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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY © 297 YALE ALUMNI NOTES. Every alumnus is invited to contribute to thts column, news concerning himself or concerning any other alumnus. The column is intended to keep Vale men informed about each other. Anyone who contributes to 1 helps a good Vale object and pleases and interests other Yale men. °37—Hon. John Hooker is made the Senior member of the Connecticut Bar, by the death of John T. Wait, of Nor- — Mr. Hooker was admitted in 1841. *40—Prof. James M. Hoppin was one of the invited guests at the opening reception of the Metropolitan Art Mu- seum in New York recently. "42—Chief Justice John A. Peters of Maine has announced his intention of resigning his office at the close of the present year, according to press reports. He has been on the bench since 1872 and Chief Justice since 1880. "57—At the session of the Chautauqua School for Summer Study, from June 28 to August 24, Professor Arthur M. Wheeler will deliver a series of six lec- tures on “The Foreign Relations of the United States.” *50—Rev. Joseph H. Twichell was elected Secretary of the Third Army Corps Union, May 5, 1800. ’60—Professor Francis Delafield, M.D., has just recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia. *63—Professor W. G. Sumner de- livered an address before the Savings Banks Association of the State of New York recently. ’63—Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille, who has been for several years engaged in fruit raising in North Carolina, has returned to the ministry. _ *68—John H. Webster has _ been elected Vice-President of the National Federation of Musical Clubs. ’68—Charles W. Bingham was elected a trustee of the Case School of Applied Science, in Cleveland, Ohio, May 6. ’69—Professor Rufus. B. Richardson has been appointed Curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. *70—Judge Morris B. Beardsley was elected delegate to the National Con- gress of Sons of the American Revolu- . tion, at a meeting held in Hartford, May 10. : 70 M.S.—Dr. Willis G. Alling was elected President of the New Haven Photographic Society at the annual meeting, May Io. "72—Mr, and Mrs. Francis Schell will sail for Europe on the _ steamship “Teutonic,” July 12. ’*72-David Willcox has been elected a Director of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company to fill the vacancy “a by the death of James A. Roose- velt. *73—Joseph P. Ord was _ recently elected Director of the General Elec- tric Company of Schenectady, N. Y. 73 L.S.—Hon. Hobart L. Hotchkiss was recently elected Registrar of the Sons of the American Revolution. *74—T. DeWitt Cuyler was last week chosen to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Co. ’*75-_Rev. W. R. Richards, D.D.. was a recent contributor to the Auburn Semi- nary Review on the subject of “Prayer in Relation to Missions.” ei] "75 L.S.—C. LaRue Munson gave the first of his course of lectures on “‘Gen- eral Practice” at the Law School on Monday, May 15. | *76—Robert J. Jessup has left the Evening New Mexican, of Sante Fe. N. M., and returned to the Salt Lake Tribune, with which he was connected some years ago. He is working to se- cure a consulship in some Spanish- speaking country (Mexico preferred); and is endeavoring to secure the influ- ence of prominent Yale men at Wash- - ington. ’79—Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff will sail for Fu- rope, May 24. *79—Colonel L. F. Burpee, who served during the late war in the Judge Advocate’s department of the volun- teer army and was detailed to Porto Rico, has announced his intention of resigning the colonelcy of the Second Regiment, C. N. G., early next Fall. 80 S.—Commander E. V. Raynolds of the Connecticut Naval Reserves has been placed in charge of the converted yacht “Elfrida” with A. H. Day, ’89S., second in command. 2 ’80 T.S.