The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-03

the poorest form of any group of mem bers of the class who have taken the physical measurements examination under the direction of Dr. William H. Callahan at the Yale gymnasium. Their average in the strength tests is the low est Of that of any group of four men or over in the class of 1909, being only 1,477 points. The Hill school leads with an average of 3,6l9. The champion strong man is c. G. Mitchell. who pre- pared at Dr. HOlbrooks school on the Hudson. He has a total of S,025 points, breaking the freshman record. He is more than a thousand points better than his nearest rival
 Miss May Cunningham of .Westville has returned from Madison, where she had been spending few days.
 The borough of Shelton is distin- guished by the presence of a visitor from Brooklyn, N. T., 105 years old. The visitor Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, who is here to see her son, J. M. Hunt. Mrs. Hunt made the journey from Brooklyn unaccompanied, and found her way by trolley car from the railroad station to her sons home. She is very active, and keeps in close touch with current events through the newspapers. Bernard McDermott. of 95 Highland street, who lately returned from Chiea- go, left Monday for Jamestown, Va, where he will spend the winter.
 Rev. J. Luther Sieber, pastor of the First English Lutheran church, spent Wednesday in Bridgeport, the guest of his classmate at Gettysburg college, Rev. H. H. Hartman of the English Lutheran church of that city.
 At the Young Mems Republican club this evening a whist and dance will be given hy Sterling circle, c. o. F. of A. Several handsome prizes will be award ed to the most successful players. Dur ing the games, which will commence at s o'clock, an orchestra will render con- cert music; also for dancing from 10 to F o'clock. Those members appointed to make arrangements and to assist are as follows: Miss M. G. Kearney, chair man: Miss c. l.. Burian, secretary, Miss Kittis Jonca, treasurer; Miss Julia Clyne, Miss Mary Fryer, Miss Muldoon, Mrs. James Moore. Miss Mary Lynch, Miss Lorette Derrick, Miss Mar garet Gull, Miss Hannah Fitzgerald, Miss Agnes Conway, Miss Mamie In- goldsby, Miss Nellie Lehane, Miss Mae Mccormick, Miss Evelyn Tucker, Mrs J. Mclaughlin, Mrs. J. Curley, Mrs. P. Egan.
 Rev. George Heczko, pastor of Eman- uel Lutheran church on Humphrey street is very seriously i'll at the hos pital.
 Cards are out for the coming mar riage of Miss Josephine Emma. daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. David E. Smith of New York city, the ceremony to be per- formed inst. Peters church at o'clock on the afternoon of November 21.
 Mrs. F.. M. Fargo and sons of Chica- go, who have been spending the past month with MT. and Mrs. H. F. Clark at their home on Savin avenue, West Haven, have rented a house in this city for the winter.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Leigh yesterday received a beautiful gift from the Knights Templars' club, of which the former is member. The gift consists ] lofa~heautiful set of Haviland china in a cabinet of polished oak. The couple have also just received from a Boston business firm a beautiful onyx stand surmounted by female figure of Par isian marble. This gift is valued at $200, As no wedding invitations were issued the presentation of the many gifts which the couple have received from their friends is all the more pleas ing to the recipients.
 Mrs. William Hudson expects to close her Indian Neck home about the middle of, this month. She will sail for Hava- ma, about the 25th, then go on to Nas- sau for month and later land in Mi ami.
 Mrs. J. A, Timm celebrated her 45th birthday at her home, 1O6 York square, on Monday afternoon, A committee consisting of Mrs. Doerschuck and Mrs Becker from the ladies' aid society of Trinity Lutheran church in behalf of the ladies presented Mrs. Timm with a handsome ring, as a token of their lov ing regard.
 Rev. R. E. Turner of CampDelr ave- nue, West Haven, and Dr. Carroll of this city, have returned from a two weeks hunting trip.
 Harry Zeigler has returned to New York city after a weeks stay with Mr. and Mrs. F. J. schollhorn of Crown street.
 Complications have arisen in the case of Mrs Frank IN. Platt of Milford to whom son was born some ten days ago, and late Wednesday evening it was announced that her condition was very grave indeed.
 Mrs. G. Morrison of England, who is living in this country during her sons course in Yale, has been his guest for the past few days. She has just re- turned from lengthy southern tour
 The Saturday Afternoon Whist club of Branford will meet with Miss Clara Kenyon of Damascus on Saturday af- ternoon.
 3 Miss Margaret Morrissey of Green wich avenue was the fortunate winner of the diamond ring at St. Peters