Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-21
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Ladies' Auxiliary TO Use the Gy mna-
sium-The Daytons' Business Meet.
ing-To Form a Camera Club-The
Congregational BrOtherhOOd-New
Frame Houses.
This evening very pretty entertain
ment Is to be given in the Grand avenue !
Congregational church. There will bs Sc |
lsctions by the we'll known elooutionist, |
Mary Dudley Burk, vocal and instrumental
solos, etc. A supper will be served in the
church parlors at o'clock and the enter
tainment will begin at 8 O'Clock.
Beginning this afternoon and on each
Wednesday from 1 to 6 O'Clock the gymna-
SUM will be open for the use of the mem.
bers of the Ladies' auxiliary of the Y. M.
@. A. At 4 p. m. they will be instructed
In physical exercises by an instructor from
the Yale gymnasium.
Eek. Judged P. Dsming delivered his lee
ture on 'Our National Parks" at Northford
Monday evening. G. E. Ste !e, secretary
of the Y. N. @. A., manipulated the slides
in his usual excellent manner.
Tie Dayton Hook and Ladder company
hold business meeting and sociable Non
| day evening. Every member was expected
| to take some part-to speak, sing or tell
story-ard one member, who would do
| neither, treated to the cigars. 1t was voted
| to procure a piano for the psrlor and WILL
| lam Meickel was appointed to inquire about
| the terms and report. The plan of giving
| a series of concerts on three consecutive
evenings, to be followed with dance, was
| discus 8 I'd, but nothing definite was arrived
at The entertainments Is to be for the
piano fund.
The property of the Grand avenue Bap-
fist church, which has bee1 held by an &C.
clesisstical society, is now vested in the
| under the new state law. The board of
trustees met for the first time Monday
evening and organized with the choice Of
| Samuel W. Hammond as chairman and
| Nelson A. Beebs as clerk. Mr.. Beebe was
reelected collector of the church, posi-
ton he has held several years.
George Adams and Ed. Seelsy are form
ing q camera club. There is prospect of a
| good membership and successful club.
Rev. Adam Chambers Is to give lecture
| on the "Pilgrim's Progress" and sketch
of John Bunyan, to be illustrated with fine
color Cd views, in the Grand avenue Baptist
church Thursday evening, March 8.
| John Lowe. the builder, has nearly
finished $40, 900 frame house at Norfolk,
Va, for William Hemingway, formerly of
Fair Haven. he Is building three double
| tenement houses on Shelton street. for him
self. Two of the houses srs being plas-
tered and the third is yet to be raised.
He ia also building house on East Pearl
+! street for Frank crawford. The building
has bsen raised and is being covered.
Attorney Julius Twiss is completing a
small frame house over back OF Fair Haven
heights.
The Congregational Brotherhood is the
name of new organization just formed in
the Second Cong ational church and
starts off With ftty-two members. Previ-
GUS to the forming of the club Rev. D. NJ
James preached a sermon setting forth the
objects of tie society. The plan is to pro
mote the better acquaintance Of its mem
bsrs with each other, to extend and deeper
| the interest of the men of this community
in the work Of the Christian church. ani
| to increase the interest and effectiveness o.
the Sunday evening service.
The officers are as follows: President
W. P. Miles; vice president. John o. Row
land; secretary, Henry Hnlce; treasurer
Chsres E Bray.
Commtteees-Worehip, L P. Dsmlpg
! George NJ. Baldwin, Herb bart Barnes.
music, W. A. Hemingway Charles 3
Rowe, George Bradley; printing and 81
nouncements, John Parker, E G. Allls
Edward q. Bsrnes; ushers and collector.
G. D. Psrmslee, Luz srne Ludipg on, j.
G. Lanoraf'; invitation, III. A. Farrer
9 Marcus Hemingway, Charles G.. Keele
8 James E Woodhouss, Charles W. Kelsey
social, John Thompson, James W. Hen
: ingway, Charles e. Huntlsy; fnsnc.
CHARLES E. Bray, Roswell b. Fare,
Charles W. Hemingway; membership
o Richard g Davis. ]. O. Clio. ston, Gecrs
I G. Black, Erneet Fl. Crawford, August
W. Wright.
A whist party was given at Mrs E.
Ssnger's, % Woolsey street, Monday evel
ing. Among those present were Mr.. 81
l. Mrs. Hendrick.on, Mr.. and Mira Bauer. u
aud Mrs. Converse, AIRS Houston, Mr.
u Lsrkins. Mr.. Perry, Miss Inez Deniso'
n Miss Gertrude Van Slyk, Mrs N. Louis
3. Ray, Mrs.. W. Cunningham, Mrs W.
u Pierpont, Mrs Adam Chriatie, Mr.. Charl
.t Hendrickson, Mr.. Jesse Bauer.
1. Little Edith Barr, who has recently b
come a pupil of Mary Dudley Burk,
'e ist. She appeared Saturday evening at ii
10 benefit enter tsinmept given under the
N recsion of the Swedish relief committee
n Warner hall and received the followi,
y hsttering notice In the Sunday Registe
a Little Edith Barr csptivated the audien
u with q recitation. This young lady b
u no difficulty whatever in filing the hs
with her fresh young voice, aud In b
20 movements, gestures and articulation 81
showed happy blending of nature and a
~ that are rarely seen in one 30 young, 81
possesses most attractive 'etage apes
l. ance.' aud go completely won her audien
that she had TO respond to three encore
G She certainly has future before her,"