Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-21
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

taf1OuB CnUrcn EnteftalnmentS-1
 teresting Reports of Christian En-
 deavor Work-A Clerical Wheel
 man-No Fridge Repatrs-Cars Pre-
 vented From Running to the
 Terminus-Mr. Smith Talks About
 the Yale Crew.
 The Ladies' guild of the Second church held sociable last evening. Supper was served in the parlors at 6:30, and at 8 o'clock an entertainment, consisting of dialogue, vocal and orchestral music, was held.
 John N. Farren of the east side is chair man of the high school promenade com mittee He was busy yesterday distrib-
 uting the tickets and souvenir programs.
 Last evening the Ladies' Aid society of
 the East Pearl street M. B. church gave
 ten cent supper in the church parlors. It
 was followed by meeting of the Epworth
 league, the subject of which was ''Chris-
 tian Churches" Several interesting pa
 pers were read.
 The reports of the Y. P. s. O. E. of the
 Second church, just received, shows the
 following: Executive committee meetings,
 at which the work of the society was dis
 cussed, have been held once month since
 October 1, 1891, the society has added to
 it's roll 16 active and 15 associated mem-
 bers, the present membership being active 71, associate 73. Eight members have changed from associate to active and 4 to honorary, while have removed by letter. Twelve members have joined the church. The treasurer reports amount in the treasury $35.27, amount received being $9S.57 and paid out $63. 30. As the result of the lookout committees work fifty two new names have been voted in. The com | IL l. ance at the other church services. The prayer meeting committee reported an average attendance for the six months of no; the largest attendance at any one service, 157; smallest, 70; total for all meetings held, 2,639. Five special services were held: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Christian Endeavor day services, temper ance meeting and special praise service. The music committee reported the organi- zation of 8 Christian Endeavor chorus working under the direction of leader, and the singing of solos and quartette se- lections in the meetings as the result of their work.
 Rev. I. C.. Meserve rode over on his No wheelman in the city enjoys the sport better than MT. Meserve, and he rides the very best wheel.
 Postmaster Moore has gone to Glaston- bury for the benefit of his health, which is considerably run down. Eugene c. Smith is taking his place in the postofice. Residents of the east side are anxious to have the bridge repairs completed so that the horse cars can run to the terminus. For over a week cars have run only to the center of Grand avenue bridge. The plank on the south side has been removed and work on the north side is in progress. A heavy plank roadway shesthed with boardsis being provided, but the city never should have patched up the rotten timbers supporting the roadway.
 This evening the Aid society of St. James cles in the Sunday school rooms. There will also be an entertainment, to include recitations by Miss Minnie Kay, the elocutionist. Andrew Turner of Baltimore is visiting friends l Peter Jacobson cutter at Willis Hemingway's store, is succeeded by Mir. Killreen of Hartford. Acting Postmaster Smith, who has watched | the drill of the Yale crew on Quinnipiac river for many years, in speaking yesterday of this l years crew said: '"The crew has been improving of late and the outlook, to my mind, is quite en- couraging The men are willing, listen attent- tion to do all they can to build up good and ef- fective practice. I am aware that Harvard has an excellent crew now. The Yale crew know it, too, and are determined to profit by this knowl- we are likely to get a good deal of rough and choppy weather, with days when the crew can than usual and for this part of the season be- leye the crew is Q good one. The men seem to realize that the odds are against them and wish to & do all in their power to bring victory. no day and 50 far I consider the rowing all that could be expected"