The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-21
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE w. @. n. U.
LARGELY ATTENDED,.

New Division of the Sons of Tenn peranco
to be Called Beacon Light-Church
Ladies to Aid In Making Supplies for
the Army-PastOr for Second Church
VIII Probably Not be Called Before
Fall.
The public meetings held on occa-
sional Sunday evenings in the churches
by the w. c. T. U. are proving very
successful. The meeting Sunday even
ing was largely attended. Mrs. Moody,
the president, assisted in the services,
reading the scripture lesson. 1t is in
tended to hold these meeting in the
other Fair Haven church. Meetings
have now been held in the East Pearl
street M. e. and the Grand avenue
Baptist churches.
The new division of the Sons of Tenn
perance which has been formed at the
-Four Corners is to be known as Beacon
Light division. Diamond Rock was at
first suggested, but Beacon Light was
thought to be more appropriate, the
name having been taken from Beacon
Hill, located in the neighborhood. The
division will be instituted on the first
Tuesday in July.
The women in several of the churches
are arranging to make up garments
nd cd ct,rornliac n tho soldiers
in the field, particularly delicacies for
the sick They purpose to cooperate
with the New Haven Sanitary and Re-
lief association at Colonial hail. A
meeting of the women Of the East
Pearl street M. e. church was held yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. Stewart Morgan
presiding. After discussing plans for
work a committee consisting of Mrs.
Morgan and Mrs. C. o. Francis was APP
pointed to consult with the central socl-
ETY. and report. 1t is expected that some
of the women will go to Colonial hall
and assist in cutting and planning gar
ments, while others will meet at the
church to sew. The Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the church will meet on Thurs
day afternoon Of next week and 1T IS
expected that the members will sew
on the garments at that time. In the
evening a meat supper will be provid-
ed.
Another enterprise carried out by the
Ladies' Aid society of this church the
past season has bee1 the renting or
| the parsonage on East Pearl street. The
society has paid for repapering, paint
ing and otherwise improving the par
sonage, while the church has laid a
new cement floor in the basement at an
expense Of $780, The Ladies' Aid soci
| ETY. intends holding it's meetings later
than usual this summer to raise money
to meet the expenses of these improve
! ments.
| Anna t. Thursby, wife Of Lyman A.
| Holmes, died at her home, 224 Lloyd
| street, on Sunday. The funeral Will.be
| held from her late home tomorrow at
/ 8 .. m. The interment will be In Ever
green cemetery.
| Frank M. Wicks has returned from
vacation trip to Boston.
| Mrs. Adeline Merrick Of Montowese
has gone to Cheshire on a vacation
! visit.
The Sunday school of the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church has arrang-
| ed for their annual picnic to be held at
| Pawson park on July IL. The commit
| tee has chartered the steamer Henry
E. Bishop to make the trip. They have
invited the Sunday school of Sc. James
| p. e. church to go with them and the
| invitation has been accepted.
! It is not believed that the Second
| Congregational church will call pas
| tor before next fail Several members
of the committee on pulpit supply We're
away Sunday to listen to the preach
ing Of a Congregational clergyman, but
| no action has been taken. For over
| six months Rev. William Roberts has
been supplying the pulpit nearly every
| Sunday, and his preaching has been
much enjoyed, but Mr.. Roberts is a
1 Methodist and could hardly be settled
| as pastor of Congregational church.
/ If no pastor Is selected this summer the
committee will make strong effort to
| fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
! ton Of Rev. d. M. James during the
coming fall.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
avenue Baptist church will hold their
last meeting for the season tomorrow
| afternoon. In the evening supper will
be served, to include beans, meats and
salads, all for the small sum Of ten
/ cents.
| Solomon Mead's mud digger was
brought up the Quinnipiac river yester-
| day to do some work above the bridge.
| The scow was taken through the draw,
! but the tide was so strong that all eff
| forts to move the craft further were
useless. At low water the scow was
wedged tightly against the drawbridge
abutments. The digger will be taken
upstream this morning and is to be
used in removing the foundations of the
abutments of the old Shore Line rail-
| road bridge The abutments were pur-
| chased by Contractor Beattie and used
for the backing of the granite abut-
ments for the drawbridge, but the foun-
| dalton stones were not removed.
| YALE NEWS BOARD ELECTIONS.
| Elections to the Yale News board
were announced yesterday and are as
| follows:
From the class of 1900-Reuben Car