The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-19
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION
OF MIR. and MRS. ORRLN POTTER,

Joyous Occasion-About 100 Relatives
and Friends Present-Ladies' Aid Society
Meeting-Month's Mind High Mass
"The Habit of neutrality-suspicious.
Notes of Interest.
The golden wedding celebration of
Mr.. and Mrs Orrin Potter of No. II
Quinnipiac avenue took place Wednes-
day evening, about one hundred rela-
tives and friends assembling to bestow
best wishes and congratulations, The
couple were married half century ago
in Fair Haven by the Rev. Mr.. Law.
Among those present were the children
of the couple-Walter J. Potter, Eugene
Potter, e. H. Potter and Mrs. John
Hare of this city; J. C. Potter of Gull
ford and Z. B. Potter of North Guilford
with their families; also Mr.. and Mrs
George Scranton of Derby, Mrs. Lydia
Coan and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bishop
of Guilford, Jerome Coan and family
and Miss Ruth Chittenden and Miss
Henrietta Deming of North Guilford,
| and Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Lancraft,
Henry S. Lancraft and family, William
M. Lancraft, Charles K. Lancraft, Mrs
Lois Ann Hall, Eugene Burwell and
family Charles BurWell, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs, M. ].
Barnes, Charles Hill, Eugene Fill, Miss
Ella Potter, Mrs Polly Baldwin, the
Misses Kittie and Pauline Merchant,
Mrs. Henrietta Gesner, Miss Belle Ges-
ner, Mrs. George Gesner, Mrs Fannie
Bartholomew, George Bartholomew and
family, Mrs Page and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis.
The rooms were handsomely decorat-
ed with chrysanthemums. Abundant
refreshments were served, consisting
of sandwiches, cake, ice cream, coffee
and fruit. Souvenir napkins were CIV
en- as mementoes Of the occasion, with
| the date of the marriage and the initial
''P' in the center
| During the evening a congratulatory
speech was made by Jerome Coan Of
North Guilford; a recitation by Hosmer
Potter; graphophone selections by
| George w. Loveland, and vocal music
| by Mr. Hitchcock. Numerous gifts
were bestowed, among the number be-
| ing $40 in gold coin, silverware, flowers,
| china, cracker jar, linen, sofa pillow,
| etc. A handsome mahogany cane, with
gold band suitably inscribed, was the
Gift of one Of the sons The gift Of FL
bert Potter, the eldest son, was a pic
| ture in pastel of Mrs Potter in her
wedding dress holding him as a baby,
and enlarged from an old daguerrotype.
A wedding cake bearing the anniversa-
ry dates and $40 in gold was presented
by one Of the sons, E. H. Potter,
| A poem composed for the occasion by
a relative, Mrs. Jerome Coan of North
| Guilford, was read during the evening
by the composer. It is as follows:
Fifty years Of welded life are granted
unto few,
| But on this day that precious boon is
| realized by you;
Fifty years of joys and sorrows, hand
in hand together,
Through cold winters storms and pleas
ant summer weather.
Children and grandchildren to you 50
very dear,
Your neighbors, kind and kindred
friends, have come from far and
| near,
| To celebrate with feast and song that
| blest sacred part
| Which fifty years ago to-day Joined you
hand and heart.
Wishing you right good cheer, with Joy
full hearts we come,
Hoping many happy years be added to
your sum;
We thank you for the lessons taught,
| in all those passing years
Lessons of duty, faith and love, which
| casteth out all fears.
And as the happy years roll on, may
blessings from above
| Crown your precious lives with peace
and strengthen your love,
| For we feel and know the love which
makes this life so sweet,
Not only gladdens home, but renders
heavens joy complete.
Now. the fifty years between you and
| your well kept wedding vow
Have brought you to the golden age
and friends are with you now;
And may all our gifts of love, and all
good wishes given,
Make glad and bright your life to the
| golden gates of heaven.
|. An account of the annual donation tc
| the Home for the Friendless will be
! found in another column.
The annual November tea of the La
dies Aid society was given in the par
lors Of the Grand avenue Congregation.
al church Wednesday evening and was
largely attended. A fine supper was
| served, followed by a. brief entertain.
ment, made up in part Of vocal music
by Miss Margaret Smith and Homer
Denison; instrumental music by Miss
Addie Steele and Arthus Reeves, and
recitations by Isador Goldberg.
A months mind high mass in memo
nv of the late Rev. Father. Mulholland
will take place at st. Francis church
Thanksgiving day at 10 o'clock in the
| morning.
A few ladies gathered at the home OF
Mrs. Nelson A Ludington Monday eve
ming to reorganize a whist club which