The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-23
THE CONGREGATION DINNER.
Speeches by General Meade and Ralph
Waldo Emerson and Poem
by DR.. 0. ". Holmes.
THE HARVARD ROLL OF HONOR.
Commandments of Colleges and Summaries
Throughout The Country,
Our Cambridge Correspondence.

DUR Cambridge CORES pomdencs.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass July 21-Evening.
To-day has been the creates, day Of Commencement
week at Harvard College, say the greatest day
the college, ever The officers of Harvard, many Of
her alumni all the undergraduates Governor Andrew,
General Meade, and large number of distinguished
personages both in civil and military life, have been
Cohmemoratng the great deeds of Harvards In the
war and Boosting little among themselves over bottled
older about the influence this famous college always
exercises for great good to humanity They have had
most splendid day for the celebration far regards
weather and there was generous turnout Of people
from the adjoining country to give spirit, something
more than scholastic weight, TO the celebration.
PREPARATIONS DECORATIONS
Tickets for the grand commemoratlon dinner have
been advertised than three weeks, and pre-
sumo preparations for buck as
the time mentioned. know the vast pavilion in the
rear Of s'Hais" Hall prominent feature of at
traction Commencement day The order of exercises for
the day comprised besides the dinner procession to
and from the First Congregaonais church to the pa
vion with music by Gilmore full band services and
an address in the church, and a FREQ interchange
of sentiment among Harvard of the past and
present In the dormitorie. and upon tho lawn.
Tho decorations of the prominent buildings in the col
lege yard tasteful and superb The fronts of old
Massachusetts and Harvard halls were fesooned with
the national colors and drp with the Stars and Stripes
"'''' "'.e n"s' VI 'o'osn 10
"ons nerm'ng'eo Win ours ana 'aoiet upon whicn
the inscription :-'Non lille yro caris Gsnicis Gut
,,atr;n fnit ,,eyire o s not AFRAID IN do IN, bis
Sesr friends or his cosntrvi ' On y the 0 reverse
Of this tablet, beneath which the procession
was TO pass, was:-"Nala dies tnqstam
OsS erins cpo NO day will ever take you Of
an age mindful Of you.) Turning to University Hail.
VA tfnrn mass of rod md m
he ave The ooora ooned about three Sides of
the Ghite rhIe bni,dng and the ntersces were Ged
sh Amsrcan aUs sve anu" 81 hsm ware 1,ened IN
trc,h cva- th,rS o,y inser,ton a" Soo,v.. rsn,oJ
Sp. Cst,, s 1891 ," 81 hi c ~ ,.hEo 49,
e rnttnms nj ,sxnlxi Whatever fhere il GOOD ness
mt ma happy NAV that be 10 Won and the
5renutIc Return to vour country and YOUR
Fhnwousofd uode Tho front ~ Tfnivcrcitv Hall
.wss hr,IIant The dinner naviIion in the
mar of Halle Hall was also Decorated with great
care sspsnsivSly and ase,uly Upon mourning
we're recorded the names oil Graduates of Har
ward VINO have lost their lives in the war This roll OF
horor WAC carefIIv stnd cd NV ali who enered the nav
ION Above ali waved the crcat cold gorv,, from the
Ibertv poIe in the park near the church.
1880 f THE raocNss,oy
ma rrocession was formed in front Of Gore Hal, at
ocock and nnder the enidance Of strong force
Of marshas in opera costume preceded BY Gillmores
maroh n nr NeweIl,s church After the chief
msrshaI and his aids came President Hin and
rovsrnor Ardrew each so totally dif.rant from
Shn other nhvscalIv that thew conId not kean
sten IN tho music: the oyernor,s staff consistinr
or Inc present schonler and two three other
dav COMMITTEES OF and next Major General
Meade and staff the observed OF all long line of army
aud naval odlcers graduates of Harvard and students
ma Alumni IN the order of classes formed the body
Ia tho splendid head have mentioned There were
r,obsbiy ono thousand gentlemen marching by twos
M % collage walks were not long enough III hermit OF
Ire oortere stretching into full view on any ono line
Man IN priyatos uniforms stepped proudly side by side
WITH man adorned with major Ieneras stars and
rhono tat rant and IIory dicpitv ware SINK for he
day In good old class fellowship Stars medals gold
lace foul anchors chevrons hospital steward badges
ahe Insignia Of every grade in military and naval life
moved slowly TO the church. mixed in Q manner vastly
A. variance with the instructions in regulations Cam
bridge chimes and Cimorcs splendid music pleasantly
asitsted the air and the crowd who Qazcd upon the
heyDes of Harvard
AT THE CHURCH.
nr Nawa,s church had been filling mn all tho morn
sur az the holders of special tickets FOR admission ar
rived so that when tho members Of tho procession en-
United however till there was not an inch Of standing
r,,om an the church The Governor President
S;,s the bodv Of The hons was Allied bv students and
sher friends An orchestra and an accompaniment of
sxty beautiful young women occupied the organ loft
and the side galleries appeared as solid mass of female
drnpery fans and persp ring faces Among the ceebri-
ees 70 be seen were Major Generals Meade Ayres Hayes
Barlow, Devins, Macy aud Bartlett, Admiral Davis
Brigadicr General Coggswcll and Colonel O. T. Morse,
late of Shermans army; Senator Sumner, Ralph Wal
do Emerson and many others Thero were representa-
fyes from all the armies and all the battle fields
The exercises in the church occupied nearly two
hours and were in accordance with the fol-
prOQrammc
g Almtpbty Fortress &c reading of selections
from tho Scriptures by Rev Dr. Walker; part Of re-
QUEEN by Cherubin; prayer by Rev Philip Brooks;
HYMN by Robert Lowell sung TO tOld Hundred by the
ongresaion After the ,noes Of this grand old tune
had died away Rev DR. Putnam arose and delivered the
memorial address-the feature Of the exercises He
smoke eloouently and poc,icaly for half an hour or
more having splendd tribute 10 the noble dead and
mia tbsi next year there woud be n memorial within
the college grounds TO comm moratc the names and
deeds of heroes We should meet TO inscrbe II,
ard there tboao na,nes should remain Till we became 80
desonerate that a would be shame TO point to them
The country was their grave and the continent their
memorial tablet After Gloria in Excelss the exercises
concluded with benedcton By Rev DR.. Peabody. The
ladies' slowly and gracefully emerged om the i'galaxy
gallery as the students term H. and repaired TO Har-
ward Hall where covers had been laid for about five
dred guests The tables ia Harvard Hall were occupied
exclusively by ladies' The "bcroes" and the students
communod together about the yard and In the rooms
half an hour I'M the scent of the Indian weed and the
aroma OF punch began permeate the classic shades
and hilarious sounds proceeded the sober old halls
Ali ,his while the Iadics we're refreshing them
selves subsequently the happy fair emerged from