The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-30
"NUTlTE TEGS" REUNION.
Those Who Went to San Francisco c. E.
 Convention Meet Again.

Convention Meet Again.
 The first annual reunion of the Nut megs" was held in Harmonic hall yes- terday afternoon and was a well at tended and highly enjoyable gathering The "Nutmegs' is the name by which the Connecticut Christian Endeavorers who attended the Christian Endeavor convention in San Francisco last sum- mer have hristened their organization. The meeting yesterday was just four months from the time the Connecticut party set, out Nearly one half of those who made that memorable campaign were present at the reunion. They were a jolly lot of survivors and nearly as full of stories of the campaign as are the grzzled veterans of '61 at their annual reunions.
 Major w. w. Perkins of this city was toastmaster.
 In most instances there wore two re- sponses to each toast, one by lady and the other by gentleman. The gentle man was usually given the opportunity of talking first before ,ne subject had been exhausted by the other speaker. Prose and poetry were both found nec- essary to do justice to the toasts. The | toasts were as follows: | What Did We Learn on the Way? Rev. F. A. Johnson of New Milford, Miss
 M Rachel Webster of New Haven. The Lessons of the Convention.
 Rev. George W. Banks of Guilford.
 Mrs. F. F. Boutwell, of South Norwalk. Suggestions of Future Conventions. James F. Williams of Bristol, Edward 5. | Swift of New Haven. Of What Use Were the Unmarried Ladies? Miss Ellen M. Tomlnson of Shelton-Poem Did the Bachelors and Wldowers Improve Rev. 'if Henw ry'u upson fll of New Preston, Miss Annie Jennings of Fairfield. Camp Life-1. The Favored Nineteen, ". c. Foote of South Norwalk; 2, Portable, Miss Adeline Smith of Bridgeport; 3. Permanent, William M. Parsons of New Haven. Hotels
 Edwin Hallock of Birmingham. | Bear Hunting.
 K. l.. Munger of Ansonia, Poem; Miss Cor
 nelia West of Stratford. Lessons from the Yellowstone" | Miss M G. Fem of New Britain; Judge V.
 Munger of Ansonia.
 The Connecticut Christian Endeavor party that went to San Francisco num- bered 43o Of these, 206 were present yesterday and last evening, coming lIOul lUWUS ttll oNtl tliC oItLcs
 The hall was handsomely decorated for the gathering. The catering was most satisfactorily done by the ladies of Plymouth church.
 The officers and committees were as follows:
 President, N. w. Perkins of New Ha- ven; secretary and treasurer, Rev. C. Carlyle Saver of Shelton; chairman o1 the programme committee, Judge V Munger of Ansonia; Mrs. Charles H Cough of New Haven, of the committed of hospitality and lodging; MT. Clayton P. Chamberlain of Hartford, of the com mittee on transportation; Edward s Swift of New Haven of the committee on banquet. Mrs. W. G. Braley and F J. Verial had charge of the table ar engagements; Mrs. G. w. Baldwin ant Mrs. George Chamberlain, of the deco rations.
 It was voted to leave the arrange ments for the next annual reunion tc the executive committee.
 On both sides of the hall, stretching nearly the entire length, were the twt large notices which adorned the Wag ner car of the post, and is said to hay, taken the palm as the best motto tha crossed the continent to the convention The motto is ''Elm City; from the Nut meg State to the Golden Gate.''
 Many of the delegates wore thei Nutmeg badges, and several hundre, photographs of the. trip were on exhi bition under the supervision of c. F Warner of Ansonia. i In was rumored at the reunion tha the trip to the Golden Gate is to respon sible for several marriage contracts , The meeting closed with singing tn Connecticut Endeavor hymn, the bene . diction and the Connecticut Christia- | Endeayor cheer, a rattler.