The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-05

In6 IulFty-IpILn anniversary Oh tH6
Sunday school connected with Grace
Episcopal church, was observed with
very interesting services at $3.50 Sunday
evening under the direction of the SUI
perintendent, Thomas Rogerson. In the
musical service the choir of the church
was assisted by Miss Margaret Stan
nard, cornetist, and an orchestra.
There was professional by the school
from the parish house to the church
preceding the interesting exercises.
Mrs. c.. F. Baldwin was the organist
and j. H. Martin the choirmaster. The
services included interesting addresses
by the rector, Rev. George A. Alcott,
Charles P. Curtiss, superintendent of
st. Paul's Sunday school, and Thomas
Rogerson, who has been connected
with this school for twenty-nne years
and eight years as superintendent Mr..
Rogerson gave an interesting talk
concerning the history and reminis
oences of the school, which began with
Is, including ten teachers. The original
teachers, of which five are living, were
as follows; Mrs. Jane Todd, Mrs.
James T. Clark, Mrs. II. D. Barnes,
Mrs. Kenney, DR.. Beecher, Miss Stella
White, Mrs. Hiram Barnes. Mrs. Jane
Hull, Miss Clara Blatchley, and A. j.
Weld. The late George Hulce was the
first superintendent, s. K. Jones the
second, Rev. A. D. Miller, now Of Mt.
Clair, N. j., the third, and Thomas
Rogerson, the president superintendent
F. E. Hull is the present secretary and
treasurer, having served for twenty
one years, and Walter Story is the Ii
brarian. Last evenings service was
one of great interest. This school,
which began in SO small a way, has
grown to a strong and vigorous Sunday
school of 200 members.
The annual free will offering and SER
vice of the w. c. T. U. No. 2, was held
in the East Pearl street M. f. church
Sunday afternoon. The services in
Guided addresses by Rev. DR.. Sheath,
Hev. E. G. Tullar, and Rev. Charles O..
Smith and singing of temperance songs.
Arrangements are being made by
which it is expected that the congrega-
tions Of the Grand Avenue Congrega-
tional and the Grand avenue Baptist
churches will unite in the Sunday
morning services In August. The plan
is to have the services at the Congre-
gational church the first two Sundays
in August and at the Baptist church
the following two Sunday mornings.
There will be a special collection TAX
en- at the Grand avenue Congregation
al church next Sunday morning to-
wards a fund of $4,000 which the
churches Of this denomination in New
Haven are raising towards establishing
a deaconesses home in this city.
Children's Sunday will be observed
with special exercises at the Grand ave
nue. Congregational church next SUM-
day morning. There will be a special
programme and Bibles Will be present
ed to pupils Of the school who during
the year has attained the age of eight
years. In the evening there will be a
praise service by the choir of the
church. The day will also be observed
by the Baptist Sunday school, with an
appropriate sermon in the morning
singing by the Sunday school choir and
a Sunday school concert in the even
| ing.
AT the Grand avenue Baptist church
Sunday morning the pastor, Rev
Charles G. Smith, preached an anniyer-
sary sermon, marking the close Of his
first year as pastor of this church.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. FL. Fenton returned
Saturday night from California where
they had been residing for number Of
months and will remain for three
months. They own a home at LONG
Branch, near Los Angeles and like the
place very much.
Ten new members were added to the
East Pearl street M. 3. church Sun.
day, of whom six We're by letters from
their churches.
The many friends of ex-senator
James p Bree were very sorry t.
learn of his death. His death is a grea
loss to the community and city.
Some of the people who have recent
ly moved are: Thomas Rogerson, from
22O Blatchley avenue to SO Clinton ave
nue.; George Rowe, from 1889 Atwatel
street to AGO Ferry street; James A
Fogarty, from 2e4 Blatcl1ley avenue t.
Beach street, West Haven; John T
Bond from 1929 Grand avenue to 2S
Blatchley avenue.
Mrs, E. C. Sage of East Haven ha.
returned from Illinois, where she wa,
called by the illness of her mother WIFI
now Is improving in health,
The pupils Of Miss Carrie M. Chap
mans kindergarten in Ferry stree
were invited Thursday afternoon to thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs N. w. Kendall
in Paramount avenue, to help celebrate
the birth anniversary of Yyeth Kendall
who attends this school. Miss Chap
man was also present and helped en-
terrain the children who had a mos
enjoyable time.
OBJ INTEREST TO LADIES.