The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
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Fort Hale Lodge, N. E. O. P.-Labor Day-
 Fair Haven Schools--A. o. U. w.-Gen-
 eral News.
 Master Workman w. S. Compton of East ROCK lodge, No. 33, A. O. U. w., is anxious to secure an increased attendance at the lodge meetings during the fall and winter. and consequently has just issued a circular 10 the members which reads as follows:
 We beg your indulgence for a moment to give you few facts relative to dear old East Rock We sincerely hone vou will read and digest them. At the present writ ing we have membership of 320 We have several hundred dollars in savings bank and several hundred in our financier's hands. We are paying sick benefits to all that are entitled to them and extending a helping hand to those that are found wor- thy of our charity. In this connection we send you revised copy of our bylaws and call your especial attention to Section 4, which must be carried out to the letter to insure you receiving sick benefits. About ten per cent, or thirty members, are reg. ular attendants at our meetings, assume all responsibilities, and do all the work; ninety per cent, or 290 members, never or seldom come to our meetings. Is this right? Is 1t Just! The prosperity of the A. 0. U. w., more than any other fraternal order, de- bends on its membership. The perpetuity or our order is in your hands. To keep down our average age and assessments our membership must increase. With that ob- Ject i'll view we send you blank applica- tlon and urge you to have some friend fill 1t out, bring or send to the lodge, or hand to Brother Ezra Hehly when you pay your grand lodge the initiation fee was reduced from So to S3. We have taken advantage of the reduction. This sum should be sent with application, $1 for an advance assess be required on the night of your initiation. II any other information Is desired consult an officer or Brother Healy We do not ex- pect our entire membership to be with us be the duty of every member to try to be with us one or more nights at least during the year: Now, brother, come to our meet lngs ana encourage our officers. Assume some of the responsibilities and if you do not reap the reward some of your benefici- aries will'
 An important meeting of Fort Hale lodge. N. E. O. P, was held Friday evening and there was large atttendance The follow Ing named grand officers were present. Grand Secretary Grinneli, Deputy McIn- desh Of Gladstone lodge Deputy Whallen f aeaeon odg and dBE Bspy Rspy GsngeS Prf of F f Hale lodge. Each of the visitors made a speech, congratuating the lodge on it's large membership-1S0 members In three years-and upon the excellent work exem- plitied at the Initiation. Refreshments were served.
 The superb weather on Labor day was appreciated by the. thousands in the Fair Haven wards who had holiday At noon most of the stores closed for the day There were many family picnics to the country and shore and quite a number took advan- tage of Sunday and Monday to leave town to visit with friends. In the afternoon, many patronized the excursions made by the steamer Richard Peck.
 E. Houseworth, the optician, will be at the store of W. S. and E. H. Rowe to-day.
 Over 300 tickets have been sold for the Odd Fellows excursion by steamer Marga- ret to New London, to-day. The steamer will leave Belle dock at S30 a. m
 Miss May Elcock, soprano sang at Grace church Sunday, with great acceptance She leaves soon for Italy to complete her nut sical studies There are six applicants for the position of soprano singer of Grace church choir made vacant through the res ignation of Miss Rourke. The music com mittee consists of Rev. Percy Barnes and k. w. Keast
 The fall term of the Fair Haven schools opens to-day.
 F. S. Del Grego has been quite i'll for the past week; he is attended by Dr. Welch.
 Nicholas De Matty and family of Worces ter, Mass. is visiting his brother, A. De- Matty of 36 Perkins street. Mir. De Matty Is a candy manufacturer.