT. A. Kirck of Whalley avenue re- moved to Shelton avenue Thursday morning that he might be nearer his place of business with the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
 The members of the Washington West End Whist club had an enjoy able whist party at the home of Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, 277 Washington avenue, West Haven, Thursday even- ing. Prizes were won by Miss Helen R. Eagan and Miss Lucy Cannon. There were vocal and instrumental selections and the piano solos by the Misses Helen and Alice O'Brien, Helen R. Eagan, Lucy Cannon and Bessie Carr were greatly enjoyed. After the whist re- treatments were served.
 Assisted by the ladies' section of the Hermann's Sons Singing society, Mrs. Francis Gollbardt Thursday afternoon celebrated her birthday anniversary, The afternoon was most pleasantls spent with feasting and speechmaking. The celebrant was made the recipient of many gifts.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hamilton Mckay Twombly announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Florence, to Will liam A. M. Burden. MT. Twombly is a director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road. The marriage will take place at St. Thomas's church, New York on April 12.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry D. Thompson