The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-28
FAIR HAVEN NOTES

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 The committe which is arranging for the decoration of graves in the Fair Haven cemetery marked the graves yesterday afternoon, This was3to have been done Sunday. but owing to the continuous rain, 1t had to be deferred. There are over 125 graves of soldiers and sailors in this cemetery and prac- tically all of them are now fnarked by tiny flags to guide the old soldiers when they carry the flowers foss decora- ton on Memorial day. The committee intends to decorate the grave Sof every veteran, so far as such igfaH Hes can be indicated, A new and interesting fea- ture of the Memorial day exercises, will be the tribute to the deceased ve- terans of the United States Inavy. As usual, the processing ill the e%morning will march from Polar lStar hall, down Grand avenue to East Grand avenue, counter march and then proceed to the cemetery. At Grand avenue draw bridge. will occur the beautiful cere- mony of casting blooms on the water, in rememberance of ths Sdeceased sail ors, A brief address Wisfstfsen be made by Rev. iDr. Sheath, wifdt is also to de- liver the address at the cemetery. Pupils are requested fby the committee to contribute flowers this year as usual and everybody who can get any flow CTS, are asked to bring them to Polar Star hall, because owing to the back ward season, it is feared that there will be a scarcity of blooms.
 Memorial day exercises will be held in the Fair Haven schools Wednesday morning for the first half hour of the session. Mr. Jepson, the patriotic in- structor in the schools, has arranged for members of Admiral Foote Post, G. A, R., give the addresses At Strong school, the addresses will be given by William E. Morgan and James c. East man; at Woolsey, Lewis B. Brown and D. W. Benjamin; at Woodward school, Edward Reynolds The school rooms will be decorated for the occasion with flags, pictures and plants.
 The rehearsal last evening for "The Chimes of Normandy showed the company to be in fine form and they will no doubt present this opera this evening in Polar Star hall in an excel- lent manner. It is expected that the hall will be crowded. The presenta- gion will be on Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings and all who can should attend, for it is seldom that so fine a musical event is given in Fair Ha- ven. The affair is to be given under the auspices of St. James church. The young people have rehearsed faithfully and should have big audiences.
 Sunday evening there was an ex- change at the preaching service be- tween Rev. E. c. Tullar of the East Pearl street M. E. church, and Rev. Charles G. Smith of the Grand avenue Baptist church.
 George M. Sheath, son of Dr. and Mrs. Sheath, has been engaged for tie summer to preach at the Congrega- tiona church in East Sangerville, Maine. MT. Sheath graduates from the academieal department at Yale univer- sity in June and has also taken one year in Yale Divinity school. Next year he will enter the Divinity school for two years course.
 Rev. Dr, Sheath officiated yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Doris, in- fant daughter of MT, and Mrs. John Benson of 174 Monroe street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas E. Elliott of Morris Cove, are receiving congratula- tions over the birth of a boy on Sun day.
 The annual reunion of the guild of Park chapel, of Morris Cove, was held Saturday evening at the home of Mrs Walker on Lighthouse road There was music, games and a supper.