Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-08

A Fine Reception in Honor of the New
Haven ". P. s. c. e. at the Church
of the Redeemer Last Evening.
The semi~annual meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor of
the Church of the Redeemer was held last
evening, and in connection with the event
a reception was given in honor of all the Y.
P. G. E. societies of this city and vicinity,
the president and three other delegates from
each society being invited. All the twenty
two societies of this city and vicinity were
represented and nearly all of the one hun
dred members of the Church of the Redeemer
were present and other friends, making a
total of about two hundred young ladies and
gentlemen. The attractive and commodious
lecture room and parlors presented very
light and animated scene of sociability. Ex-
celent music was furnished at intervals
throughout the evening by the New Haven
Orchestral club, seventeen pieces, Mr.. A. ID.
Jackson welding the baton, fine club OF
amateur musicians. The reception commit
tee for the occasion were E. I. Atwater, Stewart
H. Rowe, John Riddell, Charles L. Knapp,
A. 3. Fifeld, 81. G. Swezey, Miss Page, Miss
Winchell Miss Atwater, Miss Dawson, Mrs
Fifeld. After an hour spent socially and
informally, the hustle and activity prevailing
in an adjoining large reception room and the
adjacent kitchen came to climax and the
guests of the society and sfterward the
society were ushered in and served from an
abundant and tempting collation.. President
Fifeld during the evening presided at the
business meeting, which was very brief, and
M. @. Swezey read the report and the following
list of officers and committees which had
been prepared and reported was adopted, the
persons named being elected by showing
hands:
President A. B. EileId, principal of Eaton school
| Secretary, Horace H Hart.
| Treasurer, Clarence B. Damn.
Lookout committee, Fred E. Beach, Howard 2.
Dawson. Edward L Chapman. Miss Jennie ELewis
| Sunday school committee, Colonel Frank L. Bige
low, C9arles L. Knapp, Stewart Rove, Miss May
Hicks Miss Helen ]. Merwin:
Music committee-Horace II. Hart, Miss Fannie
| Chandler, Miss Sarah E. Winche Miss o. Wei
| PRAYER meeting committee-Miss Charlotte Bar
| mum Miss Florence Clark, Mr. and Mrs D. H Bur
| Social committeeWCiarence e. Damn, Miss Sears
| Miss Mary Winchell, Miss Grace Porter, Mr. Fred
| missionary comisittee z. P Smith, Miss Ida
Hague, Mr.. ]. B. Baldwin, Miss Russell, Mrs Fannie
| Bromley.
| The pastor, Rev. DIR. Todd, was present
l during the latter part of the evening. The
| affair was quite a notable success, highly ems
| joyed by the large company present and
| forms another event of special interest in
| the history of the societies in this city.
Among the delegates present were w. R
| Downes, president of the New Haven Chris
tian Endeavor union; J. c. Bradley, presi
dent of the College street church society; E
| G. Dickerman, of Whitneyville; Rev. G. II
Jackson, pastor Emanuel Baptist church
| President E. P. Root and w. Gedney of the
Davenport church society; E. Ran
dolph, president of the Emanuel Bap
tist church society; J. L. S. Saunders
president of the Dixwell avenue Congrega
tional church society; Fl. B. Scott and wife
of Dixwell avenue; j. T. Mitchell, Granc
avenue Baptict church; E. A. Cowles, Third
N. E. church; VIM. P. Jarrett, Dwight Plac'
church; Albert Barnes, First Congregations
church, Fair Haven; Arthur Sims ant
Forrest Featherstone, Humphrey street Con
grek ational church; Colonel Frank L. Bigelow
| Fl. J. Prudden, E. L. Atwater and H. S. Ha1
| of the Church of the Redeemer; ]. NJ. Plat
| Howard avenue Congregational church; Mis-
| Nettie H. Seelye aud Mrs E. D. Fowler, Firs
Congregational church, Fair Haven; R. w
Mansfield and Miss Mamie Atwater, Calvar.
Baptist church.