The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-12
The CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
ANNUAL JUNE MEETING HELD LAST
EVENING.
strong Address by Rev. DIR. Ferris of
tho Calvary baptist Churcb-Onicers
Elected and Reports of Committees
Adopted-Over 900 Present.

Elected and Reports of Committees
Adopted-Over 200 Present.
The annual June outing meeting OF
the congregational club was held last
evening i'm the old stone church in East
Haven and proved one of the most sue
cessful and pleasant meetings ever helo
by the club. There was over 200 mem
bers and friends of the club present,
and every one thoroughly enjoyed the
exercises of the evening. About =
O'Clock the members and their friends
assembled in the church for social
half hour and at $3.50 O'clock they adj
journed to the town hall where de-
lightful supper had been prepared by
the ladies of the church. The menu in
cluded nearly every thing that is good
and it was with much regret that the
supper gradually came to close. At
the conclusion of the supper the gather
ing proceeded to the church again and
at o'clock the general meeting was
held during which came the election
of officers, discussion Of subjects and
the three addresses by Rev. Dr. Leete
of Dwight Place church, Rev. George
II. Ferris of Calvary Baptist church
and Rev Gardner Eldridge of the First
NJ e. church
The church was beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns and daisies, and
against the wall half way between the
floor and ceiling and at the rear of the
desk were the following in letters a foot
high made up of daisies and greens:
Congregations Club, 1Ss7-1900." The
president of the club Judge Livingstone
w. Cleaveland presided and after few
appropriate remarks called upon the
secretary, Rev. Mr.. Clarke of Whitney
Vile who read the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting which were unanimously
accepted. Rev. j. Lee Mitchell of the
Grand Avenue Congregational church,
the nacrologist of the club, then report
ed that there had been one death dur
ing the last year, that of Senator James
Graham of West Haven. Rev. DR..
Mitchell's report was an interesting one
and was accepted by the club. Col.
Woodruff as chairman of the nominal
ing committee reported and the follow
ing were elected officers of the club for
the ensuing year:
President--Rev. Charles f. Clarke,
Whitneyville.
Vice presidents-Rev George f. Prem
tiss, Davenport; Rufus S. Pickett, Ply
mouth Charles w. Whittlesey, Cen
ter.
Secretary-William E. Chandler, Re-
deemer.
Treasurer-John A. Richardson, Unit
ed
Executive committee--William M.
Parsons, Plymouth; Henry II. Smith,
M D.. Whitneyville: Frank X. Sanders,
Phi. D., Center
Nominating ommittee-Frederick Fl.
Brown, Davenport; Rev Daniel ].
Clark, East Haven; Herbert Barnes, I'd,
Fair Haven.
outlook committee-Simeo E. Bald
win LII. D., United; Rev. Newman
Smyth, D. D., Center; Rev. William w.
Leete, D. D., Dwight Place.
Social committee-John c. North,
Dwight Place; r. Charles Dickerman.
Howard avenue; Sidney II. Dawson,
Center; Frank c. Bushnell Redeemer;
George f. Burgess Davenport; Samuel
H. Street, Humphrey street; Lewis L.
Bradley, Grand avenue; Theodore r.
Blakeslee, Plymodth
crologist-Livingston w. Cleave-
land, United.
The committee which was appointed
by the club sometime ago to report on
the state reformatory law, a measure
which was presented awhile ago and
which included the reinstatement of the
whipping post of Puritan days for pun
ishment of minor offenses, made it's re-
port. and 1t was voted not to take ac-
ton on the matter until the regular
called for next October, when
nothing but this question will be con-
sldered. Judge Baldwin claims that
the whipping post is more ef1icacious
and less harmful to the moral nature
than imprisonment among others of
like degradation.
The committee on public bath houses
also made its report, and after consid-
cradle discussion pro and con 1t was
voted to accept the report of the com
mittee, which reported favorably on
the question.
President Cleaveland appointed as
committee to further the movement and |
to act as the clubs committee when the
matter Is brought before the common
council the following: Rev. Dr. Munger,
D. A. Blakesee, General E. S. Greeley,
Charles A. Ferry and Harrison Hewitt.
A resolution presented by Rev. C. r. |
Clarke Of Whitneyville concerning the |
playing of Sunday golf on the links of |
he New Haven Country club, and rec |
the abolition of such sport, |
vas adopted and further measures will |
)e taken soon. The resolution is as fol-
ows: