The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-03

Night--PersonaI Items.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
state council Daughters of Liberty,
was held in A. o. U. w. hall, Is Grand
avenue, the headquarters of Persever-,
ance council No. SO, yesterday. w. A.
Chase, of Waterbury, state councillor,
presided, and Carrie Reynolds was the
state secretary. 1t was the first time
that the state council met in Fair Ha-
ven. There was an attendance Of $50,
with los voting members. The morning
session was devoted to the reading of
reports.
The report of the secretary shows
that the membership is 1905, an in
crease of 100 since one year ago. There
are twenty-four subordinate councils,
including Perseverance No. 80, Goddess
Of Liberty No. and Excelsior No AZ,
Of this city. The new councils are In
,Southington, Somers, Winsted and
South Norwalk. Forty-four new MEM
bers were elected, including ten from
this city. The new members were mi
tiated by National Councillor Kate
Woodside, of Maine, and National Sec
rotary w v. Edkins, of Pennsylvania.
The national council pays a funeral
benefit upon the death Of a member and
some of the subordinate councils pay a
weekly sick benefit Of from So to So per
week. The state council will meet in
New Britain next fall.
At 1890 dinner was served in the
banquet room and supper at o'clock,
at which hour the council adjourned.
At the afternoon session officers were
elected and installed, recommendations
in the state councillors report acted on
and miscellaneous business receiving
attention. Some of the members re-
manned over night and attended the
meeting of Perseverance council. A
meeting Of the state board to arrange
for the meeting was held Tuesday at
the home of Miss Ida Waters, one Of
the officers of last year, Of Wolcott
street.
The report Of the state treasurer, Mrs.
Abbie Palmerton, Of this city, showed
receipts for the year Of $1095.79, and,
with the amount brought over from
last year, a total of $1,713.S3. The bal
ance in the treasury is $624.SS. 1t was
voted to appropriate the sum of SIS for
the San Francisco sufferers. Many Of
the subordinate councils have also sent
donations to the stricken city.
The officers elected for the year are as
follows:
State councillor-Mary e. Harris, No.
16.
State associate councillor Sarah Ell
lis, No. IL
State vice-councillor-Lucy Cryne,
No. Z.
state associate vice-councillor Hattie
Waters, No. SO.
State secretary Carrie Reynolds, No.
Y.
Associate secretary--Nellie McNary,
No. I.
Treasurer Palmerton, No. SO.
Associate treasurer-Viola Henry, No.
g.
Guide-sadie Nash. No, 8.
Inside guard-E. o. Madeley, No. so.
Outside guard. Palmer, No. So.
Representatives to national conven-
tion-W. "a. Chase, No. 5, and w. T.
HartWell, No. SS.
Alternate Mrs. w. A. Chase, No. 5.
The annual May festival given by the
people of the Montowese Baptist church
yesterday was attended by about 400
people and was most successful, social
" and financially. Mrs Theophilus
Eaton was chairman of the committee
of arrangements. Dinners were served
all the afternoon and suppers in the
evening, the affair continuing until 10
o'clock. The color scheme in the par
lors was green and white, and in the
dining room violet and white. The ta-
bles presented fine appearance. There
were booths for the sale of homemade
cookery, flowers, cake and ice cream,
and they were literally patronized
through the day and evening. While
It could not be stated last evening just
what the net receipts were, it is be-
lieved that they will amount to at least
5000.
The new choir and organlst of the
East Pearl Street M. e. church con-
Quoted the first choir rehearsal last
evening.
The announcement Is made by Mr.
and Mrs. Walter e. Jacobs, of TIA Sal
tonstall avenue, of the engagement of
their daughter, Eleanor Clarissa, to
BENJAMIN Scott Stevens, Of Walling-
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick c. Fiske have
returned from their wedding tour
w, A. Hartman has returned from
Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. William HUMPHREYS
have returned from New York and are
at their home on Fair Haven Heights.
Mrs. Florence Andrews, of East Ha-
ven. has just received a letter from her
brother, John Russell, who, with his
family. is living in San Francisco, tell
ing of their safety.
The Southern New England Tele-
phone company yesterday placed tel
ephone booth in the drug store of ]. 7
Hillhouse, at Grand avenue and East
Pearl street, which is a convenience
that Will be greatly appreciated by
MANY who have occasion to use the tel
ephone. Many go to this popular store
to telephone, and this added conven-
fence which Druggist Hillhouse has pro-
yided will be greatly appreciated.
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