The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION AT
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

I Social Session of Anniversary Week.
 Over Four Hundred People Enter
 taIned-Exercises Will Close TO-mOr-
 rOw-l0O5 Class Graduates from Strong SehOOI-Fair Haven Lodge to Hold Entertainment Monday Evening
 Death of Harold BigeIOW-Other Items.
 Last evening was held the anniver- sary reception for members of the church and congregation of the Grand Avenue Congregational church in the series of celebrations of the seventy fifth, anniversary. The programme follows: Music by orchestra, prayer, greetings, letters from former pastors, music by chuch quartette, remarks by the pastor and others. refreshments. It was the social session of the an- niversary week and the occasion was most pelasant to the hundreds who as- sembled. Arrangements were mada for the entertainment of 400. Besides members of the church and congrega- the pastor, his wife and one delegate | from each of the local churches.
 The entire lower part of the church building was thrown open to the call CTS. The platform of the auditorium was massed with palms and the par lors were handsomely decorated with festoons of green vines and plants in points of vantage, and other decora- i tions.
 Dr. Sheath and wife received the callers in the yestibule between the parlors. The reverend doctor has work, ] ed hard to make this celebration a sue cess, and has been amply rewarded in it's success throughout. This popular ] pastor was congratulated last evening 1 by the callers, not only upon the suc- cess of this seventy-fifth anniversary, but the success of his pastorate in this parish. The church has now SS0 mem bers, including a large increase since his coming to Fair Haven. Since the <S establishment of the church seventy five years ago, 2,090 have been identi- fled in the membership. .. .". 1 The reception was from 7:3O to g, and { afterwards there was short pro- gramnle. Letters of greeting were read from the four ex-pastors now living: Rev H. A. Staats, Rev. Burdett Hart, pastor emeritus; Rev. J. Lee Mitchell and Rev. Andrew Burns Chalmers. "Reminiscences of the church were bY Deacon W. s. Bishop and words of well come and congratulation by the pas- tor, Dr. Sheath. Dr. Sheath spoke of the bright future of the church, of the excellent work that had been perform ed in the. years of the past. and with the hope that the years to come might be marked with the greateest prosper 1ty and usefulness on the part of this church. H<T& The cateTring was by Fleming. Last nights reception was most successful in every way, and will, be ever remem- tybered as a luminous chapter in this anniversary. ,s4 ..8 | The graduation of the class of 1905, E Strong school, took place yesterday afternoon in Grannis hall, according to Iths. programme published in this pa per. About 800 people were present. The hall was prettily decorated with plants, flowers and bunting, and the picture Aurora" in conspicuous place. The class, seventy-two in num- Der, were seated on the platform. The address was on "The Modern School" MT. Gowan made ah earnest plea for cooperation of the home and school. The outing of the class of 1905 at Cosey Beach, briefly mentioned in this 1 paper, proved a most successful affair. It was also sort of class day, and in 1 the pavilion several class histories were read. In the ball game between two of the class mines the score was s to 1. Principal Graves was the um- pire. l, Harold Bigelow, son of Mrs. and the late Charles M. Bigelow, died at his home 269 Lenox street, yesterday in the | twenty-second year of his age. A brother, Herbert Bigelow, died Janu- ary 9 of the same disease, consump- tion. The deceased was native of Kinderhook, N. Y. He leaves mother | tllu d olSleI' llIS 7IuIleTdl TWILL .pe llGIu Sunday at 2:30 D. m. and the interment will be in East Haven.
 Tomorrow will mark the closing of the seventy-fifth anniversary exercises of the Grand Avenue Congregational church. At 10:S0 a. m. there will be a historical address by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Isaiah W. Sheath; presentation of members present from the different pastorates; presentation of the de- 1 scendants present of the first mern- bers; appropriate music; a dedication.
 The services at 7:30 D. m. will in- i elude sermon by Rev. Dr. Haynes of l United church; reading of poem,
 'Iandmarks;' music, ancient hymns, selections by the quartette ;solo selee- tions by Hetty Bradley-Kelly of Brook lyn; closing exercises. Mrs K H. Weinschenk, sister of Mrs. I. w. Sheath, is visiting that lady at her home on Perkins street, and will remain for month. Her home is in Atlantic, Mass.
 Thomas Carter, aged eighty-six years, formerly of Branford, died at