The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-06
FAIR HAVEN NEWs.
A New Haven Vessels New Commander A New Cooking Sehool-East Rock Lodge --y1t1er Notes.

A New Haven Vessels New Commander A New Cooking School-East Rock Lodge
 --,Other Notes.
 following concerning Fair Haven ves- sel: Captain Taylor, who was master of the schooner Belle R. Hull, wrecked on the Watch Hill beach last February, has become master of the schooner w. w. Converse. This vessel is now discharging her cargo of more than l. 900 tons of coal at the wharf of the Central Vermont road in New London. She is one of the finest vessels of her class afoat, her cabin being scarcely equalled by any of our finest yachts. The vessel was built by w. W. Con- verse and H. H. Hanscom at Fair Ha- ven. The cabin is finished in mahog- any, ash and walnut. with brass trim mins. The sitting room is carpeted with velvet tapestry and furnished with handsome parlor suite of black walnut, upholstered in silk and plush. There are five sleeping rooms with eight beds There are three free libra- ries, one from New Haven, one from Boston and one from New York. There are a large bath room, toilet rooms, a large pantry with safety receptacles for dishes, and a refrigerator capable of holding 1,S00 pounds of ice. The din ing room is model of convenience and is finished with heavy black walnut mouldings, with brackets supported by brass columns. The Converse is one of the fastest sailing vessels of her class Captain Taylor says that steam for hoisting purposes will be added soon. The vessel will go south this winter"
 A cooking school has just been fitted up in the basement of the Strong school building. The furnishings are very similar to those in the cooking school in the Boardman building. Small gas stoves are arranged in sort of circular formation, and each pupil has charge of one of these stoves. In ad- dition there is coal cooking stove for general work. The room is convenient Iy appointed, having all the requisites
  used by a class for the first time on "wednesday. Pupils in cookery from all the schools in this portion of the New Haven school district are to be taught in the new school
 At the anniversary meeting of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w, which will occur December 1T, an effort will be made to gather as many as possible of the members who were admitted at the formation of the lodge, eight years ago. The officers of Israel Putnam lodge, who installed the officers of this lodge eight years ago, will also be invited to attend. Of the thirty members initiat- ed December r, 1888. twenty-five sur vive. At the meeting of East Rock lodge Thursday, November 25, Trustee T P. B. Ricketts will speak on 'Obsta- cles of Fraternities," ard will also re- fer to the proposed new assessment plan.
 H. F. MoCollom of 40 Shelter street, secretary of the Naval Veterans, has information concerning money due the widow of Isaac Wood, who was na- val paymaster.
 George R. Stevenson and Richard Greene of this place are to attend the banouet Of the employees of the New Haven Gas Light company at Hilrs Homestead this evening. The spread is given by the Bryan men to the Mc- Kinley employees who work at the com- pany's Crown street building,