The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-06

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 MT. and Mrs. Louis E. Stoddard are expected to return from Lakewood, N. J., in a few days.
 James Locke will give an illustrated talk on Native Life in Turkestan" at the Graduates club tomorrow evening" at 9:15 o'clock.
 At small tea given by Miss Smyth at her home on Temple street Wednes- day afternoon, one of the guests was Miss Lorentz, daughter of the noted scholar, Prof. Lorentz of Holland. Miss Lorentz is visiting Miss Katharine Hastings of Bradley street,
 MT. and Mrs, A. E. Rowland are among the Americans enjoying the beautiful weather at Hamilton, Bermu- da
 Connecticut visitors in Washington include Mrs. E. H.. Barnes, Bayard Barnes and S. S. Holt of New Haven
 The wife of c. M. Phillips, formerly a conductor on the Berkshire division who has been at the hospital for three weeks very ill, is now better and has returned to her home, 190 Meadow street. Her friends are hoping for her speedy recovery.
 George Stetson, son of Librarian Stet- son, has been elected president of the junior class at the high school, The other officers are Miss Throm vice president; Miss Munson, secretary and MT. Barnes, treasurer.
 Captain and Mrs. Howard Gardner Badgley of New York, have issued in- vitations for the marriage Of their daughter Miss Ruth Badgley, to Dr. William Kent Shepard of this city TEle wedding will take place on Monday aft ernoon, April IS, at o'clock, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street.
 Cattle Commissioner H. o. Averill has been obliged to go south for the benefit of his health and is now in St. Augustine, Fla. He was i'll of grip for several weeks and this left him weak and suffering with a cough. His physi- elan advised change to a warmer climate for time, and 1t is expected that he will come home fully restored to health.
 The many friends of Miss May Col iins of 174 Franklin street, will be greatly surprised to hear of her mar riage to Edward c. Kessney of 56 Ann street, which took place in October, 1905, at St. Patrick's church.
 A gold plated blow of the regular size and pattern, build for exhibition pur- poses attracted hundreds to the store of Lightbourne & Pond on Broadway yesterday afternoon. The implement has been exhibited at the Paris exposi- tion, at Buffalo, St. Louis, and Cape town, South Africa. It cost $2,800 and weighs 900 pounds.
 Mir and Mrs. Edwin Kirkland, sur- rounded by their children and several of their grandchildren, celebrated their fifty-sixth wedding anniversary We'd nesday at their home, 124 Howe street. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland both enjoy good health. They were married in Spring field in 1850 and removed to New Ha- ven thirty-eight years ago.
 At the sacred concert to be given by the St. Peter's R. c. church in Polfs new theater on the evening of April 22, Rev. Walter Shanley, P. R., of Dan- bury, will give an address on "The Catholic Church and Civilization" It was announced Wednesday in the church by the Rev. Father Early that already about 1000 tickets had been engaged for the concert. The pro- gramme for the occasion will be an ex- cellent one and local talent will be as- sisted by members of the Poli stock company. There will also be tableaux by young ladies of the parish.
 There has been a change of organists ot,,, ~ ward Moulthrop. who has served in that capacity for some time, has re- signed. His place is being filled dur ing April by Arthur Lincoln Bristol, but after the first of May, Prof. Will Nam E. Brown, who has played at the East Pearl street Methodist church, will be engaged at the Dwight Place church.
 Mrs. Francis Mahoney who has been visiting at the home fo her parents, MT. and Mrs Myers of State street, has returned to her home in Brooklyn, IN. Y.
 The wedding of Miss Bertha Vorhaus of New York and Dr. Louis M Gom- pertz of this city took place last even ing alt the home of the brides brother, LOUIS NOrnauS, OI l0U EdSL ElSnlleIl street. It was very quietly solemnized owing to the recent death of Michael Gompertz the bridegroom's father. Im- mefbdiately after the ceremony Dr. and Mrs. Gompertz left for Pinehurst, N. C., returning about April IS. They will reside at Duncan Hall. Rev. MT. Levy of this city performed the ceremony.
 Attorney John F. Wynne, who was recently appointed state lecturer of the Modern Woodmen of America by Head Consul Talbot of Lincoln, Neb., ad- dressed the representative Swedes of the city Wednesday night in Harmonic Hall. The literary entertainment and dance that followed the address was under the auspices of John Ericsson camp, M, W. of A.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Winne of Els sex are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Winne of Harrison street, Westville,
 Max p. Kraus of 320 Davenport ave- nue has announced the engagement of his youngest sister, Miss Elizabeth Jane Kraus to Ernest c. Bilberg of Fair Haven.
 The committee for the food sale under the auspices of Freelove Baldwin Stow chapter, D. A. R., of Milford, to be held