The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-20

the advent of warmer weather. He IS known to all residents of the coast, having taken out parties in his sail boat up to within few years.
 The Wednesday Afternoon Whist club of West Haven will meet to-day with Mrs. J. D. Merwin, Washington avenue.
 Invitations have been received by many former parishioners and other Branford friends to the golden wedding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Henry P. Blake. The event will be celebrat- ed in New Rochelle, N. Y, Thursday, May F. MT. Blake will be remember ed as the former pastor of the First Congregational church Of Branford.
 The Aid society of the West Haven Congregational church will meet Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors at two o'clock. April 27 and 2S the society are planning f5r fair to be held at the Town hall, both after noon and evening.
 Charles E. Loveland Of Fair Haven spent Sunday at his cottage at Summer Island, Branford.
 Mrs. c. E. Tracy, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles Wood 1 ford of Center street, West Haven. has returned to her home in Wethersfield.
 L. Vincent Gaylord of Fall River, Mass, spent Sunday with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. c. W. Gaylord, of South Main street. Branford.
 President Charles s. Mellen of the Consolidated railroad has written to the officers of the West Side Workingmen's club in Hartford to the effect that he will address the club on the evening of April 2S.s
 The Kings Daughters of the Congre- gational church, North Haven, will give fine entertainment in Memorial hall next Monday evening. The programme will consist of a play by the students of Boardman High school, this city, and musical numbers under the direc- tion of Fred Stiles, organist of the church. Among the latter will be so- Hos by Miss Marie Eaton and Miss Mar tha Springer, and violin solos by Mrs. J. Richard North. The entertainment will conclude with tableaux and statu- ary. The committee in charge is Mrs. James Monson, Mrs. Edgar Monson, Mrs. Nellie Nichols.
 Mr. and Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes, ljr., left yesterday afternoon to attend the Southern Educational convention which will be held in Birmingham, Ala bama. They will be members of the party of Robert c. Ogden, who will have a special train leaving New York tonight for the south, and stopping at Hampton, Va, and at Tuskegee, Ala lThe party will be absent about ten days. Between thirty and forty per sons will be included in the party. Yesterday afternoon in Branford a livery interesting meeting of the loca branch of the Women's Board of For. leign Missions WIS held in the parlors oi lthe Congregational church. Miss Mary E. Landfear. of New Haven, a former missionary in South Africa, spoke very Interestingly of the mission work il that country.
 Mrs Edward Gagel of Center street West Haven, is in New York for a few days.
 Mrs. Bartholomew's dancing class met last evening in Pythian hall, Bran ford. Several more joined the class To-norrow evening Mrs. Bartholomew class at the Four Corners will close the season with a reception which sev, eral from Branford are preparing to at tend.
 Mrs. Hubbard. of Norwich Conn, i: the guest of her son, G. E. Hubbard O. Elm street, West Haven.
 Miss Jessie Knapp is quite i'll at he home on East Main street, Branford being threatened with pneumonia. pr Gaylord is the attending physician.
 Mrs W. s. Hills, who has been tht guest of MT. and Mrs c. F. Hubbard of Elm street, West Haven, has return ed to her home in Boston.