The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
Successful Gathering of New Haven East COnsociao-
 Dr. Sheath 0fiCiates at Two Weddings

One of the most successful gatherings of the New Haven East convocation ever held was that of the 19Sth annual meeting convened in Grand Avenue | Congregational church yesterday. There | are fifteen churches in this body in- cluding the church where the meeting | was held, Pilgrim church and the East Haven Congregational church. This is one of the oldest Congregational bodies in the country. The 20Gth annual meet ing will be held in three years and it is expected that this gathering which will be notable in its history will be held with the Third church of Gull ford. There were about 125 present yesterday. including the pastor and five delegates from each of the church es. The program for the day was as follows:
 9:SO-Devotional exercises, led by Deacon John H. Thompson, New Ha- ven.
 10:OO-Reports from churches.
 1O:45-Topic, Modern Sunday School Methods"
 (a) Travel Studies in Bible Land, Rev, Albert A Madsen, Durham.
 (b) Organized Adult Bible Classes, supt. J. R. North, North Haven. Co Social Studies in the Sunday School, Rev Ernest L. Wismer, North Branford.
 11:3O-Address, Rev. Frank K. San ders D. D., Boston, secretary of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing society.
 12:15-Recess and dinner
 Rev. Frank Countryman of Stony l Creek was elected moderator and J.
 Richard North of North Haven was elected scribe. A committee to make
 arrangements for the 2O0th annlver- sary was appointed, consisting of Rev. l pr Devltt of Branford, Rev. D. J. l Clark of East Haven, Rev. Frank
 Countryman of Stony Creek, Deacon
 D. Eugene Smith of Stony Creek and 1 the pastor of the church where it is
 decided to hold the anniversary. The membership of this body was reported
 at about 4,O0O. The reports from the
 churches were for the most part fa-
 vorable and to the effect that excellent
 work had been done in the churches.
 An outline of the plans for the com Ing of Rev. pr Chapman the coming
 winter, was given by Rev, Jason N
 Pierce of this city. It Is proposed to
 hold central meetings at which Dr..
 Chapman and a gospel singer will be
 in charge. There will also be district
 meetings in various parts of the city.
 in this section, 1t is expected that
 meetings will be held in the Grand Av-
 enue Congregational church. At each
 of the churches, an evangelist end one
 singer will be assigned
 Rev. Frank Countryman of Stony
 Creek, was elected director of the
 Missionary society of Connecticut. A
 committee on applications for aid was
 appointed consisting of w, D. Bgelow of Guilford, Deacon F. D. Smith of
 Stony Creek and Rev. Charles Page oi
 North Branford.
 The meeting next year will be held at North Branford and the committed
 consists of Rev. F. l.. Wismer, c. L.
 Ford of North Branford, and Rev. T. s } Dewitt of Branford.
 : After the morning adjournment, the
 ladies of the church served an excel
 lent luncheon and then vote oi 1 thanks to the entertaining church ant 7 to the ladies, was adopted.
 7 wedding bells rang out merrily ir 7 this part of the city, yesterday, Rev 7 Dr. Sheath oflciated at two weddings 0 The first took place at ? p. m. at 6 - Olive street, where pr. William J. Bar s rett was married to Miss Anna B. Fair 0 child The second wedding occurred Q last evening at T:30 at the home of Mrs n Emily Borne, 1S2 Fillmore street, whel - her daughter, Miss Katherine Doroth! - was united in marriage to pr. Charle
 Clarence Davis of Essex. The bride |
 a popular young lady and a member o t the Grand Avenue Congregations Q church and Dr. Davis is a graduate 0
 the Yale Medical school and membe
 of Trinity church. He is we'll know y in this city where he resided for years = pr. Sheath used the impressive Eplsco t pal marriage service. The bride wa . prettily attired in an empire gown 0 b white silk and embroidery. She wore : tule veil with lilies of the valley an T carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley l The maid of honor was Mise Katherin Westerman of this city, who was attlr $ ed in gown of pink silk, cut princes - and she carried white carnations tie t with white ribbon. The bridesmaid! Y who wore gowns of white pointe de es ~ prit and carried pink bouquets, wer Il Miss May Smith and Miss Louise Ma y Borne, a sister of the bride. The bes s man was Dr. Percy Chillingworth ,' this city. About seventy-tive guest II were bidden to the marriage and to tn U reception which followed the ceremony The couple received large number :. beautiful gifts--fully 1o0-consisting ,,s silver, cut glass, pictures, linen, piece ~ of furniture, brlc-a-brac, etc. The pal
 lors were artistically trimmed in at tum leaves, cut flowers and palms an ,e the couple were married in an alcov ,l formed of autumn leaves. The weddin ;' march was played by Mrs. Charl( f Shamp.
 1, Dr. Davis and his bride left late in u ,s ] evening on wedding tour which ,t to include Niagara and returning If Essex they will reside in handsomel ,r furnished house which is all prepare