The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-09
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
BIG FLEET OF STORM BOUND YES.
SELS IN LOWER R4RBOR.


Annual Election of Borough Officers OF
Fair Haven East To-day-East Rock
Lodge, A. o. U. W., to occupy a New
Hall--Entertainment by L. A. S. in
Grand Avenue Congregational Church
Wednesday Evening.
The membership committee of East
Rock lodge, A. o. u. W., and consisting
of w. S. Compton, Ezra Healy and f.
w. Prince, has issued circular to the
members. 1t refers to the new lodge
room now being fitted up by the lodge
in the Jefferson building, and further
says:
Our new home will have very few
equals and no superfors. At the last
meeting in June, or the first meeting in
July, we will take possession OF the
same and cordially invite each and
every one of you to be with us that
evening. AT our meeting May 10 the
subject of sub-renting to other organi-
cations will be brought up for your APP
prevail of disapprova1. Strive to be
with us. East Rock lodge has a repu-
tation second to none for generosity,
charity and entertaining, and this rep
utation will be maintained At the pres
ent time East Rock lodge has a mem
bership of 1888, but we desire to increase
our membership to 400 by the end Of the
year, or, If possible, by the time we
move into our new home, and to accom-
plish this we have voted to offer extra
inducements by reducing the initiation
fee to S.. This charge will cover all ex-
penses necessary to secure full menn-
bership. To those members who have
been recipients Of our generosity is now
given an opportunity to show their APP
probation by securing new members.
To keep the number of assessments
down to a minimum it is absolutely
necessary that our order should have a
good steady growth, and while you are
laboring to increase our membership,
you are not only helping the order, but
yourselves"
The annual election Of the borough Of
Fair Haven East will be held to-day.
The ticket in the field is as folloWs:
For warden, George M. Baldwin; for
burgesses, Henry M. Shannon, Joel M.
Bradley, Richard G. Davis, Giles wv.
Clark, Augustus w. Wright, Charles
G. Keller; for clerk, Charles e. Bray;
for treasurer, Orion A. Rose; for asses
sors, Charles w. Hemingway, Asa Il.
Chamberlain, Frederick H. Heming-
way; collector, Lewis A. T. Blake; ball
iff, Charles N. Mack.
Yesterdays big storm had it's effect
upon the attendance at the several
churches, and small congregations were
the rule.
There is big fleet Of storm bound
vessels in the lower harbor. Included
in the number is the New London
schooner Samuel B. Hubbard, from
Brunswick, Ga. The vessel off Halter
as split sails, lost boat and part of bull
warks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Macdonald en-
tertained the members of the Empire
Whist club at their home, 276 Lenox
street, Thursday evening. There were
five tables of whist and the first prizes
Mrs. w. Compton
Rev. Robert @. Osborn Of Buffalo, M.
Y, preached at Grace p. E. church yes
terday.
Seven Fair Haven men are members
of the Connecticut Heavy artillery,
which left this city to go into camp at
Mantle Saturday. Among the number
are George A. Hull, William S. Mer-
rett, Michael Ryan, ]. F. Sullivan and
Michael J. Mahoney.
The May festival to be given by the
Children of Mary of St. Francis church
will be held at Polar Star hall on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
An interesting programme will be given
each evening, concluding with dancing.
The members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church have arranged an inter-
esting entertainment to be given in the
church parlors on Wednesday evening.
Early in the evening a butterfly sup
per-" will be served, to be followed by
nickel entertainment. There will be
an amusing farce entitled "Zerubba-
bells Second Wife, and musical selec-
lions.
Margaret e. Bradley has purchased
of George A. Durand fifty-nine feet of
land on Exchange street. To fill the
place caused by the resignation of W.
Fl. Robinson, Admiral Foote post has
appointed G. G. Kirkham to have charge
of the decoration of the graves of vet
eran soldiers in the East Haven ceme-
terry.