The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-05
TWO 1MPoRrA Mt MEETINGS


/ EndeuvOrers This Week.
i Two important committee meetings Of
Endeavorers and those interested in the
work Of the New Haven Christian En-
deavor union have been held in the
chapel of the Davenport church this
week, and many matters of interest
pertaining to the social and religious
welfare of New Haven Endeavorers
have been considered The chapel of
the Davenport church makes an admir-
, able committee room. During the cold
weather this room was heated by an
open crate gas fire, which gave it
| very cheerful and homelike appearance.
| The members of the committee at these
| meetings are seated around a large ex-
| tension table in the center Of the room,
the president of the union or the pre-,
siding officer, as the case may be, being
at the head of the table.
The first of these meetings was held
on Monday evening and was presided
over by Miss Alice |. Elkins chairman
of the reception committee of '99. At
this meeting it was decided to hold
lawn party on the evening of June q
ON the grounds of Mr.. and Mrs John F.
Shepard at their beautiful home on
Fairmont avenue in the annex. Mr..
and Mrs. Shepard are active and enthu-
siastic members of the First Baptist
c. e. society, Mr. Shepard being pres
ident of the society at the present time.
The committees appointed by Miss Ell
kins to have charge of the affair are as
follows:
Programme and entertanment-W. c.
Greist, Dwight Place, chairman; James
Tolles, jr., West Haven Congregational,
and Mrs. Gamsby.
Decorations-Georg H. Nye, Hope
Baptist, chairman; Miss l.. B. Andrews,
Howard avenue Congregational; Miss
F. e. Whitfield, First Presbyterian.
Refreshments-Mss Myra futile, Sec
ond Congregational church, Fair Tia
ven, chairman; Miss A. HI. Page, Unit
ed church: Miss A. S. Brown, First
Presbyterian.
Candy committee-John F. Shepard
and Miss Alice I. Ekins.
Lemonade committee-Miss S. B. Cook
of Hope Baptist and Miss r. Wunder-
Itch of the Howard avenue Congrega-
tional.
A committee will be awaiting the ar
rival of the electric cars and escort the
visiting Endeavorers to the grounds.
Miss Elkins and Miss Brown will have
charge of this committee, which is a
guarantee that all who attend will be
made to feel at home.
A chorus choir under the direction of
Mr. Greist will have charge of the mu-
sic on this occasion. 1t was decided to
hold the next meeting of the reception
committee on Monday evening, June s.
for the final arrangements At this
meeting the matter of an annual outing
or excursion for the members of the
and their friends will be
brought up for further consideration
and action taken.
The spring meeting of the executive
committee was held on Wednesday evc-
ming with President Sperry in the chair.
At this meeting it was decided to hold
the midsummer meeting of the union
with the Branford Baptist society the
last week in July. The committee ap-
pointed by President Sperry to arrange
for this meeting was as follows: Thom
as B. Ward, Branford Baptist, chair
man; Miss Ida M Adams, Dwight
Place, Miss s, M. Brown, First Presby-.
terrain.
Gardiner e. Thorpe of the West Ha-
ven Congrega tional society was appoint
ed the official delegate to the interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention,
which meets in Detroit the first week
in July.
The Hamden M. e. society was drop
ped from membership in the union, as
it had ceased to be &c. e." society.
Henry Osborn of the district commit
Tee and Edward o. Dorman Of the evan
gelistic committee told what had been
by these committees dur
ing the winter months.