The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-05
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLR.
And Other People Known in This City --Interesting Social Events Here and Elsewhere.


 Elsewhere.
 William J. Atwater, the Grand avenue merchant, and wife of this city are now in California where they intend to spend the winter
 A very delightful small bridge whist party was that at which Mrs. Frank |. Bigelow of Whitney avenue was the hostess on Saturday evening. The house was very pretty with quantities of cut flowers and the affair was in honor of Mrs. James Ford, who is the guest of Mrs. Lewis H. English of Whitney ave- nue.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Juliet s. Adee, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George A. Adee of Westchester, N. Y, to Dr. Raynham Townsheld, son of Mrs. Charles H. Townshend.
 Joseph Johnson, the popular and well known Church street clothier, and his wife returned home Friday night from a vacation of four weeks and a half spent in Florida.
 MT. and Mrs. J. D. Welch are plan ming to leave soon for a southern so- journ
 A very enjoyable bridge whist party was given by Mrs. Arthur N, Wheeler at her, home in Trumbull street on Sat urday afternoon.
 The engagement has been. announced of Frank w. Tully formerly of this city, now of Boston, to Miss Susan Pratt Kennedy, daughter of MT. and 301, of N. Y.
 Over 300 people enjoyed the excellent supper served in 0. U. A. M. hall, h. Insurance building, by the Queens Daughters, Saturday night. The tables looked very attractive Tn their decora- tions of pink roses and the group of Charming girls in white gowns who act- ed as waitresses completed a very pret- ty picture.
 Mrs. Ossin Ray of Boston is visiting her parents, Judge and Mrs. Stoddard in Bishop street.
 Mrs. Horatio Parker and little daugh- ter Grace are spending few days in New York city.
 Mrs. J. B. Sargent Mrs. Morris Tyler, Mrs G. P. North, Mrs, Frederick Kings bury, jr., Mrs. George B. Adams and Miss Robertson constitute the receiving party at the informal reception of the Mothers Aid society, which will be held at Leila day nursery, 169 Greene street, this afternoon from 2 until 6 o'clock. To all interested in this work most cordial invitation Is extended MT. and Mrs. David s. Gamble, jr., who was married in Savannah, Ga, and have recently returned from a trip through the south, have taken pleas ant apartment at Duncan hall, which they have beautifully furnished and will occupy as their home
 The Gaylord Francis wedding to be solemnized on Wednesday afternoon will be a prominent social event of the week in Branford
 Ms. Charles Gilbert of Hillhouse ave- Hue has returned from ~ omasville, Ga. where she has been spending sev- eral weeks.
 A very pleasant time was enjoyed by about one hundred people at the first social whist given at Yale hall Friday evening under the auspices of the Yale Hall Mems club. The ladies' prizes were captured by Mrs. J. H. Hurlburg Mrs A. J. Mccullough, Miss Josie Hayes and Mrs Swanson. The gentlemen to win prizes were N. J. Nagle, B. F. Platt and W. J. Brown.
 Prof. George H. Parker of the depart ment of zoology of Harvard, who lec- tured in the Sheffield course on Friday iY,n of of Mrs. E. E. Salisbury of Church street during his stay in town.
 The engagement has recently been announced of Miss Christobal Cannon, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frederick c. Cannon of this city, to Frederick B. Merrels MT. Merrels is a graduate of Yale law school in 'O4. Miss Cannon is a. graduate of Wellesley '09,
 Mrs. Pierrepont Beers Foster has is- sued cards for a bridge party at her home on Bishop street this afternoon. Mrs. E. G. Stoddard, who has been snending the winter in the south, but who returned to New Haven about the holiday time, has gone south again to remain at Thomaston, Ga., until the warm weather.
 Several society people have received invitations to the wedding of Miss Ethel May Lockwood, daughter of Mrs. Henry Roswell Lockwood of Syracuse, N. Y, and Norman McClintock of Yale '91, of Pittsburg, Pa. The wedding will take place at St. Pauls church, of Syr- acuse on Wednesday, February 14, at noon.
 MT and Mrs. s. w. Hart of Prospect street have gone to Battle Creek, Mich, for an extended sojourn.
 The members of the B. T. - society are planning for an informal dance to be given at the Lawn club on Friday evening, February 29.
 An out-of-town wedding of great in terest to society people here is that of Miss Georgie Barker Gibbs, daughter of Mrs. Edward N. Gibbs, and Charles H. sherrill, Yale '89 of New York, which will take place at the residence of the brides mother, 20 East Sixty fifth street, New York, on Thursday next. MT. Sherrill Is member of Gov