The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
LTEMSOFINTEREST CONCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This city -Intsrssting Social Events Here and Elsewhere.
 I. Newman and wife and Mrs. Hattie Asher, who goes with them as com panion, left the city yesterday morning for California They will go by way of New Orleans, stopping there few days; then to Los Angeles, where they will make quite a stay. From Los Am geles they will go to Coronado Beach and also Santa Barbara and San Fran cisco. They expect to be away about three months.
 Hon. John P. Elton, Waterbury's new mayor, was the guest of honor at banquet rendered him by his personal friend, Percy R. Todd, vice-president of the New Haven road, at the Union League club, Saturday night. The clubs banquet hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and bril- liant and beautiful scene was presented. At the head of the table sat MT. Elton, and MT. Todd, the host, sat on his right, while around the festive board were seated number of men prominent in political, business and railroad circles. Many bright and witty speeches, appro- priate to the occasion, enlivened the af- fair, and the soft, sweet strains of a stringed orchestra entranced the diners while they disposed of the tempting menu.
 Mir. Wilcox, proprietor of the restau- rant at Savin Rock, has been confined to his residence the past week and is suffering from an abscess on his neck.
 Frederic Merrels, of Pearl street, en- tertained at dinner last week at his res- idence a party of his classmates in the Yale Law school. Harry Arnold, of New York, and Charles Treadwell of Bristol, were also of the company.
 Mrs. Charles H. Merwin, of 52 Bishop street, will entertain her whist club of twelve ladies on Friday afternoon.
 The Friday Night club, consisting of a half dozen or so friends who meet for a quiet evening together occasionally, was entertained Friday evening at the Country club. Harry G. Day, Charlton Lewis Leonard Daggett, Russell Sar- gent, Samuel Fisher and Professor Henry c. Emery were among the active members present.
 Miss Alice Hardy, of West Chapel street, will give a dance at the Lawn club this evening. About fifty guests win be present.
 Miss Winifred Smyth, of Temple street, is visiting friends in Maine.
 Invitations have been issued by the executive committee of All Saints chapel, Trinity parish, for reception to be given the rector, Rev. Dr. Frank Woods Baker, and Mrs. Baker, and the curate in charge, Rev. William Philip Downes, and Mrs. Downes, at Gamma hall, next Wednesday evening from s to 10 o'clock.
 Rev. George H. Ferris, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, who is one of the vesper speakers at Brown univer- sity, Providence, will open the services there next Wednesday, and he will zssszsye charge for the remainder of the
 .r1ss Dorothy Trowbridge, daughter ssa of Mrs. B. Hayes Trowbridge, has re- turned to her studies at Briar Cliff.
 Miss Eleanor M. Stanford. of Howard avenue, who has been the guest of her cousin, Miss Ethel Stanford, of New York city, has returned home after a pleasant stay.
 Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson and Miss Mabel Joy Robertson have returned from Washington, where they have been entertained by Dr. Thomas Edwin Ridgeway and family and General Te- cumseh Dana and Mrs. Dana. While in Philadelphia Mrs. Robertson was the [. ,.aI,o G given by her cousins, Mrs. John B. Len. mig, Mrs Ridgeway Burr, Mrs. William C. Dayton and Mrs. Thomas Alexander Reilly. Mrs. Dayton, whose husband is the son of the former ambassador to France, and Mrs. Reilly have just sail ed for Europe. While in Berlin they will be the guests of Mrs. Reilly's brother, Charlemagne Tower, ambassa- dor to Germany.
 Miss Mary Quincy, who has been de- tained quite late in the country, has re- turned to New Haven and is now at her home, AT Hillhouse avenue.
 Mrs. Huntingdon Denton, of Paris who has been spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. l.. P. Sheldon, oi New York, is pow the guest of her niece Miss Elsie Hotchkiss of Hillhouse avenue
 A small farewell tea, invitations tc which included only a very limited number of friends, was given by Mrs. J Mason Hoppin, of Hillhouse avenue Saturday afternoon at the Country club. The rooms of the club were very prettily decorated with flowers sent te the hostess by her many friends, with wishes for a bon voyage. Assisting Mrs. Hoppin in receiving her guests al the tea table were Miss Henrietta Whitney and Miss Hessie Mitchell. The receiving hours were from 3:30 an6