Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-11
ST MARGARET'S
AIumnae Entertained Yesterday
 By Miss Mary R. HIllard.


 of the alumnae and friends of the school were enter tained by Miss Mary R. Hillard, the principal of the institution. dur ing which the Rev Francis T. Rus sell, D. D., formerly principal Of St Mararet's and now of Grand Rap ids, Mich, was made the recipient or a purse of $2,000 to finish pay ments on the Memorial hall, the Rev John N. Lewis, Jr, rector or St Johns parish, making the presenta- tion speech, to which the Rev pr Russell suitably replied. The in- scription at the head of the list or signatures was as follows:
 ITO the Rev Francis T. Russell, D. D., upon his eightieth birthday. Dear MT Russell:
 We who are your friends and pupils and fellow citizens felicitate you upon your health and we'll be- ing and the honor that doth crown your days upon this, your eightiesh birthday. To the end that deed of remembrance may fittingly cele- brate so happy an event and typify the friendship and affection with which we hold you in our hearts, we beg you to accept in token of our high regard a final payment of $2,- 900 upon the hall built In loving honor of her whose blessed name IS ever in our hearts linked with your name, Mary Sigourney Russell.
 We are, dear Dr Russell, faith fully,
 Your loving friends"
 Dr Russell is now 80 and in the enjoyment of good health for man of that age. Behind his chair rest ed an ivy wreath marked as fol- lows:
 This shall be done unto the man they delight to honor." "-
 Letters of regret for inability to be present were read from Dr Sam uel Hart of Middletown, the Rt Rev Monsignor w. J. Slocum of this city, the Rt Rev Chauncey B. Brewster, bishop of the diocese of Connecti- cut; the Rev S. w. Seymour of Litchfield, and the Rev F. W. Harri- man of Windsor. Telegrams of con graduation were read from the Rev R. w. Micou, former rector of Trim ity church, now professor in the Alexandria (Va) Theological semin- ary. and Bishop Gillespie of western Michigan.
 The Rev John N. Lewis, Jr, act ed as toastmaster. The guests in- cluded Dr Russell, Mrs J. H. Watson of New York city, Frederick J. Kingsbury, Miss Leila Livingston Morse of Rochester, N. Y., the Rev Frederick F. Chapin, Mrs Huntley Russell of Grand Rapids, Mich, the Rev John N. Lewis, Jr, Huntley Russell of Grand Rapids, Mich. Miss Hilliard, the Rev J. H. Watson of New York city. Miss Edith Kings bury, Gordon Russell, Mrs John N. Lewis. Jr. the Rev Joseph Anderson. D. D., and Mrs Irving H. Chase, Miss Edith Benham, Rev and Mrs Frederick D. Buckley, Miss Sylvia Buckley, Miss Frances Barber, Miss Ethel Bland. Miss Mary Barlow, Mir and Mrs John L. Bonn, Mir and Mrs George E. Boyd, Mrs c. s. Bull,
 
 Robert K. Brown, Miss Mabel Ben ham, the Misses Chambers, Mir and Mrs Irving H. Chase, Mrs Castle, Miss Merriman, Mir and Mrs c. A. Driggs, the Misses Driggs, Miss Nell lie J. Downs, Mrs Clayton M. De- Mott, Dr and Mrs E. w. Good enough, Miss Heath, Mir and Mrs Lewis Hart, Mir Garth, Miss Hayden, Miss Harder. Miss Hamilton. MT and Mrs A., R. Kimball, Mrs I. P. Kel- logg, F. J. Kingsbury, the Misses Kingsbury, Mrs Lane, Miss Law ton, Miss Minneman, Miss Meigs, Mrs Otis Northrop, Mir and Mrs c. B. Peck, Mrs F. N. Perry. Mrs Charles Perry, Miss Anna Pierpont. Miss Anna Platt, Miss Lillian Pier pont, Mir and Mrs Herbert l.. Row. land, Miss Nella B. Smith, Miss Lucy Smith. Miss Simons, Dr and Mrs Henry c. Anderson, Misses Sic. bert, Mir and Mrs J. K. Smith. Miss Agnes Tennant. Mrs Hugh l.. Thompson, the Misses Townsend. Mrs J. H. Woodward, Mrs Roger Wotkins, Miss Margare. l.. White, Mrs Ray E. Munger. Miss Wood, Mir and Mrs H. l.. Wade. Rev and Mrs John N. Lewis, Jr, Dr and Mrs Charles A. Dinsmore. Mrs Woodruff, the Misses Woodruff. Gordon Rus sell. Miss Hill. Robert Hill. Mrs A. A. Crane and Miss North, all of Wa. terbury: Miss Mary P Burchfield, Mrs Ruth Hart Butler, Mrs Annah H. P. Cook, Hartford: Miss Grace Clark. Bridge port: Miss Lucia Cotter, Derby: Mrs [. H. Crofut, Danbury: Miss Adah Nj. Eggleston. Seymour: Mrs Leoni- ias Gray, Milford: Mrs James H. Ansonia; Mrs Edwin B. Gager, Derby: Miss Nellie Hemin- way. water'own: Miss Clara G. Hall. Mrs Philip Knapp, South Norwalk; Mrs NJ. T. H. Klimpke. Watertown. Mrs Noble, New Milford: Miss Alice T. Knight, New York: Mrs Lee. New Milford; Mrs Juliette Peck Linsley. Torring- ton: Mrs Timothy ]. Lee. New Mill ford; Mrs !. w. Long. Naugatuck: Miss Annie NJ. Mills. NauEatuck: Miss Theodate Pope. Pennington: Mrs Tracy W. North. Mrs William Short Hills. \. J.: Miss Helena Sherman. Middle;ovn: Mrs Q. A. Saub. New Milford: Mrs VI. \. Steele. New Haven: Mrs Medora Platt Seovill. New Haven: Mrs C. s. rreadvay and Miss Treadway. Bris- iol: Miss Olive Futile. Naugatuck: Rev Joseph Anderson. ID. D.. Wood mont: Rev Herbert Mitchell. Port 1 and: Miss Harriet Smith. Concord, \. H.: Mrs Ambrose Upson. Con- .ord. N. H.: Mrs Boltwood. Grand ]