The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-21
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OR INTEREST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE.
AAd Other People Known iA This Clts .-1ntereating social Events Here and Elsewhere.

s-Interesting Social Events Here and Elsewhere.
 Judge s. E. Baldwin will read a pa per entitled "Chief Justice Tephaniah Swift, 175O-1S23," before the Historical society at its next meeting. The condition of Attorney William F'. Alcorn, who was operated upon for appendicitis a short time ago, is inn proving rapidly.
 Deputy Sheriff Andrew Halloran is dangerously i'll at his home in North Haven with typhoid fever, and is un- der the care of pr. Griswold and a trained nurse. He was taken ill last Tuesday with grip, and his illness steadily increased until at present his condition is very grave.
 The Wolfe Tone club will hold the annual Robert Emmet celebration in the Hyperion theater, Sunday evening, March H. Eminent speakers and fine soloists will contribute to the pro- gramme.
 The New Haven Women's Single Tax club held a meeting last night at the home of Mrs. Noah Pomeroy, 233 Or chard street.
 About 100 friends of Mrs. A. J. Gam mack, Mrs. D. s. Welch, Mrs. Frank Wilcox and Mrs, Louise Russell have been invited to attend the private colonial dance at which the ladies will be patronesses on the eve of Wash ington's birthday. The affair will be held in the West Haven town hall, and will begin promptly at S:S0 o'clock.
 The Y. P.S. c. U. of the Church of the Messiah will give an old folks con- cert in the vestry Thursday evening, February 22.
 A letter was received yesterday morning by Major Tilson of the conn., mittee of arrangements for the coming se1ior- junior veteran bazaar, from the Mathushek piano company announcing its gift of a handsome piano to the bazaar. Many gifts of high value have also been received by the committee, which will be added to the prize list.
 About seventy-dve members of St. Johns Catholic club will attend the banquet to be given in the Hotel Oneco tonight. The invited guests will in- clude the clergymen of St. Johns church, Attorney Fitzgerald and the presidents of Sacred Heart and St. Lawrence clubs.
 Miss Sylvia May Elcock of Pittsburg, Penn, is expected to arrive to-day for a short visit with her father, MT. AL fred Elcock. of this city.
 Charles Hammond of Orchard street is confined to his home with illness.
 Connecticut visitors in Washington are: Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Grant, MT. and Mrs. Mcdonnell and Mrs. Harring ton of Wallingford; Burton N. Blatch- ley of New Haven; MT. and Mrs. P. J. Kelly of New Haven, and daughter at the Ebbitt house, c. E. Perkins of Bridgeport at the St. James; G. l.. Dennis of Stafford; MT. and Mrs. w. D. Matchless of New Haven; MT. and Mrs. J. H. Russell of New Haven at the Willard.
 ~~ Harry Levi of 2S Church street has gone to New Orleans to recuperate aft CT a serious attack of appendicitis.
 The Queens Daughters hope for a great success in their final whist before Lent, which will be given in St. Jo- seph's convent on Greene street next Monday evening. Miss Kern is chair man of the committee of arrange ments.
 Henry Marsh of California, an old resident of Clinton, is the guest of friends in that town.
 The Steadfast Circle of Kings Daugh- ters of the Howard Avenue Congrega- tional church surprised Mrs. Frank I. ct few evenings ago in honor of the twenty-f1fth wedding anniversary oi Mir and Mrs. Johnson. A very hand some French plate mirror was present ed to Mrs. Johnson by the Steadfas circle, of which she has been the lead CT for a number of years. Music games and refreshments were enjoyed
 About 200 ladies and just two meI were present at the whist given for tn, benefit of the Nurses Alumnae in Re publican hall Monday. A very animat ed and jolly scene was presented, ant the whist playing was earnest ant ekillful.
 The teachers of the Dwight plac Sunday school gave very pretty te' In the parish house at 6:30 o'clock Mon day evening.
 Rev. Father William Flynn of Mil ford, whose health gave out while h was filling a position on the Mission band, and who is now in California, ha improved enough in health to be aTol to attend to his duties as a clergyman at times, but it will be long time ye before he will be able to resume hi d,tiaS vuith the MfsSion fa thers in Mil ford.
 The benefit entertainment and danc given in Newman's academy on Thurs day evening last was a decided flnan cial success The proceeds amountin to about $70, were presented to tn woman for whose benefit the dance wa given.
 The Junior assembly will convene flo the last time before Lent in Harmoni hall Friday evening The cotillion wi be led by Mr. Frederick Cronan, an the largest attendance of the year expected.
 B. P. Smith of Cheshire spent fel days with his sister, Mrs l. E. Bootf 110 Greene street, last week, and whil here attended large valentine whis given by San Salvatore council, an won the gentlemen's prize, a very hand some stein.
 Harmonic club will entertain the Ia dies on Washington's birthday A re ception with dancing will be the featur in the evening.
 Miss Ann Ronaldson of Elm stree West Haven, has gone to Richmond