—Professor W. F. Blackman has just published through The Mac- millan Co., a volume entitled “The Making of Hawaii.” | ’82—J. P. Kellogg was recently re- elected City Attorney of Waterbury, Conn., for two years dating from July 1. ’82Dr. Edwin B. Cragin has been chosen Professor of Obstetrics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. ’82--Dr. Fred J. Brockway has been appointed Secretary of the Faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. ’°83—Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Staats Bur- net have issued invitations to the mar- riage of their daughter, Margaret Groesbeck, to Dudley Phelps, on Thurs- day, June 1, at twelve o’clock, at the Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. ’84—Charles M. Walker has been ap- pointed Corporation Counsel of Chi- cago, Ill. ’*84—G. I. Behrisch has changed his home address from 60 Clark st., to 154 Montague st., Brooklyn. 8s T.S.—Cyrus D. Sharp, who has been prominent in religious and tem- perance work for several years, has ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of the Second Congregational Church in Balti- more. °86—Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lee have recently returned to their home from Honolulu. 86 T.S.—At the International Con- gregational Council in London, Eng., during the latter part of September, Professor F. C. Porter and Rev. C. H. - Patton will be among those who will make addresses. | ’*88—Mrs. Delos Louis Filer has issued invitations to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Grace Mary Filer, to George Barber Fowler, which will take place at Saint John’s Church, Detroit, Mich., at noon, Thursday, May 18. ’°90—George D. Holmes was recently elected a Director of the Apollo Musi- cal Club of Chicago. *90—Clayton C. Dorsey has opened an office for the general practice of Law at Rooms 411 and 412 Equitable Building, Denver, Col. ’9I—A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Marvin, April ro. ’91—Glen Wright was elected Treas- urer of the Empire Iron and Steel Com- pany of Philadelphia at a recent meet- ing of the directors. ’°92—-Forrest Shepherd was elected Clerk of the Committee on Ordinances of the Hartford Common Council, Thursday, May s. ’922 T.S.— Rev. H. R. Miles has re- signed the pastorate of the Windsor Ave. Congregational Church of Hart- ford, and has accepted a call to Brattle- boro, Vt., to the pulpit formerly occu- pied by Rev. C. O. Day, ’72. The ill- health of Mrs. Miles made the change necessary. ’°92 S.—Arthur J. Slade is Prodident of the Norwalk Building Company of South Norwalk, Conn. 793—Samuel Scoville has just been made a member of the law firm of Beecher & Scoville of New York City. ’93—_Dr. T. W. Heermance delivered an illustrated lecture on the Erechtheion at the meeting of the Classical Club of Yale, May 13. ’°93—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick A. Hill, who has been acting as Collector of Customs for the port of Ponce, Porto Rico, has just arrived at his home in Norwalk, Conn. ’93—The following addresses of Ninety-Three men have been reported to the Class Secretary since the list of » April 1, 1899, was issued: Hilery” AD ‘Bates,’ 428° N.: State’ st., Chicago, Ill. : Gerald M. Borden, 423 The Temple, Chicago, Ill. | Arthur P. Lord, New Haven, Conn. Charles W. Mills, People’s Bank | Building, Denver, Col. Franklin J. Abbe, care Worcester Evening Gazette, Worcester, Mass. 793 S.—A child was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Phelps B. Hoyt, of Chi- cago. ; ’94 S.— Harry M. Steele has just re- turned to his home in Waterbury, Conn., from an extended trip abroad. ’94—The engagement has been an- nounced of Miss Rachel Macauley: of Louisville, Ky., to Albert A. Bigelow. ’94—W. H. Sallmon has an article in the May number of the Intercollegian, entitled “Student Work in Maoriland.” ’94—Harry Payne Whitney has re- signed his office as Commissioner of Municipal Statistics of New York to _which he was appointed January 1, 1808. ’95—Sherman K. Foote has received first appointment at the City Hospital, New York. Sixteen appointments were made from forty-six applicants. ’95—The engagement of Miss Eliza- beth Wayne, daughter of Rev. Henry N. Wayne of New Britain, Conn., and James Ernest Cooper has recently been announced. ’95—As a result of the April exami- : nations A. T,. Osgood has received an appointment to the staff of the Pres- byterian Hospital and will assume his duties in July. 95 S.