The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-14
SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
celebrated Last Evening by Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Heetz.


Mrs. Paul Bectz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Beetz of 7O4 Grand
avenue last evening celebrated their sill
yer wedding anniversary, and to prop
efly observe the occasion about two
hundred Of their friends were invited
to the Beetz residence. The guests be-
gan to arrive at o'clock and nearly
every one brought something of silver
10 attest the esteem in which they held
the popular couple, who for a quarter
OF century have breasted the matri-
monial sea together
"A large awning was erected at the
rear of tho residence and this was hung
deliberately with Chinese and japanese
lanterns, while the grounds We're also
brilliantly Illuminated. After some time
spent in pleasant congratulations re-
freshments were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Beetz are among the
best known and most popular German
residents of the city. They had asked
from Superintendent Wrinn permission
to open the rear room of their cafe for
the occasion, but permission was refus-
ed Despite this fact, the large tent
was found adequate for all purposes,
ana as the evening was rather warm
ana muggy this arrangement was found
TO be much more agreeable
| Inc older friends of the youthful cou-
pie enjoyed themselves in the tent, while
the young people passed an exceedingly
| peasant evening in the parlors, where
| MISS Hine, Miss Bertha Hesser and
others delighted them with music and
singing. Early in the evening pleasant
| remarks of a congratulatory nature
We're made by M Hessler and ex-Se-
lectman W. F. Stahl.
The presents received were many,
| beautiful and valuable Among them
were the following: A silver milk
pitcher from Philip Hugo; a silver tea
service from Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Sat
tig, Mr.. and Mrs Gerner and Charles
Corner; a silver chocolate pot from Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Beck; a silver chocolate pot
from Mr.. Rollar; a silver soup ladle
from Mr. Hettich; silver cracker jar
from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schultz $25
in bills from Philip Frederick a son-in-
law; a $25 check from Henry Elias of
New York.; a silver ice pitcher from
Frederick Grave; a silver ice pitcher
from William j. Sheehan; silver bread
knife from Daniel S. Gilhuly engraved
with ITO P. B. and B. B. from Uncle
Dam" silver fruit dish from Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Frederick; silver fruit
dish from John Drummer Of Dover, Del;
a bon-bon dish in silver frame from
William Scholl; one dozen silver spoons
from the Herring club; one dozen tea
spoons from the Rosebud club a silver
tea strainer from DR.. and Mrs. Klenke;
silver cake scoop from Mr.. and Mrs
w. F. Stahl; a silver butter knife from
Miss Minnie Gaugell; a silver berry
spoon from Miss Bertha Hessler; one
dozen knives and forks from Mrs.
Scheiber, Mrs. Beetz's mother; a beau
tiful vase from Miss Ida Moeller; a
silver soup ladle from Miss lima Schnei-
der; silver cream spoon and a silver
sugar spoon from Town Clerk F. A.
Brethauer; table linen from Mrs. Vok-
man, and doylies from Miss Helen War
ner.
One of the most artistic and most ad-
mired gifts was a handsome large cake |
from Miss Nadia Beetz. This cake
was highly praised by all who saw it,
1t was covered with white frosting in
ornamental design, and on the top were |
twenty-five silver dollars surrounding |
an inscription in German, "Zum Silver
Hochzeit."
Among those who presented congrat-
ulations to Mr.. and Mrs Beetz We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagerstein, W. f. Mac
donald, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Hessler, Mr..
and Mrs. Arzberger, Mrs. George Stelzle,
Mrs Basserman Mr.. and Mrs. p. Bas-
serman, Mr.. and Mrs. Buchter, ex-Al-
derman George Bromley, Mr.. and Mrs
Hine, Mr.. and Mrs. Cousens of Brook
Ign, N. Y, c. Reilly, Mr.. Clark and Mr..
Talbot of Springfield, Mass, Charles
Oakley and Herman Hesser and Fred
erick Hessler.
In receiving and entertaining their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Beetz were most
ably assisted by their daughters, Mrs.
Frederick and Miss Emma and Miss
Mazda Beetz.
Among the guests was Amos Thomp-
son, who thirty years ago served with
Mr.. Beetz in the German navy and who
came from Tampa, Fla, to attend the
A pleasant event of the evening was
the presentation by Mrs. Beetz Of a sill
YER souvenir spoon to each of the wo-
men belonging to the Herring club, of
which Mrs. Beetz is a member.