Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Church acknowledgements Reports
From Various Departments-Balio OF
the AlleTrO CGINmEttee

Church Notwithstanding Reports
From Various Departments-Ball OF
the Allegro Committee.
At the annual meeting Of the Second
Congregational church just held the report
of the clerk showed the present member
ship to be 444. There we're thirt en- ad- |
ditions and eleven bsptisms during the |
year. The deaths were: John R. Kings |
bury, Rev, A Livermore, Nellie Brock |
EFT, Sarah J. Smith, Arabella D. Pelham
and Gilbert Gaylord. The report of the
treasurer showed balance on hand of
1894 in the incidental church accounts
and collections through the benevolence
system now in use of Ss01.27. To this is
to bs added the amounts raised by private
solicitation and by the various societies in
the church. The report of the superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, Lucius P.
Deming, showed that the membership of
the school was about the same as last year.
Special interest is manifested in the infant
department. which is under the case of
Mrs. john Parker. The school begins the
new year with the inductive outline studies
in the life Of Christ, prepared by Rev.
Erastus Blakeslee and with new einging
books. The president of the Y. P. S. G.
E. reported IA active, "a associate and %
honorary members, total membership of
| 40. The society is in very prosperous
condition and is doing efficient work
| among the young people. Daring the
| month of August members of the society
| conducted the evening services in the
| church; roll call meeting conducted by
| Charles E Steele, temperance meeting
directed by M. A. Farren, promise mset-
| ing in charge of John Il. Thompson, and
q missionary meeting presided over by
| Walter E. Downs. The envelope system
adopted by the society to raise money for
| it's varied work meets with increasing ia
! yor. Elegant Oxford bibles were present
ed by the society to be used by the pastor
in church services. The society is plan
ming for increased effort during the new
year. The Ladies' Social guild, through
the efficient president, Mrs. Herbert
Barnes, made report which showed that
the guild has been true to its two-fold OBJ
ject, to promote sociability and to raise
money for different branches of work In
the church. The success of the observ-
anoe of the fortieth anniversary of the or
gsnizstion of the church was largely due
to the work of this society: 1t has d mem
bership of sixty seven. The receipts from
sociables, contributions, Dues entertain.
ments, etc. aggregated $49S 10. 1t appro
priated $109 tor the use of the Sunday
school and 1855 p for church and chape
improvements and other incidental ex
penses, and cloaed the year with balance
in the treasury of Sl33,3S.
The two circles of Kings Daughters pre-
ssnted their report through Mrs James e
Woodhouse, the president of the Whatso
ever circle. The object of the order o.
Kings Daughters is to develop spiritua
life and to stimulate Christian character
l ir,f l,ni7r \ 1rfr n.
| year they have sought to realize these OBJ
jacts, and IN manifold ways the circle ha
reached out helping hand to those WHIT
have needed assistance. The Whatsoeve
circle has twenty seven members, has helt
nineteen meetings and has collected from
annual dues, birthday sociables, etc
, S251. SO. Among the gifts was $25 to tn
Fair Haven Y. N. G. A. and S25 to tn
Young Women's Christian association o
, eighty Elk garments and material TO
seven garments where they were great
needed. The New Haven hospital
County home andj Home of tn
FrieDdless have been remembered. Th
balance in the treasury is $l20 So Mis-
: K1ttie Merchant is president of the Mizpa
circle of Kings Daughters. This circle hs
twelve members. They have carried fruit
toys, books, cards, ETC., to the children
ward in the New Haven hospital and to tn
Home of the Friendless. They have ais
aided Miss Hume in her mission work an
=, | the Whatsoever circle in the birthday sc
: cisble. They have raised S1347 and fror
, | this amount gave S. to the womsn's boar
of missions, leaving balance IS Al in th
treasury. The Qainuipiac mission circle
q under the leadership of Mrs. Nelson Lindi
t ley, assisted by Misc Kittie Mallory, has
K membership Of twenty seven girls undo
8 sixteen years of age. They meet once
a week and the time is spent in sewing an
g religious instruction. They have helpe
y the Home of the Friendless during the yea
| The cash on hand at the close of the yes
was $40
The third New Haven company of IL
# Boys brigade was formed in this churc
v last September, and numbers twenty fly
:. members between the ages of ten aud Ell
teen years, who meet once q week for mil
Is tary drill under the direction of W.
1t Curtiss, and for religious instruction u
l. der J. o. Clogston. The president is G. ]
|. Parmelee. and the advisory committee
" the standing committee of the churc
o The object of the brigade is the advanc
,e ment of Christ's kingdom among boys, al
t. the promotion of habits of reverence, di
,s cipline, self-reepect and all that ten,
% toward true Christian manliness.
,s The ball given by the Allegro commit
in Central hall last evening was attend,
by about seventy-fve couples. Hem
" Pond and wife led the grand march to tt
music by Doolittles orchestra. Prof Dur
10 prompted. Among those present we're NJ
! and Mrs. C.L. Henderson of Hartford Mi
~ Jennie Curran and Miss Addie Smith
st West Haven, Miss Gertrude Anthony
=, stratford, Miss Ideas, Miss Nina Graunif
ct Miss Minnie Kapitske, Miss Mabel Brow
Miss Mamie Green, Miss Maud Henri
4. Miss Bertha Oaks, Miss Susie Hube
y Miss Hattie Belden and Henry Clsr
J. Frank P. Ryan, Charles Belden, Villa
\ Strasberg, D. Bert Brown Harry E. Brow
&c and John Burton. The committee: j.
H | Qanton d Brown Haryax G. pom