The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-16
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
FIFTH ANNUAL RECEPTION nr
 0UINNIPLAC CONCLAYE.

Will Take Place This Evening in A. o.
 U.W. Hall-Services in the Cnurc,,..
 Yesterday-Ohicers Elected by Union
 Cemetery Association-Othe Items.
 At the Grand avenue Coneresationa1
 church yesterday the pastor, Rev. pr.
 Mitchell, preached in the morning on
 the topic "The Healing of the Noble
 mans Son. and in the evening the silk
 Ject was "Nineven, the City of Blood.n
 Rev. Dr. Sage preached at the Grand
 avenue Baptist church yesterday morn-
 ing from the text T was glad when
 they said unto me, Let us go into the
 house of the Lord'"
 At the morning service at the EasH
 Pearl street M. D. church H. H. Benei
 dict, president of the Twentieth Gen.
 tury Wesleyan league, delivered an ad-
 dress on "Methodism-Its Duties and Its Greater Efficiency The pastor. Rev. R. T. McNicholl, preached on .'Th4 Sovereignty of the Son." Revival ser- vices will be held on Tuesday and Fri- day evenings. Meeting for women o,f Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
 The Cadmus club will meet this after noon at Mrs. J. F. Jackson's home 213 Blatchley avenue.
 The fifth annual reception of Ouinnf- piac conclave No. 31S, A. o. H., will take place this evening at A. o. U. w. hall. The occasion will also be the first ladies' night of the conclave There will be public installation of officers. a pleasing programe has been arranr- ed, and refreshments will be served.
 Home council No. 1, Brotherhood of Relief, has elected officers as follows: President, J. B. Hubbell; vice president. A. D. Crane; secretary, E. R. Slater: sick visiting committee, c. o. Francis. Council No. 2: President c. o. Francis: vice president, A. D. Crane; secretary and treasurer, D. R. Slater. Council No. has paid six assessments the past year, and No. has paid thirteen assess ments and a benefit on one death. Ihese councils are so very popular that the limit of member.hip-thirty for each-is kept at the maximum
 The Fair Haven Union Cemetery as- sociation has elected officers as follows: President, Lucius P. Demng; secretary. John $. Sanford, 2d treasury, D. M. smith; superintendent c. D. Parmelee: # directors, H. w. Crawford, F. H. Hem- ingway, Herbert Barnes and J. P. Mer- row.
 Treasurer Smith in his report states that the receipts for the past year were S2,00534, which includes balance Of S54442 from last year. The expenses were $1,596.67, leaving balance on hand of $40S.67.
 Henry w. Crawford, the efficient sec- retary for seventeen years, declined re- election. In his report he says:
 As the years roll by the labors of the secretary increase and the cares and responsibilities in keeping pace with the times call for large share of his judg- ment and thought. The progressive spirit of the present board of directors has influenced the lot owners, as evil denced by the greater interest in the care of the lots and if this spirit of can be kept up for al few years our cemetery, although small in area, will be one of the prettiest and best kept in the city of New Haven.
 The hardening of the avenue, the grading of unsightly lots and the curb ing of the same, is work that should be done at once, provided the owners will pay the actual cost of the same and many other improvements will oc- cupy some ones time for few years to come
 T would report that I have received the following sums of money for the following purposes during the last year: Opening of graves, $351; single graves S64; taxes, $30625; care, $59314 turing and foundation, $143.53. Total, $1, ,457.92. All of the above has been paid to our treasurer, D. M. Smith, I holding his re- ceipt for the same.
 Tn looking over the records of the meeting that was held seventeen years ago tonight, when I was first elected I find that two only of that board, MT Deming and myself, are with you tonight. Death has claimed six-tenths of that board and they now sleep in our Gods Acre." viz, Willis Lucius Rowe, Ambrose Todd, H. H. Strong, James T. Smith, Henry Kirtland-all true and solid men of this community.
 q notice in the address of the pres- dent of that meeting that he very wise- y advised that no officer of the asso- citation should be paid salary, but all work by all the officers should of be one of love and the effort )f each should be to make this Home of the dead" so beautiful that it would De pleasure rather than a pain to visit it. The spirit of that meeting pre- sided over by H. H. Strong has rested lpon this board down to this very day. think the turning point for the bet of our cemetery can be traced .o that meeting, but with the great that have taken place since hat memorable night, new conditions, lew work and new ideas or dolng that same work have come upon us, ana low we cannot expect anyone to give 90 much of his time for love of the work. At the meeting above referred to he assOciation was about S400 in debt