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An April First Party-Death oi ss G Hi,chcoek-Importan Heptasophs Msetlng-Enfertainmsnt to be Given ut Pilgrim church.
 An April first party was given ny Miss Bertha Huntington, in celebration of her birthday, at her home, SS Grand avenue, on Friday evening. Each guest as they arrived was presented with a dunce cap, which they wore throughout the evening. Games Of va rious kinds were played and delicious supper was enjoyed. the party breaking up shortly after midnight. Among the guests were the Misses Sadie Cooper, Lulu Johnston, Viola Holiday, Nellie Edmondson, Zena Howard. Belle Stat CT, Florence Grosvenor, Frances Street CT Jessie, Mabel, Doris and Bertha Huntington, and Ernest Averill, Lester Johnston, Herbert Johnson, Alvin Bar rows, William Savage, Carl Shaver, MT. Fuller, Harry Benham, Ernest A. Coop CT and Wentworth Floyd.
 George G. Hitchcock, of 1S4 Fairmont avenue, died on Saturday, after an ill., ness of many months, aged sixty-six years. He leaves, besides widow, two sons, Burton G. and Arthur E. Hitch cock; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Hull, and a brother, Frank Hitchcock, of Bridgeport. The funeral will be held this afternoon and will be private. Every member of Quinnipiac con- clave, Improved Order of Heptasophs, should be at the meeting in A. 0. U. w. hall, 25 Grand avenue, this evening, as matter of vital importance will come before the meeting for final ac- tion. An amendment has been present. ed and read at two consecutive meet ings proposing to change the by-laws so that the dues would be $5 per year | instead of $3, the $2 extra to be for the support of a sick benefit association for all members, to pay $5 per week to sick members mot to include the first week s | sickness), and not to exceed ten weeks in any one fiscal year It is believed that the lodge room will be well filled and that considerable discussion win be indulged in before the final vote is taken. Other routine business will be transacted.
 William Wolcott and family removed from 56 Perkins street to l9 Perkins street on Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. George Benton of 50 Att water street, have been visiting rela- tives in Guilford for the past few days.
 Mrs. Keeney, of Lenox street, is con- valeseent from serious illness.
 Rev. William Brown, Mir and Mrs. | Edward Cooper and Mrs. Babeock, rep resenting the local Church of the Sec ond Advent, attended the annual con- ference of that church which has been held for the past few days in New Lon- don.
 Winfred Van Sickels, of Hill street East Haven, is confined to the house with the grip.
 Jessie Davis, daughter of MT. and Mrs R. G. Davis, of Quinnipiac avenue is hoe from Ingleside school for the Easter vacation.
 Miss Florence Barnes, of Exchange street, has returned from Hartford af- ter weeks visit with relatives In that city.
 The entertainment to be given We'd nesday evening in Pilgrim church un- der the auspices of the Y. F. $. c. E. promises to be a novel affair. The young people will present the Morning and Afternoon Session of the District School of Blueberry Corners" The school committee will elect a teacher and all the characteristics of an old fashioned school will be brought out Admission will be ten cents. Ice crean, will be served.
 George H. Stevenson, Harvard 1907 whose home is on Poplar street has been elected vice-president of the Freshman Glee club at Harvard uni versity. He is also a member of the Pierian and University Glee clubs, and plays or the Freshman Mandolin anc Banjo clubs.
 Yesterday in the Grand Avenue Con gregational church the quartette rem dered the cantata From Death to Life, by J. c. Bartlett, and Rev. Dr Sheath preached from the subject With Christ" In the evening the Eas ter service of the Sunday school wa: held. The choir, which is composed o Mrs. John R. Booth, soprano; Miss D Gertrude Duell contralto; Forace l. Smith, tenor, and Dwight L. Chamber berlain, baritone, with Charles Stor mont as organist and director, has beel re-engaged for another year.
 Miss Mary l.. Haley, soprano solois of the Pilgrim church, has been engag ed in the same capacity at the Soutl Norwalk Congregational church. He successor has not yet been selected.
 The three-act comedy, "A Spoiled Darling,'' which is being prepared by the 'A' Dramatic society under tn, able direction of Mrs Wallace Hurl. burt, will be presented in the Gran( Avenue Congregational church Tues day, April 12, and will be a whole even ing's entertainment of about two hours The title role is taken by Wilfred T Mott, who is well known in the fielC and has made a name for himself il plays of this sort and also in the min strels given by the Phi Delta society The cast of characters is as follows: Stanley McAllister, a large, athletic
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 delicate woman. Miss Ethel Prime Gwendolyn Riall.... Miss Alice Sperr, T. Livingston Vanderslice. e...........
 ................ Germaine Crossle, Mary Henrietta Kellogg. ...................M Miss Maude Kelle, (The last three all friends of Mrs. Mo
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 Allister ..................I. Hurlbur Flora O'Flannigan, Irish cook...... ............ Miss Grace Hofacke Ioaee,;o M11rrbu 1o11coy1n ai