The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-19
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
fTEuSoFINTEREST CONCERNING
 AEW HAVEN PEOPLE


 And Other People Known In This City
 -Interesting Social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Misses Denver of Boston is visiting the Misses Blakeslee of George street. They are planning a fine sleigh ride for Saturday night.
 MT. and Mrs. D. A. Blakeslee will leave Florida for home next Monday. Cold. rainy weather prevails in Florida.
 Mrs. c. A. Atwater of 139 College street had the pleasure of a visit from her nephew. Captain Eugene L. Dorsy of Louisville, Ky, last week. The visit was a delightful surprise as they had not met for twenty-five years. Captain Dorsey was attending an annual con- vention at Washington, of inspectors of engineers Of steam boilers, of swhom there are only ten members in the United States, so as to embrace the op- portunity of a short visit to his aunt. Miss Eva Wrightley of Macon, Ga., is visiting her cousins, the Misses Dickerman of Dickerman street.
 P. o. of A. will give a public whist March ? in it's rooms, 49 Insurance building. Prizes and light refreshments will be served.
 The Duplicate Whist. club will meet with Mrs. l.. J. Russell, 194 Dwight street. on Saturday afternoon. An en- joyable time is assured afterward as usual. The following ladies constitute the club: Mrs. Howard Webb, Mrs. Frank Brazos, Mrs. George E. French, Mrs. L. J. Russell, Mrs. Frank A. Southworth, Mrs. c. F. Messinger, Mrs. John Todd. Mrs. Foster of Humphrey street.
 Mrs. Dr. H. Merriman Steele of 226 Church street gave delightful tea on Wednesday from until clock. About 15O friends called.
 The Broadway Athletic club will give its first grand ball in Lenox hall Tues day evening, March 1. The. Second Reg iment orchestra will furnish the music E. c. Hausman is racing the great au- tomobilist. Barney Oldfeld, in Savan- Inah. Ga. Hausnan is an old bicycle rides Of New Haven, formerly with Campbell. the cycle and motorman of Broadway.
 Miss Ella Green of Edgewood avenue entertained her whist club Wednesday evening Miss Leona Morris captured the ladies prize, vase, and Clifford F. MessingerJ a box of fine writing pa per. The company passed a delightful evening. Refreshments were served. Professor and Mrs. Addison E. Verrill have announced the marriage of their youngest daughetr, Lucy Lavinia, on Saturday, February 6, to Samuel Henry Howe. jr.. Yale 'O2, of New York city. MT. Howe is the eldest son of the Rev. Samuel Henry Howe, pastor of Park church, Norwich, Conn. Miss Verrills engagement was announced about a year and a half ago. Mir. and Mrs Howe will reside in New York city.
 The Friendly Whist club met with Mrs. Alfred Todd on Norton street on Tuesday evening. Fine prizes and, a lovely lunch were among the features of the evening. Those playing were Mrs. Burr Leavenworth. Mrs. A. E. Jones. Mrs John N. Champion, Mrs. Aired Todd, Mrs. William Harpen, Mrs. Frank A. Southworth, Mrs. Charles Laron Mrs. William States. Miss Beulah Stannard of Fair Haven gave a five table whist party Tuesday night. Among those present were Ger trude Smith. Viola Griffin. Louise Aus tin. Helen Brown, Martha Blakeslee Do. 41o Chillingworth, Roy Beele, Frank Coe, Lee Wilson, and MT. Doty. A very en- joyable time was passed, and elegant refreshments were served.
 The Whalley avenue whist club will meet with Mrs. A. w. Adams, 245 Whal- ley avenue next week. Wednesday, Feb ruary "A.
 The members of the WestvilIe Wo- mans Christian Temperance union sur- orised Mrs. c. A. Gulliver of IS Harri- son street, Westville, Wednesday even- ing by invading her pleasant home lad ened with smiles, good wishes, baskets and bundles. Her many friends took this way to remind her that Father Time had added another year to her age The evening passed pleasantly in social talk, enlivened by selections on graphopfone.
 Miss Bessie Flanders of Church street,
 Branford, left on Wednesday for
 Nashua. N. H., to be the guest of her grandparents for week.
 Charles Hammond of "A Wilson street broke the record for opening oysters at Jeremiah Smith & Sons Saturday last.
 Mir. Hammond opened 21O quarts. Howard Bartholomew and Douglass Holabird of Branford left this week for Baltimore. where they both expect to go to work at their respective trades. Washington circle, No. 1855, c. 0. F., F held aregular meeting Wednesday ev- ening. and received three propositions. The committee reported on the bazaar held in Eagles hall in January, as a great success. The circle will give a private apron and necktie party March IS in Foresters' hall, 7S1 Chapel street. Mrs. Professor Williams gave a recep- ton on Tuesday afternoon. The house was beautifully decorated with carna-