The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-31
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
TTEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City
 s-InterestinE Social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Harry Benedict has returned from a hunting trip in Colorado. MT. Benedict spent some time at Glenwood Springs.
 Miss Fannie Sperry and Walter w. Austin of West Haven were quietly married Saturday evening at the rec tory by Rev. A. J. Gammack. They left immediately for wedding trip of a week. They will visit Washington, including few southern cities, before their reutrn to their home on Elm street.
 The Half-Hour Reading club of Bran ford will meet Wednesday afternoon at S:S0 o'clock with Mrs. M. o. Babcock.
 There will be a unique Halloween so- cial at Davenport church this evening" under the auspices of the Christian En' deavorers. The public is cordially in- vited to be present and a pleasant evening is assured. An admission fee of ten cents will be charged and the pro- ceeds will be for the benefit of the so- ciety.
 At the annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the Mt. Holyoke Alumnae association, held Saturday af ternoon at the home of the president Miss Jessie A. McWilliams, IFS Living ston street, officers were chosen as fol lows: President, Miss Jessie A. McWil- Hams; vice presidents, Mrs. Doane and Mrs. J. Beach; secretary, Miss Sarah Clark; treasurer, Mrs. E. Diclzerman The Misses Sanders, Zink~ Beard and Palmer were elected new members Plans were discussed concerning the matter of raising $25,O0O for the pur pose of building a students alumnae building on the college grounds.
 Miss Louise Heitman of West Haver has gone to Fort Terry, New London Conn, toespend two weeks with friends
 MrrsPepper, the voice teacher, is tt close his studio in the Insurance build. ing shortly, and hereafter will meet his New Haven pupils at his Bridgeport studio. s ....,
 Harry Leigh may make some ex. plorations on Lake okeechobee in the interior of Florida this winter. He leaves next week for Avon Park, his winter home, which is only twenty-five miles from the big lake, MT. Leigh says that this lake, which is one of the largest bodies of water in the country has never been fully explored, and he k anxious to take a trip on the almost unknown inland sea. It is full of is lands and tortuous channels, and there is great danger of getting lost there MT. Leigh says there is a project being discussed of draining the lake and making thousands of acres of the best cuItivable land in the state.
 Announcement is made of the mar. riage of Helena K. Granf1eld, daughter of MT. and Mrs Granfield of 15 Con, gress avenue, to John F. Motyer oi Boston, which took place Wednesday October 22, at St. Johns R. c. church the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Father Coyle. The bridesmaid was Miss Helen Garvey. and best mar 1ef1ssf ffes Muhey After asshsrt~ wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Motyer will make their home in Boston.
 c. C.. ElWell, superintendent of the New York, New Haven and HartforC railroad, and wife, were guests at the Clinton house, Clinton, several days last week.
 Several Milford people received sou venir postal cards from Mir. and Mrs J Ashman Beaven, formerly of Milford and now located in Shanghai, China.
 William W. Kilborn of Meriden, fol years employed with A. H. Merriam O that town, has accepted a position witt the Kilborn & Bishop company of thi' city. MT. KiIborn is first class too maker and machinist. He was twenty five years with A. H. Merriam.
 Marchioness Oyama of Japan was { classmate of Mrs. c. A. Hoadley O Branford at the high school, this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Butcher hay, returned from their wedding trip ant are at their home on Elm street, Wes Haven.
 Mr and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin re turned yesterday to their home ol Whalley avenue, Westville, after sta. of several months in Woodbridge.
 w. C. Rowden and R. c Smith 0 Wallingford left yesterday morning ol B motorcycle trip to Litchfield, Mass.
 Prof. William Lyon Phelps will be tn speaker at the meeting of the New Ha