The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-12
THE C0NGREGATIONALCL CLUB
MEETING AT THE GRAND AVENUE
 CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

An Address by Rev. Dr. Clark of Boston,
 Formerly of New Haven--An Interesting
 Occasion,
 The New Haven Congregational club
 met last evening at the Grand avenue Congregational church and the meet ing was largely attended. Among those present were Rev. D. M. James, Rev. w. J. Mutch, Rev. Dr. Twitchell, Judge S. E. Baldwin, r. S. Bradley, Principal French, Professor William D. Chandler, ex-Mayor Peck, William M. Parsons, George Curtis. Charles Richardson, w. L. Mix, and many ladies.
 The speaker of the evening was Rev. Dr. E. L. Clark, pastor of the Central Congregational church, Boston. He Is a brother of President Clark of the Consolidated road and resembles that gentleman very much, except he is a trifle older looking. He possesses much of the geniality of the railroad man and is a very pleasant and genial gen. tleman. Previous to the supper pr. Clark was introduced to many of the guests III the Cnurc0 parlOrS.
 The supper was served at 6:30 in the church parlors, where fourteen long tables had been prepared and ladened with an excellent spread, such as the ladies of the church know so well how to arrange. The tables looked very pretty decorated with banquet lamps and flowers.
 The committee of arrangements con sisted of Mrs. Walter Graham, Mrs. James Hull, Mrs. E. C. M Hall Mrs. Walter Bishop, Mrs. Lewis l.. Bradley, Miss Hattie Denison; table committee, Mrs l.. F. Bradley, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mrs Graham, Mrs. Joseph Blinn, Mrs. Henry Stevens, Mrs. Hull, Mrs. F. H. Hemingway, Mrs. Eugene Rowe, Mrs. Grace Roberts, Miss Florence Bigelow, Miss Georgia Hardy, Mrs. J. H. Augur, Miss Nellie Fields, Miss Irene Wilson, Miss Mattie Fields, Mrs. John Hewitt, Miss May Denison, Miss Clara Ford, Miss Hattie Denison, Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Jennie Futile, Mrs. Cunning, Mrs. Charles Hubbard, Mrs. Elliott Bradley, Mrs. Wallace Hurlbut, Miss Gertrude Bradley, Miss Josephine Brad ey, Mrs, Walter Bishop, Mrs. Albert Bishop, Miss Lucy Griswold, Mrs. Dr. Boyer, Miss Jennie Griswold, Mrs. James Johnston, Miss Louise Johnston and Mrs. Baldwin. The ladies were assisted at each table by several gen tlemen.
 After the supper a business meeting was held, at which Rev, D. M. James, chairman of the executive committee, presided in the absence of the presi- dent, Rev. Dr. w. l.. Phillips. The | following new members were elected: | William l.. Peck, Davenport church. Sherman F. Foote, United church; Rev | o. Raymond Howe, Westville Congre- gational church; Rollin S. Woodruff, | Dwight Place church; Charles w. | Scranton, Church of the Redeemer; F. 1 H. Belden, Dwight Place church; Wells | Campbell. Dwight Place church; George 1 w. Peck, Dwight Place church; Warren | s. Bellows, United church.
 After the meeting Rev. Dr. Clark | was introduced and made the address | of the evening. His subject was: "The | Best Method of Raising Church Rev enue." He outlined several plans of | bringing the church up to the standard | of giving liberally for general expenses. The subject was afterwards discussed | by several members present
 The choir, with Professor George Rob- inson as organist. sang My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" Sweet and Low' by Barnby. and Good Night Beloved"