The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

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 The Comfortable society, of Branford, meets this afternoon with Mrs. H. E. Thatcher
 Mrs. Frank R. Luckey has issued in vitations to a dozen playmates of her little son in honor of his fifth birthday,
 which occurs to-day. Mrs. Luckey will
 decorate the table with valentine hearts tied with baby ribbons. There will be
 all sorts of pretty little decorative eff fects which will win the eye and charm
 the hearts of Master Luckey and his guests. The birthday cake will occupy
 the place of honor in the center of the
 table and around it will be burning five
 red candles. The intervals will be long
 between the. tapers, but as the years
 pass away, the gaps will close only too
 fast. There will be suitable children s
 games, and pretty prizes for the chil-
 dren, who prove themselves most skill
 full or most lucky. English table ten
 pins will be one of the games of the af- 1 ternoon. Among the youthful guests expected are Katherine Smith, Martha Morehouse, Sam Morshouse, John Hauff, Sherrill Kent, Leonard Brown and War
 ner Stevens.
 The Hamden Athletic association gave a vaudeville entertainment and dance at the Hamden Town Hall last evening to a good sized audience.
 Miss Wurts, og Whitney avenue. has issued cards for Thursday to meet her
 sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Penberton Wurts of Chicago. Mrs. Wurts' hus- band was Yale man of the class of 80. Mrs. Domkee, of Union avenue, West Haven, entertained the "Idle Hour" Whist club at her home last evening. The young ladies of Dwight Place church will hold an apron and cake sale to-day in the parlors of the church. Joe Welch, the we'll known comedian who played 'The Peddler' in New Ha- ven last week, has engaged Max Ja- cobs, of this city, to join his company and take an important juvenile part.
 MT. Jacobs is popular employe of the Howe & Stetson Co.,, and his many friends will wish him success in his new line of work.
 Mr. John Cassidy and two sons of Bridgeport spent Sunday at the resi- dence of Mir. Patrick Cassidy, 245 Lom- bard street.
 The New Haven Women's Tax club met last evening at the home of Mrs. William Rhein, 454 Whalley avenue.
 Mrs. James Winans of New York is in town visiting Miss McFeeters and friends for several days.
 Miss Florence Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Reilly Smith of Howard ave- nue, entertained her club at masquer- ade last evening. There were about twenty guests in the party A very ela- borate luncheon was served and the ta- bles were beautifully decorated with cut flowers. All report a thoroughly enjoy able evening.
 Last evening the charity entertain ment under the auspices of Miss Minnie Johnson was given at west Haven Town Hall, with the following programme: Piano duet, MT. and Mrs. Kinsley a farce in one act, Who's Who," under the direction of Robert c. Dobson; cor net solo, Mrs. Eugene P. McKenna; Athelston Mills, accompanist. Dancing concluded the programme
 The o. and w. Whist club met last evening with MT and Mrs. Frederick Dickernaan at their home on Campbell avenue, West Haven.
 A party of friends called at the home of John Futile in West Haven Monday evening on the occasion of his seven- teenth birthday. The principal feature of the evening was whist. No prizes were awarded. A light luncheon was served and a pleasant time was had by all.
 Mrs. James H. Reynolds, of West Haven, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Huntley Drummond, at her home in Montreal, Canada, has re- turned from a delightful visit of ten days
 Mrs. Cady, of Elm street, West Ha- ven entertained the Monday Afternoon Whist club Monday. The substitutes were Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Usher, of Woodmont After the game a lunch was served, and all present had fine time.
 Mrs. Walter Clark and Mrs. Freder- ick Clark, of Milford, gave a leap-year dance at the Orange town hall Monday evening, and all who attended enjoyed themselves hugely.
 Miss Ida E. Wilkinson gave a, yalen- tine whist party at her home on Wash ington avenue, West Haven, on Mon- Gay evening. The house decorations were pink crepe paper and hearts. The prizes were won by Miss May Wilkin- son, Henry Andre, Miss Elsie Futile and James McClelland. A buffet lunch was served.
 Next Friday evening the New Haven Mothers club will be entertained at an evening reception at the home of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sheldon, 364 Mansfield street. Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bolton, daughter of Mir. Sheldon, will be the hostess of the occasion. The date se- lected is Founders" Day. of the Ma tional Congress of Mothers and will be generally observed in the organiza- ton. Mrs. Tillinghast will assist her sister in entertaining.
 Mrs. Harry c. Prescott entertained a gathering of friends at valentine par ty at her home in East Haven Monday evening. The house was prettily dec- orated with red and white crepe paper in many unique designs appropriate to the season. Whist was played and sev- eral musical numbers were given by the guests. Dancing was enjoyed, excellent music for which was furnished by a under the supervision of Frank Willoughby A delicious supper | the pleasing happenings of l the evening.
 Miss Ida Alrnirae Barnes entertained l