The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-25
THREE SCORE YE1RS AND TEN.
Just Completed by Mater XuDder--Occa
sion Fittimgly Celebrated Yesterday.

THREE SCORE YEIRS and TEN.
Just Completed by Mater Zunder--Occa-
sion Fittingly Celebrated Yesterday.
The completion of three score years
and ten is indeed a noteworthy circum-
Stance and of those who reach that ripe
old age few retain so much of youthful
energy and vitality as does Maier Zun-
| der, one of New Haven's best known
citizens, who yesterday passed the sew
| entieth milestone. In celebration of the
occasion Mr. Zunder's daughters and
sons arranged a reception in his honor
and yesterday afternoon after 3 o'clock
the residence at 1852 Orange street was
| thronged with callers, who were receiv-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Zunder and who
congratulated Mr. Zunder on the COM
pletion of seventy years of life of use
fulness and wished him many more.
The callers were received in the front
parlor by Mr. and Mrs. Zunder, assist
cd by their daughters, Mrs. Charles l..
| We'll, Mrs. L. T. We'll, Mrs. Segwart
| Spier, Mrs C. A. Rosenthal, and Mrs.
Isadore Chase of Waterbury, and their
| daughter-in-lawM Mrs. Albert Zunder.
The parlors were beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and evergreens artis-
| tically arranged
Among those who We're present dur
ing the afternoon were Reginald Zun-
der, Albert Zunder, Albert Rosenthal,
Frederick Botsford, Julius Twiss, Prin-
cipal George B. Hurd of the Winchester
school, Charles S. Leete, Mr.. Stenert,
Louis Osterweis, Mr.. ard Mrs. s. Fl.
Freedman, Major T.. Attwater Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. r. Newman, Franklin r.
Hart, Mrs. j. Newman, Mrs. Mascowitz
and Mrs. Robitcher of New York, Miss
Webster principal of Zunder school; NJ.
Cohn, Mrs. Sonnenberg, Mrs. Hettie
Sonnenberg. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Kleiner.
MIR. and Mrs J. Koch, Mr. and Mrs.
Loeb, S. Shoninger, Mrs. Louis Heller.
Mrs Rogowski Mrs schulhafer, Miss
Mann, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cohn, Mrs.
Sugenhemer, Mrs. Mendel. Mrs A.
Goodman, Mrs. s. Goodman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Szer, Mrs. Max Strauss, Mrs. M.
Spier, Mr.. and Mrs. Lesserman, Fire
Commissioner Charles L. We'll, Miss
Hexter Mrs. Charles Fleischner, Mr..
and Mrs George Linde, John G. Chap
man. Master Arthur We'll, Master Cl1es-
ter We'll and Master Monroe Zunder.
w. F. Stahl, an old friend of Mr..
Zunder, as he was received by Mr.. and
Mrs Zunder, read an original poem con-
tanning sentiment appropriate for the
occasion. Before Mr.. Zunder came down
to breakfast yesterday morning his chill
dren and grandchildren assembled to
the number of about twenty and when
he came down to breakfast he found
his entire family assembled in the par
lor to greet him. Albert Zunder, his
son, drawing aside the curtains which
separated the front parlor from the rear
parlor, revealed standing in the latter
room a beautiful inlaid mahogany book
case, filed with valuable and finely
bound books, including one of the new
est encyclopedias in both German and
English, this case and books be-
ing the gift of his children and grand
children. Albert Zunder in a short and
appropriate speech presented the gift.
He said:
"Dear Father-It gives us great pleas
ure Oh this, your SEVENTEEN birthday, to
testify the affection and regard which
we, your children and grandchildren,
have for you and we have therefore
gathered this lovely morning to express
to you our love and affection for you.
And we are not alone in these our eX- |
pressions of regard. While we know |
and know well that you have always |
fulfilled your duties toward US, it gives |
us great pride to know and feel the |
appreciation in which you are held by |
your fellow townsmen, both in business |
and public life. We all remember and |
your townsmen remember the services
that you have performed in the board |
of education for the cause of education, |
and as a proof of this there is noble
and enduring monument erected in the
and handsome edifice known |
as the zunder school, which has been !
named for you.
"And you have always done your duty
by us, your children, and we remember
gratefully the many good lessons that
you have instilled in our minds and we
all hope that you may be spared yet
for many years that we may have the
benefit Of your counsel and advice.
And now we ask your acceptance of
this token of our love and affection and
we are glad to have the opportunity of
thus expressing it. We have here a
book case containing what we believe
will please you in the way of the read
ing and literature it contains and may
you live long to enjoy this reminder of
your childrens affections"
Before the close of these remarks the
speaker was nearly overcome with emo
lion. Mr.. Zunder was taken complete
y by surprise, but responded in a
pleasant manner, saying that he was
thankful to have been spared the token
If love and affection from his dear chill
lren.
Another surprise for Mr.. Zunder was
he arrival Tuesday of his brother,
louis Zunder, seventy-six years of age,
Who came from his home in Grand
2apids Mich, to be present at the
birthday celebration Mrs. Mascovitch /,