The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-27
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
INVITATIONS OUT FOR FIRE
MEMS CONVENTION

Mems Club Formed mt Grand Avenue
Congregational Church--Sixty Sigma
lures to RemOnstrance Against Pro-
Chapel-New Haven Christian En-
deavor's 117th Meeting.
Invitations for the State Firemen's
convention to be held at West Haven
in July were issued yesterday by Will
liam Barry of that town, the secretary
of the reception committee. Invitation
will be received by the Quinnipiac
Hook and Ladder company, Dayton
Hook and Ladder company and Beacon
Hose company of Fair Haven. 1t is ex-
petted that the Fair Haven firemen will
turn out in large numbers on this oc-
casion.
A collection will be taken in the
Grand Avenue Congregational church
next Sunday for the San Francisco suf-
ferers.
The mems club of the Grand avenue
Congregational church was organized
Wednesday night with officers as fol-
lows. President, ThadeuS s. Coleman;
vice president, D. r. Pollock; secretary,
Herbert Seward; treasurer Il L. Brad-
ley. An executive committee was also
chosen. Dr. Sheath gave an address on
the need of such a club, with an outline
of the work that should be taken up,
He thought that the club should dis
cuss subjects of especial interest to She
church, but local interests could also
be taken up with profit. About forty
attended the meeting and much inter-
est was manifested in the new organi-
cation. The next meeting will be held
May IA.
The annual May festival of the Mon
towese Baptist church will be hefd at
the church next Wednesday. An i'm
portant feature will be six booths
where useful articles will be sold A
dinner will also be served. These fes-
rivals are Always attended by quite n
delegation from Fair Haven.
A remonstrance signed by about
eighty residents Of Lenox street
against the location of the chapel Of
Pilgrim church out beyond the church
line, has bene received by the building
committee. 1t is not known just what
action will be taken.
A. b. Barnes, who has visited friends
here, has returned to Wallingford.
Several councils of the Daughters Of
Liberty will be represented at the state
council of the order, to be held at A. O.
U. w. hall, Is Grand avenue, next We'd
nesday. Perseverance, council will en-
terrain the visitors.
Miss Frances Sanford of Front street
is visiting Mrs. Frank Thompson Of
New London.
Mrs Frank l. Hitchcock of Bridge
port was over calling on relatives yes
terday. She came to New Haven to at
tend the annual exhibition of the New
Haven Paint and Clay CLUB. Mrs
Hitchcock has in the exhibition a paint
ing of geraniums, which has received
favorable comment.
At the First Baptist church on We'd
nesday occurred the marriage OF Miss
Minnie M, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hamer, of Lombard street to
William D.. son of Mrs. Althea b. and
the late ex-Judge Julius c. Cable. The
couple will reside at $40 Ferry street.
Another marriage, which has just
been announced and which was per-
formed at ST. Francis church recently,
was that of Miss Annie O'Neil of James
street, and John Lawlor of Main street,
At the meeting of the Outlook club
held at the Grand avenue BarJist
church Wednesday evening an address
entitled How to Become Debater"
was delivered by the president Rev.
Charles G. Smith. Other members con-
tributed to the programme as follows:
Reading, THE Trumpeter," Miss Ber-
| tina Sturges; poem, THE Burning of
San Francisco" Miss Georgia Bennett;
composition entitled THE Fishermen -
George Willis; composition, "A Mes
sage from the Stars" Miss Edna Hat
field poem, THE Magic Pool" Miss
| Ruby Woodruff.
The 117th regular meeting of the
New Haven Christian Endeavor union
was held at Pilgrim church last even
Ing. The president, Rev. Clifton X.