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New Secret Society, the Delta Beta Phi
Orgunized-Capt.C Charles secley leave
Busy-Rcv. MIR. Irvine to Speak Mt TIL,
Second Congregational Church SUN.
day-surprisc Party.
The Church of the Pilgrimage of Ply
mouth, Mass, on Wednesday evening
last gave a most delightful reception tC
their new pastor Rev. d. M. James, anG
Wife, formerly of Fair Haven. Tho
pleasant affair took place in Allertor
chapel. The Old Colony Memorial, pub
lished at Plymouth, gives the following
account of this testimonial, which the
large circle of friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
James hereabouts will be pleased tc
read:
THE cosy room was handsomely dec
GRATED with bunting, evergreen and pot
ted plants, under the direction of Mrs
w. III. H. Weston, and refreshments
We're served by Mrs. Rebecca D. Rob
bins and corps of women of the So
ciety.
MIR. and Mrs. James were assisted in
receiving by Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Holmes
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Williams. The
ueshers were Frank c. Holmes, j. w.
Herrick. DR.. j. Holbrook Shaw, Henry
l.. Stegmaier, Charles J. Stegmaier, Jo-
seph Kingan, John S. Robbins, Gilbert
Haskell and Earle Gooding.
After the presentations were over
Deacon Richard Mclean for the church,
q. f. Holmes for the parish, and Rev.
e. f. Clark on behalf of his fellow pas
tors, all of whom were present, welcom-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. James to Plymouth.
Mr.. Clark very happily said: Fellow
generals In common field, fighting
against common foe, seeking a COM
mon victory, we hail your coming
among us with glad acclaim, and the
courtesies Of our pulpits, hearts and
homes are broadly rendered
Mr. James replied that he was glad
to come to Plymouth, to the First Con-
gregational church in America. The
historical associations of the church had
Influenced him great deal in his de-
cision to accept the call to this pastor
ate. In closing he said that his hand
would always be extended to all who
chose to grasp it, in sorrow or in joy.
"Cornet solos, with singing by a mix
ed quartette, furnished the music for
the evening, and the occasion was
very pleasant one, indeed not only to
Pastor James and his good wife, but to
all his numerous parishioners and many
of our townspeople of other denomina-
tions, who were glad to be included in
the welcoming throng."
A secret society, the Delta Beta Phi,
has been formed and there are four
teen members. The membership is lin
tied to thirty-tive and young men over
twenty years Of age are eligible. The
society has been meeting at the homes
of the members, but rooms have been
fitted up over the store of William
Frank & Co. on Chapel street and the
meetings will be held there hereafter
twice a month. The members are: L.
A. Buckingham, president; Edward
Hopkins, vice president; Carroll Baker,
secretary; Charles Mack, treasurer; j.
T. Best. chairman of the executive COM
mittee; H. Munson, H. Strack, L. How
shield, Charles Baldwin, Dubois Lem
non, C. B. Hitchcock, Alfred Coxeter
and Benjamin Ball
The barge Rancocas has just dis
charged one hundred barrels of plaster
Tor WlllldIn "A. warner & BRO.
L. A. Buckingham has taken a posi-
ton as boolzkeeper and cashier in the
market of B. S. Bradley & Co., 100
Grand avenue.
Mrs. M. Josephine Hubbard and Bur-
ton P. Reed will be married at the home
of the bride on Maltby street to-mor-
row.
Captain Charles H. Seeley will leave
this week for Virginia to load vessel
he has chartered with oysters for sew
eral local dealers The plants will be
laid down on the beach beds for use
next fall.
One or two other vessels have been
chartered and will be loaded later in
the season.
The Lancraft Brothers, oysters plant
ers, are busy shipping stock for the
European market. They will ship sew
era1 thousand barrels of oysters. They
have engaged in this trade for several
years. A large gang of men will be en-
ployed culling the stock and packing |
the oysters in barrels
William j. Kraft Of 342 Grand avenue
will be organist and choirmaster at |
Christ church for the year ensuing. Mr.. |
Kraft at present is choirmaster and or
ganist at Trinity church, Seymour
The chorus which is rehearsng the
opera "Said Pasha" met last evening.
Mrs. Lillian Kelsey of Exchange
street who has been travelling in Cali
fornia, is expected to arrive home this
week.
Miss Neva Squires will sing at the
entertainment to be given by the New
Haven Chautauqua union tomorrow
evening. Members of the East Pearl
street circle will attend the entertain
ment.
L. B. Hemingway & Co. of Montowese
are shipping tallow via Air Line road
to Boston, thence by steamer to Liver
pool, England.
George L. Cooper of Montowese was
recently appointed Waterman of the
state capitol by Comptroller Grant, and
has begun his new duties.
Rev Alexander T. Irvine will an
nounce in the Second Congregational
church next Sunday whether he will ac-
cept the call to the pastorate of the
church. He has been acceptably filling
the pulpit since November. He is di-
rector of religious work of the Y. M.
c. A.