The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-15
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFRTERESTCO CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

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 Mrs. Charles R. coan of Wooster street. who has been i'll at her house for six weeks with grip cold, is now re- covering.
 Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Beck held a whist party with two tables of intimate friends on Wednesday evening. The first prize was taken by Mrs. Klenke, the second prize by Mr. viebranz and the consolation by Edward J. Tiesing. The players were Mir. and Mrs. Edward J. Tiesing, Dr. and Mrs. Klenke, Mr. and Mrs. Viebranz and Mir. and Mrs. Beck.
 John Dinnan. the locksmith on Orange street, has a little son who is very i'll with rheumatism and doubts are enter tained as to his recovery.
 According to the annual custom, St. Patrick's T. A. B. society will give a dance on the evening of March IT. Music hall has been engaged for the event. A committee of arrangements has been appointed, including Rich ard Kenyon, James J. Hogan, Thomas Reyes, John J. Corbett. Arpin's or chestra will play.
 Miss Edna Higby of Dwight street gave a charity heart party Saturday af- ternoon. Red hearts formed the deco rations. The guests were the Misses Gertrude and Leonora Grave, the Miss es Harriet and Martha Blakeslee, Miss Eleanor Booth, Miss Catherine Pater- son, Miss Helen Brown, Miss Lillie Gneringer, Miss Charlotte Hubbard, Miss Winnifred Campbell, Miss Eliza beth Patton, Miss May Barnum, Miss Maud Beach. Miss Rosabelle Welles, Miss Phoebe Elliott, Miss Jean Peck, Miss Ella Small, Miss Florence Pfaff and Miss Emma Merriam.
 Mrs. Louis Weekesser of Waterburxs formerly of this city, has spent the last two weeks in Washington, D. C., visit ing her cousin.
 Herbert Tiesing of 35 Bishop street has been attending the State Dental col lege in Baltimore, which was burned last Monday MT. Tiesing was to grad uate in May after three years course, but he will probably be transferred to some other college.
 Miss Emily Hendricks chaperoned a jolly party of high school girls at box party given at the Hyperion Saturday afternoon. The party included the Misses Hazel Stowe, Martha Hendricks, Marjorie Smith and Harriet Smith.
 The athletic club of boys connected with the New Haven high school held a masquerade valentine party on Satur- day evening at the residence of Rev. Stewart Means of Humphrey street, MT. Means son being member of the club. There were about twenty-five present and a very jolly evening was enjoyed by all present.
 Mrs. Ezra Merriam entertained her whist club on Friday afternoon at her residence on Bishop street. The twelve ladies were decorated with fancy red hearts in honor of St. Valentine and a social afternoon was passed.
 Mrs. Hayes Trowbridge of Temple street has as her guest her cousin, Miss Middlebrook of Nantucket.
 Miss Eleanor F. Tyler of College street left last week for Florida, where she will spend six weeks. She accom- panied party of New York friends, among whom were MT. and Mrs. A. M. Young, Miss Lucy Young and Miss Eiz- abeth Young.
 The music committee of the Con- gregational church, West Haven, have perfected their arrangemnts for the coming year and the choir will be as follows Director, Mrs. R. M. Davis, contralto; Miss Mathilda Richter, so- prano; F. H. Spencer, tenor; George l.. Peck, bass, and Howard w. Thomp- son, organist.
 The second benefit whist for the Wo- mans Exchange was given at the New Haven house. by Mrs. William H. Moseley Saturday afternoon and was another great success. Over 150 people played and the two whists will net the exchange about $200 One of the rooms was given over to bridge, an- other to euchre and the large drawing room to whist.
 During the coming absence of Profess sor Adison Van Name, Professor Frank lin Bowditch Dexter will be in charge of the Yale library. Professor Van Name will leave here soon for an ex- tended rest. His health has not been of the best for several months.
 Mrs. John Wetmore entertained a party of young people at her home in East Haven, Friday evening, February 12. This was one of the most delight ful valentine parties of this season. Covers were laid for fourteen. The guests were Ruby Morse, George Berg strom, Fannie Woodward, Irving Allen, Lila Wetmore, Aubrey Barnes, Maude Steele, Claude Dibble, M. c. Scanlon, Carrie Downer, Josephine Brown, James Stanton, Olive L. Woodward and Charles Rossiter. The evening was spent in games, the most interesting of which was wink.
 About the middle of March, proba- ply the fifteenth or sixteenth, Mrs. w. P. Futile of Elm street will be the hostess at an afternoon musicale, for the benefit of the Tribune Sunshine society. The musicians who will en- certain the guests are both intimate friends of Mrs. Futile, and are Mrs. Francis A. Smith and Mrs. Nellie Ca rey Reynolds of Hartford. Both sing CTS are favorites in New Haven, and the afternoon of song will be an event of much anticipation to expectant guests.
 Mrs. H. M. Kochersperger will open some day this week.