The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
ttTH AND 12TH WARD NEWS
AND OTHER NEWS FROM FAIR
 HAVEN AND VICINITY.

Mission Workers Preparing for st
 Valentine-surprise Party to T. c
 News.
 It will be remembered that last sum
 mer MT. Lydec1er of Englewood N. J.
 was here several days looking for hi.
 son, Howard Crosby Lydecker, whc
 mysteriously disappeared from home
 He came here because 8 letter whicf
 the son sent home was postmarked sta
 ton A. As told in this column young
 Lydecker came home on January %
 The father had prepared printed de
 scription bearing a photograph of the
 missing son and was just on the point
 of mailing several thousand to different
 parts of the country when the young
 man returned home. Several of MT. Ly-
 decker's friends in Fair Haven who
 aided him in his search, received yes terday copies of these circulars with
 the picture Of the son.
 The two youngest mission circles-the
 Self -Denials and the Little Workers
 connected with the Grand avenue Con-
 gregational church, are enthusastical-
 ly preparing 8 valentine evening" for | Tuesday, February il, and the large
 advance sale of tickets shows a desire on the part of their friends 10 encour- age their efforts Several interesting features will be introduced, including platform entertainment and an after | 1a Of ipa atp a o6r iGs sip l is ten cents.
 T. Curtiss Hillhouse, youngest son of J. T. Hillhouse the druggist was given q surprise visit by friends at his home, | 39S Grand avenue, on Wednesday even- l ing It was & complete surprise and when his young friends called in body at the front door he hardly knew what to say, but they were given cordial welcome The evening was pleasantly passed with games and conversation, and late in the evening the company was invited out to the dining room, where Mrs. Hillho, 7e had prepared a fine spread At each plate was a pret- ty souvenir to be retained as remind CT of the delightful visit, The young people left for their homes at a lare hour with hearty expressions of satis- faction over the enjoyable occasion. Those who called were the Misses Nell lie Larivee, Ethel Parker Ruth Jacob son, Maude Bilson, H. G. Kenney Laura Selk, Gertrude Higgins, Beulah Bauer, and Charles Darby Fred Derby, William Hawley, Raymond Brown, Will liam French, Charles Hugenduble, Will liam Jacobson, Charles Loveland, and T, c. Hillhouse.
 The members of the W. C. T. U. have been for some time arranging for a rummage sale which will be held on February 10 at $40 Grand avenue. There will be many useful and fancy articles on sale. The members announce a millinery department at the sale and this will be open on Tuesday at 10 a. m.
 Thomas J. Reilly of r Grand avenue leaves next week for Hong Kong, going out in the employ of New York cleo trie construction company. He will be employed in Hong Kong and Manila.
 Several workmen are still employed at new station A completing a number of details In few days the outside of the building will be painted suitable
 
 two coats of suburban red. Concrete is 1 to be laid in front of the building and !, with the sidewalk. Some | details of fixing up the interior are also 1 in progress. The package and letter l boxes which served on the outside of | the old station were installed in front | of the new building yesterday. Super intendent Mulvey will recommend to Postmaster Howarth that a letter box be placed at the head of Atwater street, | south side of Grand avenue, which will 1 accommodate many families in that | neighborhood.
 About a dozen members of the East Pearl street circle attended the meet ng of the New Haven Endeavor union 1ed at Trinity M E. church Wednes- lay evening. MT. Smith of Fair Haven ! aang a tenor soio with much accept lnce.
 A party of friends called Tuesday ev- ming upon Mir and Mrs, w. H. Hodg- its of IS Woolsey street and were pleasantly entertained In the whist ,ames MT. Hodgetts was successful and ecured the first prize Mrs. c. E. dacGregor won the second prize and frs. MacGregor secured the booby ,rize. Luncheon was served after whist.
 Angelo DeMatty succeeded in taking ome fine kodak pictures of the ruins f the Waterbury burned district,
 A unique and most delightful function Jas the chafing dish supper given by he Kings Daughters in the parlors of he Grand avenue Congregational hurch Wednesday evening. The affair , ,as a brilliant social and financial sue ess refecting the greatest credit upon ne president, Mrs. Lloyd Salisbury and 7 CT assistants. About 100 people sat own to the tables which made a most ( leasing picture with their decorat tions nd with a white robed hostess at each Y nd presiding over the glittering chaf- ' ,e dish, The music which enlivened le repast was rendered by Irving T urlburt and Mrs Frederick Simpson, nd immediately preceding the seating | : the guests a droll recitation entitled ( The Knight of the Chafing Dish was ven with much spirit and expression 7 Miss Ruby Fowler. | The entertainment which takes place n is evening in the parlors of St James lurch already gives promise of sue n ss. Interest in the affair is general, Id a large number of tickets have II zen sold. The evening will be given