Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-14
coNGREeArroNAL CLUB.

over Two Hundred From This City Attend the Annual Meeting in Mer- iden Last Night-A Bountiful Spread | -Lavish Hospitality-AH Hearty Well | come.
 The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional club, held last evening in Meriden at the Corner church. Rev. Mir. Andrson pas tor, was attended by over 200 New Haven people. A part went up on the 5 o'clock train, but a large majority went up on the next one. All had right royal vel come, and found the beautiful church and the supper tables gaily decorated with flowers. Among those from this city pres ent were the president of the club, General E. S. Greeley, Attorney H. G. Newton and wife, Professor s. E. Baldwin, John M. Peck and wife, Rev. Dr. Phillips, John O.. North and wife, Bank Cashier John A. Richardson, wife and daughter, Richard Blakeslee and 1 wife, Walter R. Downs, wife and mother, Edward L. Clark and wife and Miss J. P. Payne, Major N. W. Perkins and wife, Isaac J. Wild, Professor Chandler, Rev. Mr. Reynolds of North Haven, Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, Fair Haven, Rev. Dr. w. W. McLane, Councilman Livingston W. | Cleaveland, Ex-Mayor Peck, E. A. Beckley and wife, R. s. Squires, MT. Potter of Killam & Co.,, and Rev. MT. l Clark and quite delegation from East Haven, and Rev. MT. Hunt of Orange.
 The success of the occasion was due in large part to William L. Squire, treasurer of the Consolidated road. who now resides l in Meriden and who planned and carried out the arrangements for the affair. He first suggested the idea of the excursion. l The fare for the round trip was only half a dollar. The spread provided by the ladies of the Corner church was very elab- crate and tempting. Many of the ladies of the church were on. hand to assist in entertaining the numerous guests.
 The literary exercises immediately fol- lowed the supper.
 Prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. Jamesof the Fair Haven church after which it was followed by very able paper by Rev. Watson L. Phillips, D. D., of this city on "The Place and Power of Christian Men in Politics." after which some interesting and pertinent remarks were made regarding the paper by Judge Pickett. Henry C.. 1 Newton and Simeon E. Baldwin. Some excellent music was rendered by quar- tette from the choir of the First Congre- gational church in Meriden. The ladies | Ol tuo D"lSut ! Anoo OuuASh OA 'AAo VI y presented beautiful basket of flowers to the soprano. Rev. MT. Squires of West
 Haven, who is the necrologist, then read a very interesting paper. Six members have died during the year, among whom were ex-President Noah Porter, John G. North and A. A. Town
 send, who perished in the burning of the
 Hotel Royal, at New York. A large
 number of ladies were present at the exer-
 cises last evening. It has been feature
 of the club of late to invite the ladies
 which has added considerably to the in
 terest of the meetings.
 The following were elected officers fol
 the ensuing year:
 For president-Rev. D. M. James. Second
 Congregational church, Fair Haven.
 Vice Presidents-Professor George Fisher
 church in Yale college-Rev. Frank R. Luckey
 Humphrey street church. Hon. James Graham West Haven church
 Secretary-Joseph R. French, Church Of tn Treasurer-John A. Richardson, Unite' | church.
 Executive committee-Rev. Watson l., Phil l lips, Church of the Redeemer Rufus $. Pickett l College street church; Mark Pitman, Cente ! Nominating committee.-John C., North ' Dwight Place church; William E. Chandler , Church of the Redeemer; Charles E. Hart , Outlook committee-Rev Asher Anderson ter church; Rev. H. H. Morse, First church, Mi ford
 Social committee-Evarts Cutler, Cente church; William H. Catn First church, Mer l den; Joseph Porter, Church of the Redeemer , ! Elihu A. BeckIey, Howard avenue church; Vii , , liam M Parsons, College street church; Adolphu G. Shell, Davenport church ~ ., I l Haven church.