The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-12
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 ACROSS THE RIVER.

Young Ladies of Pilgrim Church acquit-
 ted Themselves CreditabIy at Pre-
 sentation of "The Chaperon"-Death
 of Mrs. Ellen R. sandersOn-Annual Convention of Missionary Society Next Week-Engagement Reception
 of Miss Jessie Fowler and George Sneath-Other Notes.
 The young ladies of Pilgrim church, who presented "The Chaperon" at Polar Star hall Wednesday evening, acquitted themselves very creditably before 9, large audience, Those participating in tn representation were Mrs. Walter Leigh, Miss Augusta Foote, Miss Jessie Davis, Miss Charlotte Fabrique, Miss Ruth Augur, Miss Charlotte Woodruff, Miss Mae Ludington, Miss Amy Alvord, Miss Grace Durham, Miss Ethel Allen, l Miss Beatrice Hemingway Miss Wini- | fred Thompson, Miss Bessie Russell, Miss Florence Downes, and Miss Ida ! Wright. Miss Edna Augur was accom- panist, and Miss Bertha Niles rendered piano overture. The affair was given under the direction of Robert A. Bush. A Yale quartet consisting Of P. H. Mitchell, H. l.. Blakeslee, l.. B. Whitte- more and c. D. Dening and a Yale trio composed of P. H. Mitchell, G. G. Tompkins and L. B. Whittemore gave several selections, vocal and instru- mental. All the performers received hearty applause
 The death of Ellen R., widow of James H. Sanderson, of State street, Hamden, took place yesterday at the age of seventy three years. Mrs. San derson formerly resided in Fair Haven. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. w. c. Mansfield. Her funeral will be held at her late residence Saturday at 2:3O p, m., and Rev, E, C. Tullar will off1ciate. Rev. E, 8. Ufford, the gospel singer of 1 Springfield will preach at the Grand avenue Baptist church next Sunday morning on his celebrated sermon, "The Christian a Life Saver He will also sing his well known hymn Throw Out the Life Line" which has been trans lated into twenty languages.
 MT. and Mrs. George Barker and Miss Barker of 57 Atwater street have re- turned from visit in Portland, Me. Charles Clayton and family of Pier pont street are moving to Jersey City where MT. Clayton has secured a good position in a wire mill.
 The people of the Grand avenue Bap- | tist church are interested in the an- nual convention of the American Bap- l tist Woman's Foreign Missionary so- ciety which meets in Calvary church Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week The ladies of the Fair Ha- ven church are to furnish the luncheon for the visitors Wednesday noon and 1 members of the church will furnish en- tertainment during the stay for fifteen of the delegates.
 Friends of Captain Frederick Cross l ley will be pleased to learn that his schooner, the Jennie E. Fighter, which was overdue on the voyage from New | York to Jacksonville, has arrived at her destination. The schooner will load | lumber for the north. The craft was out in the recent hurricane and some anxiety was felt concerning her safety
 Seth w. Langley of Fair Haven, one of the grand trustees of the N. E. o. P attended the annual meeting of the grand lodge In Hartford on Wednes day
 Several rooms of Strong school are II the hands of the decorators this weel and when school opens next Monday morning pupils and teachers will see { great improvement. In rooms 3, 10 Il 12 and IS, the recitation rooms of tn, higher grade and the two Kindergarten rooms, the ceilings and walls have beer decorated. This work has been done by means of the alumni fund. The Jeffer son Co. Is doing the work.
 An engagement reception was helC
 "Wednesday evening at the home of Mir and Mrs. Frank E. Fowler in Granc avenue when announcement wGs mad of the engagement of their daughter Miss Jessie Fowle rand Geoige Sheath son of Dr. and Mrs Sheath,
 Charles Brown of Peck street is wis
 iting in Hartford.
 Miss Madge Champlin of Atwate
 street is visiting in New London. Steamer Mildred has just loaded a the East Haven quarries with heav! stones to be used as anchor buoys a South Norwalk.
 It is expected that there will be { large attendance this afternoon at tn, funeral of Miss Grace l., Hunt to b attended at Pilgrim church at 2:SO,
 G. H. McNiel of James street is visit | ing in New York