The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-24
HEpTAsoPHs INSTALL oFFIcERs.


New Haven Conclave's Public Installe-
ton Signal Success.
One of the most successful affairs of
the past week was the public installa-
ton of the officers of New Haven Con-
clave. No. 1923, Improved Order Hepta-
sophs, at the conclave room in the l. o.
o. f. building, Crown street, Friday
evening, January 81. An audience of
several hundred, composed of the mem
bers of the conclave, their families and
friends, were present and the evening
was thoroughly enjoyed by ALL
The officers of the conclave were duly
Installed by Gilmore S. Ward, of this
city, district deputy supreme archon, in
his usual dignified and impressive man
ner, and the excellence Of his work was
universally admired and commented
upon favorably by the large audience
present. He was assisted by Past Ar
chon John Macrille, of West Haven
conclave, acting as past supreme arch
on, Past Archon e. C. Foote of Quinni-
piac conclave as supreme provost, Sep
timus c. Fleetwood, of New Haven
conclave, as supreme prelate, Past Ar
chon F. A. Southworth, of New Haven
conclave, as supreme inspector. The
officers of New Haven conclave in
stalled, and whose terms continue dur
ing the present year, are Samuel j..
Woodruff, archon; Richard F. Green,
provost; Wilbur G. Lambert, past ar
chon; James F. McKeon, inspector; AL
fred Mccarthy, prelate; Eli Manches-
tor yVi1lio,,, Do
urer; Augustus s. Thompson, financier;
John S. Philips, warder; Joseph O'Bri-
en-, sentinel, and S. C. Fleetwood, F. A.
Southworth and w. c. Lambert, trus-
tees.
After the installation exercises de-
| lightful musical and literary pro-
gramme, which had been arranged by
| the committee on entertainment, was
rendered and proved decided treat to
all present. Among the numbers rem
| dered were Rotations by Miss Leila e.
Schappa, piano solos by Miss Mary
Butler, vocal solos by Miss Barnes and
Messrs. A. J. Walker and f. S. Hamil-
| ton, Jr., the latter also giving one of
his famous whistling solos, cornet solo
by George Kessel, Jr., and an exhibit
ton of the ghaphophone by Charles f.
| Southland.
| In programme of such rare excel
| lence it would be hard to select any for
especial mention. In fact all the num-
bers were Of such high degree that
they were absolutely beyond criticism.
Among the gems of the evening was,
however, Miss Leila e. Schappa, who
held her audience completely enrap-
| tured and spell-bound during her reel
| tations, which were rendered in a man.
ner that would have done credit to
most Of the professional elocutionists of
the day. She evidently has an exceed
ingly bright future before her, and 80
| pleased was her audience that she was
honored with double encore, and even
after she had responded the audience
were 10th to allow her to go.
| The piano solos of Miss Butler and
the vocal solos by Miss Barnes, Messrs.
| Walker and Hamilton, and the cornet
solo by Mr.. Kessel, all came in for a
large share Of well-merited applause,
while Mr.. Southland and his boon COM
panion, the graphophone, entertained
as well as instructed his auditors. Mr..
Hamilton surprised even his friends by
| the rare sweetness and excellence of his
whistling solos, which created a deei-
| ded furore, and were among the gems
of the evening. Misses Schappa, Butler
| and Barnes were the recipients of large
bouquets of carnations, etc. At the
close of the entertainment refreshments
were served to all present in the ban
| Guet room.
New Haven conclave thus brings the
new year full of enthusiasm and prom
Use of excellent work under the leader
ship of Captain Samuel j. Woodruff
who as presiding officer will set an ex-
ample of activity with the pace of
| which even some of the members who
have already secured the title of Illus
| tlers"~ in securing new members will
have hard work to keep up. The roll
shows membership at the present
time of one hundred and seventy, with
over forty applications in the hands OF
the secretary and committee on mem.
bership. More than half a hundred
new members were added during the
past year. One member, Lawrence r
Stanley, died during the year, and
within ten days from the receipt of the
proof of his death draft for two thou.
sand dollars, the amount of insurance
carried by him in the order, was placed
in the hands of his widow. The reports
of the local officers show the conclave
to be in prosperous condition both
numerically and financially.