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YALE CALUMNYT wHeeney 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, *41—At the last meeting of the Exe- cutive Committee of the Connecticut Bible Society, held Monday, November 27, Rev. William H. Gilbert resigned the office of honorary secretary of the Association, which position he has held for twenty-two years. His resignation wil take effect April 1, 1900. 76 S.—John Hayes Hammond re- turned to the United States Saturday, November 25, and arrived in New Haven, Monday, in the afternoon of which day Prof. Russell H. Chittenden gave a reception in his honor. Mr. Hammond intends to enter the mining — Mexico. ‘79—Ambrose Tighe has been ap- pointed by the judges of the District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota, one of the four members at large of a commission to prepare a new charter for the government of the city of St. Paul. The commission was provided for by an act of the last Minnesota Legislature, holds office for four years and during its term has general charge of legislation affecting the city’s affairs. ’84—Lieut.-Colonel Edmund P. Cottle, 74th Regiment, of Buffalo, has been ap- pointed aide-de-camp on Gov. Roose- velt’s staff. | ’84—Rev. Edward M. Chapman has resigned the junior pastorate of the Cen- tral Congregational Church in Worces- ter, Mass. ’°84 S.—John B. Hatcher has an article in the Scientific American on the Prince- ton Patagonian Expedition. *85—R. Ellis, M.D., has an article on Brain Fatigue in the N. Y. Medical Journal for Nov. II. ’°85—G. H. Woodhull has resigned his pastorate at Wabaunsee, Kan., and is egies from illness in North Caro- ina. : ‘91—The marriage of Miss Elizabeth McBride of Pittsburg, Pa. and Charles Gibbs Carter will take place in Pittsburg, January 6, I900. *9I—A recent letter from Rev. W. J. business in this country, possibly in New Leverett, from MHoichow, Island of Hainan, China, says: “There are quite a number of Yale men, mostly of Ninety-Two, in the Far East. This Summer we started a circular letter amongst us. If we were only nearer to- gether we might start a Far East club. I recently escorted an ornithologist around some of the wilder parts of the island, hunting and shooting specimens. I have made a humble beginning collect- ing insects and want to establish con- nections with the Yale Museum in order to send in some specimens if they are wanted.” - | ’92 S.—John B. Winstandley is Metal- lurgist and Foreman of the Bessemer Steel Department of the Illinois Steel Co., South Chicago, Ill. ‘92S. and “96M.S.—Dr James S. Maher has begun the practice of Medi- cine in New Haven. After graduating from the Yale Medical School he con- tinued the study of Medicine at Colum- bia, Vienna and Berlin Universities. During this period he held the positions of Assistant Surgeon, Out-Patient Dept. Roosevelt Hospital, New York City; House Surgeon St. Joseph’s Hospital, Yonkers, N. Y.; and Assistant at a hospital in Dublin, Ireland. His address is 215 Orange Street. © 92 S.—Dr. Edward L. Whittemore, since taking his degree in Medicine at the University of Virginia in 1894, has spent a number of years in study both here and abroad. He has held the posi- tion of Interne at a number of hospitals, including St. Vincent’s in New York City, and this Fall began the practice of Medicine in New York. Dr. Whitte- more 1s at present Instructor in Bandag- ing and Surgical Dressings at the Uni- versity and Bellevue Hospital Medical College (N.Y. Univ.)7 He married Isabelle M. Parker and resides at 210 West 85th Street, New York City. ’93-The marriage of Miss Helena Ellsworth Bailey, daughter of Mrs. Ezra Brewster Bailey of Windsor Locks, and sister of Philip H. Bailey, Yale ’97, to Samuel Reid Spencer, will take place at ’ Windsor Locks, Tuesday, Dec. 12. ’93—-Henry D. Bradley has opened an office at 1230 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., for a general business in insur- ance, real estate, coal and wood. Mr. Bradley still retains his position as Sec- retary and ‘Treasurer of the Eagle Realty Co., 141 Broadway, New York. ’93—Webster Wheelock had an article on “Recent Municipal Progress in St. Paul,” published in the last number of Municipal Affairs. Mr. Wheelock was Secretary to the Mayor of St. Paul during 1896-97. ’93—The class secretary reports that mail matter recently sent to Albert H. Putney, at Sioux Falls, South wakota, has been returned by the Post Office authorities. Any one who knows his address will confer a favor by writing to Noah H. Swayne, 2d, 71 Broadway, New York City. ’°93 S.— Raymond F. Stoddard is Assistant Engineer with the Chihuahua and Pacific R. R. Co. His headquarters are at Chihuahua, Mexico. ex-'93 S.—The marriage of Miss Sara . Davis Townsend and Lewis M. Smith took place November 29. 793 T.S.