The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
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 ING NEIV HAVEN PEOPLE

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 MT. and Mrs. George L. Dickerman of Temple street returned the past week from a three weeks sojourn at Old Point Comfort.
 Miss Charlotte E. Hyde of West Ha- Haven has returned from a visit of a week with her friend, Mrs. Daggett, in New York city.
 Mrs. Charles H. Townshend of Church street is spending few weeks before Easter in the South. With her is Miss Hotchkiss.
 Mrs Henry S. Parmelee is back from a delightful visit to Cuba, where she went to see her daughter, Mrs. Whitte- more Low Lieutnant Low recently went from Boston, where he was for merly stationed, to Cuba.
 Miss Elizabeth Whittlesey and Miss Blanche Whittlesey of Prospect street, returned the early part of last week from across the water, where they had been for the past few months. They spent the winter months in Italy, sail ing late in the fall.
 Mrs. Leonidas filling, of Germantown, Penn, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Alpheus Merwin Major Robert Gibson, U. s. A, who is now stationed in the Philippines, ex- poets to leave there the middle of May for San Francisco. He expects to come ito New Haven some time during the summer. Mrs. Gibson is the daughter of Mrs. Isaac T. Banks, of Trumbull street.
 Preliminary arrangements are being made for a big fair for the benefit of the building fund of St. Mary's church, Branford, which will take place after Easter. Music hall has been engaged for ten nights from May F by Father McGuinness, and the full list of com naittees will be announced shortly.
 Announcement has been made that Miss Rose O'Brien of New Haven will be the contralto soloist at a production of GauPs "Holy City, to be given aft CT Lent in Wallingford. Miss O'Brien completes her engagement at the First Presbyterian church in New Britain, and will commence her duties in the Central Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, on Sunday, May '. a.s a.s. Cards have been issued this week for the wedding of MT. Howard Koeher- sperger, son of MT. and Mrs. H. M. Kochersperger of this city, and Miss Alma Dodworth of New Yorkw, which will take place at the home of the brides parents, corner of Forty-ninth street and Madison avenue, on Wednes- day afternoon, April 26, at 4:30 o'clock. MT. Kochersperger has a large number of friends in this city, who are plan ming to go down for the wedding. A special car is to be provided for the trip. MT. and Mrs. Kochersperger will make their home in this city.
 H. T. Mix has been elected delegate to attend the state council of the O. U S A. M, which will meet in Waterbury May :.
 MT. and Mrs. N. A. Fullerton have returned home from delightful trip of three weeks spent traveling ill prin- cipal states, spending a few days in Savannah on their journey home
 Robert M. Wilcox has been at the Bungalow, Short Beach, during the past week, and Mrs. Wilcox is expected at Easter time.
 First Vice President Percy R. Todd of the Consolidated railroad and fam fly, who have been taking a needed rest in the far west, are expected to arrive here this forenoon from Califor- mia.
 The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Flan- ders, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Flanders of Church street, Branford, and MT. Harry Smith, will be very simple and quiet. The ceremony will +c-y mo. in at 11 o'clock, and will be followed by a wedding breakfast at the brides home. Mrs. $. e. Blinn of New York city is spending a few weeks in Woodmont, the guest of J. P. Heath and family.
 Raymond Main of West Haven has been entertaining during the week two of his classmates from Andover, MT. Jones of St. Louis, Mo-, and MT. Pierce oi Texas.
 Supreme President John J. Howard, of the Fraternal Benefit league, is now in New Orleans, where he has gone for his health. When last heard from he had improved with the change of cll- mate.
 Mrs. D. B. Brown of Hartford is spending the week with her father, N' "A. Fullerton of First avenue, West Ha- 
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 Diana lodge, No. 6, of V. O., will hold a sale of fancy articles at it's meeting place in Insurance hall this evening at s o'clock. It is requested that the mem- ibers will bring in their articles as early as possible before that time.
 Judge William $. Case in the superb or court Saturday granted a decree of divorce to George Short of this city from Myrtle Short. The application was heard by the court Friday, but Judge Case withheld his decision. MT. and Mrs. Short were married October 1884, and desertion was charged in the suit.
 Owing to illness, Miss Bertha Warner, the soprano, was unable to sing at the recital in Treat & Shepard's Saturday and Miss Louise Daniker, contralto, ap- peared in her place. Her singing was, as always very much enjoyed.
 Mrs. Fernald of Elm Lawn Terrace Short Beach, who has been very much out of health during the winter and spring, is now with her niece, Mrs. Ho , cs1,u~ n1,oy,