, 1877-06-28
Harvard Takes the National Ex.
ecutive Under Its Wing,
And InfIfcts upon Him the Hon.
orary Degree Of LID.
The President VIII Return Via
Providence, r. L., To-
Morrow.
George William Curtis E1oquentlT In.
dorscs the NcH Ctsil.Serfice
Reforms.

HOsT0E+ June Xs.-EAtl{ tn1A morning InfKa
crowd Of people gathered in The vicinity Of this
State lIouAe TO rncss the departure Of the Prest.
dents party for 1fsrsArd College,
At8:3o the Lanecsa arrived, ready to perform
escort iHty.
AtD:o7 the leading barnnche, containing presi-
dent Itaycs and Guv. fsice. drove to the State-
ifousc. md the remainder Of the carriages quickly
followed. The Chief Magistrate, taking the tior-
eenor's arm. assembled the rteps amid prolonged
ehctrs, and went n once to tho Council Chamber.
After fhort stop, slAlta were m1co to tho Rep
rescntatiscs' Hail, tho Senate Chamber, snd tbs
library. Tho party then left the Capitol and took
carriages, md tho procession mosed through i.eA.
con. fremont Court, and Cambridge strcota 10
Cambridge, and thence to the college grounds In
the following order:
THE PROCESSION.
Chelsea brass band; National Lancers. IT. men:
hrst batouche containing President Iinyc#. Cor.
1tcc. and Gen. Cunningham; second barouelc,
containing ro.tmastcr- General Kcy, Secretary
sehurz, Col. Lymsn, and Col. ". Y.
'1ntehngs;ss = third barouchc. containing Attorney
General DcrcnF. Gen. Icntam. and Col. AtcxaE.
der; fourth basouc!c, conta!ntnR Webb Hayes,
Col. Parker, sn1 Col. Campbell; hfth barouclte,
containing Gen. Ktncsbury, Assistant snrscon-
0eneral Trcdwcll. and Cot. Stevens: sixth bar.
ouchc, containing tho lfuR. II. Il. Oltvcr, Mayor
of eatcm: LanceEs. police.
All Of tho rreadcnt's suite were present, with
tho exception Of Secretary Evn.ts who left boston
THU morning fur Now Haven. 10 attend The Com.
mcncemsnt 1t Yale College. Ut which lie IL grad.
uate,
TnK DECORATIONS
wcra general. and In many places elaborate. Tbs
procession, upon reaching Old Cambridge, passed
M tho square around tbs common, 10 the west
cute Of tho College yard, the escort satnting, tho
bands playing and tho chiIues In the neighbnrins
church pea1!ng national altr, which wrfG continued
viii hn thrnb bpt oF
tho studcnt4 and candidates 10, dc.rccs 10 Masra.
chu.etts Hail. where the cvrporatlo, faculty. ard
distinguished graduates Of the College were assca.
b1cd, the students meanwhile fasoftn: tho Pschi-
dent and Cabinet, especially Secretary sehutz, with
NJ. pss3". % . a.
After shoff interchange Of et't''tle.. pro.
the College, followed by mentors Of tho Cabinet,
and accompanied by fellows Of tho Corporation
passing around tho quadrangle I, Sanders
Theatre In Memorial! Hail. where tho Commence
ment exercises , :! . + took t@ place: lac. - ,.,.,
'o'o t'no before The di,t'nsa!'hsd company eonld
iu Charles pasep. u nd H.en Tnemas g:' syard
,rENontAl nA1t~
The procession marched directly to Memorial
nali, and Immediately cn.ered. The student,
fu Jte.n 1.St
mcsc o1a"n ny III H.'s & u! 'nu sol.uo. ana .no
Presidential party md other nembcts Of the pro.
cctsion passed through Into Sanders Theatre and
tuol nests npou tho pntform,
Aftrr nrnvcr thn ort]rr or c4rrriscs vaa lmm+al.
,,s,. a,pes.,,.5 ~ ,x,.h H. .,o.n -. .hn ars..
cIscs the President and family proceeded to the
.dcnce ut President Eliot where the time VIA
pleasantly passed uutil she tln'a of tho diuaer Of
tno "'u's'a'' -
-. p...tsa., IT, oATaEsiSa M :.sEta.. .n. eox
Plates wefe .prcad for l. 5on At tho sentrs tabls
eao ssa'ea Il. 81 a,ss sso
se!i Lowell. ard nenbers q the A;.aelatIon a. h!s
.tustse nissl1w. tieorkt laaerolt; .hs Historian
,,i2 s Me9s sss b h, "iss Fss S j g.
..,,.,, p,,., a. 4 noMEsTo. -,,,, r.. I'll, ~..
piep.isS y o.is. 1ani. Sat whIsh va r:ssi.,,i;
% the n,st President Of the United States. and
written to ueorsc Washington hy joseph Willard;
sss ", II oas'' ssafea 'sse ' tn' 'is
WHIT ssx a; ~ ~,
e Harvard ,aw sehoo' y h. youth nox g.
| tkHEu l&AtH VIVA 0HEAsG9 VI HNA"b !" kt"Ne ~
Alumni tnhlc, and l0 add permanent lgstro 10 tta
tablet Of scholarly Fenown: ptra!dcnt Eltot, IN H.
tiHg Language. tlen introduced President llAyes
PRESIDENT HAYES srEEcu.
Mr. IiaycA arose with apparent dlnsdpnce, stand-
Ing for ,sson'o. moment. eetors eotntnsnsIns 10
! speak, Tho Association favored him with nInu
,iEoruns '''ilahs, waved thcir handkrrchiefs. and
| In plany othur ways Expressed their enthusiasm
and Frsrect for htili ltc was evidently 1aboFing
under Intense cmo.'on. When ho haa obtained
proceed ho saIl snwlJ and with evident difficulty:
| "HHApuATEs or nansAHn: This lsyonF day. |
may not, NJ. ht not. to take np any part of YnaF
tnrc, II taxe my sent after aaJn9 In tho brefest
way what feel ID ,ny heart. farsure you that
have 4 .ury. sratrsa! apprrctat!un of thls hearty
greeting. ! know how I!ttfg 1t IL descsFth. GnA
Krant thet during tne Remainder ot tay te!m nsJ
| 70 solo ~ W an.ictMns W unseHo !" loca'e"
| !hK anu lonH. continued spFlaAse.I ,,,.
nftI sPeecnes We!o MAUI " nns. htee: Ne.Ise
| naslcfoIt: fo9tMastct.0eMeha! hc!, 5ceset@st
sehas1, rEot. Ln"ns., anu senator basaF4;
hnes sSins n3.u st@n9 H!"s =. ~ .S,, ~ ~
anu paHy wHnursw: nna Eesuamen NJ, ~ ~ no''o" '" ~
| Tnk hAhQuaf.
The banquet rendered president !!aJes ~ The
| maHlc!banty q hhaloR WIS sctfcA ~ tne htaHt.
wick llote thls evening y va tn q! respect, ~