The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-08
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOLD BE-
 MONTHLR MEETING.

r. F. Edgar Home from AIexfeO-TheO-
 dore Nelson to Take Position in New
 YOrk-windmere Tennis Club to
 Open Season This Afternoon--BIatch-
 ley Estate Sells Big Plot of Ground
 Rev. R. F. True to Preach at Baptist
 ChurcL-Miss Kate Futile Entertains Euchre Club.
 The bi-nionthly meeting of the New Haven Union of Kings Daughters was held at the East Pearl Street M. E. church yesterday afternoon. The chair man, Mrs. $. Lloyd Salisbury, presided. The meeting was opened with a devo- tional service led by Mrs. E. c. M. Hall. There were present seventy-four mem bers, representing twenty-nine circles i'll New Haven and vicinity. The entire membership in the union is about 700. A piano solo was rendered by Miss Belle Slater. A nominating committee, was appointed, consisting of Mrs. l.. B. Fowler, Mrs. Loyeland and Mrs. Ste- venson, and they will report a board of officers to be elected May r at the annual meeting held at the First Bap- tist church. s5
 Miss Mary Hamilton Hadley, of this city, secretary and treasurer of the Shut-In Society of the United States and Canada, presented the interests of that society, which is assisted by the Kings Daughters. The Shut-In society has a membership of about 1,400, most ly women and children, but including about l2O men. They are invalids. who are benefited by the Shut-In society in the way of correspondence, literature and other aids. The society has loaned out 1S0 wheeled chairs for those who need them. There are 800, who are convalescent, who are associate mem bers, many of whom aid in the work. Any chronic invalid or cripple, unable to engage in active work, may become member of the society. There are in this city and vicinity about 150 mem bers of the society. The society pub- fishes a monthly magazine, the Open Window. The headquarters of the so- ciety is in New York Mention was made of Christmas favors distributed and quite a number of hot-water bags sent for number of members in this city and vicinity.
 Miss Beach, matron of the Children's home at Mt, Carmel. spoke concerning the interests of that work. She said the home was full at the present time, twenty-eight children receiving care, and during her administration of two years enough had applied for admission to fill another house The society has sixteen acres of land and is hoping to have another building some time. The boys are kept at the home until the age of twelve years and the girls until they are fourteen years of age, at which time they hope for relatives or friends to care for them, or the management to find good homes for them. At the close of the meeting there was a social season and the ladies of the church served lemonade and waters. There are three circles of Kings Daughters in this chureh--the Loyal, Persevering and Ready-and the other Fair Haven churches also have circles. F. F. Edgar, of Atwater street, has returned after two weeks stay in
 Mexico. He went down to sell goods for Meriden company. ..> Mrs. Matthew Campbell and Miss Jennie M. Campbell. of Blatehley ave- hue, are visiting Mrs. Cavanagh, of East Hartford. a# 1N,,sia aAf II in nGc
 will preach at the Grand Avenue Bap- tist church tomorrow morning and evening. rfs Mrs. w. A. Warner and her sons, Winifred and sherman, have returned from Florida. +. 4@ Miss Nellie Mulvey, of Ferry street, | is visiting in New York. F .-t..- Mrs. M. J. Kelly and her daughter, | Miss Maud Kelly, of, Atwater street, are visiting in Waterbury. The members of the Six-Hand Euchre 1 club were entertained on Thursday evening by Miss Kate Futile, of Front street.
 Theodore Nelson is to take position
 with the Peoples Steamboat company,
 of New York. The Windmere Tennis club will hold
 it's first games of the season this after noon, ''f i The Charles Blatchley estate has sold 1 to William Hartley, of Branford, the 1 house and lot at 25S Blatchley avenue, formerly owned by Mary Maloney. Miss Jennie Griswold is in New York visiting friends.
 l Mir and Mrs. c. H. Conway are en- tertaining Springfield friends
 | A pair of twins have arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donnelly, l of Chapel street.
 The regular meeting of Fair Haven lodge No. 2, Degree of Honor, will be | held in A. o. U. W. hall, 13 Grand ave-
 nue, next Monday evening at o'clock. After the meeting an Easter sale of fancy articles will take place, and all members are invited to be present