The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-11
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
DIME SUPPER At GRAND AVENUE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Church to be Discontinued and ested
Choir to be Organized Officers OF
Columbia Castle, *. G. e., Installed -
Other Items.
The attraction of this evening at the
parlors of the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church will be a dime supper
at o'clock, to be followed by a dime
entertainment" The comedy Rubber
Boots, which was so successfully given
at the Odd Fellows fair in December,
will be repeated by the Misses Prince,
Kelley and Sparks and Charles Bald
win. This comedy will be preceded by
a short farce entitled where's My
Hiatt" presented by Misses Sparks and
Gierding and Messrs. Chamberlain and
Edwards. There will also be singing
and piano selections.
The annual meeting of Home council
Nos. and 2, Brotherhood of Relief, will
be held this evening at o'clock at 81
East Pearl street. 1t has been request
ed that all of the members shall be
present.
The installation of the officers-elect
of Polar Star lodge, l. o. o. F., will be
held this evening. The appointed off,
GERS will be announced at this meet
ing.
A prize waltz and dance will be given
by the Fair Haven Athletic club at the
Old Union armory on Saturday even
ing.
Miss Louise, daughter of Mrs. Willett
S. Forbes, died at her home in East Ha-
ven Monday. She leaves mother and
sister, May. She had been an invalid
two or three years.
Constable Patrick Bree was out for
the first time yesterday since his severe
illness with grip. The members of his
family who were i'll are improving.
Attorney William p. Niles is able to
be out again after his recent illness.
Irving Bigelow is intending to build
a large addition to his mill at Mon
towese.
The parish of Grace P. E. church has
decided to do away with the present
quartette choir after April and organize
a vested choir of boys. Frank E. Edgar
has been instructed to organize and di-
rect the choir and will have the first re-
hearsal probably early next week. Sew
eral boys whose parents are members
of the parish sing in the city choirs, and
most of them will join the new choir.
1t is intended to have fifteen to twenty
members in the choir Mr.. Edgar, who
is to be the director, is expected to sing
solos occasionally The members of the
parish are much interested in the pro-
ject and several have promised to con-
tribute specially for the choir expenses.
1t is expected the choir will sing for the
first time the first Sunday in May. 1t
will be necessary to rearrange the chan
eel and place benches there for the use
of the new choir
Mrs. Kraft, soprano, will sing in the
choir of Grace p. e. church next Sun
day.
A largely attended meeting of the
vestry of Grace P. e. church was held
Monday evening. Routine business was
transacted and the matter Of most i'm
portance was the adoption by unani-
nous vote of the project to organize
vested choir.
Rev. A. Douglas Miller, formerly rec
tor of Grace P. e. church, will lecture
at the parish house of Grace church
this evening. He will lecture on his re-
cent travels in Europe. The admission
is only fifteen cents.
The officers-elect of Columbia castle
No 8, K. G. E., were installed last eve
ming as follows: Noble chief Harry
Vanderbilt; vice chief, Roswell B. Far
rem; high priest, Charles E. Jones; sir
herald Frank r. Burnham; venerable
hermit, 0. M. Smith, master of records
John Dixon clerk of eXcfequer. M. j.
Barnes; keeper of eXchequer Frank
Crawford: representative to grand cas-
tie, C. e. Hendrickson; alternate, Hen
ry Gesler; trustee, C. T. Jones.
The funeral of Henry Woolhouse was
attended from his late home, 259 Lenox
street, yesterday afternoon.
A delegation from Adelphi lodge, A.
r. and A. NJ, attended the installation
of Connecticut Rock lodge at the new
Masonic hall on Church street Monday
evening.