New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20
REUNION OF HARVARD GRADUATES.
TIE ANNUAL DINNER or THE NEw-yoRK ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
About q hundred of the Alumni OF Harvard

University sat down last evening to very elegant DAD
Qnet at DemoucOs the occasion being the anhua' GIN
OF the Auun Association OF ihis city severa IN
vlted guests present, among chem the Hon. WIN
NJ. Evarts. Peudent f lot OF Hlrvari sat Mt one emu
Of the board and Joseph H. Choatc President OF the As
ISOLATION at the other After ample Justice had been
done TO the tables President Eliot responded 10 the ns
toast OF the evening" Alma NJ iter" He referred 10
the great Influence Harvard graduates hah ATTAINED Us
an element In New-Yo.k fe well as elsewhere In the
land lie was warmly applaudei sy the many gr"ou
ates who had proted by his instructions IN pact years
The next toast to "American Literature was TO
sponded TO by the Hon. John Bigclow. Following th
Jndrs Holland replied TO the toast IN honor Of tho
Bencb and in his remarks cited The names Of many OF
the sons OF Harvard whO account al their prooun"
legal knowledge, have been elevated To blch Juoic'a'
pos,tons "The Medical Profession" was responded u
by Dr. John O. etone, and The Clergy by The l'ev' D
Bellows "City Politics" brought to his rect feter D.
olney, who made some interesting remarks concerning
the municipal situation aud nivCoated the admhisfa
tiop of government by educated men. "Tho Law
soboolo wac assigned to Prof. Thayer Other toasts
we're answered b. James II. Carer. II. d. s'uge"ivN
and DR.. s. Eton. Mr. Coward, tue Prosden' Oh ''o
Chicago Harvard Club. was present and spohe lol
Zones ne hr coege dys their love and
affection for their Alma Mater we're st1i strong. o,
The following ODE written for tle ocr,Slon ny onaS
H. Gage was theu sung to the air o. Far Harvard:
Pair H.rvsnJ thy thr fest vel n'gdt.
When gather iu honor 4 thee. ,,.
ant the flowers, 10 the Hhe hoNllB piitnt
Some TIVE Of thr boul'y see;
Brit these joy bringing gifts can hu' iaintJ reeah
How the son, ~ Toy lAryeS.e is 81,
For epis 10 ( pienie rs nail,
And forever thy tsbleg Ms splsd
These will stir; hike The drTs that aTe novni
Like the swift passing t1Jasht Of tanc,
The Gathered Au1 For Czne.h is ow1
In the gu ckfsiirg rOSa Of Jne
Rut We pOW q n Lat can never more u'I
BIZ mol was ble5s-I at It's birth
IT'S freD ship immortal that o ens GA 5ish
The petals closed eTth
Yseh riss. fn II upi Let the vine FOR our toast
Overt a
b,sts ed WI fts are loved most,
BV that mo;ber whose praises
"A thouyh year. bV unsteaded the hahd
hat va 6rn jlbilant DAYS
Yet tie strength fails when this toast DOH demand.
Fair mo%ler dnlk to thy praise
The Dinner Committee composed OF Josenh H.
Choate, L"muci Hayward. WIN. g. Chnate. n. Nj mt
romerv, Francis N. Weld, III. w. Poor T. NJ stevens.
Francis b rtlctt. and Aremas II. Holmcs. Among me
other we'll kno WI Alumni present were James l.. Good
ridge Nathaniel A. Prenis'. Clement Cleveland. Geo.
H. Adams Il. Frank BrOwnell. the R'y. Dr. Samuel O',
good. and +. A. Lane. College songs acre snne ana
college pranks recited until late hour. All pres
ent regard tho occasion as one OF to pleas
ATTEST in history OF tho Association. The next
monthly meeting Of the Club will be held on March 30