The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-12
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Easter Concert at Grand Avenue Congre-
gational Church-Services in other
Churches Yesterday-Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Bonner Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
of Their Marriage.
There was "a large attendance at the
Grand avenue Congregational church.
last evening, at which time the Sun
day school gave it's annual Easter con-
cert. The program was, as follows;
Carol. Sunday school; responsive read
Ing; prayer; infant class recitations by
Joe Bates, Marion Rhodes, Forsythe
Shepard. Ruth Salisbury, Gladys Visel
Willis Smith; carol, Sunday school,
recitation, How Do the Angels Keep
Eastern" Paul Shipley; carol, Sunday
school; professional, More of joy;
recitation, Visa Huntley; solo, Blanche
Bowe and chorus; recitation, Ethel
Thompson; recitation, Origin of the
Lily" Florence Strong; recitation,
Easter Lilies" Edna Linnus, Grace
Camp, Mabel Gierding;; solo, Homer
Denison, with boy chorus; recitation,
Hattie Farhnam, Jane Macarthur, EN-
ma Helm, Edith Baldwin, Annie
Meek; recitation, Ring Bells of Easter
Tide" Isadore Goldberg; chorus, Ring
Ye Bells; singing, Coronation.
The Fortnightly club will meet to-
morrow evening with Miss Kate Tuttle
of South Front street.
Mrs. w. w. Kelsey of Exchange
street has returned from the West In
dies, having visited Hayti and the Bar
BADGES. She also stopped for week in
the Danish island of st. Thomas.
Mr.. Short of the Yale Divinity school
addressed the meeting of the w. c. T.
u, yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Mead preached at the East
Pearl street M. E. church, yesterday,
in the absence of the pastor, who is at
tending conference.
The monthly meeting Of the New
Haven Congregational club will be held
in the Grand avenue Congregational
church, this evening. After the sup.
per, which will be served by the ladies
of the church, H. w. Mabie of the Out
look will deliver an address on the
topic, "some Claims of the 'Kindergar-
ten for Popular Support"
The All Content Whist Aub will meet
Wednesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. D. Parmelee of Quinnipiac street.
The services at st. Francis church
were largely attended yesterday palm
Sunday.
Schooners Mamie e. Waterman and
Mary Chaplin have arrived in the lower
harbor with Virginia oysters.
Rev. II. G. Simmons, president of
Fargoe college, gave an address at the
Grand avenue Congregational church,
yesterday morning.
The tenth anniversary Of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R.
Downes will be celebrated on Wednes-
day evening at their home on the
Heights. The reception will be from
to g. and the young people are invited
to come from to II for dancing. Miss
Ida Bright and Miss Richardson will
assist Mrs. Downes in receiving.
Wednesday evening, April IA. an Eas-
ter sale and entertainment will be given
in the new chapel Of the Grand avenue
Baptist church, under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid society. Useful and
fancy articles will be on sale, also home
HldQe CdHuy anu ice CTGdH AL
o'clock the following program will be
rendered: Piano trio, Miss Fannie L
Beebe Mrs. William Sheffield and N
A. Beebe; recitation, lone Hart; bass
solo, Alfred Keast; piano duet, Miss
Fannie G. Beebe and Mrs. William
Sheffield recitation, Miss Pearl A
Taft; scarf drill by Ruth jacobson, Mae
Rowley, Ruth Wilson, Mamie Beck
stein, Alice Hanselpacker Bertha
Hayes, Mabel Hart and Sadie Smith
Admission will be the small sum of ten
cents.
The following quartet of singers has
been engaged for the next year at the
Grand avenue Congregational church
Miss Kate Hofer, soprano, who sang
last year, will remain; Miss Josephine
Reynolds, contralto; Mr.. Stevenson OF
Plainville, tenor, and William r. Har.
per, basso. Mr.. Harry Woodstock Is
to remain as director and organist