The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-24
LATEST FAlR HAVEN NEVIS
ITEMS oE INTEREST FROM
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Plans Being Formed to Improve Strong School BuiIding-Grande Avenue Com
 gregationaI Mems Club Meeting-
 Christian Endeavor supper-Items of
 Personal Interest.
 A meeting of the officers and the executive committee of the Strong School Alumni association was held Monday evening at the home of the principal of the Strong district. Sher- man I. Graves, 1S6 Grand avenue, to formulate plans of work for Improving the interior of the Strong building. Last year the association made quite an out lay for Improvements and at this meet ing it was voted to expend the sum of $50 in betterments ill the office, to in- clude tinLing of the walls and ceiling. It was also voted to begin next month similar improvements in rooms Is and 16 of the VII grade. 1t is quite possi- ble that four rooms will be improved and q total of $l00 expended. The asso- ciation has $75 in the treasury. It was also voted to hold a series of whists, the first to be held on the evening of Friday, November 9, at the home of Principal Graves. There will be fifteen tables for sixty players. The tickets are nearly all taken. It is expected that the alumni treasury will be bene- ffted to the extent of $50 by these whists.
 The Strong School Improvement | league is also in the field soliciting membership which is placed at 25 cents for the annual fees. This league is for the purpose of assisting in the work upon the Strong school building, the | interior of which will be much improv- ed in appearance by its many friends. l The next meeting of the Mems club of the Grand avenue Congregational church will be held in the church par lors on the evening of Monday, No- | vember 12. The address will be given by Prof Judd of Yale university and there will be music and other exercises, The ladies mission circle met Mon day evening with Mrs F, c. M. Hall at her home in Grand avenue. The members of the Christian En- l deavor society of the Grand avenue | Congregational church are preparing d i fine entertainment and supper to bS held in the church parlors on, the even- | ing of November l. It is the annual Halloween gathering. Miss Ida Kessel l is president of the society and Miss Lena Gierding is chairman of the so- cial committee.
 | Mir. and Mrs. Claude Harrison of At water street have returned from a stay | at East River
 The report sent out from Bridgeport I yesterday that the oyster beds in that ! vicinity were damaged to the extent of | $50,000 by the recent storm is not very assuring to the planters in this vicinity | who have interests there. It was stat ed last night that the damage here abouts was likely to be the greatest to the young set, oysters which were not strong enough to withstand dose I of sand and mud Within q short time more particulars of the extent of the 1 damage will ba available. In Bridge port harbor Saturday 200 oyster dredge | boats. including several owned here, rode out the gale.
 | J. J. Keenanof Chatham street. who was operated on for appendicitis at the New Haven hospital was reported as some better last night.
 Members Of the ladies aid society will meet at the Grand avenue Baptist church all day to-day for work At 2.SO D. m. the ladies aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church will meet in tho church parlors for work.
 i The Misses Munson of Chapel street are entertaining Miss Florence Seaford of Brooklyn.
 Members of Guiding Star lodge 0. S, 1 of B., will hold public whist at the summer cottage of John Priest, Park street, West Haven, Thursday evening at o'clock. Refreshments will be served after the whist and a good time l is assured to all
 On Saturday morning and afternoon the New Haven Junior FpWorth league will hold its district meeting in St, An- drew's M. F. church. There will be ao- dresses, discussions and business. The afternoon address will be given by Miss Emma A, Robinson of Chicago. Sessions will be at 10.30 and at ?. m. Luncheon will be served at 12:S0. It is expected that the societies of East Pearl street and St. Andrews churches will be largely represented.
 Mrs. Henry I. Barnes accompanied her daughter, Miss Florence L. Barnes, to New York yesterday the latter to go to a private hospital for an opera tion upon her eyes. Miss Barnes was operated on nearly a year ago with beneficial results and it is hoped that this later treatment will fully correct l her vision.
 Martin Farrell of Bridgeport Is the guest of Arthur O'Keefe of Clay street.
 "social Problems and the World Evangelism" was the topic of the H. lustrated talk given by Rev, E. c, Tul- lar at the regular prayer meeting held in the East Pearl street church last evening. About 100 lantern slides were l shown.
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