The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-31

Rev. William H. Bawden, pastor Of
the Olivet Baptist church. has been
elected secretary by the New Haven
Federation of Churches. He succeeds
Rev. George L. Parker, formerly curate
at Trinity P. E. church. who has re-
moved from this city.
The infant department of the Church
OF the Redeemer will enjoy its annual
New Years party at the church par
lOrs on Thursday afternoon from three
until six o'clock. Miss Jennie NJ.
Beers will be in charge of the affair.
There will be short programme of
recitations and songs by the tots, after
which Christmas games will be played.
and then will come the distribution of
presents from the tree.
Professor G. w. G. Anderson and
DR.. Jay w. Seaver, directors of the
Yale gymnasium, are in New York city
to attend for three days the annual
sessions of the American association
Sy
are to be held in the rooms of the New
York Athletic club in that city. DR..
Anderson is member of the executive
committee and is the chairman of the
committee on nomenclature. Both Drs.
Seaver and Anderson will read papers
at the present session.
Seth Moseley, Jr., has returned from
fishing trip to Norfolk, the summer
home of the Moseleys. He fished for
piekerel through the ice and reports
great success.
During the Christmas holidays at
the campus Messrs. James E. DON
nelly and William E. Wiser, have been
ordered to continue their patrol of the
campus. Mr.. Donnelly has been given
the day beat and Mr.. Wiser is on duty
nights at present. Both these guard
ians Of the law are very valuable in
showing visitors around the campus as
we'll as in protecting the campus prop
erty.
Thomas H. Fulton and wife, 1872
Columbus avenue, celebrated the 18th
anniversary of their wedding in quiet
manner last evening at their home. A
few of their friends gathered there and
congratulated the old couple on their
good health and happiness and wished
them many happy returns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton are each about
80 years of age. They were married
by the late Rev. S. Dryden Phelps at
the residence of Willis M. Anthony, 10
Warren street. The only witnesses of
the wedding now alive are Tax Collec-
tor Francis G. Anthony and Captain
Daniel White of West Haven. Only
one child, Thomas H. Fulton, Jr., sur
wives the couple, but they have several
grand children. In his younger days
Mr.. Fulton took an active part in poll
tics. He was once commissioner Of
the board of public works.
The engagement of Attorney Henry
c. White, of the law firm of White,
Daggett & Tilson, to Miss Lucy S.
Schwab of New York, has just been
announced. Miss Schwab is a sister of
Professor j. c. Schwab Of Yale, and is
well known in society here. Mr.. White
is one of the best known and most
successful members of the New Haven
County bar He is the partner of Cor
poration Counsel Daggettt, and for
many years has been very active in
public affairs.
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Puffer of 695 Chap
ell street was celebrated Monday even
ing In the banquet rooms of the Church
of the Messiah. It was attended by
about 200 friends of the couple and af-
ter a very pleasant reception the entire
party sat down to banquet. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Puffer are we'll known in fra
ternal circles and their lodge friends,
who were present in force, were most
active in making the affair enjoyable.
Mr.. Puffer is member Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, Naomi Rebekah
lodge and in the order of the Eastern
Star. His wife is prominent in the
Daughters Of Rebekah, Woman's Re-
lief corps of Admiral Foote post, G. A.
r., and the order of the Eastern Star
The couple were married at Christ
church, Hartford, by Rev. c. r. Fisher
in 1852. During the evening there were
a number Of fine musical selections
rendered by the following guests: Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Puffer of Detroit, Mr..
and Mrs. S. Y. Clark of Meriden, Mr..
and Mrs Charles Puffer of Rochester
Among the guests at the feast were:
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. C. Hayden of Meriden,
Mrs. T. 3. Cotterell and Mrs. C. f.
Hawley of Westerly, R. l., Samuel P.
Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Bartlett,
William A. Puffer, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fl. Collett of this city. All of
the above are members of the family of
the aged couple. Mrs. George H. Col
lett is the granddaughter of the couple.
DR.. Paul Stetson of 273 Blake street
has, it is understood, decided to estab-
1ish a practice in Westville.
Miss Helen Sanmis of 2S9 Norton
street will give New Years party
on Thursday night in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Cole and Miss
Grace Freeman of New York. who are
the guests of the Sammis family.
Whist will be the diversion and the
party will watch the old year out and
the New Year in, according to an i'm
memorial custom Of the human race.
Wilbur H. Gaines of Waterbury has
been appointed superintendent of fac
tory Fl, International Silver company,
on Market street in Hartford, succeed
ing A. M Burritt of Waterbury, who
died few weeks ago. Before the
formation of the International Silver
company Mr.. Gaines was secretary Of