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4S - VAT ALUMNI. WEEBLY YALE ALUMNI NOTES. Please report concerning yourself, facts which should be recorded in this column. Make report, also, about Yale men you know, and on matters, proper for record here, concerning which you have definite record. This will make the page of the greatest possible value. On request the Alumni Weekly will be glad to send postals to those who are in the way of getting, more or less often, Yale news and Yale per- sonals. ’x>-—President Daniel C. Gilman of Johns Hopkins University will deliver an address at the inauguration of Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, as President of the University of California. ’c2 S.—Professor William H. Brewer of Yale, gave an address on “The Debt of this Century to Learned Societies,” at the Centennial celebration of the Con- necticut Academy of Arts and Sciences held in New Haven recently. ’o3-_Dr. Henry P. Stearns of Hart- ford, was elected an honorary member of the Vermont State Medical Society at its yearly meeting in Burlington, October 12 and 13. ’61—At the Centennial Anniversary of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences held October 11th, Professor Simeon E. Baldwin made an address on the History of the Academy during its First Century. ’62—Ex-Governor Daniel H. Cham- berlain has been nominated on the Dem- ocratic ticket for Representative of the Vth Worcester District, Worcester, Mass. ’63—H. F. Dimock has been elected a Director of the Boston and Maine Railroad. -’64—The marriage of Miss Ella O’Neill and Edward A. Anketell took place at 627 Orange street, New Haven, October II. ’69—Gardiner Lathrop has just been elected as member of the School Board of Kansas City, Mo., a position which he has before held for years, receiving almost the unanimous support of all political parties. *79—General Charles McC. Reeve went to California to meet the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers, of which he was Colonel before his promotion for bravery in Manila. 70 S.—“‘A Text-book of General Physics” is the title of a book by Pro- fessor Charles S. Hastings, ’70S., and Prof. Frederick E. Beach, ’83S., both of the Sheffield Scientific School. The book is in the press of Ginn & Co. ’71—Rev. Howard W. Pope has been chosen assistant to Evangelist Dwight L. Moody. ’71--George A. Strong is the March lecturer for a course of Monday lectures given in the School of Applied Science of New York University. 72__F. S. Parker has been nominated on the Democratic ticket for the New York Assembly as Representative of the Vith District. | ’72'S.—Professor Andrew W. Phillips was elected Vice-President of the Con- necticut State Teachers’ Association at the annual meeting held in Hartford, October 13. We 'T.SeDre> George °C. MacLean; formerly Chancellor of the University Not Hats But mortar-boards, in Yale’s great inauguration torch- But the best of Knox hats could light parade. not have been spoiled by even such rough usage as that night offered. Those Knox hats stand almost anything. of Nebraska, has been elected President of the University of Iowa, and has en- tered upon his duties. ’77__Ex-Senator Henry D. Green was nominated October 16, at Reading, Pa., for Congress from Berks County, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman Ermentrout. 77 1.S.—Mr. and Mrs. Justus. S. Hotchkiss have returned to New Haven from a five months trip in Europe. ’78—During the Summer, Albert B. Fifield was elected Superintendent of Schools of Newton, Mass. His address is 119 Grasmere Street, Newton, Mass. ’80—Rev. Dr. John L. Bushnell is the February lecturer for a course of Mon- day lectures given in the School of Ap- plied Science of New York University. ’80 S.—Frank M. Collin has been nominated for the New York Assembly from Yates County on the Democratic ticket. ’80 S.—Edward V. Raynolds has been engaged to take President A. T. Had- ley’s course in “Debates on Public Questions” this year. ’81—The residence portion of River- side Seminary (Vanceburg, Ky.), which has been for several years under the management of Prof. Lawrence Rolfe, was completely destroyed by fire re- cently. | ’81—The marriage of Miss Caroline Lindsley, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindsley, of New Haven, to Calvin Stewart McChesney, will take place at St. Thomas’ Church, October 25. Among the ushers will be Judge H. | LNB SOns oD, Mr. and Mrs. -Mc- Chesney will live in Troy. | ’83—-Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Hull, having spent the Summer abroad, have returned to Minneapolis. ’°83—-Professor Edward G. Bourne has an article in the October number of the North American Review, entitled “A Trained Colonial Civil Service.” ’°83 T.S.