The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-23
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Matinee Races in the Championship
Glass ON the Clinton Avenue Speed
way This AfternOOn--success En-
tertainment by Quinnipiac Conclave,
I. o. H.--Pllgrim Church VIII Con-
slider Bids for New Edifce This Even
ing-Death of Mrs. Mary WiIsOn--AII
the Lodge, Church and Social News.
The ladies' night entertainment of
Quinnipiac conclave, No. 313, I. O. H.,
Monday night, at their hall, 25 Grand
avenue, was by all odds the very best
lodge entertainment ever given in Fair
Haven. Already there is a demand
that 1t be repeated, and this will prob
ably be done with some changes. al
though this may not occur until fall.
over 800 attended and the hall was all
too small. Scores went away unable to
even get by the vestibule The min
strelsy showed that Quinnipiao has
some fine talent in this line, and the
jokes were clean throughout, and the
songs first class. The conclave song,
which closed the minstrel part, runs In
part as follows:
I'VE shout hurrah for Quinnipiac,
She is the gem
OF all the mighty conclaves;
Whncn fo nraro A,aY, ar nyn,,di,y
In all the city,
The best society,
For protection and for fraternity.
SO get hustle on
And get q member soon
And raise the standard Of the 1. o. H."
An original song composed by Walter
r. Downs, who performed the office of
interlocutor SO we'll, and entitled,
KNOCKS" took the house by storm,
and was sung to bright music.
THE District school,, that was so
we'll presented at st. Andrews church
recently, will be repeated tomorrow
evening under the direction Of J. f.
Parsons, who takes the part Of the
teacher. Ice cream will be on sale.
The May festival will be given by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Grand Ave
nue. Congregational church in the
church this afternoon and evening.
The business meeting of the society
will be at p. m. with an entertain
ment in the evening.
1t is expected that there will be a
large attendance at the special meeting
OF Pilgrim church this evening to hear
the report of the building committee,
George M Baldwin chairman, relative
to the bids for the new chapel.
The Ladies society Of the Grand
Avenue Baptist church will hold its
rumage sale Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday of this week in Grand avenue,
in a store between Railroad avenue
and GAINESVILLE bridge. 1t is expected
there will be a large amount of articles
of use, which will be sold at very low
prices.
Guiding Star lodge, s. o. b., No. 49,
will hold its next whist at the resi-
dence of Mrs. C. M. Meigs, 81 Wolcott
street.
The band of gypsies who have been
quartered near Middletown avenue sew
eral weeks, pulled up stakes Sunday
and journeyed further.
Nathan Eldridge, who is connected
with the Rutland street railway, is at
his home, 119 East Pearl street, for a
few days.
Thomas F. Hushion of S57 Ferry
street, who has been west on a busl-
ness trip, has returned.
Several local horsefnen have invested
in rubber-tired trotting sulkies.
1t is expected that there will be trot-
ting on the Clinton avenue speedway
this afternoon. Manager Bradley has
placed the track in first class condition
after the trotting of last week.
Annie Carroll, wife of Richard Ryan.
died at her home, 2S5 James street,
Monday and the funeral will be SOL
emnized to-day, with services at the
house at $3.50, and solemn requiem high
mass at st. Francis church at Q
o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, widow of Charles
H. Wilson, died at her home, 219 Grand
avenue, yesterday at the age of sew
enty years. She had been ill nearly a
year and had suffered a great deal.
She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Otis
Powers, Mrs. Perkins and Miss Irene
Wilson. Her husband, who was a
plumber, and who had resided in Fair
Haven many years, died about a dog
en- years ago. The funeral will be held
at her late residence Friday at 2:SO,
and will be attended by DIR. Sheath,
and the interment will be in the Fair
Haven cemetery.
Columbia castle at its regular meet
ing last evening worked the second de-
gree on several candidates.