The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMSoFINTEREsTo CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And other People Known in Ths. Clty
 ~Interssting social Event. Hsrs and

And Other People Known in Tht. oIty ~Interssting social Ev.nts Hsrs and Elsewhere
 The George street whist club were en- tertained New Years evening to their annual dinner at the house of B. A. Booth. Dinner was served at 6 o'clock. After the banquet there was an auction of the donations by the different mem bers of the club. F. c. Woodruff of Orange acted as auctioneer. One lady gave s51 for a turnip. Judge Bishop made one expensive investment which was suggestive of steek watering in prospect. Other members made very curious luncheon. After the auction short time was spent at whist, and then cake and cream were served. The club expect to go on sleigh ride next Fri day evening to the house of Mr. Wood ruff in Orange.
 Miss Bessie Manross is in Glen Ridge. N. r, where she will remain until about the middle of January.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick L. Dutton of Brooklyn have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. John N Champion of 200 Els worth avenue. MT. and Mrs. Dutton are members of the Pequot association.
 Robert H. Parker of the General Elec- tric company of Schenectady. N. Y, has been spending a few days at his home in Quinnipiac avenue.
 Cards have been issued by Mrs. Eli Whitney, the Misses Whitney and Miss Susan Whitney for reception on Tuesday. January F. at their residence, 800 Whitney avenue, from until ' o'clock. They will also be lat home' Mondays in February. The reception is given to introduce Miss Susan Brewster Whitney, one of the seasons attractive debutantes.
 Miss Emma Merriam has been i'll and is confined to her residence on Bishop street with grip.
 Ezra Merriam, IT,, was the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Ezra Mer- riann of Bishop street, for the Christ mas holidays. MT. Merriam has been an electrician for seven years at Schen- ectady.
 The Physical Phalanx society of young ladies of Humphrey street Con- gregational church gave a reception on Wednesday evening to the members of the Boys brigade in the parlors of the church, which were prettily decorated for the occasion. There were fancy booths and lemonade cake, icream and other refreshments and also a musical and literary entertainment The affair was arranged by the teacher of the Phalanx, Miss Emma Merriam, who was unable to be present on account of illness.
 Miss Dowd of Philadelphia has spent the holiday week with her friend, Mrs. Ruth Griggs of Hotchkiss street. One of the pleasant social events of the old year was the whist which was given by Mrs. Albert Hine for her club and scme guests -hsy residnce on Thursday afternoon. Those present were SMrs. Hine, Mrs. A. A. Kellogg, A2dfs. Albert Cass, Mrs. Charles Mer- win of Bishop street, Mrs. Ernest Griggs, Miss Dowd of Litchfield, Mrs. Edward Q. Tiesing, Mrs. Albert Cass, Miss Upson, Mrs. Theodore Potter, Miss Hine Mrs. Ezra Merriam Mrs. Russell.
 Mrs. John Hayden of State street has been quite i'll but is recovering. Mrs. Isaac N. Dam and her son, Paul Damn, are much enjoying their trip in the western states. They visited MT. Dann's sister, Mrs. Esther Lewis, wife of J. F. Lewis, a prominent wholesale jeweler of Denver, Col, and then spent Christmas week at the leading hotel in Colorado Springs. They will spend some time with Mrs. Lewis in Denver before they return to New Haven.
 Michael Sweeney, athletic trainer at V gih school, Pottstown, Pa, is in town, the guest of Michael c. Murphy, Yale's athletic trainer
 Mrs. Luman Cowles and the Misses Cowles will leave about January 12 for California, where they will remain dur ing the winter.
 Miss Marion Manross of Willow street is home for the vacation from Smiths college.