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great feature of the bill with the skit Why Doogan Swore Off.” A peculiar chain of circumstances in this act makes Doogan swear off drinking, but when he catches up with the proceedings all is off again. Mark sings of the famous Mr. Dooley, a man of great renown.”Others who are pleasing the patrons of this excellent vaudeville theater are Buckley and Snyder with a musical comedy, Reno and Kelly in comedy acrobatic feats, Primrose and McIntyre, a pair of black face comedians; Cougan and Bacon in a comedy sketch, Reldy and Currier, Keough and Ballard, and the vitagraph in a series of views from the melodrama The Village Blacksmith.”A Treat for Next Week.Manager Poli has secured as an extra feature of his bill for next week a magnificent series of thirty view's of the Journey to Luna, based on Jute Verne’s story From the Earth to the Moon Direct”—a high-class exhibition for popular prices.COTTAGE HOME FAIR.Effort of Woman’s Relief Corps to Provide for Helpless Veterans and TheirWives. .i.The department of Connecticut, Woman’s Relief corps, will hold a fair in Jewell hall, Hartford, November 5, 6 and 7, afternoon and evening, for the purpose of obtaining funds to provide cottage homes for the veteran soldiers and their wives. Many states provide such homes, but Connecticut, w'hile providing a model home for the veteran, the wife, possibly unable to care for herself, goes to the only home as yet provided for her—the almshouse. The object should appeal to the hearts and poeketbooks of the public to assist the Woman’s Relief corps in making this fair a success.The general committee is as follows: Mrs. Harriet. J. Bodge, chairman. Hartford: Mrs. Mary J. Merriman, Bristol; Mrs. Harriet S. Durfee, Middletown: Mrs. Jane E. W. Smith, Waterbury; Mrs. Augusta B. Hammond. Rockville; Mrs. Charlotte E. Wright, New' Haven; Mrs. Lizzie H. Arnold, New Haven; Mrs. Jane C. Pultz, Plantsville; Mrs. Cordelia A. Blakcman, .Shelton; Mrs. Anna R. Loomis. Rockville; Mrs. Elizabeth TT. Bevin. East Hampton; Mrs. Marietta A. Wright, Norwich—all past department presidents; Mrs. Carrie A. House, department senior vice president, Hartford; Mrs. Alice M. Greene, department junior vice president. Win-sted: Mrs. Frances L. Stone, department press correspondent, Hartford; Mrs. May E. Penfield, Hartford; Miss Alice A. Slater. Hartford, and Miss Mary f. Hayes, general treasurer. Pine Meadow.Included In the corps committees are the following:Admiral Foote W. R. C. No., 3, New Haven—Mrs. Sarah E. Whitaker, chairman: Mrs. Ellen S. Kirkham, Mrs. Celia A. Andrews. Mrs. Adelaide II. Gregg, Mrs. Martha Leonard. Mrs. Minnie Abbey dnd Mrs. Hattie Smith.Henry C. Merwin W. R. C. No. 27, New Haven — Mrs. Kate V. Evarts, chairman: Mrs. Hattie E. Bartholomew7, ivfrs. Mary E. Smith, Mrs. Mary E. Rose. Mrs. Sadie Watson Young, Mrs.Bena Reinwold and Mrs. Mary A. Richards.Parmelee W. R. C. No. 32, Guilford— Mrs. Rose L. Blatchley, chairman; Mrs. Mary S. Rolf, Mrs. Mary D. Weld, Mrs. Mary E. Griswold, Mrs. Carrie S. Rowland, Mrs. Ellen G. Phelps and Mrs. Addie L. Chittenden.George Van Horn W. R. C. No. 33, Milford — Mrs. Alice M. Buckingham, chairman; Mrs. Hattie P. Rogers, Mrs. Dora E. Allen, Mrs. Charlotte A. Net-tleton, Mrs. Alice E. Martin, Mrs. Sarah S. Clark, Mrfe. Amelia Baldwin, Mrs. Nellie Wheeler and Mrs. Ella Porter.The fair is of local interest by reason of the fact that the members of the Admiral Foote Woman's Relief corps No. 3 and of the Henry C. Merwin’s Woman's Relief corps No. 27, of this city, are to have a booth at the fair and devote their efforts to making the affair a financial success. The three posts in Hartford are also to be represented and they have made elaborate preparations for the event. Many articles, both useful and fancy, will be on sale, and it is hoped that there will be a generous patronage from Newr Haven.Contributions of any nature will be acceptable and can be sent to Mrs. Susan E. Whitaker, 122 Kimberly avenue.TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT WORKSWELLBetween the Consolidated and theLackawranna Roads.The following has just been issued bythe Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company from its passenger department:That the traffic arrangement recently entered into between the New7 York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad for interchange of freight traffic to and from New England and the w'est is proving -^tisfactory to both companies is shown by the large volume of business already being handled via this route, even though opened up only two months since.The remarkably good time schedules w’hich these roads are making on merchandise freight to the west, and w'here-by less than carload, as well as carload freight from New Haven territory, isbeing delivered to destination at Chicago and St. Louis in four days’ time, has been a feature which has bontrib-uted largely to success, particularly in large movement of high-class traffic.This was made possible by the revision and careful planning of schedules by the operating and traffic officials of the two companies and by an arrangement whereby the Lackawanna brings its western less than carload freight from twelve to fifteen near-by stations, such as Newark, Paterson, etc., adjacent to its Hoboken station, to Hoboken. where it is consolidated over the transfer platform at that point into through cars to all principal western points and receiving centers, such as Scranton, Binghamton. Elmira, Buffalo. Cleveland, Detroit. Chicago and St. Ivouis.All freight from the New Haven road is delivered to the Lackawanna at Hoboken daily at the noon hour by special floats, and the less than carloadshipments are immediately transferred
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New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier
New Haven, Connecticut, US
Thu, Oct 30, 1902
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