The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-21
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCER N
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known fin This City Interesting Social Events Here and Elsewhere.
 Miss Bessie Hooker of Orange street, who has been quite i'll for the past few weeks, has gone south for the winter.
 The New Haven high school circle will hold play this noon between 13 and 1 o'clock. The members of the school are invited to attend. The members of the school circle have re- hoarsed several times and an excel lent performance is expected.
 The B. H. s. Juniors have secured the Stanford orchestra of New Haven for their first reception and prome- made New Years evening at Music hall. The grand march is to form at S:S0 o'clock Tickets have been placed on sale and may be secured from any member of the class. The young peo- pie, as soon as school closes for Christmas vacation, will put all their energy into arrangements for the promenade, which, judging from the committee in charge, must be very successful social event.
 At the annual meeting of the Geor- gia chapter of the Eastern Star held fhS, week in Branford the following officers were elected for 1907: w. M, Mrs. A. H. Merrill; W, P, A. H, Mer- Till; IA. ., Mrs. W. L. Moore; secretary, is Fidelia Pond; treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Wilford; conductress, Mrs. M. Row land; assistant conductress, Mrs. H. c. TIolsenbeck.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Ann Carson Woodward, daughter of the late Alexander A. and Arabella IF. Woodward of strasburg. Va, to the Rev Theodore Hoffman, Yale '97.
 Miss Stephanie English member of the sophomore class of Vassar, will arrive to-day to spend the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs Edwin English of Prospect street.
 The Rev. S. 0. Seymour, D. D., of Hdtchfleld, who came to town to at- tending the meeting of the standing committee of the diocese of Comnecti- cut, held here on Tuesday, returned to his home Wednesday.
 Mrs. Holbrook of Thomas street West Haven, left yesterday for Tren- ton, N. J., to spend the holiday sea- son with her siUter.
 The Alpha Beta Minus club met last evening with Miss Mable Ottarson at her home on I4ettney place, West Ha- ven.
 Four marriages will take place ir the near future of Foster street resi- dents. The houses in which these for tunate individuals reside are within 2 few doors of each other
 Mrs. J. LeGrand Cannon and daugh. ter. of Westport, have been visiting MT. and Mrs. LeGrand Cannon of I Atwater street.
 John A. O'Neil has been confined tt his home in Harrison avenue, Bridge port, for a few days with an attacl of the grip.
 Mrs. Donald Mclean, the president general of the National society of D A. R., passed through the city yester day morning on her way to Provi dence, R. |, to be the guest of Gaspet chapter of that city. She will be tn, house guest of Mrs. William R. Tal bot while there.
 Miss Katherine Bush of West Ha ven, who is teaching in Burlington, N J., is expected home for the Christma vacation of two weeks.
 IA very pleasant masquerade surpris party was given Wednesday night t Henry Martin of Blake street, West vile, MT. Martin was preparing to re tire when the guests came and wa agreeably surprised. After grand march the crowd unmasked about o'clock Piano selections were ren dered by Miss Alexa Bunnell and Mrs s. J. Mcdonald