The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-21

vllAe-- DeHtn or TWO oiu EStshAtAts'
 A reception given to Rev. Andrew | Burns Chalmers, the new pastor of the
 Grand avenue Congregational church.
 held in the Sunday school room last
 evening, was brilliant and successful affair. Several hundred members of the church and congregation called during
 the evening and were introduced to MT
 and Mrs Chalmers. The ushers were N. A. Tanner, superintendent; c. R.
 Baldwin, chief usher; D. l.. Chamber
 lain, Frederick Gutbrod and E. Welton
 The callers were presented by Deacon
 Charles Hubbard and Deacon T. s.
 Coleman. The general committee was
 as follows: Mrs. E. H. Rowe, chair
 man; Mrs. L. s. Ludington, Mrs. D. M.
 Smith, Mrs J. H. Augur, Mrs. Freder- ick Baldwin, Mrs. James Johnston. Mrs.
 Henry Stevens, Mrs. Friend H. Francis,
 Mrs. William A. Warner, Mrs. s. l..
 Salisbury, Mrs Charles McNeil, Mrs. c. l D. Parmelee, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mrs.
 P. B. Bacon, Mrs. L. F. Deming, Mrs.
 F. H. Hemingway. The waitresses were
 Miss Sadie Parmelee, Miss Edith Bald
 win Miss Sadie Hanover, Miss Edna | Simms, Miss Josephine Hemingway,
 Miss Marguerite Bradley, Miss Edith
 Adams, Miss Elsie Buckingham, Miss , Marion Welton; music committed, Mrs. | Wallace Hurlbut. The decorations were
 by Miss Hattie Denson, assisted by MT. and Mrs. D. Pollock, Mrs. A. M. Dun-
 ming, Miss Inez Denison, Herbert Sew ard and Herbert Clark. The decora- tions were very fine with lavish dis play of palms, ferns, snilax and chrys- anthemums. Music was furnished by an orchestra led by Irving Hurlbut,
 with Mrs. Simpson as pianist Light refreshments were served by the ladies. The reception was great success
 throughout.
 The late Captain James M. Townsend,
 of 300 Townsend avenue, had many | friends and acquaintances in Fair Ha- ven Captain Townsend was promi- nently identified in obtaining the char ter of the New Haven and Morris Cove railroad, advocating the enterprise among the first and believing in it's bright future when many were other
 wise minded He was also interested from time to time, by his influence, in the extension of the line to East Ha- ven and the east shore resorts. l avenue, who was attacked by dizziness in the New Haven postoffice Monday, | is somewhat better Acute dyspepsia was the cause of the attack, DTS.
 Roberts and Hall have been attending her
 | Cordelia Lewis, wife of Eli D. Hayes, who died at her home in Wilmington on {; Saturday was well known by the older people of Montowese, where she resided years ago. The deceased leaves a hus- band and one son.
 Miss Grace Lowe, who went to Dem yer last May for the benefit of her health, has accepted position in the Leadville public schools. She is a daughter of Mrs Anna Lowe, of $40 Grand avenue.
 Mrs. s. G. Tuttle, of East Haven, read an interesting paper on "The Invasion by the British of Fort Hale" at the meeting of Mary Clap Wooster chapter, D. A. R., Tuesday.
 The officers of the Montowese Literary | society for the present season are as follows: President, Mrs. Theophius Eaton vice president, Rev. c. A. Jack son: secretary Miss Bertha Talmadge; treasurer, Albert H. Zuber.
 | Two of Fair Haven's oldest residents | died yesterday-Captain Nelson Thom- l as, of 211 Chatham street. and Lafay- | cite Wedmore, of Lenox street. Cap | tain Thomas was seventy-four years of age and was a native of Copenhagen, | Denmark. He had resided in Fair Ha- ven many years and was for a long time in command of vessels in the coast ing trade. For several years past he had been in command of one of the fleet of oyster steamers belonging to I,ancraft Brothers He had been ill for several days with pleurisy and was bet ter Tuesday and expected to have been able to be out yesterday, but grew worse in the night and died. Captain ! Thomas was a widower and leaves a son. George and daughter, Miss Ma tilda Thomas. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Memorial chapel and delegation from Adelphi lodge F. and A. M., of which he was a member, will conduct the bur ial ceremonies.
 Lafayette Wedmore died at the age Of seventy-seven years. He leaves wld- ow and brother. Chancellor K. We'd more of Fair Haven. Two brothers died some years ago, Jared and Daniel Wedmore. He had been i'll with pneu- monia for about week.
 Frederick Barrows, of 215 English street. has returned from a European cruise on the United State training ship Hartford He is now on duty at the Brooklyn navy yard, but expects to re- turn home on a furlough in very few days.
 Mrs. William s. Rowe, of Clinton ave nue. who has been quite i'll, was lit tie better yesterday. She Is attended by Dr. Hall.
 The regular meeting of East Rock lodge No. 3S, A. o. U. w., will be held in the lodges hall 25 Grand avenue, this evening, when it is hoped there will be a large attendance of the members. The subjects to be looked into are the new grand lodge of Connecticut and the change from the level plan of assess ment to the classified plan, of which the November call is a part Special in struction will be given to those who may desire the same This classified nlan of assessment insurance has been in operation for six years by the su preme lodge, and all of the separate jurisdictions are working under this nlan with perfect satisfaction and great success Young men from eighteen to