The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-04-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
INJURY TO FRANK MANSFIELD
OYSTER MAN
Decennial of Fair Haven Cemetery
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Chapel
More Church Collections for San
Francisco Fund-ChOirs Terminate
Year in Churches-other Items.


Frank ], Mansfield, of the well-known
firm of b. Mansfield g. Sons, oyster
dealers, is confined to his home in Quin-
nipiac avenue from the effects of a Sc
we're fall on one of the companys
steamers while at Greenport last week.
He was internally injured the liga-
| ments having been severed from about
one of the ribs. He was taken to a ho-
tel in Greenport, where he received
brought home. He is now confined to
his bed and 1t will be several weeks be-
J fore he Is able to be out again.
The Ladies Aid society of the Grand
Avenue Congregational church is con-
! sidering plans for May festival to be
| held about the third week in the month,
| the object being to celebrate the bring
| ing in of the mite boxes which were
| given out at the beginning of the year.
| The ladies are anXiously hoping that
| the boxes will be well filled IN order to
make UP their years contribution to
| the church debt.
1t is now ten years since the soldiers
and sailors memorial chapel in the
| Fair Haven cemetery was dedicated,
and it is proposed to have some ami
versary exercises in connection with
| the usual decoration of graves on May
&c. The details have not been arrang-
ed, but 1t is likely that there will be
short addresses and appropriate musi-
| cal selections, the g. A. r. taking an
important part. The decoration eXer-
cises will include short parade, as
usual, to be followed by strewing the
graves of soldiers and sailors with
flowers.
In several of the churches yesterday
the choirs sang for the last time, and
4 next Sunday the reorganized ohoirs will
begin their services for the coming
year. William p. Brown, organist and
choir director at the East Pearl Street
M. u. church, terminated his acceptable
services last evening, when a praise
service was held. The programme was
introduced by an organ prelude from
HandeIs Largo and professional. The
/; remainder of the music consisted Of an
thems, solos and quartettess. The mu-
sic was selected by request of members
of the congregation.
; 1t Is the purpose of the Strong School
Alumni association to continue the dec
Grafton of the interior of the school
/, building, and the Strong School I'M
provement league has plan under way
to raise the necessary funds. A COM
mittee Of twenty-five from the alumni
has been appointed and each member
J will present fifteen names, making a
total of nearly 400. which will consti-
J tute the membership of the league.
Each member will be asked to contrib
ute twenty-five cents annually, giving
an income OF 500. 1t is hoped also
that others will aid IN this work. AL
ready $3.50 has been expended in the
improvements.
The committee from the outlook club
Of the Grand Avenue Baptist church
will meet this evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George l. Sturges in Grand
avenue to make plans for the next
meeting.
Collections were taken yesterday al
} st, Francis and at the Grand Avenue
( Congregational churches for the San
Francisco sufferers; at the latter church
! about SIS was realized AT the East
Pearl Street M. e. church a collection
was taken for the benefit of the Meth
! odist churches in San Francisco which
, suffered from the great catastrophe.
f. j. Emerson died at his home, 66h
Atwater street, Saturday night He
D leaves a daughter, Mrs, Nelson.
, On Wednesday evening social will
be held at the Grand Avenue Congre-
gational church and the members of the
Y. y. S. C. e. Of the local churches are
r invited. The Apollo quartette of Yale
will sing and there will be other inter
esting exercises. This social is the
thought of Dr. Sheath, who desires tt
promote sociability and acquaintance
!, ship between the members of the differ.
ent societies.
play, my Son Percy" this monday,
:. evening at Harmonic hall for the ben
efit Of the Coreopsis society Dancing
, win commence at about $3.50 and con
: tinue until midnight. The best of mu
sic and lote Of pretty girls will be TIL
q attractoni The club expects many O.
its Fair Haven friends to go over,
G Rev. Charles G. Smith preached al
= excellent sermon at the Grand Avenue
Baptist church yesterday morning OF
j; THE Voice Of Nature" taking for hi
text Song of Solomanl 2, /; The flow
! m ho agr ~ fiRaan n
the singing of birds is come, and tn,
voice OF the turtle is heard in oul
s land"
L. P. Denning, of New Mexico, is
guest Of G. E. Parmelee, of Quinnipia,
" avenue.