The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-29
TRINITY COLLEGE.

The New York Alumni Association REUNION
Dinner mt the Aston HOuse-A Brilliant
Gathering and Brilliant Toasts and Brilliant
Speeches.
growing as well as most pleasant feature Of
modern educational progress is the formation in
city Of alumni associations made up OF resident
graduates Of our leading colleges. The sons
Of old Yale, Harvard, Williams, Amherst
and various other colleges, who nave Sc
lected New York as the scene OF their
life battles and strivings for the emOluments OF
trade or more splendid rewards OF professional dis
tinction have from time to time but all within a
few years. formed these associations; and now the
last to initiate the wise and most benefcent exam
pie thus set them are the graduates Of Trinity Col
lege Hartford Conn., residing in this city. This last
association in further imitation Of the examples set
them, had dinner last evening at the Aston House,
when, over the best OF vards and choicest OF Wines
served In Mr. StetsOns best style, they renewed the
hall0wed memories Of old college days. Previous
to the dinner there was business meeting. At this
meeting the only business or importance transacted
was the election OF officers, which resulted as fol-
lows
President-Hon. william f. Curtis, LID, class Of
1843.
vice Prestdenss-Irving Paris class Of 1885, Rev.
Nathaniel F. Cornwall, class Of 1881; Charles I'll.
Smith. class of 1885, Rev. A. B. Beach, D. d., class
Of 184l.
7yeGsuver-Rev Thomas Galaudet, class OF 1912.
Secretdry-Robert Hobart Smith, class OF 1869.
Executive COnsnlittee-Rev. George Jarvis Geer.
class OF 1912; Rev. Charles Frederick Hoffman, class
OF 1851; John r. Mines, class Of 1854; Rev. =. G.
Boles class OF 1855; Metiah B. Green, class or 1865
At tie dinner there were about ffty seated.
Among the prominent guests not graduates or the
College were REV. DR.. Chaplin, Judge Larremore and
Mr.. Gordon n Burnham. who, as VIII be remem..
bered recently presented to the college statue Of
Bishop Browneli, the founder Of the College. Most
Jackson, President q the College; Rev. Dr.
DR.. Gallaudet. and Messrs. Q. A. Smitn Irving
Paris and NJ B. Green shining lights Of the legal pro-
fession. After the cloth had been removed Dr. CUR
IT'S the president Of the association made the open
ing speech being brilliant and ovcrrunning with hui
NOR and pleasant memories OF their College lie.
to the first regular toast-"Trnity College,"
He traced the history Of the College from its
foundation forty-three yearssago: was nos as Gd
claimed, made its influence felt and known every
where. Its sons fought and did noble service In the
last war, they filed pupits all over the land and
they gave rich adornment to the medical and legal
professions. He closed with euloRizlng the College
under It's present ana t uaa
the formation OF the association.
Rev. DR.. BEACH responded to the next toast-"The
Professional He made an exceedingly humorous
speech. descantin9 at pleasing, perspicuous ran
dom on Latin, Greek and comic sections, and con-
Guiding with the emphatic avowal that for the edu-
cation of young men for all professions, from the
Jack O. Lantern adept to any OF the learned profes.
siohs Trinity College was emphatlcally the college,
"Our Business Graduates found lifting and
brilliant respondent In Mr. w. @. Davies, as likewise
did "The Army and the Navy in Colonel b. d.
Morgan.
Captain HOWELL, OF the Associated Press, re-
sponded to 1.-THE Press.r He said that 1t matters
not what dizzy heights Of glory intellect may attain,
its possessor is ever found to rank himself among the
paladdlns OF the press who would exchange the
garland that encirced fhe prov OF MIN
who but the other day certified out upon
the dark and unknown sea, that flows
round all the world" for royal crown or princely
dladems The name Of BOZ" will shine Respondent
when that OF kings shall have passed away into OBJ
livion. And Dickens was representative OF that
nobility that to-day stands at the head OF the profess
sions; yet who would say That he wasbnot stronger
than monarch. priest or potentate-pre- emlnently
the schoomaster OF the age.
"Our Guests" found as its respondent Rev. DR..
CHAPLIN. The speech was in his happiest VEN, beng
both brilliant. sharp and sparkling
More regular toass followed, and then came vol.
unary toasts, to each Of which followed pertinen,
speeches. II was late when the company rose, but
to all 1t was most enjoyable evenings genuine
feast n reasOn and nOM Of sOulO