The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
NDRHAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known In This city
-IntsressIng social Events Here and
Elsewhere.
There is a fine sale of tickets for the
benefit song recital to be given at the
home of Mrs. W. P. futile of Elm
street tomorrow afternoon. The house
will seat about 125, and as the program
arranged is an excellent one, and the
soloists two of the best of Hartford's
singers, in all probability every seat
will be occupied.
Prosecuting Attorney Harry R.
Durant, formerly a New Haven news
paper man employed on this paper, but
recently a citizen of Waterbury, where
he has been city attorney, has written
a series of short stories, dealing with
sporting events. The first appears in
McClure's for April. Mr.. Durant has
many friends in this city, his old home.
He has been identified with sports for
many years.
From Berlin comes word of social
functions in which Professor and Mrs.
Edward Scripture of this city are par
tieipating. Mrs. Scripture has become
very prominent in society and recently
gave large reception at which the
smartest members of the Anglo Amer
lican and Berlin society were present.
Mrs. Scripture is charming woman
and an ideal hostess. Professor Scrip
ture gave an interesting lecture there
last Thursday evening for the benefit
of the Music fund of the Ladies' union
of the American church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wilson Clinton and
family of this city have been spending
the past few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Mansfield Of North Haven.
This evening the American band of
West Haven will give a concert and
ball at the Town hall Some of the
features of the evening besides the
band will be fancy clog dancing by
Frank Welch of New Haven, Master
Edward Isaacs, the boy soprano; L. T..
Clark, bass soloist. The program is
varied and will suit all tastes.
At the Church of the Redeenler for
the coming year the quartette will in
clude Miss Barnes, soprano; Frank S.
Barbour, tenor. The contralto has not
been selected.
Miss Marguerite Graham of Elm
street entertained a few friends at din
her last evening in honor of her birth
day. Games and music made the even
| ing one Of pleasure. Her guests were
the Misses Muriel Beckwith, Gussie
Mortimer, Elsie Tuttle, Anar Written,
Rena Smith and Lena Crosby.
Under the auspices of the Trinity M.
e. church the choir of that church will
give an "Old Folks" concert on Thurs
day evening, March "a. Everything
connected with the entertainment will
be in keeping with old colonial days.
In every way the concert promises to
be a delightful one.
The Single Tax club met last evening
with Henry ONeil. Wallace street,
West Haven. A fine musical program
was provided; reeitations by Mrs. AL
| of much interest and pleasure.
Miss Jeanette Fleischner with her
pupils will give a reception In Har-
monte hall Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The affair promises to be a
most enjoyable one.
At hi& home. No. SIS Winchester ave-
nue., Mr.. August Bardorf, the tailor,
last Sunday afternoon and evening cell
ebrated the anniversary of his birth.
He was assisted by number of friends
who thoroughly enjoyed the function
Miss Margaret Hogan of 800 Whalley
avenue will give whist this evening.
The decorations will be suggestive Of
| the day.
! Miss Neary gave large whist for st.
Joseph's church last evening.
Mrs. c. Berry Poets is confined to her
home with the grip.
Governor Chamberlain attended a
meeting Of the trustees of Peabody
museum in this city Monday. The gov
ernor is a member ex-officio of the
board OF trustees.
Mr.. and Mrs George William Peck
and Miss Florence Peck have engaged
rooms with Mrs. Charles e. Alling at
her pleasant country home, Locust
Knoll in Northford, Conn, from the
middle of April until their son Milo re-
turns from Mount Hermon in Septem-
Der. Mrs. Peck has been very i'll with
nervous exhaustion for more than a
year, and her physician thinks that an
entire summer in the country will be
of much benefit to her. Mrs. Peck has
arranged for telephone connection and
will be in communication with her host
of friends in New Haven.
The Idle Hour Whist club met last
evening with Mrs. Kendrick, Savin
Rock.
Arthur D. Mullen of Hartford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen of I'll How
ard avenue, is at home for few days
visit. Mr.. Mullen is graduate Of Yale
in the class of 1903 and is with the
Travellers Insurance company, of Hart
ford
Mrs. William Bodwell of Hartford
has been the guest of her daughter
Mrs. S. B. Palmer, of savin avenue,
West Haven.
Mr.. Frederick Won Beren, the well
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