The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-27
PERSONALS.

home from school and college for the holidays. The clubhouse was decorated in keeping with the Yuletide.
 MT. and Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge and the Misses Elsie and Rachel TroW bridge were the Christmas guests of Mrs. Trowbridge's father, Franklin Farrel, of Ansonia.
 The many friends of Miss Carrie Car ter, formerly of this city, but now of 1 White Plains, x. l., will be pleased to learn of her marriage to Charles Hop kins on December A. The ceremony was performed in White Plains. MT. | Hopkins is a Well-known young busi- ness man of that city. The couple are at present in New Haven, where they will spend a few days of their honey moon.
 Alexander Fraser and son, Alexander, { jr., formerly residents of Westcille, are spending Christmas with MT, and Mrs. {John Fraser, of Fountain street, Vest ville
 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Reynolds, of West Haven, entertained Mrs. Frank Bush and daughters and Miss Henri etta Heitmann at their home Tuesday evening.
 1 President Arthur T. Hadley, of Yale, addressed the academic principals at 1 the annual convention of several state associations of teachers last evening in Syracuse.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Ingersoll of New York, were the Christmas guests of Mrs. IngersolFs mother, Mrs. w. P. 1 Trowbridge, of Prospect street. Mr. an1 Mrs. Willis E. Bodwell and son Benjamin, of West Haven, spent Christmas in Hartford with their daughter and son-in-law, MT. and Mrs. Sinclair Palmer.
 MT. and Mrs. Carl B. Ely, who came ] up to spend Christmas with Mrs. Ely's father, Henry L. Hotchkiss, returned to their home in Harrisburg, Pa,, yes terday.
 The attaining of the fifth birthday of 1 Yaldemar Hammer, jro was celebrated at the residence of Warden Hammer on Rogers street, Branford, on Monday evening.
 Mrs. Francis G. Beach, of Wall street, who has been in Philadelphia for sev- eral weeks, is in town for the Christ mas holi lays.
 ! As mark of appreciation for his eff l forts in behalf of the order in this city, Peter Conlon, inspector of the board of ] health, has been presented with an ele- gant gold watch by the New Haven aerie of the Eagles. He was so affect ed at the presentation, which came as a complete surprise, that he had to voice his thanks by proxy, President Pond speaking for him.
 Announcement is made of the mar riage Tuesday of Wilbur Stevens, of this city to Miss Mara Brown, of Chester, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, after wedding trip, will reside on lDixwell avenue.
 Joseph Mannix, of New York city, came up for the holiday and spent a few days with his parents, MT. and Mrs Mannix, of Branford.
 Miss Susan Bacon, of the faculty of Mount Holyoke college, is spending the holidays in town.
 The Misses Carrie and Mamie Downes, of High street, Milford, are spending a few days with friends in Bridgeport.
 MT. and Mrs. F. D. Meigs, of Dwight street, spent Christmas at the old homestead in Madison with MT. and Mrs. w. A. Meigs.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Pratt, of Ivory ton, and MT and Mrs Frank La Place and Miss Ellen La Place, of Essex, are the Christmas guests of Dr. and Mrs. Winne, of Westville
 George B. Hurd, formerly principal of the Winchester avenue school, is spending the Christmas holidays here. Mr. Hurd, who is now teaching in the south, has son, George Hurd in the university.
 James E. Matthews and family of this city, were guests Tuesday at tie home of John Matthews and family, of Branford.
 Charles Potter has issued invitations for the marriage of his daughter, Miss Mary Laura Potter, to David Simpson on Tuesday, January 1, at 142 Chestnut street.
 F. w. J. Sizer, president of the Ma tional Savings bank who was injured about ten days ago by falling on an icy sidewalk in front of Pilgrim church on East Grand avenue, has now almost entirely recovered and it Is expected he will able to be at the bank as usual during the week, Ernest Stiler, who has been attend ing the Detroit Law school, is at his home In Branford for the Christmas vacation.
 Miss Edna Hoxsie, of Branford Is spending the holidays with relatives in Brooklyn.
 Miss Florence James, teacher of the Center school, Oxford, is spending her | Christmas vacation at her home in Co., hasset Mass.
 Carl Volkmann, of Philadelphia, a former resident of this city, is spending the Christmas holidays in town with relatives. Mir. Volkmann is now one of the leading tenors in Philadelphia and Ihas won fame both as a concert and oratorio singer He has sung several times with the celebrated Scheele orr ehestra of Philadelphia, at each con cert winning new laurels. MT. Volk- mann studied while here with Max Dessauer, who is greatly interested in the career of his pupil.
 Thomas McKenna, of Philadelphia, is spending several days with his parents | in Branford.
 Stiles Tucker, who has been in New Jersey a number of months in the em ploy of s. B. Church, is spending the