The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-07
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AT ". c.
 T. U. CONVENTION.
Held at Grand Avenue Congregational Church Yesterday-Mrs. Downs of Bethany Chosen PresIdent-DOinEs of the COnvention-Other News.

Bethany Chosen PresIdent-DOinEs of
 the COnventiOn-Other News.
 At the annual convention of the Wo- mans Christian Temperance union for New Haven county, held in the Grand Avenue Baptist church yesterday, Offi- cers were elected as follows:
 President-Mrs. Alta H. Downs, of Bethany.
 Vice-presidents-Mr Christina A. Holmes and Mrs. Laura N. Steele.
 Secretary-Miss Mary Wyllys Elliott, of North Haven.
 Treasurer-Mrs. Frank B. Fowler, Of Meriden.
 Mrs. Anna G. Ekmark, who had serv- ed as secretary for ten years. declined reelection.
 | The following was adopted: | Resolved, That we extend our sincere thanks to the Fair Haven union No. for its hospitality; to the pastors for their presence and helpful talk; to Har- " Brinley and Miss Pansy Graves for music, and to Mrs. Buell. and Mir. Spoon- CT for their addresses.
 Sessions were held at 9:SO a. m. and 1:3O p. m. and the following unions were represented by delegates: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire. Derby, East Haven, Meriden, Milford, New Haven No. i, Fair Haven No. 2. Lucy Webb Hayes of New Haven, North Ha- ven, Waterbury, Wallingford, West Haven and Westville. l The convention was called to order by the president, Mrs. Alta H. Downs, of Bethany, and Mrs. Anna G. Elk mark was the secretary. The pastor of the church. Rev. Charles G. Smith, well comed the delegates, and response was made by Mrs. Martha Mcbride, of Fair Haven, for the convention. Remarks were also made commendatory of the work of the unions by Rev. Dr. Sheath, Rev. George A. Alcott and Rev. R. F. Brown, of Fair Haven; Rev. D. ]. Clark, of East Haven, and Rev. MT. Denton.
 l There was devotional meeting, roll call, appointment of committees, re- ports of the secretary and treasury and singing of the hymn "Blest be the Tie That Binds"
 Then came the introduction of state officers and visitors and the department hour, with reports from the various de- partments of work. These reports in- cluded the following:
 Evangelistic-Mrs. Leete, of Walling- ford.
 Bands of mercy-Mrs. R. f. Downs. of Ansorta.
 Sunday school-Miss Ida M. Adams, of New Haven. 1 Scientific temperance work-Mrs. Laura Steele, of Westville.
 Press department-Mrs. Griffin, of New Haven.
 Franchise-Mrs Frances Hammond, of Meriden.
 Parlcr, meetings-Mrs. Josephine Downs, of Bethany.
 Soldiers and sailors-Miss Mary Wyl- lys Elliott, of North Haven.
 Flower-Mrs. G. A. Newell, of Meri- den.
 Hospital-Mrs. c. G. Goss, of New Haven. !.
 Prison and jatl-Mrs. Hutchinson, of New Haven.
 Non-alcoholic medication Miss Barnes, of New Haven.
 At 12:30 D. m. luncheon was served by the ladies of the Grand Avenue Baptist church.
 At the afternoon session addresses were made by H. H. Spooner, secretary of the Connecticut Temperance conven- tion, and Mrs. c. B. Buell., president of the Connecticut W. c. T. U. This was followed by exercises by the children of the Loyal Temperance Legion.
 There are eighteen unions, with membership of about six hundred, in the county.
 Yesterday morning at il o'clock took Iplace the wedding of Miss Anna c. Farnham and Albert H. Waterbury at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Corraline K. Farnham, 2SS Grand ave- Inue. Rev. Dr. E. N. Packard, of Strat- ford, performed the ceremony. A re- ception followed, to which only relatives and few immediate friends had been bidden. MT. and Mrs. Waterbury left on an afternoon train for a wedding tour of several weeks in the south. On their return they will reside at No. IFS Blatchley avenue.
 Three candidates have been initiated by Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M., and four candidates by Quinnipiac conclave of Heptasophs.
 This evening, the occasion of the reg ular fortnightly supper of the Parish. Aid society, the ladies of St. James church on East Grand avenue will have a display and sale of fancy articles. Those who have not already completed their purchases for Christmas will do well to be present on this occasion, as the list of those contributing articles of their handiwork is an assurance that thethe display will be both extensive and pleasing. Supper will be served promptly at 630.