The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-21
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MR. AND MRS. JOHN HUBBELL
 TENERED SURPRI&E PARTY.

Christmas Exercises in Public Schools
 TO-day--Prize Winner at QuInnipinc
 Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Whist
 First Weekly Held Last Evening in
 Polar Star Hall-Surprise Party Ten
 dered to Maurice J. Chatfeld-Other
 Interesting Items.
 In recognition of the completion of twenty-five years of married life, MT. and Mrs, John B. Hubbell, of 91 Ex- change street, were rendered a surprise party Wednesday evening. Most of the callers were members of the Sea weed club, social organization of which MT. and Mrs. Hubbell are mem bsrs. The surprise was complete. Dur ing the evening there were some inter- esting exercises, including readings by Mrs, James DeBaun, Mrs. Hubbell and k. C. Bennett, and an original poem written by Marcus Butterfield and read by one of the ladies' There were also games, and fine spread was served MT. and Mrs. Hubbell were recipients of several gifts, which included a set of solid silver teaspoons and forks; sil- yer match safe, a vase, silver bread tray handsome picture, and several lace handkerchi5fs for Mrs. Hubbell The callers departed at a late hour wishing their friends many more anni- yersares of their marriage. The call CTS included Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Mans field, MT. and Mrs. k, R. Slater Miss Belle Slater Mr. and Mrs. John S. San ford, MT. and Mrs. D. c. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. Herbert Foote, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crawford, MT. and Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. Emma Dill, Charles Ham ilton and J. stannard, of this city; Mr. and Mrs. R, c. Bennett and Ray Ben nett, of Stratford, and Mrs. Le Grand Stratton, of Bridgeport,
 The Fair Haven schools will close this afternoon for the holiday vacation and will reeonvene January ?. Christi mas exercises will be held in several of the school to-day. In room 19 Strong school the programme will be as fol |, lows:
 song-The Christmas Glory (Bailey)-
 School
 Recltation-The Owl-Clark Burwell Essay-C Christmas Customs in Germany
 -Lillia Field.
 Recitatlon-santa Clau on the Train
 Ollie Russell
 Song-O Happy Bells of Christmas
 School.
 Original story-An English Christmas
 Marion Rhodes.
 Duett-Ring Ye Bells-Frances Fuller
 and Minnie Willis
 Recitatlon-The Chimney Drummer Boy
 William Horseley,
 Essay--Chrlstma in England Esther
 Sandquist, M
 Girls chorus-Chrlstmas Carol of Old
 England; soloists, John Mccarthy
 and Frederick Hudson.
 Recitation-Wh Little Saul Got
 Christmas Margaret Callahan. original story- Christmas Eve on Mid
 Ocean Raymond Foster.
 Recltation-The Mythical Santa Claus
 Harold Donlan.
 Solo-O Christmas Day So BrIght--Ag-
 nes Hogan.
 Recitation-A Voice for Santa Claus
 Ruth Mansfield
 song-Llsten to the Bells-School, Recitation-The New St. Nicholas
 Ethel Mccoy.
 Solo-O Life of Love--John Mccarthy. Reeitatlon-The Christmas of Old Maid
 Orne-Caroline Kantrovitz.
 Song-sweet Belsschool.
 Dialogue-Night Before Christmas.
 In rooms Il and 12 Woolsey school the programme will be:
 song-Merry Christmas is Here
 School
 Song-Jingle, Jingle-School.
 Recitation-The Little Christmas Tree Song-Beautiful Bethlehem Star. Play-Santa Claus at School.
 Song-Joyous News.
 Story-Little Gottlieb.
 Sewing Song School
 Song-Christmas Chimes.
 Play-The Christmas Stockings. On Unto the Shepherds
 Merry, Merry Christmas Time. Concert-reeitation
 Christmas Wish. December.
 A Christmas Wish.
 Song-Christmas Bells :. Walter A, little son of Adolph P. and , Rose Langer, died at his home, S1 ' Chambers street, Wednesday, of diph- theria. The funeral, which will be prl- vate, will be held this afternoon at 2;SO "A o'clock
 The funeral of Harry B. Merrill was | lheld yesterday afternoon at his late - home, 1117 Townsend avenue, and the Iinterment was in Green Lawn ceme- 1, tery, East Haven.
 Yesterday morning the funeral of Michael Moran, of 1899 Townsend ave nue, was conducted at St. Francis z church, where a solemn high mass was 1 Icelebrated. . At the whist party given by Quinni- o piac Hose, Hook and Ladder company q Wednesday prizes were secured by Mrs . A. R. Bradley, Mrs, Jacob Frolich, Ho- bart Howard and Elmer Culver, r DuDSlllule Lelter Cdlllei A1 14S 5 ons, of station A, is Ill at his home on William street. Miss Anna Donnelly has returned tC . her home in New York state after wis. = ting her brother, P, J. Donnelly, oi . 1 Wolcott street. ', Among those on the sick list this v week is Miss Mabel Platt, of Peck l IrtV