The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS
SURPRISE PARTY GIVEN BYTHE
 DIAMOND CLUE


 Borough Meeting HeId-FolIowed by
 Meeting of Burgesses-DragOn Whist
 Club Dimes at scott's-ResuIt of 300
 Mile Race of goth Century HOming
 Club.
 On Monday evening. at the home of MT. and Mrs. DeLacey of Exchange street, the Diamond club gave charm ing suprise to two of it's officers, Flor ence Bailey, it's vice president, and Ruth DeLaceys the treasurer. Miss Bailey came here from her Stamford boarding school recently and the affair was in her honor, although joint cele- bration in honor of Miss DeLacey's birthday, which occurs in July, was made. Both young people were com pletely surprised. The parents and about eighteen young girls inspected the club room which has been recently fitted up. It adjoins the DeLacey home, and the latter was beautifully decorated in the club colors, lavender and white, with profusion of choice flowers. At the supper, a birthday cake, adorned with candles arranged in diamond shape, occupied the place of honor. Miss Bailey was made hap py by receiving, as the gift of the club a moonstone ring. Games, music and | 1o <1f fer11f freshment closed a delightful evening. l The Diamond club consists of six young girls under the presidency of Mrs. Bailey, and on Monday Miss Mil- dred Shepard was added to the num- ber The six original members are the Misses Florence Bailey. Ruth Seeley, Ruth .DeLacey, Mildred Petrie. Esther Northrop and Addie Clarke. Durng the week the club will be en- tertained by Mrs. Northrop, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Petrie and Mrs. Seeley. Miss Bailey will return to Black Hall, Conn, her home on Saturday.
 sherman l. Graves the supervising principal of Strong school district, with Mrs. Graves and their son, Samuel H. Graves are visiting friends in Spring. field, Mass On Monday a reception was given to MT. and Mrs. Graves by the teachers of the Worthington street school in that city, and not only tha teachers, but also those who were in the school when MT. Graves was prin- cipal, had part in the reception, which was planned by the present prin- cipal, George E. Foss. The reception was of an informal nature, refresh- ments being served and old acquaint- ances renewed.
 Horace A. Chidsey of 241 Exchange street is Ill with appendicitis An oper- ation will be unnecessary, and it is believed he is on the road to recovery.
 Charles N. Hubbard of 254 Lloyd street is critically i'll at his summer home at Pine Orchard with compn- lcation of diseases. and fears are en- Itertained for his recovery.
 The adjourned borough meeting was held at the engine house on East Grand avenue Monday evening, and was at tended by not more than two score cit Iizens. The officers elected on May were sworn in, a five mill tax laid for tthe coming year and Treasurer o. A. Rose submitted his report, which was accepted. At meeting of the board of Iburgesses, held at the close of the bor- tough meeting, the committees for the Ecomming year were made up the same las last year, except that Charles E. Huntley was chosen to succeed Walter IBrockett as chairman of the commit ltee on lights. Mir. Brocket is still a member of the committee but his bus liness takes him out of town, therefore he declined the chairmanship.
 The Dragon Whist club closed the lseason of 19O3-4 with supper at IScott's Inn, Cheshire, last evening, This is in accordance with their an- nual custom.
 The three hundred mile race of the Twentieth Century Homing club Mon- day resulted in victory for Joseph Coarts' birds. The birds were liber- ated at Manassas, Va, at 6:10 a. m. and the first bird arrived here shortly Iafter 1 o'clock, making an average of |about 43 miles an hour which is con- lsidered fast flying. Of the three Fair Haveners who had birds entered, D. R. bIduley caIie HoIile iirSI anu JdcOu lFrolich's second. The time of the ar !rival of the birds was as follows: Jo- Iseph Coart, first bird, 1:O6; Joseph Coart, second bird, 1:10;D. R. Bradley l1:10:40; Jacob Frolich, 1:12:40; E. Baribault, 1:SO; J. Duesenh, 1894; Har- Try Leigh, 1:S6. F. Clark has not re- lported. The fourth race of the sea- Ison, of 400 miles for old birds, will take place next Sunday. The birds will be liberated at Livington, Va.
 There will be a supper given by the wv. c. T. U. on Wednesday evening lfrom to at it's hall, No r Grand Iavenue. All cordially invited.
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