The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
HAPPENINGS ON GOTH SIDES OF
THE RIVER.

b"E hLP In,
Pleasant Social Functions-Y. l.. S. c. Il.
Entertainment-N. Il. o. r. Many Build
ing Being Ereoted-Seven New Members
at Grand Avenue Congregational Church.
A pleasant social gathering took place
a few evenings ago at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin f. Hines, 119
Atwater street. During the evening
Joseph Rhodes gave some of the latest
Mckinley March, ""Rastus on Parade"
Sweet Rosey O'Grady," THE Blow
That Near Killed Father" Where is
My Wandering Boy Tonight" The
Rolling Mill Story" BY j, Kelley, THE
Dog Fight" and many others There
were also recitations by Mr.. and Mrs,
Clark and Miss Emma Rhodes and a
song by Miss Emma and Joseph
Rhodes. Among the callers present
were Mr.. and Mrs Clark and son, Mrs.
Foster and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Rhodes, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, Miss
Emma Rhodes, Ellison Leavenworth, jr.,
Mrs. Gates and Mrs. James Johnston.
Refreshments We're served
Thirteen members were added to the
East Pearl street NJ E. church yester-
day-seven by probation two in full
membership and four by letter.
Jacob p Morrow, who has been con-
reason of fall, was able to be out for
the first time yesterday and filled his
position as superintendent of the Grand
avenue Baptist church Sunday school
and was warmly welcomed by officers
and scholars. His place in the school
has been filled of late by Assistant Su-
perintendent Charles D. Manwaring.
The floral committee of the Y. P. S.
c. E., consisting of Charles D. Man.
waring, Mrs. c. c. French, Mrs. Fred
erick Siebert, Harry Santry and Miss
Alice Hanselpacker will give an enter
tainment in the chapel of the Grand
avenue Baptist church tomorrow eve
ming at 1880. The following program of
exercises will be rendered: Piano solo,
Miss Amy Gage; recitation, Miss Mabel
Hart; trio, dialogue, Harold Butler,
Ruth jacobson; piano duet, Mrs. and
Miss Sage; ''Floral Committees Back
Yard by quartet, Lena Smith, Nora
Sage Harvey Santry and Carl Jacques;
singing, FLOWERS and Children" quar-
tet; solo, "Pansies, Ruth Wilson; reci-
tation, "Buttercups and Daises, Villa
Burroughs; solo, Beautiful Flowers"
Florence Siebert; recitation, "Roses,"
Nellie Langley; duet Mabel Leigh and
Ella Jacobs; recitation, "Violets,"
Beatrice Plat; duet, You Can't Play
in My Back Yard" lone Hart and Eva
Smith; dialogue Florence Siebert and
Alice Hanselpacker; solo, Carl Bishop;
recitation, Annis Clark; solo, r. c.
Hart; recitation, Mrs. c. c. French;
chicken chorus by lone Hart, Eva
Smith, Annie Platt, Gertie and Bessie
Hanson Ethel Manwaring and Irma
Compton; trio. The admission to the
entertainment is only ten cents.
One candidate was initiated at the
meeting of Fort Hale lodge, N. E. O,
p. on Friday evening, making a total
membership of 1876. This is good
showing for lodge only three years
eight members have joined other lodges.
j. A. Thorpe is building a two-family
house on Atwater street, near Grand
avenue, on lot purchased of Mrs. w.
H. Thomas.
Smith r. Bradley has fine show of
Towering azalias, the plants having
been imported from Belgium.
Rev. Joel F. Bingham, D. D.. the first
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the church on Friday evening and
preached the sermon in the series of
Lenten services. Next Friday evening
Rev Edward T. Mathison of Emmanuel
church, Ansonia, will preach.
Miss Emma Dewey of CRANKY, who
has visited her sister, Mrs. H. R. Child
sey of Exchange street, has returned
home.
The Misses Effie and Emma Tyler OF
Quinnipiac street, who have been stop
ping in Washington D. c., several
days, will return this week.
Mrs. William H. Thomson has been
elected president of the Housatonic
summer home.
At the communion service held in the
Grand avenue Congregational church
yesterday afternoon, seven new mem
bers We're received. In the absence
through illness of Deacons Willis Hem
ingway and Charles Hubbard theil
places were taken during the service by
Joseph Sumner and Leverett P. Clark
Tomorrow evening a the East Pear
street Methodist church, Miss Rebecca
Krikonan, the Armenian missionary
will deliver lecture on the recent
events in Armenia, The lecture will
commence at 7;45 p. m. in the Sunday
school room. She will be in native cos.
tune and accompanied by some of hei
Armenian friends.