The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-09

Financial Standing of the Church-Oficers
Re-elected-East Rock Lodge Installs
Characterization Presented to Lodge
Funeral of Mrs Etzel.
The annual meeting of the Grand
avenue Baptist church was held
Thursday evening in the new chapel.
The annual report Of the current re-
ceipts and expenditures was made by
the treasurer, Clarence G. Ames. The
treasurer of the building fund, Deacon
Samuel w. Hammond, also presented a
detailed report for the past year. This
fund, which was started in $780, has
steadily grown from year to year and
has amounted to about $4,000 One of
the earliest acquisitions to this fund
was about $1,000, the net receipts from
the bazaar held for a week in the old
Quinnipiac rink. This was reinforced
by over $500 received in interest on the
fund, During the past year hand
some chapel has been built, costing
about $4,000, upon which there is an
Indebtedness of a little more than 81
600. The chapel is finely appointed and
one of the most convenient buildings
of the kind in the state. 1t is of brick
and stone, and the plan is eventually
to replace the present frame church
with a structure Of brick and stone,
similar to the chapel The church vot-
ed to discharge the building commits
tee and gave them a vote of thanks.
Rev. E. c.. Sage, the moderator of the
meeting, spoke in complimentary terms
of the work of the committee In rails
ing funds and having direction of the
construction of the chapel, He said
the members had worked very harmo-
niously throughout and with one sole
purpose in view, of doing everything
for the best interests of the church.
During the committees term of SER
vice the property has been increased
by the purchase of 35 feet of land on
the east side, fronting Grand avenue,
which has greatly improved the prop
erty and was really necessary in view
of the future construction OF a new
and large church edifice.
The following officers were reelected:
Clerk, Richard Green; deacon for five
years, Charles D. Manwaring; treas
urer. Clarence G. Ames; board of trus-
tees, Samuel w. Hammond. Clarence
G, Ames Nelson A. Beebe, William
Sheffield, William f. SHEPPARD; treas
1lrer of building fund, Samuel W.
Hammond. Other officers elected are:
Committee on music, William Preston,
Samuel ]. Latta, Charles D. Manwar-
ing; committee on benevolence, Will
liam Preston, Mrs David Hauselpack-
er, Mrs. Frederick Siebert; committee
on baptism, Mrs. John Santry, Mrs.
Frederick Siebert, Mrs. Frederick Will
liams: auditor, Jacob P. Morrow; ush-
ers, Benjamin F. Hines, c. d. Manwar-
ing, Il. J. Latta, M. j. Gibbons, Rich
ard Green, James Girken; tithingmen,
B. F. Hines, the chief usher, was elect
ed to the position for the fifteenth
time.
The officers elected of East Rock
lodge, No. SO, I. o. o. F., were installed
Thursday evening. The officers are:
P M W., E. E. Cooper; M. W., w S.
Compton; foreman, H. A. keenan,;
overseer, J. L. Weatherwax; recorder,
F. W. Prince; financier, Ezra Healy;
receiver F. H. Francis; guide, W. G.
Hugendubel; inside Waterman, How
ard Clayton; outside Waterman,
Charles T. Hotchkiss. The officers
were installed by Deputy w. S. Hack
EFT, assisted by officers of the various
city lodges. During the evening an
emblematic piece, handsomely carved
and decorated by Charles Geer. was
presented to the lodge. The emblem
represents the anchor, shield and other
devices and is about two feet across.
1t was carved with a jackknife. j. P.
B. Ricketts, made the speech of pre-
sentation The lodge by rising vote,
thanked Mr.. Geer for his gift. E. E.
Cooper, the retiring master workman,
was presented by the lodge with
past master workman's badge, Deputy
Hackett making the speech of presen-
tation. There were about 125 members
of the order present and among the
visitors were John Currier Gallagher,
R Is. Farren, f. f. Mix, of Israel Put
nam lodge, Robert Shearer of Sterling
lodge. and they, with others. made
speeches of congratulation. John z.
Allen was initiated. There Were reci-
tations by w B. Isbell of West Rock
lodge. L. j. Mundelin, of the commit
tee on entertainment, was the toast