Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-24
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The v. M. c. A. Ball Nine-Mr. Perryss F1ftieth Ann1versary-The ssI. V. Y.,sss Entertainment-F. M. 0. A. Delegates-A New Tugboat to Sail This Week-lncreasing Mem. bership-The Checker Contest-The Oratorio-Funerals Held Yesterday.
 The ball nine of the Y. M. 0. A. is very slow in organizing, the delay being neces- sarily occasioned by the lack of proper lot for practice. About the only available area is Horace Barnes' pasture lot near the Hemingway ice houses, and that is most too far away. As the nine has not prac- ticed it is not believed they will play with any club on Memorial day, but there is talk of playing picked nine of substi- tutes.
 John H. Perry, with large company of his friends, celebrated his fiftieth anniver- sary last evening at his home, 108 Wolcott street. The house was crowded with guests, and there was a sort of overflow meeting held in the yard, where in tent refresh ments were served. There was music and general good time. MT. Perry belongs to East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w.; Knights of Pythias, New England Order of Protection, and Hiram Camp division, s. of T., and each of these societies sent gift. MT. Perry replied with hearty thanks for his handsome and serviceable gifts. The affair was very pleasant for all the participants: Thursday evening the young ladies of the I. V. Y. club will give flower tea and musical in the parlors of Second church. During the evening cream, cake and straw berries will be served. Admission ten cents.
 The members of the checker club of the Y. M. c. A. who are to play the clnb of the Fair Haven Y. M. 0. A. have sent word | that they are ready to come over here and | play the first game next Monday evening | The players selected from the Fair Haver | club are the Rev. D. M. James, Merritt A Farren, A. L. Chamberlain, jr., and L. w Moody, but as Mr. Farren will be away al attempt will be made to have Cyrus Beacf act as substitute.
 Twelve singers from the city will assis the choir of the Second church at the ora torio service. Mrs. Griggs will conduc the service.
 The Fair Haven members of the Y. F s. c. E. will try and have the New Have1 union meeting in July held at the Secont Congregational church. That will be al interesting meeting, as the report iron
 the national convention will be presented At the funeral of Charles B. Smith, hell
 from his late residence, 1416 State street
 yesterday afternoon, the following mem
 bers of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w
 acted as bearers: Ezra Healy, J. P.
 Ricketts, Dwight Merchant and F.
 Tyler.
 There was large attendance at th
 funeral of Ludwig Kantz, the man wh
 was fatally injured while assisting in tf
 removal of piano, held from his lat
 home in East Haven yesterday. The Y. M. O. A has appointed Merri
 A. Farren delegate to the twenty secon
 meeting of the general secretaries' inte
 national convention, to be held in Prov
 dence May 26-51. Three years ago M
 Farren represented the Providence ass
 citation at the meeting in Orange, N. J.
 The new tugboat, Imperial, that w
 lauched last week is tied up at the Sou
 Quinnipiac street wharves waiting for u
 New York crew who will take her to Jac
 sonville. The crew will consist of ca tain, engineer and cook. It is expect that the little steamer will leave u
 week.
 /, H. F. Smith & Co.,, the Fair Hay ,, clothiers, of 36 East Grand avenue, q. July l, will remove to 100 Orange stre a Hiram Camp divison has rapidly \ creased in membership of late, and nc r. ! numbers about seventv-five. ot This evening John O. Rowland, distr j ! deputy of Fair Haven, will visit Trumb B l lodge, F. and A. M.