The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-01
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

helmina r. spangenberg, of Utica, N.
Y. Miss spangenberg is society belle
and has many friends who will be
pleased to hear of her engagement.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Dickerman
Of Temple street returned on Saturday
from San Francisco. Mr.. and Mrs,
Dickerman were guests at the st. Fran
els hotel at the time of the earthquake
in that city, but escaped uninjured
Olin Wesley Hill, formerly of this.
city, is now connected with the credit
department of the Night and Day bank,
527 Fifth avenue, New York city. Mr..
Hill is a graduate of Wesleyan, and
did some good work as a reporter on
the New Haven newspapers. He left
here in 1899 and worked for two years
on the Evening Sun, going from there
to the Commercial Advertiser and
Globe. He made rapid progress in the
race for advancement in the metropo-
lis, and his many New Haven friends
will learn of his latest promotion with
much pleasure.
Miss Elsie S. Hamilton and Mr.. Rob
ert L. Robbins were united in marriage
Sunday at the residence of the off1ciat-
ing clergyman, Rev. Franklin Knight,
of st. Pauls parish. Both young peo-
pie reside in this city.
Jacob Newman and wife, 24S Congress
avenue, are rejoicing over the BIRTH of
a boy early yesterday morning. Moth
er and child are doing well.
Mrs. r. f. Armstrong, Miss Maud
Armstrong, Mrs. J. H. Augur and Miss
Grace Hofacker sailed on Saturday on
the Princess Irene for four months
"trip abroad They will visit Italy,
Trance, Switzerland, Germany, Eng
land and Ireland.
The Rev. Everett P. Smith, educa-
tional secretary of the Board of Mis-
sions, will address the monthly meeting
Of the Woman's Church Missionary as
ISOLATION ait 8 p. m. to-day in Trinity
parish building, Temple street.
The May Pole girls will give one of
their enjoyable dances in the West Ha-
ven town hall tonight.
The ladies of the Howard Avenue
Baptist church will give a May day
dinner tomorrow evening at 6:S$
O'clock They will also have an apron
sale in the afternoon and evening. A
variety Of these useful articles has
been collected from different states in
the Union, and an interesting display
IS promised.
At Harmonic hall on Friday evening,
q whist and dance is to be given by
Circle No. IA, under the direction of the
leader, Mrs. James f. Brennan, of Edg-
wood avenue. A musical programme
will olso add to the evenings enjoy
inent.
The second annual May breakfast,
designed primarily for business people,
will be held in the First M. e. parlors
this morning beginning at O'Clock, A
lunch will also be served from 1850 to
o'clock.
Miss Bessie Sweeney of Sachem
street, has been engaged as pianist at
dhe New Haven Normal School of
Gymnastics for the next school year.
Word received In Milford the latter
part of last week from E. N. Tucker
for years resident Of Milford, and
who for sometime has been in Cali
fornia, states that he was at the time
of the recent earthquake In Los An
geles, which is some two hundred or
more miles from San Francisco, and
that the house in which he was at the
time rocked and shook somewhat as a.
boat does in rough sea. No damage
was done to the house in which he
was, but chimneys on some of the
houses there fell down and other slight
damage was done by the quake.
The ladies Of Trinity M. E. church
are planning to hold a rummage sale
during the second week of May The
proceeds will go to the carpet fund Of
the church.
Mrs. J. ]. Ridley and Miss Helen Rid
lev Of Orchard street, who have been
travelling in Europe for the past nine
months arrived home by the Anchor
line Sunday
The semi-annual meeting of Che
Western Connecticut association of the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
will he held at the First M. e. church
on Thursday. The morning service
opens at 10 o'clock, and the afternoon
service at 2 o'clock.
The ways and means committee Of
the West Haven Village Improvement
society is planning whist to be given
In the town hall about May Is. The
plans have not yet been entirely COM
pleted.
Mrs James Devine of Winchester
avenue will give whist at the school
hall on Ashlnun street on the evening
of May 8, assisted by her circle, for the
benefit of the rectory fund.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Fl. Golding ar
rived in Branford from Dayton, O.,
Friday night. Mrs. Golding will spend
the summer in town, but Mr. Golding
will return to Dayton, the latter part
of the week.
During the closing session of the
Davenport Sunday school Sunday, Mr..
Samuel E. Bishop was presented with
a handsome gold watch in recognition
of his fifteen years service as organist.
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, representing
the church and all of its societies.
made the presentation speech. Mr.
Bishop has resigned his position and
will take up his residence in New York
He will be succeeded by Mr.. Henry
Bonander, who is at present organist
of the Main Street Baptist church, OF
Meriden.
Mrs. j. S. Fowler will be the hostess
at the turkey supper to Ibe given to-
morrow evening by the Ladies' Benev'
client society of the Calvary Baptist