. TALE ALUMNI WEEKLY ALUMNI NOTES. { Graduates are invited to contribute to this column.) ’45—C. C. Esty of Framingham, Mass., has been invited to deliver the Historical address at the Bi-centennial celebration of that town in 1900. '49—Albert G. Green has been elected President of the Berks County Histori- cal Society of Pennsylvania. *52—D. C. Gilman has an article en- titled “Political Responsibility of Ameri- can Students at the Present Time,” in the November number of The Intercol- legian. *50—Charles E. Fellowes has been confined to his home in Hartford with a severe attack of the grip, but is now slowly improving. *60—William McAlpin is President and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of Music of Cincinnati. *6o—Prof. D. Cady Eaton is giving a series in the Columbia University Lec- tures, in cooperation with the Columbia Museum of Art. *60—Professor O. C. Marsh, of Yale University, who last year was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences the Cuvier prize of 1,500 francs for the most remarkable work in the department of paleontology during the three years then ended, has been elected corre- spondent of the Academy of Sciences. ’66—Edward A. Caswell will have charge of the Intercollegiate Chess Tournament to be held at New York during the Christmas holidays. ’67—Hon. Francis H. Wilson has an article in the December number of the North American Review, entitled “Sug- gestion of a Solution,” in the series of articles on The Reorganization of the Naval Personnel. ‘ ‘74—Dr. David A. Kennedy has been re-elected President of the New Eng- land Society of Orange, N. J. The Society has had as presidents formerly, three Yale man; Daniel A. Heald, ’41; jom ©. Heald, 73, and William &. Howe, 75 8. 75—On October 12, 1808, John Pat- ton delivered the chief address at the unveiling of the statue erected to the ~memory of the State of Michigan’s War Governor, Austin Blair, at Lansing, Mich. ’ 76—At the annual meeting of the Hartford Yale Alumni Association, which was held on December 2, W. W. Hyde was elected President for the en- suing year. ‘79—L. DuPont Syle has_ recently published a book gntitled, “Essays in Dramatic Criticism.”’ ’80—Peter Flint has just returned from Santiago de Cuba, where he went late in September, 1898, in charge of a large consignment of supplies, sent to the hospitals there by Miss Helen Gould and Sir Thomas Lipton. He is a member of the Lipton Fund Commit- tee, of the Sons of the American Revo- lution. ’80—Wilbur Parker, who played third base on the Yale University Nine, 1877- 1880, has been entertained this week by his old friend, Peter Flint, 80, at the Yale Club, New York. Parker has been engaged in the gold,mining busi- ness at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, for several years. He is an attorney by profession and was a member of the Ohio Legislature at one time. Parker still keeps up his devotion to sparring, for which he was noted when at Yale. He is married and resides at Los An- geles, California. °86—Charlton M. Lewis has recently written a book entitled, “The Foreign Sources of Modern English Versifica- tion.” 3 ’°86—Thomas Mills Day, Jr., has re- — moved-his law office from Jacksonville, Florida, and will continue the general practice of the law at Office 86, No. 10 Wall street, New York City. ’°87—The present address of Maj. F. A. Meacham is Camp 2d U. S. Volun- teer Engineers, Havana, Cuba. ’°87—A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cowles on December 34. ’°87—Bernard F. Gaffney was admitted to practice in the United States Court at Hartford on December 6, : °88—The engagement of Miss Marth Elizabeth Moffat, daughter of Sosancll. Moffat, of Hudson, N, Y., to Henry B. Brownell, has been announced. 88 T.S.