The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
WAsHINGToN,S BIRTHDAY TO BI
 GENERALLY OBSERVED.

Schools Are CIosed--Esxercises Held
 Yesterday-Grace Church Supper
 Flags to be Displayed To-day--sev-
 eral Lodge Meetings-Deaths of
 Mary Hope and Dorothy Spencer
 Personal Items of Interest.
 The schools closed yesterday until to- morrow, the pupils being given oppor- tunity to celebrate the anniversary of Washington's birthday. In most of the Fair Haven schools patriotic exercises appropriate for the washington anrli-s versary were held. In nearly all the school rooms there were appropriate decorations. Quite a number of the pa rents of pupils attended the exercises in the afternoon.
 In the kindergarten of Strong school, where a otal of one hundred little ones attend during the day, an interesting programme was carried out under the direction of the teachers. Miss Kather- inc M. Langtry and Miss Grace M. Bristol. The programme was an inter- esting one.
 In room 1 thirty-six pupils enjoyed the special exercises prepared by the teacher, Miss Eva Lee.
 The Washingteh anniversary will be. observed to soins extent here. Station A will close at noon and there will be only one delivery by carriers There are many flags in Fair Haven and the request has been made that everybody who owns a flag should, if possible, dis play it to-day. There will be suppers and entertainments in several churches and many social gatherings ill the even- ing. s
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand Avenue Baptist church has arranged a very enjoyable entertainment for this evening. It is called a cobWeb social, and there will be the usual sport at tending the untanglnis of the web, There will also be two interesting dia- logues, the outline of which has been given in this paper. Musical selections will be rendered and the programme ! throughout will be very pleasing. For this evening there will also be the annual turkey supper to be served | by the Ladies' Aid society of the East | Pearl Street M. E. church. The ladies of this church have the reputation of | serving very nice turkey suppers, and l the annual is always looked forward to | with much anticipation. Nine turkeys will be served.
 | A ten-pound daughter has arrived at | the home of MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Foote of Lloyd street. ;.
 Miss May Barrett is i'll with pneumo- mia. 4.-4.4... | Principal Graves, who has been i'll was at Strong school yesterday morn ing. He hopes to be fully recovered by tomorrow.
 Several Fair Haven members of the Knights of Columbus will take the fourth degree and attend the banquet at the big celebration of the order to take place in this city to-day. The membership in this part of the city is steadily growing, most of the members belonging to the local society, Loyal council.
 Quite a number of Fair Haven people attended the annual ball of the Knights of St. Patrick Monday evening. The march was led by Dr. and Mrs. John F | Sullivan.
 Mrs. Aanna Harlan and two children of East Haven, have taken an appeal from the finding of the probate court in the matter of the estate of Betsey G. Sperry, of this city Mrs. Harlan is a niece of the deceased, and those who appeal want interest on their legacies for a year or so. These heirs are left property of about $16,O00. The court failed to allow the interest. .... A meeting of East Rock council, F. B L., was held last evening at A. o. U. w hall and several candidates were initi. ated by the officers of Israel Putnam council. 70
 Mary F., daughter of Patrick and Fl len Hope, died at her home, III Blatch ley avenue, Monday. The funeral vii take place at her late home tomorrow morning at S:3O and at St, Francis church at g o'clock.
 The funeral of Dorothy Mary, the in fant daughter of MT. and Mrs. William B. Spencer, was held from her home, 2
 Maltby place, Monday afternoon. Th
 interment was in St. Lawrence cerne tery.
 The Rector's Aid society of Grac'
 church will have supper in the parisl
 house tomorrow evening at 6:3O.
 Rev. MT. Riddle will lecture in tn
 parish house of Grace church March
 His subject will be about what he say
 in Europe.
 The Ladies' guild of the People
 church will give 8 ten-cent supper a
 Bushnell hall this evening at 6:So.