Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-08
FAIR HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB.

The Movement Assured of Szecess l About One Hundred Members Ex. Peeted for the New Republican Orga. nization-Last Nights Meeting. The efforts of Fair Haven's indefatigable Republican political workers during the past few weeks have been attended with consid- ersble success. A meeting was held last night at the headquarters of the Eleventh ward Republican club to put the matter if possible into definite shape. It was decided, however, to postpone any official action until the next meeting, which will occur next Monday, probably st the same place. F. S. Hamilton was the chairman of the meeting, and he was empowered to look up the vari- ous rooms that are available for the purposes of the club and to make report at the next meeting.
 Reports from the chairmen of the different ward committees were presented, and it was found that a large membership has been al- ready secured. The project meets with the hearty support of nearly all the substantial citizens of that part of the city, and, as it looks now, it is an assured success.
 The plan has already been outlined in the COURIER. It is briefly to form 8 club for social purposes among the Republican voters O1 bQ6 El0Y6QLQ, 1W6l1bu, 1QlTLe6QLQ 6GO Fourteenth wards.
 It is proposed to model the new organise tion after the Republican League of the city, though on much smaller and less expensive scale of course.
 The leading members have several locations in view but hope to report upon some one location by another week. It is proposed to fit up the rooms selected in very attractive manner and to keep them open for members at all times.
 It is expected that the annual daes will not exceed $5, and may be brought as low as g year. The first expense of fitting and fur nishing the quarters will probably be done by subscription, as 1t is understood many of the foremost men stand ready to aid the club quite handsomely. The club will not be re- stricted to young or old voters, but every Republican voter of good character is eligi- ble. The leaders are confident that the club will start with 100 members, and expect that the number will reach 150 before the close of the winter. It is obvious that the social club will satisfy 8 long felt want in that community, and we see no reason why 1t may not, by keeping the political idea intact, be the means of considerable active work in local politics during the next few years.
 Among the names that have already been secured for membership in the Eleventh and Twelfth wards are William H. Pierpont, G. A. Denison, F. s. Hamilton, N. A. Tanner, Smith Granniss, William E. Morgan, J. N. Coe, w. Hurlbert, w. H. Waterbury, c. E. Squires, w. W. Kelsey, J. Hemingway, J. s. Hemingway, A. B. Barnes, Charles A. Lamb, Arthur H. Barnes, E O. Hill, c. L. Salisbury, W. Moulton, J. 0. Salisbury, Dr. W. M. Thomson, H. W. Crawford, F. H. Francis, Lucius Rowe, Jul jus c. Cable, Dr. M. J. Adams, Dr. c. B. Adams, c. Brandt, Thomas Forsyth, James Johnson, J. T. Rice, c. E. Thompson, A. H. Granniss, E. P. Goodsell, jr., s. Chipmsn, E. J. Morse, A. DeMsltby, B. &. Bradley, W. Moulton and G. H. Bunnell.
 From other wards Judge Deming, H. H. Strong, George Baldwin, Luzerne Ludding- ton and Benjamin J. Stone are members.