The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-10

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 tiOn-Mseting of St. James, Parish P.
 E. Church-Reduced Fares to WalI-
 ingford en Grand Masters Day--so-
 ciaI and Personal Notes.
 G. V. Rydingsvard, fresco painter, of 61 Stevens street, has the contract for Irefnishing the interior of Grace P. E. church under the supervision of Archi- tects Allen and Williams, and the work is progressing quite favorably. It is expected that the job will be completed about the first of September. The scheme in decorating Is to make the auditorium lighter, and to add to this Inew windows are being made by the Standard Bending and Art Glass com- pany, of 19 to 25 Poplar street, which will shortly be installed. There will also be a new hardwood floor laid in the chancel. The rector of this church is the cause of having these improve ments, and he has already secured enough money to pay cash when the work is done. MT. Alcott has been rec tor only two years, and other noticeable improvements at this church during this period are the new tar walk, the new lighting system and the making the roof waterproof. This church will be in excellent condition upon the open ing for the winter months. 1 District Deputy Emil Kantrovitz, of 42 Grand avenue, leaves on Sunday for Port Chester, N. Y., to institute a new lodge of the Order of Knights of Joseph in that city. -
 Roland K. Jones, who has been run ming a ranch with William Beecher, of this city, at Anthony, New Mexico, for the past two years, is expected home ] in a few days to spend about two months with his family at 150 Blatchley avenue.
 Miss Gertrude Marshall, of James street, is visiting friends in Waterbury 1 for a few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Butler, of Shell ter street, tendered 8 birthday party tc their little daughter Bernice Wednesday evening to celebrate her twelfth birth day. The evening was enjoyed by the young friends who had gathered, and an elaborate banquet was served by MT. and Mrs. Butler
 Miss Beulah O. Beers, of Lakeville, has returned after a months visit with her sister, Mrs. A. F. Porter, of 145 Blatchley avenue.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Cooke, of Quin- nipiac avenue. have returned from a visit in Hartford.
 The Misses Margaret and Elizabeth Hammond, of Albany, are the guests of Miss Lena Eager, of Peck street. Frank Gleason, of Montreal is the guest of his uncle, William Flaherty, of Lombard street.
 Mrs. Charles Parcells and daughter, of Clinton avenue, arevisiting in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Helen McArthur, of Blatchley avenue, is expected home to-day after stay in Yonkers, N. Y.
 J. H. Korber, of Exchange street, who was painfully injured in trolley acci- dent in Meriden about eight weeks ago, lis improving.
  parish, East Grand avenue, held Au- gust ', Burton D. Potter, A. L. Cham berlain and Harry K Rowe were elect ed trustees of endowments and be- quests. An organized effort is being made to secure an endowment for this venerable parish to enable it to carry on and extend its work in this portion of the city.
 On Grand Masters day at the Mason ic home in Wallingford on August 15 round-trip tickets will be sold for 35 cents on the steam road.
 The ladies of Perseverance council, D. of L., held charity whist last even ing at the home of Mrs. Waters.
 A number of Fair Haveners will at- tend the annual meeting of the Barnes family at Savin Rock next Thursday The name of Barnes is as popular here as Smith or Brown. The Barnes fam fly has been prominent here since the founding of the village and the de- |scendants are scattered all over the state. The first meeting of the family was held thirty-nine years ago.
 Mrs. Thomas Conway and children and Miss Alice MaIia are in Boston for Q stay of several weeks.
 Miss Emma Booth of Windsor, is vis- iting with Mrs. E B. Krier, of 200 Fix change street.
 The Misses Anna and Katharine Bree are at the Catskill Mountains for two weeks.
 Miss Ida G. Cronk, of New York city, is visiting Misses Bessie and Gertrude Hanson, of 25S Front street.
 Miss Margaret Hussey, of 279 Blatch- ley avenue, enjoyed trip up the Hud- son yesterday with a party of her friends.
 Mrs. Claude Harrison, of Atwater street, has returned to her home after a stay in Madison.
 John O'Dea, of Pittsheld, Mass, is visiting his mother at her home, 1O7 Sal tonstall avenue.
 Madeline Spinello, the eight-year-old daughter of Attorney Anthony spinello, distinguished herself Wednesday, by rescuing five-year-old Clement Batelli from drowning at Morris Cove. The little lad was fishing from a iutting rock, when he lost his balance and top- pied into the water, which was consid- erably over his head. The girl seized the boy by the hair and held him above water until some men arrived and drag ged the tots to safety. Madeline is a good swimmer.