The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-02
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an dsurgeon in the Rhode Island Gen. eral hospital
 Announcement is made of the coming wedding of Thomas Smith and Miss Louise Reed, which will be celebrated in St. PauPs church next Wednesday evening at o'clock. The bride will be given away by her brother, and will be attended by Miss Edith Burt of 54 Bishop street as maid of honor. The bride will wear her travelling gown, a handsome tailor-made suit of blue broadcloth with whie trimmings and white silk net bodice over white silk, with blue hat to match. Miss Burt will wear handsome Egyptian silk of pale green, with white hat. After the mar riage ceremony there will be a short reception at the home of the bride, 92 DixWell avenue after which the happy couple will go on a wedding tour to Boston and on their return will reside in a nicely furnished room on Nash street.
 The Thimble club of the Humphrey Street Congregational church were en- tertained at the residence of Mrs. Ru- fus Johnson of Livingston street on "Wednesday afternoon. There was a large attendance of the ladies of the church, and ice cream and dainty cakes, and other refreshments were served by Mrs. Johnsn to her guests,
 Yesterday afternoon and evening the young lady members of the Christian Endeavor society of the Humphrey Street Congregational church held a sale of fancy articles, cake, ice cream and candy in the parlors of the church, the proceeds of which will be used for buying flowers for the church, and oth- CT purposes. Next Wednesday evening the usual supper will be served, and on Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gilbert John- son of Clark street will entertain the Thimble club for an afternoon of sew ing for a coming sale in December.
 MT. and Mrs. Dexter Barney of Farm ington have rented the Fisher house on Whitney avenue for the winter, and will soon remove to this city. MT. Barney, wh is director of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, is g. Yale man of the class of '81, and has circle of friends in town
 One of the most charming of the Hallowe'en parties was given by Miss Lulu B. IAsher, of "A State street, Wednesday night. The house was quaintly decorated with pumpkins, ears of corn, grinning jack lanterns, and au- tumn flowers. The mysterious games of Halloween were played and fate tried in half a dozen different ways with amusing results Music was also enjoyed, piano solos being given by Miss Baldwin and MT. Moebius, and vocal solos by Miss Hursh. A delicious lunching in keeping with Halloween was served, and all departed delight \. ed with their evening.
 MT. and Mrs. George Cullom of 16 Ward place, West Haven, yesterday daughter, Lillian May, to John Fl. Goodrich of Berlin.
 At the meeting of the Women's Civic club in Center church chapel Wednes- day afternoon, it was decided to give a tea for the members of the Civil Ser vice Reform association, which meets here on November 19 and 20. The tea will be given on the afternoon of the 20th at 5 o'clock, probably in the par lors of the New Haven Colony Histor- ical society, though as yet the place has not been definitely decided upon. The president, Miss Alice M. Bacon, will ap- point 8 committee of arrangements for the affair.
 A very pleasant Halloween party, which several young people of this city attended, was held in Naugatuck Wednesday evening, at the home of Miss Mamie Renahan Among those present from New Haven were Anna tFoley, John Neeman, Harry s. Donnelly and Michael Maher. The assemblage from this city was met as it stepped from the train at Union City by a crowd of children dressed in various costumes and carrying lanterns pump kins and guns. The house was prettily decorated, and the party enjoyed them selves immensely,
 Last evening at the home of Miss Liz zie l.. Cutler, 119 Washington avenue, West Haven, number of her friends were entertained at a masquerade par ty. Halloween games were the main feature of the evening, The girls rem dered several solos. Violin solos were given, and recitations The room was handsomely decorated by jack o'lan- terms and autumn leaves. Miss Cutler presided at the piano. About o'clock a pountiful supper was served, and at midnight the crowd departed wishing the hostess many happy returns of the day.
 Wednesday evening Miss Alice Stew enson. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Fred erick Stevenson, was married to George H. Robertson of New Haven The cer- emony was performed by the Rev. A. l. Gammack of Christ church. Miss Anne Brough of Woodmont acted as maid of honor, and Robert Stevenson, brother of the bride, was best man, The young couple left last night for New York and will sail tomorrow on the S. S. Carolina for San Juan, Porto Rico. where Mir Robertson has accept ed a position with Dooley &5 Smith Co.,, importers and exporters.
 Miss Gertrude Crosby of West Ha- ven gave very unique Halloween party Wednesday evening at her home on Savin Avenue, to about fifty of her friends. The house decorations repre- sented a forest, and in one of the rooms a wigwan, where a gayly dessed gyp- sy told fortunes. Ghosts, witches and gypsies were cry much in evidence. An old-fashioned supper was served from tin plates, and from a gypsy kettle a delicious drink was served from tin o,,,,s tu+ tho mem 0f baked hea1s