The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-21
FRESH FAIR HAVEN NEWS
JUYENELE OPERETTI TO BE GIVEN IN POLAB STAR HILL TONIGHT.

Christmas Sunday School Concert at Grand
 Avenue Baptist Church-Hiram Camp,
 s.of ", Team Drili-sunday School Class
 Entertained by Henry r. Hines-Annual
 Meeting of Grand Ave. Cong. Church.
 The presentation of the juvenile op- eretta Jack and the Bean Stalk" will be given at Polar Star hall this evening at s o'clock. The final rehearsals were held on Saturday, and there is promise that the operetta as given by the chorus of sixty and the many soloists, will prove an entertainment of great merit. One of the marked features will be the fairy dance given by. the Misses Booth of Bridgeport. They are clever little girls, and with @ great deal of training have attained skill worthy of professionals. This fairy dance is cer- talnly worth the price of admission, which is twenty-five cents. The prin- cipal soloist is Miss Nellie Reyes, who take the part of Jacks mother. She is the leading soprano in the First Bap- tist church, Meriden, and has a strong and very sweet voice. The operetta abounds In a succession of various drills, marches, and dances, particular ly arranged, besides the solos and choruses, and has fine orchestral ac- compartment. The music is bright and | catchy. This is the first time this jul venile operetta has been presented in | this city, and there Is promise that Polar Star hall will be crowded to- night.
 | A Christmas Sunday school concert was given in the Grand avenue Bap- | tist church last evening under the di- rection of Superintendent Fred B. Smith. The Sunday school was assist ed by the choir. Robert c. Hart lead CT. and Walter Clogston in violin obli- gatos. The program: Singing, All | Hail the Power of Jesus Name" con- | gregation; scripture reading; prayer; anthems by the choir; recitation, Edith | Fowler; exercises by the primary de- partment; reading, Miss Hotchkiss; singing by the school; solo, Graded in a Manager" Ruth Wilson; recitation, Villa Boroughs; anthem by the choir; recitation Ruth Jacobson; solo, Flor ence Siebert; recitation, Mae. Rowley; solo, 70 Prince of Peace" Robert c, Hart; reading, Miss Ida Waters; sing ing by the school.
 l On Wednesday evening the team drill | by Company A. of Hiram Camp divi- sion, s. of T., will include the following program: Vocal duets, Miss Annie Hudson and T. o. Perry; reading, Mrs Lines; tableaus, The New Woman l illustrated song, Mrs Hudson and | Mrs Perry; tableaux, "A New Broom | Sweeps Clean;' piano solo MT. Me Manus recitation, Miss Annie Hu- band; vocal solo, Miss Annie Hudson; graphaphone selection George W. Love land; vocal solo, John Miller; dialogue
 The Gossip recitation, MT. Morse; banjo selection, Mr links; tableaux | Better be an Old Mans Darling Than | Young Mans Slave" Zither selec- ton, Miss Tillie Miller; dialogue, "A | Scheme of To-day" recitation, Miss Carrie Monroe; reading, Mrs. Young; vocal solo, Carl Vinton; piano and har- monica; original essay, Miss Ida Wa | ters: vocal solo, Miss Annie Hudson with piano accompaniment by Miss | Florence Hudson. T. O. Perry is cap tain of Company A and Miss Annie Hudson the lieutenant.
 The members of class No. of the Baptist Sunday school were entertained at the home of Benjamin F. Hines on | Atwater street Saturday evening | Those attending were the teacher.C. w l Kanahan, and Mir. and Mrs. George Darby, MT. and Mrs. William Phillips David Reese. George Robinson, Harry Sturges, George l. Sturges, Joseph Ja- cobs, and Joseph Rhodes. The evening was spent with music games an6 l graphaphone selections by Joseph Rhodes. A supper was served and the affair was much enjoyed by all pres ent
 The annual meeting of the Grand avenue Congregational church was largely attended and much interest was manifested in the very encouraging re- ports of the church work for the past | year. Officers elected are as follows Clerk and treasurer, Willis fleming
 way; standing committee, Lucius s Ludington, c. B. Wells, Joseph Sumner | Thaddeus S Coleman, Mrs Henry D | Franklin, Mrs Joel T. Rice and tn, pastor and deacons: auditors F. D Smith, Lucius s. Ludngton; joint pull
 pit supply committee, Ed D. Smith, F H. Hemingway. Walter S. Bishop. Membership December 31 1885 TOT
 added by profession, 41; by letter. ' removed by death, 6; by letter, 19; pres
 ent membership, 730. Baptisms. 21.
 The deaths and ages are as follows
 Joseph Merchant. 72; Mary F. Chap
 man. 66: Mary Ann Haneus. 70; Mrs
 Harriet A. Ayres. SS; David A. Val Heise, 67; Mrs. Carrie E. B. Fowler, AZ Tho benevolences amounted to $1, 400
 the largest ever given, and include tn | following: American Missionary so ciety, $100; Ladies' Missionary society $160; Foreign Missionary society. s200 | Home Missionary society. $50: for tn,
 Mills meetings, 90; Congregations church Building society, $50; Home O
 the Friendless, S69.
 The ladies aid society contributed | about $700; the self denial society, $160
 Y. P. s. c. E., $2O.55
 Sunday school: Enrolment 10 off cers, 8 teachers, 475 scholars. Total l 5o0 Average attendance 253. numbe