The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
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 ING NEW HAVRN PEOPLE

Dr. Horatio Parker left yesterday for Boston, where this evening he will de- liver lecture before the American Guild of Organists, now converting there. Last evening he was present at a concert in Jordan hall, at which one of his compositions for orchestra was played, with Wallace Goodrich as con- ductor. Dr. Parker will be the guest, while in Boston, of MT. and Mrs. George w. Chadwick.
 General and Mrs. E. F. Bradley and daughter, Miss Mabel Bradley, also MT. and Mrs. Andrew G. Smith and MT. and Mrs. J. Boardman Smith, will make party leaving this city next Monday and going by the Atlantic Coast Line to Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend about two weeks. From there they will go to the Ockla- waha house at Eustis. They will re- turn home about the middle of March.
 The Jennie B. Cation hive, No. P, will have whist this afternoon at o'clock in St. Georges hall, Insurance building.
 Mrs. Frank Travis, of Church street, West Haven, has returned home after spending a month with frieds and rel atives in New York, White Plains, Mt. Vernon and other places of great ln- terest.
 Mrs, James Peck, of Savin avenue, West Haven, spent yesterday with her sister, Mrs Ford, in Milford.
 Miss Margaret Thompson, the young daughter of Mrs. H. Grant Thompson, gave tea at her home on Whitney avenue. yesterday afternoon in honor of N Miss Eleanor Pettit of Washington, D. c. The guests were members of the freshman dancing class.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Pursell celebrated their fifty-third wedding anniversary Wednesday at their home, A Garden street, this city. The gentleman and his wife made it quite a holiday for many of their friends. The officers and many of the members of the Woman's Relief corps called during the after noon, Mrs. Pursell being a valued mem Der of that organization for many years, and the ladies were glad to meet at her home to do honor to the anniver- sary. Mrs. Pursell gave her guests some beautiful piano music, she being a fine musician. Mir and Mrs. George R. Chamberlain and Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain left yesterday for St. Petersburg, Fla, for a stay of several weeks. Rehearsals for "Charlies Aunt" ' which will be given at the West Haven town hall next Monday and Tuesday evenings, are being held every evening during the week.
 Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, who comes to speak in United church this evening under the auspices of the Mothers club, may be present at the February meet ing of the Mothers club, which will be held in the Y. M. c. A. parlors this aft ernoon. As yet the hour of Mrs. Stokes arrival has not been learned, but it Is hoped that she will reach the city in time to be present at the tea which will follow the meeting, and thus give the members a chance to meet the distin- gl1ished speaker of the evening. The lecture this evening will be well attend ed, as the tickets have been in great demand The church will open at 7:S0 o'clock, and until o'clock, the hour set for the lecture, there will be a pro- gramme of organ II lsic. James c. Phelps Stokes will accompany his wife here. They will be the guests, while in town, of Rev. and Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes, jr.
 The Phoenix club of West Haven gave a smoker Wednesday evening. Each member invited 8 friend, and a iovial crowd assembled.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, of 524 Chapel street entertained party of friends at a dinner and musicale We'd nasday evening. Their guests were MT. and Mrs. George E. Avis, MT. and Mrs. Anthony Spinelo, Maestro Sulli, Mrs. Henry Parrish Miss Daisy stahl, Mrs Wade, of Boston; Alfred Elcock and Eugene McGrail The musical programme included vocal and piano solos, which werwe much enjoyed. MT, and Mrs. Johnson plan to sail for three weeks trip to Jamaica and Porto Rico Friday, February 8.
 A very pretty wedding occurred on Wednesday morning at the Church of the Sacred Heart, when Joseph D. Gre nier and Miss Anna Mccullough were united in marriage by Rev. Father Me Keon. The groomsman was Andrew Guthrie, of this city, and the brides maid Miss Grace Butler of Mt Hove, N. Y. A reception was held at the home of the brides parents, 57 Lafay- cite street
 Miss Julia F. Kennedy has resigned her position at St. Johns church and will sing at Sacred Heart for the com ing year. Her friends will regret her leaving St. Johns, where she has sung since her childhood, but wish her every success in her new field. She assumes her new duties next Sunday.
 Mrs. Annie Flanders, of White Plains, N. r., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. F. F. Travis, of West Haven, for the past week, has returned home after a pleasant stay.
 Mrs. Roxana Buell., Miss Katherine Elliot and James Wellman, of Clinton, have gone to Philadelphia to attend the wedding of William Buell., of New Haven. and Miss Gertrude Hewitt Vor- yinkle. MT. Wellman will act as usher for MT. Buell., who was formerly of Clinton.
 The. Social Whist club was entertain