The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-03
GRA YES FAMILY REUNION.
At Hartford, September Il--PrOminent
 New Haven Representatives.

The annual reunion of the Graves family
 which is to be held In Hartford September
 Il, is going to be an interesting event. A
 large number of acceptances have been re-
 celved by the committee in that city. in | cluding Anna l.. Manning of Northampton,
 Mass; Joel D. Manning of Northampton,
 Estella l.. Graves of Northampton, Hollis
 M. Graves of Lee, Mass; Mrs. Orlando Ransom of Rockville, Mrs E. NJ. Graves of Hatfield, Mass; MT. and Mrs. Roswell Hup' bard of Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. Il. w.. Dlck- Phelps of Amherst, Lena Whitmore Foster
 of Merden, Helen Graves Whitmore of Meriden, Almra r. Graves of Meriden, M.
 P. q. Kingsley of Whately, Mass; Mrs. b,:
 A. Crafts of Whately, Mrs. $. o. Swift or
 West Brookfeld, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. F. Graves of Springfield, MT. and Mrs. T.
 Graves of Hatfield, Mrs. Sophia Dickinson Henry C. Graves of West Somerville, Mass. ]; Charles F. Graves of New Haven, MT and Mrs. A. II. Graves of Hatfield, Minnie Re. ba Graves of Hatfield, Mrs. J. |. Appley of Mass; Clara l.. c. Dickinson of Hatfield. Mrs. Dewitt s. smith of Lee, Mass; Helen Elizabeth Graves, Congress street, Hart ford; Mir. and Mrs. k. B. Graves and daugh,, Hartford, Arthur H. Graves of Hartford, Inglis Stuart of New York city. The local committee consists of Miles W. Graves Jua A. Graves and Edwin D. Graves.
 The reunion will be held at the Masonic temple, the exercises beginning at II a. m. The dinner will be served in the Temple hall. It will be the first reunion of tho family In Hartford.
 Thomas Graves, the founder of the Amer ican branch of the family, was one of the original land owners in Hartford. In 1G61 he removed to Hatfield, Mass, with his family, and died there in November. 1862. Miles Wells Graves of Hartford, who is at the head of the local committee, was the son of Seth Dickinson Graves, who died in Hartford July 13, 1873. He was married october 5, 1864, by the Rev. pr. Robert 1urnbull of the North Baptist church. to Ruth Putnam Wade, daughter of Benjamin C. Wade. He is leading business man in Hartford, being the treasurer of the State Savings bank and the manager, of ex- tensive real estate interests. He Is also the treasurer of the Connecticut grand quarian of acknowledged ability. Edwin Dwight Graves, who is also on the commit tee, Is native of Orono, Me, where. he was born October 5. 1865. He Is graduate of the University of Maine. and civil engin- ger by profession. He Is. the chief engin,. ger of tho, bridge commission and is one of the principal representatives of the Con necticut Civil Engineers and Surveyors association. He was the son of Perez Bell Parlin of North Anson, Me.
 Charles Emmett Graves of New Haven. the treasurer of Trinity college who Is widely known representative of the family. was born at Ira. yt.. December 10 1880. He is graduate of Trinity, where two of his sons have graduated within the past ten years Three of his sons, Edward But. trick, George Eeber and Walter Greenwood Graves graduated at Yale. The two who graduated at Trinity are Arthur Collins and Richard Stayner Graves. The sons of the founder of the American line of the family resided in Hartford and Wethersfeld. They went with him to Hatfield in 1861. The Rev. Dr. Henry c. Graves of West Somcr yille Mass, is the president of the assocl, atlon and will preside at the reunion. No effort will be omitted In making the gather. ing In Hartford one of memorable enjoy ment.