— Rev. W. J. Moulton, Ph.D., has published the thesis written for his doctorate at Gottingen, the subject be- ing, “Uber die Uberlieferung des dritten Esrabuchs.” It is issued from Leipzig. ’94—Ansel Phelps was last week pro- moted from corporal to guidon sergeant i troop 2; squadron Ao NY: ’94—Rev. Frederick Lynch has an article in the November Church Union on “The Outlook After the (Congrega- tional) Council.” ’94—F. T. Persons has left the Ches- hire Academy and entered Union The- ological Seminary. ’794.5.—William S. Pope is with the Universal Accountant Machine Co., with offices in Globe Democrat Building, St. Louis.- The correspondence of the WEEKLY was in error in regard to him in a recent issue. 95 S.—Harry C. Holcomb has opened a carriage shop at 105 Goffe street, New Haven. 795 T.S.—Rev. W. F. Bade, Ph.D.,-has been elected Professor of Biblical Liter- ature, Criticism and Introduction in the Moravian College and Theological School at Bethlehem, Pa.; and is also the editor of The Moravian. *96—Dr. J. L. Burnham is practicing Medicine in Lyme, Conn. : ’*96—Samuel E. Damon has a position in Bishop’s Bank, in Honolulu, H. I. .’96—Albert E. von Tobel is practic- ing Medicine at Meriden, Conn. 96 and ’99 M.S.—Thomas J. Bergin is now serving as Interne at the New Haven Hospital. *96—W. R. Cross has been appointed secretary of the Morton Trust Com- pany, New York. ’96—J. G. H. De Sibour is with Bruce Price, architect, at 26th street and Broadway, New York. 796 and ’og L.S.—W. H.- Clark and William A. Arnold have been appointed attorneys for the newly formed Willi- mantic Railroad Company. 96 S.—The marriage of Miss Louise Hays, daughter of Hiram W. Hays, to Ernest W. Sniffen, took place at Sara- toga Springs, N. Y., November 23. ’97—-W. F. Clark is studying at Co- lumbia University and Union Seminary. 97 S.—C. H. Stilson is in the general engineering department of the West- inghouse Electrical Co. ’97—H. S. Coffin has returned from the University of Edinburgh and ‘entered Union Theological Seminary. | ’°97—Jesse W. Olney has formed a partnership with his father, James B. Olney, *54, for the practice of Law at Catskill, New ‘York, under the firm name of Olney & Olney. 97 T.S.—Rev. Wm. M. Short is act- ing pastor of the Congregational Church at Curtisville, Mass. 07. 1:5... and. Og Ph.D.——Rev.. G.- S. Macfarland, Ph.D. has been elected Assistant in the Department of Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages at Yale. ‘97 T.S.—Dr. HH. -F. ‘Rall, who “has spent the last two years on the Hooker Fellowship of Yale at Halle, Germany, is now in the Graduate class of Yale Divinity School. ‘ with the Baltimore & Ohio R. -?’97 S.—C. J. Gaffney has recently ac- cepted a position with the contractors 0 te Third Ave. R. R. Co., New “ork. ’97 S.—C. H. Berry, Jr., has returned from Cuba and taken a position with the contractors for the Third Ave. R. R. Co., New York, which is extending their underground electric system. ’°98-—-R. E. Colcord is studying law at Jacksonville, Florida. ’98—I. N. Swift is studying English at Harvard University. ’98—W. S. Gales is organist and choir- master of St. Barnabas Church at Irv- - ington on the Hudson, N. Y. °98—C. J. Fowler is studying law in the firm of Anthony, Geer & Taylor, 380 Washington Boulevard, Chicago. - : 798 S.—Edward Roesler is with the Laidlaw Co., 8 Wall street, New York City. 798. S.—Paul D. Kelley is with the Harvesting Machine Co., at Harvey, Tllinois. 98 T.S.—A. E. Fraser, last year Assistant Pastor at United Church, New Haven, is now preaching at Lake Mills, Wisconsin. 798 S.—H. C. Ives, who was on the engineer corps of the Kastern Division of the -. Bb. .W. and (eR. W.,. 1s: now ie at Zanesville, Ohio. ex-’98—A. G. Ward, who left College during his Senior year, learned sur- veying and went to the Klondike, has returned and will enter the Class of 1900 in January. ’o99—R. E. Forrest is now traveling in India, on his way around the world. ’99—Harry Shaw is studying Medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan. His address is 340 William street. ’99—George S. Oliver has returned from Europe and is in business with the Oliver Steel Co., Pittsburg, Pa. ’99—The present address of Hunting- ton Mason is Hotel Martin, oth street and University Place, New York City. 7o99—J. K. Clark is studying law at the Harvard Law School. His present address is 10 Concord Ave., Cambridge, Mass. 799 S.—R. P. Flint is taking the course in mining in Columbia University. 799 S.—R. N. Wilcox is with the Meri- den Britannia Companv. New York City. °99 S.—Louis T. Stone is with the Mohawk Valley Knitting Mill Co. of Mohawk, N. Y. ’99 S.—H. K. Babcock has accepted a position with the Kimberly Clark Co., paper mills, at Neenah, Wis. 799 S— Walter M. Sanders is at present Laboratory Assistant in Chemis- try in the Sheffield Scientific School. ’99 S.—A. H. Terrv is engaged in civil engineering on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. ’99 S.