—Robert W. Hall has recently taken a position at the United States Fish Commissioners’ Laboratory in Woods Holl, Mass. | 795 S.— I. W. Geer has recently been promoted to Assistant Engineer of the Erie and Ashtabula Division of the Pennsylvania lines with headquarters at Lawrence Junction, Pa. ’°95 L.S.—George E. Tilton has been admitted to practice in the United States Law Courts. ’°96—John M. Berdan expects to study in Paris this Summer. 3 ’°96—Frederick Coonley has_ been elected Chairman of the 1900 Board of ~ the Yale Medical Journal. ’°96 —Hewlett Scudder, Jr., and Henry A. Perkins are studying at Columbia to take the degrees of M.A. and Ph.D., this June. ’96 —Having passed the examinations of the State Board of Law of Chicago, William S. Miller has been recom- mended for an attorney of record. ’96 George S. Buck and Clifford H. Buckingham, ’975S., sailed from New York May 4, for Europe. They will visit Norway and the North Cape. ’96— Mr. and Mrs. Watson B. Dicker- man have issued invitations to the mar- riage of their niece, Martha Swift, to George Clay Hollister, June 1, at St. Thomas’ Church, Mamaroneck, N. Y. 796 S.—Henry Hooker will sail for Europe early in July. eee° 796 S.—George W. Hawley has re- ceived an appointment to the House Staff at Bellevue Hospital, New York. 796 S.—Arthur F. Brown has become a member of the firm Robertson & French Electric Co., 13 Niagara st., Buffalo, N. Y. 796 S.—Ernest W. Sniffen has left the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, and has taken a position with the New York Air Brake Co. at Watertown, N. Y. — Or = J Le fg Lb*~ Highest és WZ if H A é“ 4, - ¥ \ i Pape ii H j } ; F Bi ry Z, 4 ide che : ied 2 i Fh go ACL 4 & Ch FZ = ee ns = - = hs < < ogemt . ee ——__ eee eS 2 = Ae WS ~ se ae epee r= G ade SSE ELE LER OO I ° Write for complete and illustrated Catalogue. THE BRIDGEPORT GUN IMPLEMENT COMPANY, RETAIL BRANCHES: New York,—313-*315 Broadway, and West 59th St. Boston,—iver Johnson Rooting Goods Company, 408 Washington Street, Brooklyn,—Frederick Loeser & Co., Fulton Street, Philadelphia,—Geo. B. Bains & Sons, 1028 Chestnut Street, San Francisco,—425-427 Market Street, ed ‘OLS Ce E, Pickett was recently appointed a Deputy Clerk of the United States District and Circuit Courts with his office in New Haven. ’97—E. E. Garrison has returned from Cuba and will stay in New York City for a short time. : ’97—Rev. George B. Cutten has re- ceived a call to the Howard Avenue Baptist Church, of New Haven, Conn. ’°97 S.—John H. Porter has just left the United States for Australia, where he will stay several months. ’97 M.S.—Dr. John E. Herrity has been appointed to a position on the Stee of the New York Lying-in Hospi- tal. . *98—R. K. Root will go abroad with Professor A. S. Cook this Summer for travel and study. _ ’98—Gouverneur Morris has arrived in San Francisco from a trip around the world. ’°98—The engagement of Miss Louise Battersby of New Haven to Charles H Peix, Jr., has been announced. "98—R. C. Neal, Jr., has just been ap- pointed Night Superintendent of the : oe Rolling Mill, Harrisburg, a. . Ex~-’98—Mrs. Marie Conde Rogers; wife of Lebbeus H. Rogers, Jr., died at her home in New York, Saturday, May 6. Twin daughters were born'to Mrs. Rogers on Thursday, May 4. > ws Rn ein cat NOTICES. {Alumni Association and Class Secretaries are in- vited to contribute to this column.] Ninety-Four Sexennial. The following circular has been sent to each member of the Class of Ninety- Four: “In view of the fact that the 2o0oth anniversary of Yale is to be celebrated in October, 1901, and not at Com- mencement in June, I9oI, it has been suggested to the Sexennial Committee of the Class that the next re-union should be held in June, 1900, and not IQ0I, as was decided by the Class at their Triennial Meeting: In order that the Committee may have an expression of opinion from the whole Class, will you kindly indicate your preference. Frank L. Polk; Letchworth Smith; J. C. 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