The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-10


one of the most successful the clut
has held and visitors are lavish ii
their praise of the work shown.
The first tea of this season will be
held this afternoon, the hours being
from 3 to o'clock. Mrs. Edward
Sargent will serve, and will be assist
ed by Mrs. Frederick J. Kingsbury, Jr.
and Mrs. Charles DeForest.
There was large and enthusiastic
meeting of the Woman's board of the
Grace hospital, held at the home OF
Mrs. William Pitt Baldwin, las Chap
ell street yesterday afternoon. On Sat
urday afternoon there will be a cake
and candy sale at Mrs. Baldwin's
house for the benefit OF the Womans
board, to provide the furnishings for
the new hospital. At the candy table
Miss Gladys Smith will be in charge
assisted by Miss Brooks The cake
table will be in charge of Mrs. Bald
win assisted by Mrs. r. j. Ferguson,
Mrs. c. w. Hand, Mrs. Henry war
ner, Mrs. S. d. Smith, Miss Baldwin,
Miss Fitch, Miss Fannie p Smith, Mrs
Warner Judson, Mrs. John Kenyon
and Mrs. G. P. Peck. Later a must
Gale will be arranged by the board for
the same purpose.
The annual banquet of the Yale Rec
ord will be held on Friday evening
March 20. at the Cafe Heublein.
The March meeting of the Mary Clapr
Wooster chapter, D. IA. r., held yes
terday afternoon in the Foot Guard
armory was an exceptionally pleasant
one Miss Emcline Street was chair
man of the meeting and Mrs, Sara L.
Kinney, the state regent, was the
guest of honor Mrs. Kinney read some
very interesting letters from Capt
Nathaniel Fitz Randolph. a revolution
airy soldier, who was Ave times wound
ed. twice prisoner and was killed ir
sklrmish near Springfield, New Jer-
sey, in July 1880. Very interesting in.
deed was a roster captured by Capt
Fitz Randolph from Col. Billup al
Staten Island, when he made the Col
a prisoner. This was late in 1879 oil
early In 1880 A long chatty letter from
Mr.. William Writ. written to Roger
Harrison in 1919 was also read by Mrs
Kinney. A very pleasant letter just
received was read by Mrs. WEIGH
from the professor of the Merryvilt
college in Happy Valley in the Tonnes
see mountains, where the work among
the miners is making such splendid
progress at the present time. During
the afternoon Miss Marvin sang sew
eral songs which added very greatly
to the pleasure of the occasion. Tea
was served at o'clock and the after
noon ended with a social half hour
giving everybody a chance TO gree
Mrs. Kinney, who left for Hartford
directly after the meeting.
Mrs. H. r. Armstrong of Park stree
will open her house on Thursday aft
ernoon for bridge for the benefit o
/
the Elm City branch of the Tribun,
Sunshine society.
This afternoon Miss Beach of Hart
/ ford will give a talk on lace and lac
making at the New Haven Colon,
Historical building. where the LOAF
Lace exhibit is now in order. All da,
| yesterday many visitors proved thei
interest. and admired the beautiful
specimens of historical and noderl
! lace so attractively arranged. The ex
hihit opens each day at 10 o'clock an,
it is doubtful il another such collection
of beautiful and valuable lace will eve
be attempted by anybody in New Ha
ven. There are several very interest
ings exhibits loaned by people fror
various parts of the state. and the rar
and exquisite bits from New Have
people many of which are worn, mend
ed and must be handled with such ten
derness that they cannot often b
brought out.
Mrs. G. A. Harmount will speak 81
| the Religions and Customs of India.
before the Woman's guild of Trnit
church this evening at S:15 o'clock.
Mrs. Edward |. Atwater of Came
street, special delegate appointed b.
Governor r, S. Woodruff to represen
the state Of Connecticut at the frs
International Congress of Mothers il
Washington went down yesterday an,
viii be present at the opening of TIL
congress to-day. Mrs. James Bolto-
! president of the New Haven Mother
club is the recording secretary of tn
American congress. and she also wen
down to Washington yesterday.