The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-18
FAIR HI ZEN.


Rev. Frederick r. Sanford, rector of
Grace p e, church, has been given the
degree of doctor of divinity by the
Western university of Chicago Mr..
Sanford was rector of the Episcopal
church in Bloomington ILL.,, several
years, and is well and favorably known
in the Episcopal church of Illinois, His
friends will be glad to learn of the dis
tinction and honor, which he has re,
ceived in the bestowal of this degree.
A reception was given to the mem
bers of the new vested choir of Grace
church on Tuesday evening. Supper
was served by the ladies early in the
evening in the parish house, at the con
clusion of which there were aeyeral
short speeches. Rev. DR.. Sanford pro-
posed toast to Frank e. Edgar, the
chorister: I'VE wish our choirmaster
all health and prosperity and a sue
cess only surpassed by his good be-
ginnings." DR.. Sanford said that with
the excellent work done by the choir
the future of the parish was made
bright and hopeful Mr. Edgar in re-
spending thanked the rector for his
kind words and said that the success
of the new choir was due to the excel
lent support given by the parish and
the excellent material he had with
which to form the choir. The remand
er of the evening was devoted to games
interspersed with music. Several solos
were given by Mr. Edgar and Mr..
Page. The affair was very pleasant
throughout and was greatly appreciat-
ed by the. members Of the new choir.
A delegation of about twenty men,
bers of Hiram Camp division, S. of T.,
paid visit to the Branford division
Monday evening.
At the social given to members Of the
Y. P. S. c, E. of this city in the Y. M.
c. A. hall last evening members Of
the society from the Grand avenue
Baptist church assisted in entertaining.
Emery Van Loan of Hudson, N. Y,
nephew of e. L, Smith of Exchange
street, is visiting the latter. He has
just graduated from the Ontario bust
ness college, Canada, and is looking
for a situation in this city.
Rev. Donald G. Clop was one of the
graduates at the Yale divinity school
yesterday His thesis was on 1.-THE
Humanity of Jesus as Revealed in His
Teaching" He is graduate of Fargo
college Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Clop has
been for two years assistant pastor of
the Grand avenue Congregational
church and has accepted a call to the
Secocd Congregational church, Fargo,
North Dakota.
Fair Haven was we'll represented at
the May festival of the Connecticut
Music Teachers association.
The funeral of Mary Ann, wife of
Jesse o. Eaton, was solemnized from the
Eaton homestead in Montowese3> yester-
day at 2:30 p. m. The deceased was the
mother of Robert o. Eaton deputy
dairy commission, and Theophilus
Eaton. There was large attendance,
the house being filled with relatives and
friends. Rev. Henry l.. Clark of the
North Haven Congregational church, of
which deceased was a member over forty
years. of1iciated, assisted by Rev. George
B. Cutten of the Montowese Baptist
church. Mr.. Cutten made some appro- |
pirate remarks, in which he referred to
the virtues of the departed, to her long
illu useful liz anu W tllt looH GbtotclllCh |
by the church, the family and the COM
in her death The selections, |
Jesus Saviour. Pilot Me- Some |
Sweet Day" and 80 Morning Land"
were sung by Miss Mae Smith of New
Haven and Mrs. Allie Ross Smith of
Fair Haven. There was large number |
Of beautiful floral offerings. The bear
srs were three nephews of the deceased |
William Il. and John Brockett and !
Nathan II. Marks; two cousins, Henry |
l.. Clark of New Haven and Albert H.
Young of West Haven, and Dairy Com
missioner Noble of Hartford. The inter-
nent was in the Montowese cemetery. 3
At the annual meeting of the Eccle-
5iastical society of the Second Congre-
sational church Willet A. Hemingway
was reelected clerk and Charles G.
Keller treasurer. The financial reports
were satisfactory, showing that all debts
IRE paid and there Is balance of about