The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-04
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ANNEX FIRE DEPARTMENT
CALLED OUT TO FAKE FIRE.
Lively Doings Among the Heptasophs-
Many Democrats of Fourteenth Ward
Joining Republican cIub-Bsg Bass
Caught at Lake saItonstail.

Quinnipiac conclave, Improved Order
of Heptasophs, held a lively meeting
on Monday evening, at which time eight
applications for membership were re-
ceived It will be remembered that the
Heptasophs of the city are arranging
for a class initiation to take place De-
cember II, and special inducements will
be offered by this .conclaye to prospec-
tive members between now and Janu-
airy which ought to increase the MEM
bership of Quinnipiac materially during
the coming months. The officers desire
that each member contribute at least
one candidate. Full information can be
had at E. Heaiy's store on Grand ave-
nue.. After the meeting the members
repaired to the banquet hall, where
they enjoyed an. oyster supper.
The question has been asked, What
is the matter with the democrats Of the
Fourteenth Ward?" OF late many of
these good old politicians have Joined
the Young Mems Republican club, and
it is stated that others will apply for
membership soon. E. s%
Lloyd Salisbury and L. B. Cannon
tried their luck fishing at Lake Salton-
stall Monday and captured two bass,
one weighing four pounds and the other
a pound and half.
The Empire Whist club held Hal
lowe'en party ait the home Of Mrs. Lines
on Friday evening. Whist was enjoyed
during the early part OF the evening,
after which several unique and pretty
games were introduced by the hostess,
in which the lucky winners were pre-
scented with Haviland china dishes. Re-
lfreshments were served and pleasant
time was enjoyed BY the following
members: Mrs. Pollock, Mrs Saunders.
| Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Seholl, Mrs. Erick-
son, Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Hartman.
| Mrs. Tomkins, Mrs. Lines, Miss Hines,
Miss Staples and Miss Bowers.
The Alpha, Alpha, Alpha society OF
| the East Pearl Street church entertain
| ed the Alpha Delta society on Friday
evening at the home Of Mrs. Larson, So
| Poplar street. Halloween games were
| enjoyed, after which the party adjourn
led to the dining room, where d supper
iof Halloween dainties was served. The
| decorations were very appropriate,
Jack-o-l lanterns holding a conspicuous
place among the dried cornstalks and
Iautumn leaves. In the center of the
table was large pumpkin filled with
fruit, and In the candle light all pre-
scented very weird appearance. Each
guest was given a little pumpkin filled
with candy as a souvenir. Among those
present Of the Alpha Delta society were
4 the Misses Sadie Cooper, Nellie Ed
mordson, Ethel Flint, Frances Streeter,
Nellie Cooke, Bertha Huntington and
Viola Holiday; and of the Alpha, AL
pha. Alpha society were the Misses
Martha Russell, Grace Smith, Edith
Lennon, Belle Slater, Florence Grosve-
nor, Mrs. r. L. Moody and Mrs. M. w.
Larson.
The Quinnipiac Hose and Hook and
4 Ladder company of Fair Haven East
was called out on Monday evening
about 7:30 by an alarm from the Pill
grim church, which proved to be a fake.
Some one notified Levi Rowe, of Lex
Iington avenue, that there was fire
i farther down the avenue. and Mr.. Rowe
| teIephoned to Cannon's drug store. AS
soon as the alarm was sounded the
| companies in command of Assistant
4 Foreman Hotchkiss, hurried to the
scene Of the supposed fire with all the
! hose they own, and In short space OF
time had nearly 800 feet laid. but found
no fire. Last evening at their regular
| meeting the men were Informed that
4 the run was pre- arranged by their SUI
1 periors for a double purpose. One was
to give the men some needed exercise
1 and drill and the other was to deter
mine whether is was necessary to To-
cate another hydrant near the spot
where the men we're called to-. The
i commissioners are about to place five
new hydrants and are negotiating for
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