The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
THE LINCOLN BANQUET AT
 PEOPLES CHURCH.
strong school AIumnl Dancs-PIsasan. surprise Party-woman'. Auxiliary cOmieal masquerade-A slight Fire The Late Mrs. Troy.

The Strong School Alumni association dance in Warner hall last evening was a bright scene. The hall was decorat- ed with southern smflax. Lilley's or chestra furnished fine music for the eighteen dances. The young ladies were in pretty evening toilets of pink, blue and white. Six of the Strong school alumni present last evening are in their sophomore year at Yale. About seventy-f1ve were present, among them being the Misses Allen. Crossley, Coe, Augur, White, Cripps, Welton, Brown, Falsey, Ricketts. Kelly, Hogben, Me Gregory, Allen, Norton, O'Connell and Gallagher, and Messrs. Crossley, Deni- son, Kinney, Coe, Allen, Francis, Le- were, Cowell, Davenport, Stevenson, Westerfelt, Coleman. White, Blackman, Brooks, Bradley, Priest, Hogben and Dane. All voted the evening delight full success.
 The many friends of Mrs. Anna Troy, wife of James Troy. of 55 Woolsey street, will be pained to learn of her death, which occurred on Wednesday night after an illness of only four days with pneumonia. The deceased was fifty-five years old and leaves, besides a husband, one daughter. The funeral services will be held from her late home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, Rev. J. A. Riddle, of Grace P. E. church, offlciat- ing. The internent will be in Fair Ha- ven Union cemetery.
 A very pleasant surprise party was M M IL of 90 Poplar street, on Tuesday evening, the occasion being Mrs. Fowles' birth day About thirty friends called and presented the hostess with many beau tiful gifts. The evening was spent in singing, games and the like, light re- treatments being served. Among those present were MT. and Mrs. E. A. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. D. A. Chipman, Mr and Mrs. F. H. Page, MT and Mrs. H. Kay. MT. and Mrs. G. R. Stevenson, MT and Mrs. w. Larson, Mir. and Mrs. E. R. H. Teeter, MT. and Mrs. H. H. Smith, MT. and Mrs. James Corners, Mr. and Mrs. H. Seeley, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Ellis, William H. Way, Miss Jen- nie Way Mrs. Guillo, James A. Thorpe and Mrs. Spauw.
 The ladies of the Woman's auxiliary of Grace P. E. church will hold a cake sale at the residence of Mrs Sprague, 322 Grand avenue, this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 The toasts at the Lincoln banquet to be given by the Ladies guild of the Peoples church at Bushnell hall to- night will be:
 Lincoln as Boy-Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland.
 Lincoln the Emancipator--Georg W.
 Crawford.
 Lincolns Religion Rev. w. F. Dicker- man.
 Miss Anita Trueman will recite Ed win Markham's poem, 'Lincoln,' and the programme will be interspersed with music The commits tees in charge of the banquet are:
 Kitchen-Mrs Jillson, Mrs. Gertson, Mrs. Ross, Mrs Hayes and Mrs. San ford.
 Guest table-Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. Bas- sett and Mrs. Fiske.
 For the Lincoln elub-Afrs. Russell Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Lirids- ley
 For the Guild of St. Miss Trueman, Mrs. Marsh Belle Adamson, Lillian Sloane and Anna Anderson.
 For the Christian Endeavor society," Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Gut brod and Miss Odell.
 For the Motherhood elub-Mrs. Gill; bert Mrs Doyle, Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Eckburg.
 A comical masquerade whist was giv- en at the home of J. R. Manwaring, 219 Grand avenue, Wednesday evening. A very jolly evening was spent by the masqueraders in playing whist, which was followed by a f1ashlight picture. The prizes offered for whist were cap tured by Miss Grace Lowe and Frank Lowe. By mutual consent the prize for the best dressed and funniest costume was awarded to Morris Higgins. The representatives of many nationalities and ideas then partook of a delicious supper. Those present were: Grace Hofacker, as clown; Emily Kyle, as a clown Grace Lowe, as a nurse; Ethel Prince, as Topsy; Sadie Kyle, as stu dent; Irene Wilson, as a swell coon, Mduu h6ll6y, dS ctIl lllQidl SlIl, MtS. L. Bradley, as an old woman; Mabel Lewis, as a little girl; Frederick Gut brod, as a bride; Jene Allen, as a Dutchman; J. Manwaring, as a China man; George Berger, as a monk; l.. Bradley, as butcher; Edward War; ren, as a cook Frank Lowe, as sail or; Dwight Chamberlain, as a Sunny Jim; Le Roy Burns, as a bull fighter; l Morris Higgins, as an old maid. | A few Fair Haven members of the Knights of Pythias are planning to 1 form local council of the order Quite a few have signified their intention of joining, and meeting to take action will be called in the near future.
 On Monday evening a very pleasant birthday surprise party was given ir honor of Miss Grace A. Collett at heI home, 296 Blatchley avenue. Music games and singing caused the evening to pass all too quickly and made the occasion one that will be pleasantly re.