—Nelson A. Howard is with the Canada Mining and Metallurgical Co. of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, as as- sistant engineer. ’99 L.S.—Clifford C. Mix has opened an office for the general practice of Law at Room 36, First National Bank Build- ing, Hartford, Conn. ><> 5 I A YALE NOTICES. [Class and Association Secretaries are invited to contribute to this column.] Ninety-Nine 8. All members of the Class of Ninety- Nine Sheffield living in New Haven are earnestly requested to meet in the Courant office, first entry in White Hall, Thursday, Dec. 7, at 12.45 Pp. M. to take action on the death of Oliver H. Perry, 99 S. New York Yale Dinner. A dinner primarily in honor of President Hadley, will be given under the auspices of the Yale Club of New York City, at Sherry’s, corner of Forty- fourth street and Fifth avenue, Friday evening, December 8, at 7 o’clock. All Yale men are invited. The price of tickets, covering wines and cigars, is $6. The announcement in the WEEKLY re- cently that the dinner would be held at Delmonico’s,- was an error. The dinner will be served at small tables. Eight or twelve persons, pos- sibly more, can secure a separate table upon or after purchasing tickets by mak- ing written application therefor, and- giving the names of the party. Such application should be made before December 6. Where no request as to location is made, seats will be assigned by the Committee. Salk: All applications should be sent to the Yale Club, 17 Madison Square, North, and should be accomnanied by check. Additional application blanks can be obtained at the Club. | : 3 ASHBEL GREEN, Secretary. November 2ist, 1899. =e YALE OBITUARIES. LOUIS CHRISTOPHER FISCHER, ’56. Louis Christopher Fischer, ’56, died at his home in Baltimore, Md., Wednes- day, Nov. 29, of Bright’s disease. Mr. Fischer had been sick for about a year, but lately there seemed to be hopes of his recovery. Quite recently his malady took a more serious turn, ending fatally. Mr. Fischer was born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 13, 1834 and entered Yale from St. Mary’s College with the Class of Fifty-Six, in Sophomore year. After graduation he pursued a course of read- ing for two years and in 1859 began the practice of law, having been admitted to the Maryland bar. Since 1883 Mr. Fischer has been Secretary and Treas- urer of the Baltimore Trust and Deposit Co. During his whole life Mr. Fischer has been a strong Yale worker and three or four years ago was very active in organizing the Yale Alumni Association of Maryland. In 1866 he married Miss Annie Franklin Gill, who died in 1877. Mr. Fischer is survived by four children, two sons and two daughters. ‘WILLIAM A. MAGILL, ’58. William Alexander Magill, 758, died of heart failure, at his home on South Pleasant street, Ambherst, Mass., at about 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, November 22. He had been subject to heart trouble but as he had been in good health up to the last moment, his death was unexpected by his family. William A. Magill was born in Bryan County, Georgia, January 2, 1836, the only son of Rev. Dr. Seagrove W. Magill and Helen Twining Magill. Pre- paring for Yale in New Haven at the Hopkins Grammar School, he entered the Class of Fifty-Six, but was forced to leave in the Fall of 1853, on account of an attack of inflammatory rheuma- tism. He spent the time until he could re-enter college in May, 1885, with the Class of Fifty-Eight, by working as a clerk in a bookstore and as an assist- ant in the High School, in Waterbury, Conn. | | While in College Mr. Magill invented the process by which inflammable sub- stances lighter than the sperm oil then in use, could be burned in the “German student lamp.” After graduation he adopted the profession of Teaching, which he successfully -racticed during the greater part of his life. He became head of educational institutions at Mid- dlebury, Conn.; at Westerly, R. I.; at Old Lyme, Conn.; and at Wethersfield, Conn. Two years after his marriage in 1860 to Miss Matilda Smith, a graduate of Mount Holyoke Seminary, he enlisted as a private in the Twenty-fifth Con- necticut Infantry, and won promotion as sergeant and hospital steward. He [Continued on 113th page.| pPOINTME ND ote *o ns Re 5 “R. We 4.THE prince ot 8 BENSON & HEDGES, TMrorimes or HavanaACicaks An» Ecxeian CiGaARETTES. MAVANA (CUBA ) CAIRO (EGYPT) 13 OLD BOND ST. LONDON,W. : DEPOTS AT OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE, BRIGHTON, AND 288 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. (BETWEEN HOLLAND HOUSE & WALDORF-ASTORIA.) Fine Havana Cigars as imported into England. — Choice Egyptian Cigarettes. English Tobaccos. London-made Briars and Meerschaum Pipes, silver and gold mounted, real amber, horn and vulcanite mouthpieces as used in the English Universities. Cigar, cigarette and match cases of exclusive English design and manufacture. 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