The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-21

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 New Haven friends of MT. and Mrs. Wolcott Thompson of Salt Lake City will be interested to hear that a son has been born to them. Mrs. Thompson was Miss May Bishop. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Bishop of Church street. Mrs. Bishop has been with her daughter for several weeks, but is ex pected to return to town early in Jan uary.
 Harmonic club members will cele- brate New Yeark's day by open house at the club and an elaborate banquet in the banquet hall at o'clock. This has been an annual custom with the club and one of the largest events of the year. The fftieth anniversary of Horeb lodge will be celebrated by a big social affair in Harmonic hall Thursday evening, January IS, 1906.
 The wedding of Miss Mabel Taylor, one of the prettiest girls in Philadel- phia society, and Clifford Cochran, Yale, 1903, of New York and Yonkers, will be 7 notable society event in Philadelphia.
 Miss Edith H. Rowe has resigned as assistant at the Rockwell kindergarten, New Britain She has accepted a posi- tion in this city. Miss Elizabeth Tall man will be recommended to succeed her. Miss Tallman is substituting at the Smith school.
 Miss Hazel Chadburn met her class es at the Lawn club Monday afternoon. Tn honor of the Christmas season both the beginners class and the advanced classes enjoyed cotillons. The children danced some very pretty figures, and greatly enjoyed the fun. There will be no meeting of the classes until Mon day, January 8.
 The engagement of Miss Florence Grosvenor to Elmer B. Meyers of Au- burn, N. r., has just been announced. Miss GrosyeIIor is the daughter of Mrs. !. Inez Grosvenor of 54 Bright street, and is In the office of Sargent & Go. MT. Meyers is a graduate of Yale in 1905. The date of the wedding has not yet been set.
 The Ansonia Sentinel says: "One of the p1easamtest smokers in 'the recent history of Fountain Hose company was held in the hose house on Howard ave- nue last evening. It was attended by large number of it's members and a
 
 passed around many times and as the firefghters enjoyed the fragrant weeds, a very pleasing stage programme was rendered The principal part of this was by Ralph Booth of New Haven, a clever comic and descriptive vocalist and story teller Mir. Booths work won the admiration of those whose pleasure it was to hear him. He sang several songs told 8 number of good stories and gave a series of impersonations. MT. Booth with equal facility delineat- ed Irish, Dutch English and "silly Kit" characters, so that it was almost impossible to tell certainly that the same man was doing the several differ ant "stunts." He wound up his share of the programme by singing one of the English comic songs of Francis Dane Hunter of New York, which was the hit of the evening"
 Thomas H. WhitefieId of 69 Broad way returned yesterday from a two weeks cruise stopping at Baltimore, Norfolk, Richmond. Old Point Comfort and other cities on one of his favorite automobiles called the Reno.
 Westville people will be interested to hear of the marriage of Miss Char lo4te Cornwall of Milford to Waiter Mason Hotchkiss of Westvilre.
 A cablegram was received Saturday from Miss Ruth Lee Griswo1d of Gull ford, stating that she had arrived safe Iy in Boulogne, France, at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, December 16. Miss crisWold sailed on the 9th aboard the stteamship Statendam of the Holland American line for three months visit in Paris with her cousin, Miss Edith Lee Baker, whose recent feat, the climbing of the Breithorn, peak of the Alps by moonlight, has set the world excIaiming. Miss .Griswold is a stu dent at the New Haven high school, and intends to return to her desk later in the school year.
 Master John Carroll, the little son of MT. and Mrs. John J. Carroll of Crown street, by severe illness for the past week. The many friends of the popular little boy unite with his family in wishing for a speedy recovery. Rev. Dr. James Bishop Thomas, who has been curate at Trinity Episcopal church for about two years, has re- signed. He has accepted position in prominent Stamford church, and will soon 5EaKe up HIS CleE1Cdl uuL4eS III IItbL city. Dr. Thomas has made a wide &C., quaintance in this city, and Trinity church parts with him with regret. He has received a degree for special study in Germany before coming to this city. He came here from New York city.
 North Haven will hold its annual Forefathers banquet in Memorial hall this evening. The event promises to be as elaborate as in former years. The banquet is always given on the anni- versary of the landing of the Pilgrims.
 Victor H. Beede, son of Superinten- dent Franklin H. Beede, has been made editor -in-chief of the Radiator, the prominent high school magazine.
 Miss Gertrude M. Herold of West Chapel street will leave Saturday to spend week with her parents in Ter ryville.
 MT. and Mrs. Harley Hodges of West Haven have returned from two weeks pleasure trip. They visited while away New York, Buffalo Ni- agara Falls, Chicago, St. Louis, Kan sas City and visited Mir Hughes aunt, NTnS Tacn,1b r+ ;y7 ITan