The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-16
NEW HAVEN C.E. U. MEETING
ITS ELETENTH ANNUAL HELD IN
 WHITNEYVILLE CHURCH.

WHITNEYVILLE OH URCH. Constitution to be Altered-whitneyville
 Society Wins the Banner for Largest At-
 tendance-Several Out of-Town Delega-
 tions Present-Oficers Elected for En-
 suing Year-various Reports Submitted.
 The Whitneyville Congregational church was filled to overflowing last evening with Christian Endeavorers. the occasion being the eleventh annual meeting of the New Haven Christian Endeavor union. Although the place of meeting was quite a distance from the center of the city, the exercises of the evening commenced promptly on time with praise service lasting f1f- teen minutes and conducted by A. H. Hayes of the Humphrey street society. Rev. Charles F. Clarke, postor of the Whitneyville Congregational church, in few we'll chosen words, welcomed the large audience present last evening to the banks of Lake Whitney.
 During the business session it was voted to change section of article'V in the constitution referring to the ap- pointment of the chairmen of the standing committees. Heretofore, they have been appointed by the executive committee. The change made in the constitution last evening provides for their appointment by the officers of the union.
 Next in order came the roll call and competition for the banner, which was very close. The Whitneyville society carried off the banner for the first month, having thirty-four active mem- bers present, or 75 per cent. of the ac- tive membership of the society. The Hamden M D. church will hold 1t for the second month and will have the honor of carrying 1t to South Norwalk to the state convention, which will be held there November 2-3. Thirteen members were present from the Ham den M. B. society with a percentage of 46 4-10. Twenty-nine members were present from the Trinity M. E. society with percentage of A 8-10. From the First Presbyterian society came twelve members with percentage of A. The West Haven Congregational society sent a delegation of twenty-seven. Large out of town delegations were present from Woodbridge, Bethany, East Haven. Mt. Carmel and Stony Creek.
 The reports from the officers of the union were next called for. ! The report of the corresponding secre- tary, Miss Isabelle Babier, was listened to with much interest, closing with the following lines:
 And only the Master shall praise us, And only the Master shall blame, And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; l But each for the joy of working, And each In his separate star Shall draw the thing as he sees 1t, For the God of things as they are" Miss Ella M Granniss, recording sec- retary, in her report gave the member ship fthe union as follows: Active, 1899; associate, 516; honorary, 456; jun iors, S45. The report of the treasurer, Leroy Clark, was very encouraging, showing a balance of $41 on hand. Following the recess came the re- ports of the chaimen of the standing committee, which gave a good idea of the work accomplished during the year. Ralph I. Munson, chairman of the nom- mating committee, followed with his report which showed that the following officers had been elected for the ensu- ing year:
 President, Gardiner F.. Thorpe, West Haven Congregational; Baptist vice president, Edwin F. Lines, Howard avenue Baptist; Congregational vice president, Harry w. Smith, Dwight Place; Methodist vice president, Will liam H. Mix, Hamden M. E.; Presby- terian vice president, Wilbert G. John- son, First Presbyterian; recording sec- retary, Miss Nellie Wells, Whitney, vile; corresponding secretary, Miss Jessie Holt, Grace M E.; treasurer, Wil- linn R. Hartung, United Congregation tl; auditor, D. B. Tucker, Dwight Place.
 To show the high esteem in which | President Thorpe is held and that his efforts have been appreciated by the members of the union, it Is only neces- sary to say that he was reelected by the largest number (424) of votes given any officer on the ticket, his opponent Harry w. Misunderstanding 180 votes. Denison B. Tucker received the next largest number of votes, S93.
 The meeting closed with the consecra- tion service, which was very impress sive Some of the responses showed much thought had been given to this part of the programme. The two which follow were especially appropriate: West Haven Congregational:-
 q cannot be everywhere, but l can be | somewhere;
 I cannot do everything, but I can do | something;
 What 1 can do ought to do, and By the Grace of God, will do."
 Epworth NJ. E.:-
 q will go where you want me to go, dear | Lord,
 l Der mountain, plain or sea;
 I'll say what you want me to say, dear | Lord,
 I'll be what you want me to be-"
 HENRY D. PURROY EXPELLED.