The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-17
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST ,CONCER ?
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City
 --Interestlng Social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Edward M seeley, for many years with the Howe & Stetson company, has taken charge of the new art eln- broidery department at The Chas. Monson company, where he will be pleased to see his old customers, and many new ones. The department stands second to none in this city. as all who have visited it freely agree.
 The wedding of Miss Mabel Gierding to Arthur Church will take place at the home of the brides parents We'd nesday evening.
 A delightful little afternoon tea was given at the Country club last We'd nesday afternoon when Mrs. Downer had party of eight friends, A very pleasant time was enjoyed.
 Prof. Isidore Troostwyk was to Wa terbury on Friday as concert master at the production of "The Messiah by the Waterbury Choral society on Friday evening. Another New Haven musician of note also assisted at the concert, which was a brilliant success. This was Richard Percy, who now lives in New York and who has recent oF thA terTbury society.
 Already plans are being made for several of the dances to be given by the young people who are away at school or at college. Mrs, Winston J. TrowbridSe will be the hostess at one of these affairs. which will take place at the Lawn club on Wednesday even ing. December 26. It will be a Christ mas dance. and the young girls and boys from school will be the guests of Miss Molly Trowbrfdge, who will be home from Griarcliff -on-the- Hudson for the vacation. She will have as her guests several of her school friends.
 The Tuesday Morning class, of which Miss Chadburn is the director, will not meet during the holidays and the next meeting will take place at the Lawn club on Tuesday morning, January 8.
 Captain and Mrs. Edward O. Grue- ner of Edgehill road returned on Fri day evening from a fortnight'B stay in Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Percy Talbot Walden are receiving congratulations over the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Walden will be remembered as Miss Whittlesey of Prospect street.
 Mrs Adolphus Cooke of Stevenson, Baltimore county, Md, announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Ella Goodridge Cooke. to Dr. David Cush- man Twichell, Yale '98, of Saranac Lake. N. Y. The marriage will take place in May.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward A. Parsons of Beers street gave an informal recep- tion at their home on Thursday even ing in honor of thir son, the Rev. Louis A. Parsons of Philadelphia. and his iancee Miss Elizabeth Brooks of Redding. Mass.
 "The Holy City," a cantata by Gaul, was sung in Christ church, Bridgeport, Saturday evening, by the choir, rein forced by many prominent singers of the borough. Herbert H. Cutler of this is the director. MT. Cutler is studying in the Yale music school, and has been the organist at Christ church for several gears.
 Prof and Mrs Benjamin Jepson and Miss Clara Jepson and Prof. and Mrs Harry B. Jepson have taken a house in Lawrence street.
 One of the most charming luncheons of the winter was given by Mrs. Charles s. Mellen at her home in Whitney avenue on Thursday last. The table was most attractive with a very artistic arrangement of white hyacinths and maiden hair ferns. Mrs. Mellen's guests were Mrs. James S. Hemingway, Mrs. Samuel Higgins Mrs. Alfred Newton Wheeler, Mrs Charles Nicoll, Mrs. Benjamin R. Eng fish. Mrs. H. A. Fabian and Mrs Storrs The favors were gilt baskets of white hyacinths and ferns.
 Miss A1meda Norton, the pupil of Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson. is to leave shortly for visit with her cousin Madame Nordica, who returns from Europe within a few days.
 Th4 December meeting of the Wom- ans Civic club will be held in Center church chapel on Wednesday after. noon at o'clock. There will be nc regular speaker as several members