New Britain herald., 1915-04-14

Miriam Lydia, the former of whom was married April 27 1899 to Rollin ColVert Bastress of Shamokin. Penn. who at one time was a civil engineer in the employ of the American Bridge company. MT. and Mrs. Bastress now reside in Brooklyn. Miriam Lydia Mildrum became the wife of A. w. A. Eden of BroWnstoWn, Jamaica, West Indies June 6, 1900, who also held 8 position as civil engineer with the American Bridge company. MT. and Mrs. Eden now live in East Orange. N. J.
 Besides these daughters and his wife, the deceased man leaves I brother, l.. W. Mldrum of Enst Der lin and five sisters. Mrs. A. A. North. Mrs. F.. w. Bowers and tn" Misses Hattie and Carrie MildrIm. all of East Berlin, and Mrs. Burns of West Cromwell.
 MT. Mildrum was member of the Berlin Congregational church and for d long time was a member of the standing committee of the church.
 New Pastor in East Berlin.
 The New York East Conference which has just closed it's sessions at Brooklyn, N. I., appointed Rev. W. $. Manship of Suflicld to tho pastor ate of the East Berlin Methodist church to supply the vacancy. caused by the retirement of Rev. l.. E. Gray. No notification has been received in East Berlin as yet.
 Rev. MT. Marship is a man slightly over middle-agc and is well known and popular in the Methodist min it,tI, hNi York East Conference. He is very learned man, having ph. D degree from Yale university. He had had charge of the congregations at Chcs hire and Middicticld Conn. Although il is, not certain, it is possible that he will occupy the pulpit of his new passionate next Sunday morning.
 The conGrC rC@ation of the kensing- ton Methodist church will bc pleased to learn of tho fact that their pas tor. Rev. Edwin M. Pickor, was re- app~intcd. He has been with them now for two years and generally liked. not alone in his congregation, but about the town in general
 No Delegate to Con, cntion. Owing tO the death of her brother in-laW. W. ". Mldrum, Mrs. F. ". Mildrur. who was elected delegate Ey the Emma Hart Willard chapter to the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American RcNolu- ton to be held at Washington, D. C.. next ,wcck, will be unable to at tend.
 Tho altcrnatCs Mrs. II. II. Damon aud Miss Esther tirisWOld are not able tr get away at this time either, so the iocaI- chapter will not be represented at tn" big conversion except ny Miss l ista Lincoln. tho page Accom- i.auicd by Mrs. Wilson of Hartford, delegate from tho chapter in that city, Mss Lincoln will leave for the na- tiunal capital Friday After the con- vention they will go to Lakewood N. J., the entire trip covering some ten or twelve days.
 Congregational Club ..icCts. Rev. Samuel A. Fiskc of Berlin. as president, presided at the annual meeting of the central Congregational cub which was held last evening in Middletown. Although the meeting vas poorly attended. it was very in- tcresting and the address given by Rev. Gaius Glen Atkins. D. D., of Providence. F.. l.. was splendid
 At the business meeting. w. H. squire of Meriden, was elected Rev. MT. Eiskes successor as president The other officers elected are as fol- lows: Vice presidents, G. w. C. Hill of New Britain, Judge Eugene E Culver, Middletown, and Rev. Herbert Macey of Newington; secretary, Henry A. smith of Meriden; treasurer.