—Rev. Frank F. Lewis, alter ten years pastorate in Vermont, \has re- moved to Holdrege, Nebraska. Other Congregational ministers in the State who are Yale men are D. B. Perry, 63, President of Doane. College at Crete, and C. W. Preston, 85 T.5.; pastor at Curtiss. ’890—W. C. DeF. Dickinson has been elected Captain of the Nathan Hale Camp of New Haven. ’91—The Connecticut Mutual Life In- surance Co. has announced the appoint- ment of John Lee Bunce of Hartford as Assistant Superintendent of Agencies. Mr. Bunce was discharged from the United States service about two weeks ago, alter six months duty as Pay Off- cer ol the U; S.-S. “Yosemite.” ’91—On December 1, 1898, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Ely: | ’91—Gouverneur Calhoun has re- moved his headquarters as District Superintendent of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph Company from Cincinnati,-O., to St; Louis, Mo., Fis new address is Room 36 Telephone Building, St. Louis. ex-’91—Walter Phelps Dodge has re- cently been called to the English Bar and is now practicing as a Barrister- at-Law at 4 Paper Buildings, Temple, London, with special reference to In- ternational Law. ’92—Tthe President has appointed Paul R. Clark as Postmaster of the city of Auburn, N. Y., the appointment to take effect January Ist, 1899. ’92—Wm: N. Runyon was elected City Judge on the Republican ticket at the recent local elections in Plainfield, N. J., running considerably ahead of his party ticket. ’92S.—James M. Knapp has been given a three months leave of absence by the Bell Telephone Company at Chicago on account of ill health. *92—Miss Edith Pemberton Williams was married to James E. Wheeler at the residence of the bride’s cousin, Mrs. William Beebe, Bradley street, New Haven, on Nov. 30. Wilbur F. Day, 92, acted as best man. On account of the recent death of Mrs. Wheeler, the wedding was quietly celebrated. Among those present at the house were... Dr, Gu S, OC. - Bagwer pe Ww. Lloyd Kitchell, ’92; Professor Charl- ton M. Lewis, 86; H. G. Day, ’ooS., and J. S. Jenkins, ’94. ’93—F. J. Abbe removed recently from Canaan, Conn., to Sheffield, Mass., where he will do a general insurance and real estate business. ’93—-Charles W. Bosworth has been appointed Referee for Hampden County, Massachusetts, under the new Bankruptcy Law, by Judge Francis C. Lowell of the U. S. District Court. ’o4—S. B. S. Bissell has been com- pelled to give up his position as re- ported on the New York Evening Sun because of ill health. ’94—Edward M. Day has been ap- pointed, by Governor-elect Lounsbury, to be his Executive Secretary. Mr. Day was elected in 1806 to the General Assembly from Colchester. He is now a practicing lawyer in Hartford. ’94—The engagement has been an- nounced of Miss Rowena Whitmore to Winthrop McKim. ’°95—William K. Payne has become the junior hee in the law firm of Payne & VanSickle at Auburn, N. Y., the firm name being changed to Payne, VanSickle & Payne. , ’95—The engagement of Miss Annie Snowden Kisterbock of Philadelphia, to Harold E. Buttrick, has been an- nounced. ’95—J. L. Hunt is Supervising Prin- cipal of Schools at Livingston, N. J. ’°95—F: P. James is practicing law at Lockport, N. Y:. ’95—David B. Lyman has entered into a partnership with Huntington W. Jackson and Leonard A. Busby under the firm name of Jackson, Busby & Lyman with offices at 1610-100 Wash- ington st., Chicago. Mr. Lyman left the firm of Lyman & Jackson, October I, 1895, to accept the Presidency of the Chicago Title & Trust Company. ’95—The wedding of Miss Florence Adele Farrel to George C. Bryant took place at Christ Church, Ansonia, Conn., on December 7th. Among the ushers were B. I. Spock, S. F. Beardsley, R. S. Baldwin, G. H. Gurnee, M. Garvin, and H. K. Taylor, all of ’gs. ’95—F. S. Butterworth is ill in New Haven with typhoid fever. ’°95—Frederick R. Galacar has been made a member of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science. ’95—W. M. Richards has opened an office for the practice of medicine, at 1402 Broadway, New York City. ’95—H. Thomas is with the American Telephone Co., 15 Dey st., New York. ’°95—A. T. Osgood is studying at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. "95—E. C. Baldwin is teaching in the Duluth, Minn., High School. . 