The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-15
HEPTAS0PH CONVENTION.
SUPREME CONCLATE TO MEET IN
 THIS CITY NEXT MONTH.

Sessions to be Held in Harmonic Hall Public Meeting to be Held in Hyperion Governor Coffin and Mayor Hendrick Ex- pected to be Present and Make Addresses. | The next session of the supreme con- clave, Improved Order of Heptasophs, will be held in this city at Harmonic
 hall during the fourth week of next month, commencing Tuesday afternoon,
 May 21, at 2 o'clock. The New Haven | house will be the headquarters, and all delegates will report there as early as possible on Tuesday, May 21, and pre- sent their credentials. to the committee on mileage and per diem, who will be in session after o'clock that morning,
 The program and arrangements for the entertainment of the supreme con- clave are not yet entirely completed, but are in the hands of a competent committee on arrangements consisting of Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland, Edward r. Janes and John B. Judson.
 This committee has made a report to the supreme officers of the order, which is substantially to the effect that while all the arrangements in reference to transportation have not yet been com pleted, still it is thought that all per- sons in attendance on the sessions of the supreme body will be given trans portation at greatly reduced rates.
 A committee of reception from the several New Haven conclaves will meet all trains arriving at the Union depot on Tuesday, May 21, and escort the members of the supreme conclave on their arrival to their respective hotels. Ample hotel arrangements have been made for all the 400 or more delegates to the session of the supreme con- clave.
 Thursday evening, May 2S, public meeting will be held in the Hyperion under the auspices of the several New Haven conclaves. At this meeting his excellency, o. Vincent Coffin, governor of the state, and His Honor Mayor AL bert c. Hendrick, of this city, will be present, and it is expected make ad- dresses. Addresses will also be made by lIG SUM 6lllS blllCelS dlltl IliGulbeiS Ol the supreme conclave, and a delightful entertainment of vocal and instrument tai music has been arranged for
 On Tuesday evening, May 21, a pub lie meeting will be held in the Grand opera house, Merlden, under the aus pices of the Meriden conclave. The ex- ercises will be of very interesting character The mayor of Meriden will preside and will welcome the delegates to the Silver City" The address of welcome will be responded to by F. l.. Brown of Scranton, Pa, supreme ar chon, and there will also be short ad- dresses by other members of the su- preme body. A very choice program of music, etc., wiltbe given, and a special excursion train will run from this city to Meriden on that occasion.
 At the present time there are three subordinate conclaves of Heptasophs in this city, with a total membership of about 800. These are Yale Quinniplae, and New Haven, and they number among their membership many who are prominent in business and official life in this city Judge of Probate Living ston w. Cleaveland is member of Yale conclave, a member of the su- preme conclave and also a member of the supreme conclave committee on laws and appeals.