The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR FRANCES
 z. WILLARD LAST NIGHT.

Members of Several Churches Attended
 Services Held fan Grand Avenue Con.
 gregattonai h--Meeting of Con
 sresationai Club Other Items.
 A splendid memorial service for the
 late Miss Frances E. Willard, the great
 worker for the temperance reform, was
 held in the Grand avenue Congrega-
 tional church last evening. The Pill
 grim Congregational and the East Pearl
 street M. E. churches united in the ser
 vices, which were largely attended.
 Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers presided, The prayer was by Rev. Dr. Streeter
 and the principal address by Rev. How | ard Mudie, of Mt Carmel Congrega-
 tional church. There were also short
 addresses by Rev. Messrs Chalmers,
 Streeter and Irvine The exercises were
 interspersed with appropriate selections l by the choir of the church and num- 1 Der of solos, The service was held un-
 der the auspices of the W, c, T. U. The 1 addresses abOunded in interesting refer l enceS to the great work accomplished l by Miss Willard, who verify gave her 1 life to the great temperance cause The l memorial service was held on the an l niversary of her death. The exercises l throughout were interesting and greatly appreciated by the large audience in at- | tendance.
 Palm Sunday was observed in the Catholic and Episcopal churches. The lao, G,1n hot t11n,,n XN-or ra large congregations a all the churches At St. Francis church interesting ser vices were held which included the
 blessing and distribution of the palms.
 There were also special sermons and
 solemn and impressive music was rem dered
 The regular meeting of the New Ha- ven Congregational club will be held in the Grand avenue Congregational
 church this evening. A reception to the speaker and guest of the evening Rev.
 William Allen Knight, of Boston, will be held from to 6:30 o'clock al which hour the ladies of the church will serve one of their excellent suppers. At s o'clock Rev Mr Knight will deliver an address upon the subject Personal Ex- perience in Trying to Apply the Gospel to Labor Problems" Mr. Knight was formerly of Fall River, but has just been installed pastor of Berkeley Tenn pie, Boston the first institutional church in the country. He is a member of the committee on labor of the Ma tional Congregational Council, and has been the means of doing good work in healing labor troubles notably in the great strike now on in Boston, and was the means of bringing to close a great strike at Fall River. He is q brother of Mrs. Chalmers and is to be the guest of Rev MT. and Mrs. Chalmers during his stay here, During the service there l will be music by the choir of the church. Major D. A. Blakeslee chairman of the | nominating committee, will be present | to receive applications for membership ! in the club, There is prospect of very | interesting meeting.
 The young ladies of the Farther | Lights society have heretofore done their work in very quiet way, but now ! they would be pleased to have all their [ friends spend a pleasant evening with | them in the chapel of the Grand avenue Baptist church next Thursday evening and thus encourage them in their work | The small admission of ten cents will be charged and the proceeds from the sale of cream will be used to increase the offerings to home missions. The hour is & o'clock
 The Degree of Honor will meet this evening at their hall and delegation of forty-five from Silver City lodge of Meriden, will be present. Three candi dates will be initiated and the degree 1f Mari1ar Wi eyan,nltfu ho l work
 Ladies night will be obsedved by East Rock lodge No, 3s, A. o. U. W., at their hall on Grand avenue on Thurs day evening, April g. By a dispensa- ton the lodge business will begin at and at o'clock the lodge room will be thrown open to a reception of the wives of members and lady friends There will be an interesting programme IS follows:
 Readings Edith May Root. FontraltO soo-Mrs Edith Beers Jones' Bass solo William F. Morgan, jr. Stevenson Frank
 Myers. Piano solo-Miss Nellie Stevenson. Piano solo Clarence Guinan the lodge
 pianist. ,t
 Frederick Brown, clerk in the employ If Ava H. Granniss. was married Fri lay to Miss Grace Reed, of the Eff l eenth ward. The marriage took place 1t the East Pearl street M. D. parson- s ge and Rev pr Streeter performed } he ceremony. James Gillern was the ( test man and Miss Nette Hill acted as The young people have the ( 'est wishes of their many friends for I heis happiness and prosperity.
 Mrs. B. A. Pierpont has gone to Bos- a on to visit an invalid sister for a feY ' veeks Z Lieut.. w G. Penfeld, II. & A., and V connected with the engineer h ng department of the New York, New t Ici.t lail