The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-09
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SOtOkichi UFiu, a Former Fair Haven
 Student, an AdmiraI-POlar Star Hall
 Ckanges-K. G. E. Entertainment-i
 Fall Meeting of Congregational Club
 Other News.
 When Mark Putnam was principal of Woolsey school in 1874 Sotokichi Uriu' now vice admiral in the Japanese navy, was his pupil, taking private les sons for three years preparatory to en- tering the naval academy at Annapolis. Across the street from MT. Pitman's home in Grand avenue was the resi- dence of the late Rev.Joan $. C. Ap- bolt. the historian, and brother of Dr. Seymour Abbott, and a member of his family was Shige Nagai, a Japanese girl sent to this country to be educat- ed. With her came Stematz Yamaka- wa, now the wife of Japan's great fighter. Marshal Oyama. It was while in Fair Haven that Uriu's courtship Of Miss Nagai was carried on and they afterwards were married. Shibayama, now vice admiral commanding at Port Arthur, General YamagaWa and Seichi Toneda, head of Japans banking sys- tenn, were also pupils of MT. Pitman. Admiral Uriu has cOrresponded with MT. Putnam regularly since he left Fair Haven. MT. Putnam was princi- pal of Woolsey school for many years, and is now head master of the Choate school in Wallingford. Some will re- ha c+iY1ontS when they were studying here.
 The changes recently made at Polar Star hall have greatly improved 1t. There is a new system of ventilation and increased heating facilities. The banquet hall is now connected with the first floor and the loge room, so that societies can go directly from their rooms to banquets. The hall has new dressing rooms and an improved main entrance. The changes and improve ments have involved a considerable outlay.
 Fort Hale lodge, N. E. o. P, at its meeting Friday evening received one member by transfer from another l lodge.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Conway of Grand avenue are visiting in Norwich 1 TIle oyster steamer Amanda has re- turned from Noank, where repairs have been made, including the install- 1 ing of 8 new engine. This is the boat l that was sunk by ice down the harbor last winter.
 l The Consolidated Railway company had number of extra cars running l ho fTGn heavy, especially fin the afternoon The company had gang of men at work relaying a piece of track eXtend- ing from Ferry street, down to the old power house formerly used by the New Haven Street Railway company.
 The entertainment committee of Co., lumbia castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle, have issued an invitation to the members and friends for an entertain ment to be held at the hall of the castle tomorrow evening. The invita- tion is as follows:
 "The entertainment committee of Columbia castle will give an entertain ment on the evening of our next ses- sion. October 10, to wlAch your friends 1 Qadies) are invited. It is the desire of the committee to create an active l interest among all our members, and by means of occasional social gather ings it was thought that this could be accomplished Entertainment will com mence at 8:30 D. m., after short ses- ton of the castle, to which the mem- bers are earnestly invited. Light re- treatments will be served"
 To1>v. NHoI o,,c1,1iY, nInrlS at Sta ton A. was reelected president of the Postal Clerks association at the meet ing held Saturday night.
 The fall meeting of the Congrega-
 tfonal club will be held at the Pilgrim church October 23. The speaker is to be Dr. William Elliott Griffis, now of Ithaca, N. Y. Dr. Griffis was for some years in the educational service of the Japanese government. and has been university lecturer in most of the great colleges. He is an interesting speaker.
 Rev. Charles G. Smith at the Grand Avenue Baptist church yesterday morning preached a missionary sermon. and pledge cards were circulated for a collection for missions.
 At Pilgrim church yesterday morn ing the offering was for the Congre- gational Educational society.
 At St Andrews Nj. E. church Wednesday afternoon the home de-
 partment of the Sunday school and the
 cradle roll will meet in t2e chapel.
 Elder A. H. Edgerly of New Britain
 preached at the Church of the Second Advent.
 The w. c. T. U. held it's meeting in
 the afternoon at it's rooms on Grand
 avenue, and the address was given by Rev. J. M. Wells, pastor of the Bap- tist church in MontoWese.
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