—Rev. Prof. George Stuart Fullerton, of the University of Penn- sylvania, has written a book entitled “Spinozistic Immortality,’ which has ap- peared from the press of Ginn & Com- pany, Boston. 85 S.—Clarence R. Britton will spend the Winter in the Adirondacks for his health. His address is Box 417, Sar- anac Lake, Ve ’°86 S.—The Norwood Review, of Lon- don, has a long article describing the electrical fountains at the Crystal Palace. These fountains were constructed on the plans and under the supervision of F. W. Darlington of Philadelphia. 88 S.—E. E. Smith has changed his residence to Yonkers, N. Y., but re- mains with Fraser & Co. of New York City, as Director of their analytical lab- oratory. ’°88 S——Morgan Walcott is Master of the U. S. Transport Crook, formerly the Roumania. The Crook is now un- dergoing extensive alterations and re- pairs at the Erie Basin, Brooklyn, N. Y.; after making two trips to Santiago will bring home the bodies of the dead sol- diers. Captain Walcott is for the pres- ent located at 34 West 24th St., New York City. ’*89—Miss Bessie Pettit and George P. Douglas were married at Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday, Oct. 18. ’°89—Porter B. Godard was recently elected Secretary of the Kansas City Bar Association, receiving all but four votes of the Association. ’9I—A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Morison, Friday, Sept. 20. *91—Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Mary Louise Dilworth, daughter of Mr. Lawrence Dilworth of Pitts- burg, to Russell Kennedy Forsyth, which will take place October 24, at Shady Side Church. ’92—A son was recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goodwin Webster. '92—-Dr: J; BH. Mason’ - Raox “as changed his address to Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Md. . ’92—I. Hallan Jenney is President of the Jersey Construction Co., dealers in automatic fire detecting devices at 26 Cortlandt Street, New York City. ’92—Charles Weiser has former a partnership for the general practice of law, under the firm name of Weiser & Bridges, with offices at 35 William St., New York City. ’92—The marriage of Miss Effie Marion Comey, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Perley Pierce Comey, to Daniel Edgar Manson, took place Wednesday, October 18, at 63 Lincoln Street, Wor- cester, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. will live in New Haven. ’93—William H. Hackett has been ap- pointed Principal of the evening school at the Hillhouse High School, New Ha- ven. ’94—Theodore Eaton has recently en- tered into a partnership for the practice of law, under the firm name of Hamil- ton & Eaton, with offices at 31 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. °94—The marriage of Miss Olive, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen March Young, of Waterbury, to Milton J. War- ner, took place at “The Anchorage,” Pine Orchard, Conn., on October 1g. Mr. and Mrs. Warner will be at home after December Ist, at “The Dakota,” Ge treet and Central Park, West, New ork. ? Manson S.—R. Armstrong is coaching the Annapolis football team. ) ’95 S.—Cards have been issued for the marriage of Miss Spencer of New York City, to J. D. Laying, Jr., which will take place October 30. °96 S.—A. F. Commiskey has been ap- pointed captain of Company L. Forty- Sixth U. S. Volunteers, and has left for Manila. 95 S.—George E. Thompson, Jr., is with the International Construction Co., of Detroit, Mich., on the 30-mile electric road being constructed between Erie and Cambridge Springs, Pa. ex-’95 S.—Miss Katherine S. Jordan and George W. Peavy were married at Cincinnati, O., October 25, and after an eastern trip, will-return to live at Minneapolis, Minn. ’96—Herbert F."Gregory has been ap- pointed principal of the evening school at the Boardman School, New Haven. ’96—-E. D. Alexander has accepted a position with the law firm of Reid, Esselsteyn & Ketcham, 35 Wall St., New York. 796 S.—A son was born to Mr. and i se Irving Borg, Oct. 7, in New ork. ’°96 S.—Jemuel G. Marty is connected with the wholesale grocery house of Ee, Wilson & Co., of Kansas City, ) 796 S.—Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Read of Newark, N. J., have just announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Abby to Dr. Holmes C. Jackson of the Department of Physiological Chemistry, Sheffield Scientific School. 796. S.