Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-05
City Missions.

City Missions.
 At the peoples service tomorrow even- ing at the City Missions, corner of Court and State streets, MT. George B. Evans of Elizabeth, N. J.. will speak. Mir. Evans was former resident of New Haven. He is an energetic temperance worker, and is also engaged in city mission work in New York. The subject of the meeting will be: "A Serpenr's Bite and Its Cure" It is hoped that the friends of the mission will give Mir. Evans hearty welcome. Stran- gers are also cordially invited.
 This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the work of the girls sewing school will be resumed at the Mission hall. All members are asked to be promptly on hand.
 Gunners Day at East Haven Shore. The New Haven Gun club held it's first annual picnic at East Haven River yester- day. The day was perfect and many members took their families with them. There were several gunners from out of town besides who came there to practice with the New Haven gunners. There were no prizes, but everyone did his best with the gun. There were no scores or records kept, as the shoot was only for enjoyment. The clambake which they had was excel lent, and all paid their respects to it. The party arrived home about o'clock last evening we'll pleased with their day. Among those who attended the picnic were: MT. and Mrs. N. D. Folsom, Charle 8 Longdon, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Gould, MT. and Mrs. John B. Savage. MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Shutter, H. H. Bates, MT. and Mrs. 0. B. Bristol, J. B. Robertson, jr., and Robert Penn of this city, MT. and Mrs. H. Merriman of Meriden, Frank Wiley and c. H. Burbridge of Hartford. Admiral w els to the Naval Veterans.
 Rear Admiral William s. Wells of the National Association of Naval Veterans of the United States, has just issued an order assuming command. His appointments are as follows: Senior aide, Francis B. Allen, 61 Willard street, Hartford, Conn. :; secretary, George W. Bostwick, 1O4 Baltic street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; boatswain, Edwin A. Bezely, Providence, RI. He congratu- lates the association upon it's admirable ap- pearance in the Grand Army parade of the twenty-ffth encampment at Detroit, Au- gust 4. He has also appointed John c. Riehberg, Chicago, H., as chairman of worlds Columbian committee of naval veterans for the ensuing year. Past Com mander P. J. MoMahon of New Orleans, and commissioner for the fair from Lou isiana, will act as associate and advisory member of the committee.
 In his address to the association thecom- mander says:
 "The recent awakening of our govern ment to the importance of efficient arma- ments afoat, and the universal favor and pride with which our new guns and ships are received by the people of the country is the commencement of the consumma- ton of what our association has for years advocated and urged. It is very gratify- ing also to see the renewed interest in our naval and merchant marine By the forma- tion of naval militia and reserve corps. This latter effort is a new field for our use fulness, and it is pleasing to know that many of our numbers are now active in this direction. I desire to impress upon you the duty of contributing your expert ence and cooperation with all efforts to form these naval reserves, for it is mani fest that our chief reliance must be placed upon our naval efficiency in case of foreign complications. It is hoped that some gov ernmeutal action might also be taken to encourage an active interest in naval mat ters on our great lakes and inland waters"