The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-04
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Epworth League SociaI-Mr. Sandford
 Speaks of the Convention-Improve-
 ments at Fair Haven and westville
 Buildings.
 A meeting of the Epworth league was held in the parlors of the East Pearl street M. F. church Thursday evening. After the business meeting the hour was given over to the social committee, and the programme was as follows: Singing, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds; first part of report of the international convention of the Epworth league held at Toronto, by Delegate John s. San ford, 2d; double quartette, composed of Mrs. Henry Barnes, Miss Palmer, Miss Carrie Curtiss, Miss Flossie Robertson, Eugene Willis, E. R. Slater, Charles Hamilton and ,Bertis Driver, who rem dered one of the convention songs, Scatter the Sunshine; extracts from the convention business and from Major Fleming's address of welcome, by Delegate Mrs Sanford; duet, Miss Palmer and Mrs. Lawrence, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" also a convention hymn; incidents of the convention, MT. Sanford; double quartette, Song of Triumph; report of the convention, Mrs. Sanford; singing, Let the Blessed Sunshine In"; concluding address, MT. Sanford; singing, doXology.
 MT. Sanford gave a very interesting description of the convention, which he said was the largest gathering of Methodists ever held, fully 30,000 per- sons attending On one of the trolley rides given to the delegates the process sion of street cars was over a mile in length and the demonstration attracted thousands of people to the streets. The youngest member of the International league attending the convention was boy four months old, from Texas. MT Sanford said the cheer of the Connecti- cut delegation was 'Hobble gobble, rag gle, dazzle Rah! Rah. Rah. Connecti- cut! Connecticut! Sis, boom bah"
 In speaking of the city of Toronto, Mir. Sanford said; The city has 200 churches and 100 saloons. I was im- pressed with the courtesy of the police and of the great respect in which they are held. In consequence there Is very little disorder in Toronto. The number of policemen is smaller in proportion to the inhabitants than in New Haven. One street in Toronto has five miles of stores"
 The delegates presented to Mrs. N G. Cheney as a souvenir of the conven- ton a Bible text handsomely inscribed on glass and to Frank Revelry, presi- dent of the East Pearl street Epworth league Queens Jubilee cup Vice President Annie Robertson presided and E. R. Slater was the secrVfary pro tenn. The society voted tCyfgo on a troll ley excursion to Woaydnont on Labor day, leaving the.rg4reen at 1915 a. m.
 The buildings of the Fair Haven and Westville railroad, occupying the en- tl"ss ss-1font-north side of Grand avenue between Blatchley avenue and Fill more street-are being fitted up with automatic sprinking apparatus for use in case of fire On Blatchley avenue a | tank sixteen feet in diameter and SC l feet from the street to the top is be- 1 ing erected to hold the water supply for l the sprinklers. Foskett & Bishop are l the contractors The improvement vii cost about $5,000.
 l Henry Musch and family of Houston
 street, accompanied by Miss Carrie M chapman, the Klndergaften teacher l have returned from a vacation tour o1
 several weeks in New York state, hay.
 ing visited Niagara Falls, Saratoga and Rochester The latter part of Miss Chapman's stay was with relatives ir Cayuga.
 At the Grand avenue Congregations I church communion will be celebrated I Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.