— Willis M. Thayer, who has been with the Hartford Electric Light Company on Pearl Street, has been ap- pointed to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of J. H. Tracy, .’96S., as Manager of the State Street Station of the same company. : *96 S.—Joseph H. Tracy, who has had charge of the State Street Station of the Hartford Electric Light Company for the past three years, has resigned his position to accept one with the Electric Storage Battery Company, of Philadel- phia, with an office in New York. He will enter upon his duties November 1. ’97—C. M. Reed is in the law office of Alexander & Green, 120 Broadway, New York City. ’97—G. Van Steenwyk, Jr., has a posi- tion in the Batavian Bank, LaCrosse, Wis. His address is 105 N. 7th St. ’°97—A. J. Draper has been made First Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment. ’ 97—J. C. Converse has commenced the practice of law in the office of Sul- shiek & Cromwell, 45 Wall St., New ork. ’97—Jesse W. Olney was. elected Chairman of the Greene County (N. Y.) , Republican convention at a meeting at Cairo; Ne ys, Oct a, ’97 S. and ’99 L.S.—Samuel E. Hoyt has opened a law office at 23 Church St., New Haven. ’97—Knox Maddox has begun the ‘practice of the law in San Francisco, and has entered the law offices of Rodgers, Paterson & Slack, Nevada Block, Montgomery St., San Francisco. ’97—The wedding of Miss Elizabeth M. Sage to Walter L. Goodwin took place Oct. 18, at the home of the bride’s parents, in Menands, Albany, N. Y. Charles A. Goodwin, ’98, was best man and among the ushers were the follow- ing Yale men: Joseph S. Wheelwright, ’°97; Dean Sage, Jr., ’97; Dewitt L Sage, ’97, and Grenville Parker, ’98. " '’98 S.—Fred T. Anderson is with the General Electric Co. at Lynn, Mass. 98 S.—John N. Anderson is with the General Electric Co. at Lynn, Mass. Too Expensive For many people to buy them, but just exactly what some people will want. We refer to some colored linen handkerchiefs, just sent us from Paris. It’s pretty safe to say that you couldn’t find them in ten stores in the whole country. If you are not in New Haven for the game, or some other good time, you might like samples of these or any other good thing we have. Chase & Co., N. H. HOUSE BLOCK. ’99 S.—Charles A. H. deSaulles is as- sisting in the coaching of the football team of the Annapolis Naval Cadets. 798 S.—A. B. Siviter is engaged for a second year as teacher of the high school department of schools at Norfolk, Conn. ex-’98 S.—John H. Upham, Jr., is with the Barnum Grain Co. on the Board of Trade at Duluth,. Minn. 798 M.S.—A. H. Hine is coaching the Williams football team. ’99—Francis R. Parks returned from Europe Saturday, Oct. 14. He is to stay at his home in Westfield, Mass., and look after his father’s business. ’99- -T. H. Spence, who has been traveling abroad with Francis Parks, is to remain in Paris during the Winter and will join his family there next Spring. - ’99 S.—The engagement has been an- nounced of Miss Helen Corning of Cleveland, O., to Clarence A. Warden. Mr. Warden is now studying at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania Law School. YALE OBITUARIES. HENRY T. WISWALL, ’47. Henry T. Wiswall, ’47, died Monday, Oct. 16, at the Central Union Mission in Washington, D. C. Mr. Wiswall was born April 26, 1823, in Exeter, N. H. He entered College in the Sophomore year and did not stay for Commencement although he passed all of his class examinations. Consequently he did not receive his de- gree until 1875. After graduation he studied law in Dover, N. H. and was admitted to the bar. In 1864 he re- moved to. Washington and was in the Paymaster’s Department of the United States government for two years. He resigned this position and was admitted as a practitioner in all of the courts of the District of Columbia. In 1854 Mr. Wiswall married Miss Lucretia Perkins of Dover, N. H., who died April 26, 1864, leaving one son. In 1870 he married Miss Lizzie Ayer of Massachusetts, who died in 1877 leaving two daughters. The son and _ two daughters survive him. GUY HOWARD, 775. As the WEEKLY goes to press the news comes from Manila of the death of another Yale member of the United States Army. Captain Guy Howard, 775, Assistant Quartermaster and Quarter- master of Volunteers, was killed Sun- day, October 22d, near Arayat while of a launch. He was shot from ambusl by insurgents. EDWIN O. STANARD, ’02. Edwin O. Stanard, Jr., ’92, died a St. Louis on Thursday, October 1 of pneumonia. <A _ further obituaty notice will appear in a later issue of the WEEKLY. ALLYN B. WILMOT, ’Q5L.S. Allyn B. Wilmot, ’95 L.S., died frot
