The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-04
MARRIED SIXTY YEARS,
MARRIED LITE OF EY-LIEUTEN-
 ANT GOVERNOR

James L. Howard and Mrs. How
 nrd-Both Have Many New Haven
 Friends.
 Not many people have the pleasure
 of being congratulated on the siXtieth anniversary of their marriage, but such
 was the pleasant experience of Hon.
 James l.. Howard and Mrs. Anna Gill
 bert Howard June 1st. They were married in this city on June 1, SAP, and the ceremony was performed at the
 home of the bride, then No. 49 Church
 street. by Rev. J. S. Eaton, pastor of
 the old North Baptist church. Mrs,
 Howard was the daughter of Hon. Jo- seph B. Gilbert, prominent merchant of this city, who was state treasurer in 1S44-1S46. MT. and Mrs. Howard have since lived in this city and their home on Collins street with it's beautiful park is one of the most delightful places in this city of attractive homes. MT. and Mrs. Howard have three daughters liv
 ing, one of whom is the wife of Hon. Edward B. Bennett, postmaster of Hartford
 MT. Howard is one of the lead ing manufacturers of Hartford, thor oughly identified with it's development, and he has always taken a great inter- est in public affairs. He was lieuten- ant governor in 1SS7-S9 on the ticket with Governor Phineas c. Louns- bury, and in local affairs has served in the city government, as a member of the board of park commissioners, on the school board and as a member of the building committee which had over sight of the present high school build ing.
 Deacon Howard has been entrusted during his long and useful life with many responsibilities of a public or semi-publc character He has been one of the most prominent Baptists of the state for many years, a deacon of the First Baptist church, president of the Connecticut Baptist Convention, presi- dent of the Baptist Social Union, also of the board of trustees of the Connec- ticut Literary Institution at Sufie1d, of the American Baptist Publication So ciety, of the American, Baptist Home Mission Society, and for many years has been a trustee of Brown University, which conferred on him the honorary degree of A. M. He is the senior direct or of Travellers Insurance Company and enjoyed for many years the warm of the late President James G. Patterson MT. Howard was for over twenty years the president of the Hart ford City Gas Light Company and he is a member of the board of directors of many of Hartfords leading financial 
 MT. Howard was one of the members of the first board of park commission CTS of this city. He was a member of the board of aldermen and made the motion that the late Rev. Dr. Horace Bushnell be permitted to address the meeting on the subject of city parks Dr. Bushnell made his address, the re- suit of which was the conversion of a. section of swamp land into what is now Bushnell park the initial movement of the present chain of parks which now beautify the city. MT Howard was the chairman of the committee to which | the subject was referred and among others associated with him on the com mittee was the late Colonel James Rolter After viewing the plot of land 1 which Dr. Bushnell suggested should | be converted into park, MT Howard | and Colonel Bolter formed an alliance, offensive and defensive, for the carry ing out of the project.
 Al through his busy and honorable | life MT. Howard has enjoyed the re- | spect and esteem of his fellow citizens | and all will join in expressing the hope | that Mr. and Mrs. Howard may enjoy l many future anniversaries of their mar | riage.-Hartford Courant