795—N. W. Sayles is with the Pala- tine Insurance Co., Equitable Building, New York. ’95—D. C. Adams is with the National Heater Co., Utica, Nv Y; ’7985—R, W. Whinfield is Cashier of the Bank of Burlington, Burlington, Wis. ; °95—In the WEEKLY of Dec. 1, 1808, the notice of R. G. Paynter was in- correct. He has received an appoint- ment as Resident in the Episcopal Hos- pital, Philadelphia, Pa. ’95—The wedding of Miss Anne Farnam Whitney to Thomas Mc- Debevoise took place at the Whitney- ville Church on December 6th. The ushers were J. F. Talmadge, ’95, and F, T. VanBeuren, ’08. 95 S.—W. C. Beers recently sailed for Germany. 95 S.—The marriage of Miss Mary Claflin Eames, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eames, of Brooklyn, to George H. Southard, Jr., took place in that city on Wednesday, December 7. ’96—-H. P. Cross has returned from the West, where he was coaching the Leland Stanford University Football team and has entered Harvard Law School. *96—-Cards have been issued announc- ing the marriage of Miss Josephine: Norris, daughter of Mrs. Emilius W. Norris, to Thomas Gaylord Vennum at Watseka, Ill., on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The address of Mr. and Mrs. Vennum ‘is 4958 Washington ave., Chicago. ’96—The engagement is announced of Miss Annetta Kerr, daughter of Mr. George Kerr of Yonkers, to William Hall Brokaw. 796 S.—A. W. Pearce has a position with the Denver Smelting Works at Arga, Col. | 96 S.— Jonathan Ingersoll is with the East River Gas Company of New York Cir = 96 S.—J. M. Polk and G. W. Hawley are ‘on the staff of the New York Hos- pital. ’96—H. R. Bond, Jr., is in the woolen . business at Charlotte, N. C. *90—E. B. Hamlin is in the law office of Maurice, Abbot, & Perry, 55 Wil- liam st., New York. ex-’96 S.—G. E. Bergstrom is study- ing architecture this year at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. ’°97—Albert P. Tuller has changed his address from 1296 Cranston st., Crans- ton, R. I., to the Rectory School, New Milford, Conn., where he is teaching ee Alegébra and Natural Philoso- poy. °97—The note which appeared in the . issue of October 6, saying that Stewart Patterson had been assigned to Bat- tery K, Seventh United States Artillery with rank of Second Lieutenant, was erroneous. He reports that he is not connected with the Army, but is study- ing law at the Northwestern Law School in Chicago. The mistake occurred through a similarity of names. ’97—-F. T. Murphy has received an appointment to the Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital. ’97—Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Andreeson, of Omaha, Neb., to Luther L. Kountze. ’97—-E. T. Ware is studying at the Union Theological Seminary, New York. | : ’97 S.—Henry P. Weaver is now lo- cated in the office of Vernon Redding, architect, Mansfield, Ohio. “ 97 M.S.—S. J. Ferris has accepted a position in the New York Maternity Hospital. . ae ’97 S.—E. H. Brewer is in the em- ploy of the G. V. 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Hall is studying medi- cine at the University of Pennsylvania. ’97 S.—H. L. Rogers is with Victor F. Lawson, publisher of the Chicago Record and the Chicago Daily News. 797 S.—R. O. Cheney, Jr., is working on a survey party for the Springfield Branch of the H. & Conn. Western Re. Re *o7 S.—-C.. 1, Young, Jr. ss in the engineering department of the City of Hartford. | ’°97 S.— Marcus Goodbody is now in the office of Robert Goodbody & Co., _bankers and brokers, 39 Broad st., New York. 97 S.—C.. B. Benedict, Jr., is Presi- dent of the Attica National Gas Co. of Attica, N. Y. ’°97 S.—Duncan Douglas is studying - law in the office of Thompson & An- drews in Albany, N. Y. ’97 S:—Mancel T. Clark is located ‘in the office of Wadsworth Howland Paint Factory, Chicago, Ill. | | ’97 Ph.D.—C. F. Walker has recently been appointed Instructor in the De- partment of Science at the State Normal School, Moorehead, Minn. [Continued on rosth page.|