The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-05-03
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
Il VERY PLEASANT SOCIAL
EVENT.
SOCIAL

Surprise Visit TO Mrs. William Shcfliei,
and Miles j. Barnes and Presentation
.-Arbor and Bird Day In the Fai
Haven schooIs-Notable Divine To
morrow at Grand Avenue Church.
A very pleasant surprise visit wa
paid Thursday evening at the home ot
Mrs. William Sheffield, IS Houston
street, 1t was call by the officers Of
the Grand avenue Baptist church ant
their wives and the choir which has
just completed It's services and was
complimentary to Mrs. Sheffield and
her brother, Miles j. Barnes. in recog-
milton of their work in the quartet, The
affair was eXcelIently planned and the
surprise complete one. There We're
some fine quartets and solos rendered
by Miss Bertha Raymond, Miss ID. Ger
trude DUEL, John e. Schnautz and
Harry " Santry, and excellent piano
selections by Miss Antoinette Brett.
| Through the thoughtfulness Of the COM
mittee on music, which Whad the af-
fair in charge ice cream and waters
were served, Mrs, Sheffield was the
recipient of statue Of Victory" and
Mr.. Barnes received three bas relief
panels entitled 1.-THE Singers" The
| presentation was made by Rev, y, W..
Stone in appropriate words and was re-
| sponded to by the recipients who eX-
| pressed their appreciation for the gifts
and pleasure over the affair so cev-
erly arranged Those who called We're
Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Stone, Deacon J.
Z. Morrow and Miss Jennie Morrow,
Deacon and Mrs. Henry Barnes, Deacon
and Mrs. N. A. Beebe, Deacon and Mrs.
George Sturges, and George R. Snrges,
Deacon and Mrs c. D. Manwaring,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Latta, Mr.. and Mrs,
II. V. Santry, Mr.. and Mrs. M. j.
Barnesa Miss Josephine V, Peters, Miss
Ruth Wilson, John r. Scllnautz, and
Miss d. Gertrude Duell, Miss Bertha M.
Raymond and Miss Antoinette Brett,
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Edna May Hill of 322 Grand avenue
last evening. Ice Cream and cake were
served, games were played, and there
was music. Altogether the evening was
greatly enjoyed Those attending were
Maud Hill, Alice Sprague, Lucy
Spraguc. May Sturgis, Edna Fosdick,
May Fahy, Florence Berger, Ray Ben
nett. Wilson Emery, James Connors,
Malcolm Macdonald Harry Hall and
Allison Boodgood.
Arbor and bird day was celebrated in
the Fair Haven schools yesterday At
the Strong school seven bird and SPUR
Of ttA
manual training schools were put up
in the trees under the direction of
Principal Graves and Richard Cal
lagher Of the training school. The pu
pills of rooms IS, A. IL and 16 watched
the work with interest, The class of
1902 presented to the school. to be
placed in room 10, large palm. Some
of the programmes are given below
In Woolsey school, rooms II and IL:
Sone-The Fairies.
Recitations-
Arbor day in May,
Origin Of Arbor day.
Song Ripping Water
The Song Sparrow.
Birds Homes.
Bob White,
Song +The Robin.
Recitations-
Recitations-
Natures Awakening.
The Wayside Inn.
Recitations-
The Little Trees Dream.
A Comparison.
Building Birch Canoe.
Song Bee.
Recitations-
Choosing a Building Spot
Arbor Day Aerostic.
Concert recitation
Woodman, Spare That Tree.
Birds.
The Voice of the Grass.
The Oak
Telltales,
The Secret
Day.
Rooms II and 10, Strong school:
Mrs. Newbrook and Miss Macdonald, |
teachers:
Arbutus.
Recitation by nine pupils
Historical Trees.
The Apple Orchard-Florence Jacobs.
Song by room 12-
Who Made You, Gentle Birdie?
Reading by Clifford Morse
''The Boy Who Hated Trees"
Bird storles-Lilian Philips, lone Hart,
Leon Ives, Ethel Allen, Marian
Flint.
Ladys Slipper.
rhe Gladness of Nature-By five pupils,
rhe Coming of the Sprng-Edmond
Mall.
song by room IL
O! Gently Glides.
What Do We Want?-Eddie Thaper.
The Blue Bird-Edna Ives.
Birds as Seed Carriers-Walter Klar-
man.
'rees, Flowers and Birds--By seven
pupils.
The Little Planter"-Ruth Augur
ong by room 12-
10! the Bright Rosy Morning.
NE Gnourd and the Palm--Joe Bates.
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