The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-25
or LOCAL INTEREST.

withdrawn from the Mechanics and
Manufacturers Life association of
West1leld, Mass, it's license to do bust
ness in this state owing to it's failure to
file it's annual statement.
The Hartford Times says: 1.-THE spe-
cial engagement at Parsons theater
this week, for the benefit of Treasurer
Stengle, could not have been better ar
ranged, for no more acceptable expo
nent of the Shakesperian drama than
Joseph Haworth could have been Sc
lected. Mr.. Haworth's starring tour is
under the direction of w. M. Wilkln-
son, who needs only to pilot his new
star as successfully as he did the late
Alexander Salvini to make his attrac-
ton a standard one that will be eager
ly sought for throughout the country"
Governor Cooke has received a large
number of letters from residents of this
state and Connecticut people In other
parts of the country, rendering their
services in the war. Among the num-
Der is Colonel John G. Healy of this
city, ex-assistant adjutant general OF
the state. He offers to raise a regiment
of Irishmen. Colonel Healy, in the war
of the Rebellion, succeeded the late
Colonel Cahill as commander OF the
Ninth regiment. He is brave and ex-
perienced officer. Among the others
are ex-Surgeon General Evely L. Bis
sell, John Bowling, M. Fl. Bigone, the
latter rendering company of Italians;
c. N. Scranton, Isaac Dorman, as a
captain; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur l.
Howard, Theodore Gruener and Cap
tain Wallace e. Beach. General George
M. Harmon, ex-adjutant general OF the
state, writes: 81 shall hold myself In
readiness to respond in a single days
| notice to any call which may be made
upon me"
| Willis r. Holt Of 1877 South Front
| street, who has been seriously Ill since
| February Is, is recovering. Mr.. Holt Is
an old Odd Fellow, having been mem
Der of different lodges for over fifty
years.
A meeting has been called for We'd
nesday night to arrange for monu-
ment to the late James Reynolds. The
meeting is called by ex-Congressmar
James p. Pigott and Attorney David
Il. Fitzgerald, and it will be held ir
| Gamma Gael hall, corner Of State ane
| Chapel streets. All friends of Mr.. Rey-
nolds are invited to attend.
| Frank S. Ravens, Yale SO, who i
| one Of the instructors at Yale, has beer
made an honorary member of the Ger
man Chemistry society Of Berlin. The
election was on account of original dis
| coveries made by Mr.. Ravens in chem
/ istry.
| DR.. Edmund S. Thomson has applied
| to the adjutant general for appoint
ment In some regiment OF Connecticut
| volunteers as an assistant surgeon.
At the meeting of Israel Putnam
| lodge No. 81 Friday evening four can
didates were initiated The lodge voted
| that in case any member should enlis
in the army his dues and assessments
while in service shall be paid out OF the
| treasury.
AS to what effect enlistment in the
army would have on benefits In tht
| knights of Columbus the following let
| ter tells the story:
Jersey city, N. j., April %, 1898.
Dear Sir-Replying to your esteemed
inquiry, would contemplated enlist
ment in the army be bar to entrance
| to your society?" we would unhesitat.
ingly declare: No! No! No! We live
for God, country and causes. To serve
one is to serve all.
| Any sacrifice made by our member.
ship, present or prospective, in defense
| of our national honor, will receive the
| fullest reward of the Knights of Co
lumbus. Cordially and patroticall.
yours, JOHN |. CONE,
Supreme Knight, knights Of Column
bus.
Friends of Grace hospital will be in
terested to know that three hundred
| dollars has been cleared as a result o.
the minstrel show given by the ladie:
on Friday night at Warner hall.
Miss Laura Graves, the contralto, 81
well known in New Haven, has had al
| offer to tour through the west with {
| concert company headed by the Hun
garian violinist Franz Wilczek.
/ Miss Pagels, formerly organist of AL
/ Saints mission, has been engaged b,
1 Christ church, West Haven, for mex
/ year.
Branford defeated Hamden Saturda.
at baseball in Branford in an uninter
esting and one-sided game by the scor
of rs to /.
The chorus choir at st. Johns Epis
copal church will be strengthened TO
next year and improved generally. I
will continue to be under the direc
torship of F. A. Fowler, while Charles
r. Fowler will again play the organ
st. Johns was the first choir of mixet
voices in the state to wear vestments
and the effect has been most satisfac
torv