The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-24


 The Improved Order of Heptasophs of this city will hold class initiation on Wednesday evening, May 27, at which nearly all of the supreme officers of the order will attend. No little interest is manifest among the members of Quin- nipiac conclave No. S13, of this section of the city, and an important meeting was held last Monday evening, when the committees from the sister con- claves met in general committee. Four applications were read and accepted, making twelve applications thus far toward the class. A member of Quin- nipiac conclave said last evening that each member of the order should put his shoulder to the wheel and secure, if possible, number of his friends to join an order second to none, thus giving strength to his conclave and first-class insurance to his friends.
 The next meeting of the general com mittee will be held with Yale conciave this evening in Odd Fellows hall on Crown street, and any member of the order will be welcome.
 Two of the Yale boat crews were out on Mill river for practice spins yester- day afternoon, and the launch was also in service. Many people watch the spins of the crews from the drawbridge and points of vantage on East Chapel street. The appearance of the crews yesterday shows that their practice is resulting in an improved form in row ing.
 The work of repairing the brick pave ment on East Chapel street is ap- preaching completion. When complet- ed the pavement will be in first t-class condition.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand Avenue Congregational church will serve the last supper of the season on Wednesday, April 29, and is preparing to make the occasion one of special in- terest. The supper will be at the usual price, but a fine programme of enter tainment is to be added. This will be given in the upper room, and holders of supper tickets will be admitted without extra charge, while those who may be unable to be present at the supper will have the privilege of the entertainment for the small sum of nickel. Miss Parmelee, a professional elocutionist, has been secured and the church choir will assist with vocal music, while the string quartette from the New Haven Orchestral. club is expected to furnish some. fine. instrumental music. In ad- dition to these. attractions a twenty minute comedy is to be given by six young girls. '' .sz
 At No. 25 Grand avenue last evening the Household of Faith gave welcome to the delegates to the eighth annual convention of the Life and Advent union. The conference of this church was held here some two years ago. Rev. W. G. Brown, pastor of the Fair Haven church, gave the address of well come, and the response was made by the president of the union, G. A. Bates, of Brooklyn, N. Y. This was followed Miss Anna Smith, the evangelist, of Hawleyville. Services will be held to- day, beginning at a. m., with preach ing at 1O:30 a. m., 2:15 p. m. and 7:30 D. m. The conference will be held through Sunday.
 Anna B. Harland has sold to Edward F., Meehan a house and forty-two feet of land on Pierpont street.
 Fair Haven people are interested in the matter of dredging Mill and Quin- nipiac rivers. Bids ranging from $57, ,000 to $72,0OO for this work were opened at New London yesterday, but no award was made, although contract is likely to be given out soon. There is a great need for the deepening of the channel in both rivers to provide a sufficient depth of water for the heavily loaded craft which proceed to the wharves above.
 MT. and Mrs. Russell and little son, of Bridgeport, visited Mir. and Mrs. Henry J. Darrow, of Houston street, on Wednesday,.
 A boy weighing nine pounds has been born to MT. and Mrs. E. H. Potter, of IF Oujnniniac avenue