The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-24
WOODMONT.

 greatly in demand. It was fine evening for the great annual illumin- alton and celebration of the Merwin E and Burwell beaches, and all day the residents of the cottages were busy i arranging the decorations and pre- paring for the reception of guests and the committee who arranged the af- fair may well feel proud of their ef- forts and the cooperation of the res idents for whom the report of the cannon sounded at 8 D. m when cot tagers on the beaches around the shore crescent and Merwin avenue kindled into fiery splendor. which with reflection of the lights glimmering In the rlppling water presented bril- liant and beautiful scene Every cot tage was draped In the national colors, and festoons of Japanese lanterns waved In the cool breeze and red fire. fireworks, bonfires and the noise of tin horns made a veritable second Fourth of July. The New Military band, Fred Gullford, leader, came from New Haven and gave several con iNA to 'iA s'iNi Nili aNtllut Hllu ul lllt two beaches and also at Merwin's Inn The Milford Drum corps came from Milford and alternated with the band In visiting the beaches and both bands saluted the president of the Burwell and Merwin's Beach Improvement as- sociation, James A. Townsend, at his cottage on Merwn avenue MT Town candle 40 hn somest in It's illumination and his two children. Virginia and Catherine. of two and five years of age. were dressed as goddesses of liberty. The Merwln fire department was stationed or the beach in case of emergency, and large crowd of people came over on the trolley from Milford and New Haven, and the verandas of the cot tages were filled with friends of the | occupants. Refreshments were serv- | ed, and altogether the illumination of | 1908 was a grand success. Perhaps the handsomest illumination was at the Lilu cottage on Merwn Beach, where there were upwards of three hundred lanterns. Other beautifully
  tages of William Pope of Seymour and Royal P. Sanford and William H. Merwin of 45S Elm street, New Haven, on Merwln avenue MT Sanford has as guests for week of more Mir. and Mrs. White and son of New Orleans | and Miss Lenahan of Holyoke, Mass. MT Merwin entertained at his cot | Mrs. George Lines and Mrs. Giddlngs of New Milford, MT. and Mrs. Kelsey of New York, and Mrs Harry Merwin, Master Royal Merwin and Miss Reta Merwin, John w. Merwin, Mrs. J. R. Johnson. Miss Susie Bryan. all of Woodmont. Mrs Collett of Summer street, and Mrs. Charles H. Merwin of 52 Bishop street New Haven. Mir. Pope entertained about forty guests at | his cottage and showed the finest dis play of fireworks The Milford Drum corps came from its annual supper at Merwln's Inn and contributed it's services The officers of the assocla- ton are James A. Townsend, presi- dent; Charles Brewer, vice president. F. M Butler, secretary; Elmer E. Nichols, treasurer.
 MT. Townsend entertained Mary J. | Townsend of Mahopac Falls, N. Y.,. J. D Pennell of Newburg, N. r., who is visiting for a week; Miss Bloom Mrs McCarty, Mrs Hennsbury, Miss Rena McCarty of Danbury, Conn. Mir. and Mrs. Harney of Woodmont.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Burwell and Merwn's Beach Improve ment association will be held at Mer- wins Inn Tuesday evening August 25, at 8 o'clock
 Mrs Mary Pelcher of Merwin's Beach entertained large number of guests at their cottage, and has re- gently returned from a two weeks vis- 1t in Canterbury, N. H.
 Mrs. J, R. Johnson is entertaining Mrs. George Lines and Mrs. Giddings of New Milford for two weeks at the Merwin homestead.
 Mrs S. D. Llnsley of Alden avenue, Westvile,, and Mrs. S. M. Linsey of Baltimore spent the day yesterday with friends in Woodmont
 Miss Grace Newton of Woodbridge was the guest of John w. Merwn yesterday.
 Tickets are selling rapidly for the concert which will be given in Union chapel next Thursday evening, August 27. The concert will be given under the direction of George Chadwick stock of this city and the proceeds will be for the benefit of the new organ fund, This is the second con cert which MT Stock has arranged After the concert there will be a sale of ice cream, cake and fancy articles
 The sale which was held at the Hotel Pembroke last week Thursday by the Young Ladies' guild of Union chapel was very successful and netted a fine sum of money for the chapeI fund.
 The engagement of R. Clifford Mer- win, son of the late Charles H. Mer- win of New Britain, and Miss Read of Bridgeport was announced this week
 Mrs. Celestia Bryan, one of the old. est residents of Woodmont, her birth. place, formerly Merwin's Point, attain. ed the age of eighty-one years or Tuesday and received number oi callers.