The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-07
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City
Interesting Social Events Here and
Elsewhere.
Henry w. Benedict, who has been in
st. Augustine, Fla, for several weeks,
will not be able to be present at tho
marriage of his daughter, Miss Helen
D, Benedict, to Mr.. Bayard Barnes on
Wednesday next, as his physician
thinks him entirely too unwell to risk
the very changeable and unreasonable
weather New Haven is enduring this
winter. Mr.. Benedict was to have CIV
en- his daughter away, but Miss Bene-
diets Oldest brother, Mr.. Harry H.
Benedict, will now give her in mar
riage. AS stated before, the wedding
will be celebrated at the Benedict res
idence, in Bishop street, with only
the relatives and families of the bridal
party at the ceremony which will be
solemnized at 4:3O o'clock by Bishop
Daniel C. Goodsell of Brookline, Mass.
From 5 to O'Clock a large reception
will be given. Miss Benedict will be
attended by Miss Olive Damn as maid
of honor, Mrs. Hayes Quincy Trow-
bridge, as matron of honor, and Miss
Helen Darlington as bridesmaid. There
are also to be two little flower girls,
tine Misses Esther Hosmer and Isabelle
Fowler Little Miss Hosmer is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Hos
lner Of Boston and niece of the
groom, while little Miss Fowler is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Fowler of Richmond Hill, l.. l., and a
cousin of the bride. Mr. Barnes best
man will be MIR. Smith T, Ferguson of
New York, and the ushers will be Mr..
Harry H. Benedict, a brother of the
bride, Mr. Clarence r. Hooker, Mr..
Walter M. Lounsbury, Mr. w. Murray
Sanders of Marion, KY, Mr.. ]. Willet
Hall and Mr.. Thomas A. Keck both of
New York.
Miss Helen D. Benedict gave very
handsome dinner at her home in Bishop
street Saturday evening for her maid of
honor, Miss Olive Damn, and her brides
maids Mrs. Hayes O. Trowbridge and
Miss Helen Darlington. The other
guests were Mrs. Harry Little WEIGH,
Miss Mildred Wilson, Miss Mabel Brad
ley, Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain, Miss
Eleanor Barnum and Miss Helen Por-
tee.
Mrs. Eli Whitney, jr., has cards out
for dance for young people to be CIV
en- at the Lawn club this evening. This
will be the last of the entertainments
for the girls and boys home from
school for the Christmas recess.
DR.. and Mrs. William G. Daggett are
entertaining Mrs. Daggett's mother,
Mrs. Cohen of Alameda, Cal.
Mrs. Walter Camp has cards out for
a luncheon and bridge party to be CIV
en- at the Country club to-day This is
the FIRST Of series Of bridge luncheons
Mrs. Camp is planning to give in the
pre-Lenten season. She will have five
tables Of bridge to-day.
A delightful little party Of young
people home from school enjoyed an
afternoon at the Country club the past
Meek. liz the party were Miss Metcalf,
Miss Eliot, Miss Tibbits of Wallingford,
Mr.. Bacon, Mr.. Metcalf and MIR. Ward
Mrs. John English was the hostess
on Friday afternoon for very delight
full small bridge party given for Miss
Kimble. The afternoon was given
over to the favorite game and at 5
o'clock delicious buffet luncheon was
served. A few Of the players included
Mrs Lewis I'll. English, Mrs Francis
Beach, Miss Rebecca G. Beach, Mrs.
Louis Huntoon, Miss Olivia English
Miss Mary Kimble.
Mrs. Hayes @. Trowbrldge of Whit
new avenue will give a dinner at her
home this evening in honor of the
bride-elect, Miss Helen D. Benedict.
One Of the most delightful luncheons
of the week was given by Mrs. w. III.
Newberry and several of her young
school friends at Greenwich. Miss Re-
becca Gibbons, in the absence of Mrs.
Newberry, was the hostess with Miss
Newberry for the afternoon. In the
party were Miss Helen Battin, Miss
Julia Billings, Miss Dorothy Osborn,
Miss Dorothy Trowbridge, Miss Molly
Trowbridge, Miss Charlotte Parker,
Miss Marion Mason, Miss Margaret
Corwir.
Miss Emily Whitney was the hostess
at very handsome little luncheon at
the Country club on Friday last.
Among her guests were Mrs. Arson
Phelps Stokes, jr., Mrs. George H. Net
tleton, Mrs. Marian Whitney and Miss
Margaret Whitney. Miss Marian
whitney returns to-day to resume her
duties as head of the French and Ger
man departments of Vassar college
after visit to her mother, Mrs W.
d. Whitney of Church street.
A delightful birthday celebration was
enjoyed the past week by Mrs. David
Collins of Hillhouse avenue. Mrs Col
Inns celebrated her ninetieth birthday
and many of the friends and enighbors
called to congratulate her
Miss Edith Smith was the hostess on
Thursday for small luncheon at the
Country club.
Mrs. Henry w. Farnam was the
hostess at a very interesting dinner
wednesday evening at her home in
TIillhouse avenue. Her guests were sew
eral of the young friends of her daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Farnam, home from
boarding school and college for the hol-
iday',
Bridge has been favorite pastime
for the week and on Wednesday morn
ing Mrs. George B. Martin gave de-
lightfully informal little bridge party
at her home for Miss Kimbe of Boston,
who has been the guest over the holt
days of her sister, Mrs. Henry F. Eng
lish of HilIhouse avenue.