The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEM MSOBINTEKESTCONCER
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And other People Known in This City -InterestIng Social Events Here and Elsewhere.

day evening. About twenty couples were present. The evening was spent in games and music. A bountful repast was served at midnight
 home of Mir. and Mrs. Robert Root, 54O UT ange street, Friday evening. The house was prettily decorated with palms and flowers A dainty luncheon was served, after whlcn the party listened to fine piano solos py MISS by Mrs Root and Clifford Bradley and violin and piano selections by MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Lucke and MT. Doolittle. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mir; and Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Lucke, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bradley, Miss Dolly Gray, Misses Della and Katherine R0ache, MISS Dean, Miss Violet Root, Miss Melbourne, MT Sher- man, Mr. Farnsworth, Mir. Dubarry, MT. All ger, MT. Thomas and Frederick Parker.
 The condition of Professor George l.. Day was said to be without material change yes terday. His conditions remains somewhat James J. Matthews. of the Beacon Hose company, Annex fire department, IS ylsltmg relatives in Worcester. From there he will go to Boston to enjoy visit With friends Ill that city. Miss Harriet P Marsh. instructor in his tory at the Boardman school. has taken q leave of absence during the spring term so that she may take a special course in the Chicago university. Her place has been hll- ed by Miss Jennie Park, graduate student The friends of Miss Sadie ". Cullom. of 539 Elm street, will be glad to hear that she is recovering from her recent illness anu hopes to be able to get out soon.
 Policeman Cohee, of the central station, while chasing some boys away from ln front of the Grand O0era house, fell and badly wrenched his right kneecap pr Nenna dressed the injury.
 Congressmai and Mrs. N D. Sperry, who came to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sperry's brother, Marquis Newton, are stopping at the Yorkwall They will return to Washing tau to-daV
 At the First Baptist church, corner of Lawrence and Foster streets, there VIII De given a sociable this evening, at whlcn al an interesting programme will be presented. No admission will be charged, but silver offering will be received for the new church building fund.
 ment of the engagement of his sister, MISS Helen Van Cortlandt. Morris to Nelson Beardsley Burr, of New York. MT. Burr was graduated from Yale in the class or 1893. He is q lawyer and q member of the Union, University and other prominent clups of this city. His brother, Calvin Burr, mar ried Miss Mabel Hayden daughter ter of MI MI. and Mrs. William B: Hayden, of New Hork. No date has been set for the wedding
 Mrs Charles Ramsdell returned to her home in Boston Monday after spending q week with her mother, Mrs. Croucn, or Mrs Mrs. W. H. Peck expects to open her cot tage at Branford Point early next month. She has been several days recently preparing x Stephen Gilbert of North Haven, is i'll with typhoid fever.
 There will be a rummage sale for tne pen I eft of the Sunlight Sewing society to-day and tomorrow at 19 Greene street. Persons having articles for this sale will kindly no- tify Mrs. Wallace H. Andrews, 173 Dixwell avenue.
 The rummage sale of the Tribune Sun shine society which was announced for April 19, 20 and 21, will be held at 499 State street.
 ington are Mir and Mrs. w. D. Sessions, of Bristol, and their son Ralph, who are there on few days visit.
 John Lehy, a well-known citizen of New Haven fifty eight years old, while crossing Church street Monday evening slipped and fell. He severely sprained his right ankle and was assisted to his home on State street by friends who were with him at the time of the accident
 Francis $. Hamilton, ST, whose resigna- tion from the New York, New Haven and Hartford road was noted week ago, has accepted another position with the road and is now at the Water street freight office of the company
 Announcement is made of the arrival of young baker at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry Hessler, 257 Humphrey street.
 Albert H. Nearing, representing the Amer ican Service union of New York city, was the guest of friends in Branford Sunday and
 The annual meeting of the West Haven Veteran Memorial association was held Mon day evening ana the I0lIOWl12 0IlcerS were elected: D. G. Mansfield, president; H. c. Higgins, vice-president; c. F. smith, secre- tary and treasurer
 James, the young son of Captain and Mrs. William J. OBrien, of Milford avenue, who has been very i'll, is reported as on the road to recovery.
 The best music ever heard in St. Johns church, North Haven, was that given at the Sunday night service, when the Easter mu- sic was repeated. Miss Tyrell, the contral- to, sang And God Shall Wipe. Away Our Tears" and H. Wilson Clinton played a vio- lin solo. Rev. j. A. Riddle, of this city, preached the sermon
 Thomas Ridge, who has been visiting his brother in Cromwell. has returned to his
 The sick benefit socity of Trinity Lutheran church has accepted an invitation to attend the celebration of the golden wedding an niversary of MT. and Mrs. Henry Pfeil on April 21.
 James Greene has returned from Hartford, where he has been staying for some time He has secured position on the Hemingway farm.
 The Mardi Gras assembly at Newman's dancing academy Monday night was sue cessful affair." Messrs. Sullivan and McKeo cessful affair. Messrs. Sullivan and McKeon conducted the affair and James Stamford played for dancing.
 Arthur Cluett, of Whalley avenue, whC has been watchman at the Parker Brothers paper mill, Westville, for many years, has resigned his position. Benjamin Gilgrest succeeds him.
 lnVltaC1OnS nave been issued for the dra matization of '.Cranford" to be presented ali the Country club Saturday morning, Apri 23 the Saturday Morning club. Miss Car malt and Miss Teresina Peck have arranged the play.
 MT. and Mrs. David Stent have commenc ed housekeeping in the r. ]. Newton house at Bushy Plain, Branford. The announce ment of the marriage of MT. Stent is a sur prise to his many friends, all of whom ex tend their best wishes to both bride ant groom for a long and happy married life The bride was Mrs. Edith Cooper, and f the daughter of Mir and Mrs. William L Losane, of Guilford
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan, of New York city, are visiting relatives in this cit, for a few days.
 H. |. Foote, organist at Pilgrim church is on the sick list
 The Edgew0od Juniors will play the T. A 5. ball team on the Edgewood field Satur day afternoon
 'Bartletts From Death to Life" was re peated by the choir of North Haven Congre gational church Sunday night The returl of the bass, Curtis Ford, who has been ii Canada, was welcomed by the choir mem bers.
 An individual pool tournament was start ed at the ". s. A. c. rooms last Friday night.
 Charles Shamp, organist at Grace M F church. is planning to give concert at Fo, auditorium on Thursday evening" May 5 Among the artists whom he expects to q . sist him are Miss Helen Coyle soprano: Mis- Marie Hugo, contralto, and Signor Gamhar della, tenor.
 Joseph Foley, with the Daniel Sheeha1 company, is spending the week with his sis ter in New York.