The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-17
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 satisfactory condition It was unani- mously voted to send an official ac- knowledgment of the society to Mrs. H. H. A. Beach of Boston for a charming piece of music composed by her en- titled "The Rose of Avontown." Off, cial acknowledgment was also voted to Mrs. Nora Russell Haesche for valua- ble and appreciated services rendered to the society in the past year. Owing to the ill health of Mrs. George B. Martin, the president, she was unable to be present and Mrs. F. Howard Rus sell, the secretary and treasurer, pre- sided in Mrs. Martins place.
 A limb of a tree fell on State street, opposite Trumbull street, at noon yes- terday. It fell on baby carriage con- taining the child of Harris Ginsberg, which fortunately escaped without in- jury. The limb was about fifteen feet long and did not become wholly de- tached from the tree.
 Admiral Foote post, Woman's Relief corps, No. 2, will give an entertainment in the new G. A. R. quarters in the music hall next Thursday evening. IIOCSGuS VIII Ut OGNOtGd cllllIWly lU LllC relief work.
 The Telemachus club held its first outing this season at the cottage of Miss Anna Dore, Morris Cove, We'd nesday evening. The early part of the evening was spent by the guests in playing whist. Miss Katherine Cox won the first prize and Charles Cas- sidy the "booby' prize. The remainder of the evening was spent by the guests in dancing, games and general merry making. An excellent supper was served
 Miss Alice Heath of Room 4, Day school, has resigned, the resignation to take effect at once. Miss Condell will supply her place until the end of the term.
 Several great boxes filled with mat tresses, pajamas and flannel bands were started by the Daughters of the American Revolution from the rooms of the organized charities yesterday to their various destinations to the front. One crate contains from seventy five to one hundred straw mating mat tresses neatly bound and tied up with tapes. These went to the hospital ship Relief. About $150 worth of canned delicacies, sent directly from the ware houses in New York will also go aboard at once
 At the meeting of the directors of the New Haven Retail Merchants associa- ton, held Wednesday, it was reported that petition, signed by 10000 people, had been received, asking that the street railway companies give transfers from one line to another. It was re- ferred to the committee on transporta- tton
 Lewis D. Chidsey is already at work preparing for a food exposition. The Merchants association has been asked to take it under their auspices
 Dr. Frank Herbert Chase, Ph. D., Yale '94, has been appointed to take charge of the freshman English de- partment of Yale college. He will suc- ceed Dr. F. " Reed '94 who has been promoted to the charge of the sopho- more English courses. MT. Chase grad uated as valedictorian of his class and held fellowship in the college. Since graduation he has studied in the Brit ish Museum and in Germany, where he is at present. He has made speciality of early English syntax.
 Mrs D. s. Morse and young son of Norwich, N. Y., is visiting her sister, Mrs Leonard Cogswell of 397 Edge wood avenue MT. Morse, who is editor of a Norwoh paper, will come for his class reunion. He graduated from Yale s. S. in 'S9.
 The committee appointed by the exec utive committee of the New Haven Democratic association, consisting ot William H. McDonald Edward J. Ma her and John E. Doughan, together with Frank S. Andrew, president of the New Haven Democratic association; James B. Martin chair man of the democratic town commiS ee, and Alex ander Troup, chairman of the demo- cratic state committee, has arranged for social session and smoker of the | democrats of New Haven county at the rooms of the New Haven Democratic association, Room "A, Insurance build ing, June 3o at p. m. It was voted to invite the chairmen of the demo- cratic town committees and the regis trars of voters in every town in the county The candidates for senators and representatives in the districts and towns in New Haven county at the last election, the democratic members U democratic commissioners and city off cers in New Haven, the members ol the state committee in New Haver county the democratic mayors in Con- necticut, the editors of democratic newspapers and prominent democrats throughout the state. There will be about five hundred invitations issued Addresses will be made in the hope o1 creating unity in the party.
 The New Haven Gaslight company is replacing one of the large gasometers at the St. John street pumping station by new holders. The old tank, which had a capacity of 250,000 feet of gas had been in use for nearly thirty years and the iron was found to be badly corroded and unfit for further use The new tank, which is being built by the Continental Iron works of Brook lyn, N. Y., will be about the same sizt as the old one
 The exhibition of drawing and other work at the Boardman school will talk, place June 27 28 and 29 There will bt @ supplementary exhibit in penman ship under the direction of Supervisor Houston. On June 29 there will be al exhibition of the grades and a fey
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