The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-18
STATE G. e. CONVENTION.
To be Held in Meriden-EXtenslYe
Prenara tions for the Event.

| To be Held in Meriden-Extensive
Preparations for the Event.
| Meriden. Sept. 17-lIxtensive prepa-
| rations are being made for the State
| G. e. convention to be held at the First
| Congregational church, this city, &c
| tober 5, 6 and 7. All the committees IN
| charge are working earnestly Tor the
coming event. 1t is expected 500 Chris
| tian Endeavorers will be here
The officials who have charge of Sc
| lecttng the speakers have received word
| that Rev. John G.. Patton, missionary
to the New Hebrides, will not be here,
| as he has several other engagements at
that time. The committee has decided
to select another speaker to take Mr..
Paton's place and two distinguished
men are being considered, one of them
| will be chosen.
The two speakers under consideration
are Rev. Mr.. Ashmore of Colgate N.
| Y, a Baptist missionary who returned
| from China last spring. He Is an able
preacher and it is hoped he can be Sc
cured. The other speaker is John
Mott, secretary of the Student Volun-
| teers in New York city
BANQUET at Winthrop.
During the convention days another
reunion will be held in which the
| veteran officers of the Connecticut c.
e. union only will participate. This
association is comparatively new
| though several annual sessions have
been held.
JohnW Logan said last evening that
the veterans will assemble at the Win
throp for their annual banquet and
business session on Saturday, October
G, between the hours of and o'clock.
The president officers are:
President-George II. Stoughton,
Hartford
Secretary and treasurer--Mrs. Emily
l.. Ely, Norwalk.
List of members: Rev. Asher Ander
son, Merlden; Rev Erastus Blakeslee,
Boston, Mass; Mrs. c. Fl. Barber,
Manchester; Fl. O. Bailey, South Nor
walk; Colin S. Bue1, New London; +.
e. Beach, New Haven; e. d. Beach,
Bridgeport; A. F, Bromley New Brit
ain; Mrs. A. F. Bromley, New Britain;
Rev. C. Fl. Buck, Bristol; D. f. Bur-
rift; George w. Carey, Stratford; W.
Fl. Childs, Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. w
Fl. Chlds; J. Harry Grossly, Bridge
port; j. T. Chidsey, Bristol; G. r. Cur
tbs, Norwalk; w NJ Curtis, Norwalk;
George S. Deming, New Haven; w. r.
Downs, New Haven; F.. l.. Ely, Nor
walk; j. A. Edmondson Waterbury;
Rev w. G. Fennell; Fayette Goss, Will
limantic; Milton w. Hall, Westchester;
A. V. Heath, NorwallS; C, r. Helm,
Danbury; Miss M S. Hopson, Kent,
Rev. F. A. Johnson, New Milford Rev.
r. D. Jones. Ellington; A. r.. Kilbourne,
East Hartford; Mrs A. +. Kilbourne
East Hartford; Rev. Fl. N. Kinney,
Phoenix, Ariz.; Rev Fl, f. Kelsey
Hartford; Rev w. s. Kelsey, Boston,
Mass. r. c. Iathrop, Windham; j. w.
Logan, Meriden: Rev. j. F. Lyon, Bris-
toll; F, w, Marsh, Bridgeport; Eli
Manchester. New Haven; Mrs. Eli
Manchester, New Haven j. II. Mans
field, New Haven: Mrs. j. H. Mans
field, New Haven; Miss Mansfield, New
Britain; Or. #. RI. Munger, New Hart
ford: Rev c.. s. Nash, Oakland Cal;
T, |. Pease, Springfield. Mass; Rev,
Fl. w Pope, New Haven; F.. r. Rich
ardson, Avon Park, Fla; Miss Lydia
A. Secor, Nofwalk; II. Fl. Spooner,
Bulls Bridge u. c. Smith, Bridge
port; Mrs e, C. Smith, Bridgeport;
George Fl. stoughton, Hartford Mrs.
George Fl. Stoughton. Hartford; D.. b.
Tucker, New Haven: +. w. Waterbury,
Stamford; A. Fl. Warner. Springfield,
Mass; J. F. Williams, Springfield,
Mass; F. G. woodward. Terryville;
George A. Woodruff, Litchfeld Rev
DIR. f. r.. Clark of Boston and J. w.
Baer are honorary members.