The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-18
FAIR HAVEN NOTES.

1t was pretty hot night for a fra
ternal benefit society meeting, but there
was just quorum present at the semi
annual meeting oh Home council, No.
TO- Brotherhood Of Relief. held in w.
C, 7, U. hall, II Grand avenue, Tues
day evening. A. H. Ellis, the president,
presided, and Charles @, Francis, the
secretary and treasurer, who keeps the
records of The society and looks after
its finances, reported a very prosperous
six months, and that there was the sum
of $4,000 in the treasury July /. The
cash on hand January l. 1907, was
$S2S.50; received from propositions for
membership, Sc; from dues, $2Ss.5G To-
tai receipts for six months, $71. The
payments were for sick benefits $465
and for expenses $26,9L Sick benefits
were paid to thirteen members and
there is one member N now. This So
ciety pays death benefit Of $75, a sick
benefit Of $40 per week for ten weeks,
Secretary Francis reported two vacan-
cies One of the members, Mr. Porter,
has left the city to reside in California.
There were two members elected to fill
vacancies and three elected to the wait
ing list The membership is now at the
maximum of 100. The matter of in
creasing the membership to 200 was In
formally discussed, but nothing was
done and it sees to be the opinion Of
many Of the members that it would be
best to limit membership to 100, IA
plan to Increase the death benefit to
500 was discussed and this may come
up for decision at the annual meeting
This council is one Of the most popu-
lar sick benefit societies in the city.
News was received here yesterday of
the death at Windsor, VT on Tuesday
Of Philip, youngest son of Rev. and
Mrs. Henry NJ Thompson. The family
formerly resided here, but for over fif-
teen years Mr.. Thompson has been pas
tor Of Memorial Baptist church, Hart
ford. Young Thompson was about six
teen years of age, q graduate OF the
Hartford high school and bright and
promising young man. He was very i'll
some weeks ago and just after conva-
lescing he went into a gymnasium and
over exerted himself, bringing on heart
disease, from which he had suffered
greatly The funeral Will be held in
Hartford this afternoon at $3.50.
Many Fair Haven people went to the
central green last evening to see the Il
Elimination and to listen to the band
concert and the Fair Haven cars were
crowded during the evening.
The field day of the Golden Eagles
will be held at Lighthouse Point Sat
urday and Columbia castle and Column
bia Temple, Ladies Of the Golden
Eagles, Will be well represented,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Welton of Pier
pont street, have gone to their summer
home at Brooksvale, Cheshire, for the
remainder Of the summer. Miss z, M.
Hanover of Popular street, is with them
for a visit.
Plans are being made for a very
pleasant picnic to be given for the
Sunday school of Grace church, at
Lighthouse Point, on Friday. If the
day is pleasant, cars will leave Grand
avenue and Ferry street at $50.
Herbert Foote and family, 50 10 At
water, have moved to Pond street,
West Haven.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. ], Cohane, OF Grand
avenue have returned from their we'd
ding tour.
The funeral of the late Mrs Sarah
Ives of 442 Lexington avenue, was at
tended at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Lexton P. Mallory, SO Clifton street,
yesterday afternoon. There was a large
attendance, the large residence having
been completely filed. There was a
large representation from the Grand
avenue Baptist church, and also from
the Fair Haven w. CT. U. in which
bodies the deceased was an earnest
worker. The w c. T. U. took part at
the services at the North Haven. ceme-
terry, singing their hymn, 'AIizpah,"
very imposingly. At the house, Rev.
Charles G. Smith Of the Baptist church,