The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
JUVENILE OPERETTA WILL BE
 CHEN DECEMBER 2I.

About sixty Young People VIII Take Part
 In "JRcl5 and the Beanstalk'--Funeral of
 Mrs. George N. Bates-Annual Election
 of Officers by Live Oak CoNncil-Polar
 Star Lodge Fair.
 Rehearsals are being held every day for the juvenile operetta, Jack and the Beanstalk," for it's presentation at Polar Star hall on the evening of Mon day, December 21. It Is to be conducted by Mrs. E. l.. Allen, the elocutionist, which is ample evidence that the affair will be an artistic success. Mrs. Allen is a graduate of the New England School of Elocution of Emerson college, Boston, and since the age of sixteen has studied more or less under private teachers. The operetta, In four acts, was written by Laura F. Armitage, and music by Richardson Caldwell. There are between fifty and sixty young peo- pie in the operetta. Jack Is to be per- sonated by Harold Butler. Jacks mother Is to be taken by Miss Nellie Reyes of this city, who is soprano in the First Baptist church, Meriden. In January Miss Reyes is to take the prin- cipal part in Daughter of Madam Angot," to be presented in Meriden. She has a strong, sweet voice and many of her Fair Haven friends will be glad of the opportunity to hear her sing. Robert c. Hart takes the part of the giant and Miss Pearl A. Taft that of the giants wife. Miss Florence Strong is the fairy and her attendants, Marion Benhler and Marguerite Bouve Booth of Bridgeport. These twin sisters are descendants of the late Edwin Booth and were trained in elocution by Mrs Allen. The butcher will be represented by Emory l.. Smith. Ella Jacobs i'm personates Nellie and Mabel Leigh, Mary, and sing duet and dance a minuet. Edith Fowle is Jennie, Carl Bishop is Dick, lone Hart, Gertie and
 Bessie Hanson, Annie Platt, Ethel
 Manwaring, Eva Smith and 1rma Compton form the chicken chorus, with lone Hart in the solos, Scarf drill, Ruth Jacobson, May Rowley, Ruth Will son, May Beckstein, Alice Hansel
 packer Bertha Hayes, Mabel Hart and Sadie Smith, and in the Bean chorus
 Willie Gage, Charlie Loveland Robbie Hanson, Charlie Hayes, Steven Fowle, Eben Sage, Truman Sage, Robbie Golf, Charlie Darby and Wilbur Davis. The other participants are: Leroy Manwar
 ing, Georgie Willis, Ernest Smith, Stanley Carl, Bertie Fowle, Elsie Wat rous, May Hanselpacl1er, Mabel Carl,
 Edna Warden, Nellie Langley, Lillie Hayes, Walter Dorman, Minnie, Iva and Lottie Grips, Marguerite Robinson,
 Katie Compton, Anne Clark, Gertie Amman, Alice Fowle, Beatrice Platt,
 Stella Benton, Edna Hatfield, Hilda and Florence Turner.
 The funeral of Mrs. George N. Bates was conducted yesterday afternoon
 from her late residence, 266 Ferry street, Rev. E. c. Sage officiating. A quartet, consisting of Miss Neva Squires, Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Leverett Goodyear and E. s. Willis, sang two selections. The bearers were Will s. Jennings, Fred smith, James Girken, N. A Beebe s. W. Hammond and c. D. Manwaring. There were many floral tributes from relatives and e|A' residence was filled with people. The interment was in the Whitneyviile cemetery
 At the annual meeting of Live Oak council, 1927, R. A., held Thursday eve ming officers were elected as follows:
 Regent, Elmore s. Wade; vice regent, Robert o. Bright; orator, George J. Bishop; secretary, John w. Kessel; col lector, George Oldershaw, jr.; treasurer, George $. Adams; chaplain, Charles w. Kelsey; guide, Elmer A. Howard; war den, Frank c. Bush; sentinel, James H. Warden; representative to grand council, John w. Kessel; alternate,
 Robert MacArthur; trustee, Thomas I.
 Kinney; organist, George s. Adams;
 past regent Robert MacArtnur
 The fair of Polar Star lodge on Thursday evening was attended by about 600 persons. The voting stood as follows: Gold watch, Miss Augur 125, Miss Brandt 1131a. and Miss Gierd- ing 65. For the most popular lodge, Morning Star lodge has 37, the prize being a gavel. The entertainment to- night will be by the Swedish Glee club.
 The fair closes Monday evening.
 ST. F'ANCIS' CHURCH DEDICATION. All is in readiness for the solemn eX- ercises at the re-dedication of St, Fran cis church next Sunday. The dedica- | ton ceremonies will begin at 10:30 and
 the Pontificial military high mass at Il o'clock. The Second regiment band the Sarsfields and Madame Hetty-
 Bradley Kelley will assist. There will
 undoubtedly be a large attendance, as | many tickets have been issued Yes
 pers will be sung in the evening at 7:30 The following gentlemen will act as ushers at morning and evening ser
 vices: Jacob Blatchley, Patrick T. 1 O'Dea, John P. Buckley, Richard Doyle, Edward Kelly, James J. Keenan, Thom- as F. Illusion, Michael Brennan, Hugh
 Murphy, John Reyes, John Illusion, | William Harty, Edward McKeon, John | McGowan, John Collins, James F. Kain, Peter Hart, John King.