The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-09
ALPHA DELTA PHI.

ANNUAL DINNER OF THE FRATERNITY AT THE
WESTMINSTER HoTgL-A BRILLIANT GATHER
ING-THE ToAsrs AND SPEECHES.
Charmingly delightful as always the reunions
of members of the Alpha Delta Phi Society the annual
dinner of the fraternity last evening ut the wesmn
ster Hotel in thenumber in attendance in the appetiz
ing meu in the brilliancy of the speeches. In appo
STIFFNESS of the toasts and songs and in the refined wit
giving to the feast thoroughly ambrosia flavor far
surpassed any of its predecessors The society which
organized in 1882. and has fifteen chapters
in all the leading colleges of the country had reppe-
sentatives from far and near. not only young gradu
ates but old graduates prominent in the professions.
in literature art diplomacy and State and national
councils.
About one hundred and twenty-five seated at
the tables and President Dwight, of the Columbia
Law school College, presided
THE ToAsrs
After the wants of the inner man had been sup
plied-a pleasing predatory programme. occupying
lectual feast. The first toast was "Our Fraternity
the Alpha Delta PHI
The mystic tie. whose power own,
Our oyni hearts shall e'er be true
To this President Dwight responded, the old and
favoritc song, Dear Alpha Delta Phi, in Greek.
first being sung His recital OF old college rcminis
cences was delightfully."- entertaining The final con-
cl,,sion OF his speech that Alpha Delta Phi
stands will stand the world.
DIR. +. ID. Hudson, Jr., next read most interesting
batch of letters from absent members Among these
letters those OF cx-Minster John Jay, George
W. Curtis. Governor Hubbard OF Connecticut: ex-
Governor Chamberlain, Of Maine President Eliot of
Harvard University; President Gilman. of Johns
Hopkins University; Samuel Eliot, ex-Prcsident of
Trinity College, Bishops Coke and Huntington. of
New York: Joseph H. Choate and Donald q. Mitchell.
score and more Of other letters left unread.
PLYMoUTH's PASTOR
The second regular toast was next announced
1.-TWO Ideals Of Our Fra.ernitythe Love of Learning
and the Love of Man. 10 this Rev. Henry Ward
Beccher responded. As the pastor Of Plymouth
Church he greeted with tumult Of ap.
plause. His speech entirely characteristic of the
man. The kind Of culture he approved was that hav-
ing for its background mankind True learning
the true development of the whole man. He was
down on that kind Of culture which was
SO fastidious. wanting in breadth and brawny
strength that il could not bear anything that
in ruffies, and silks and satns. He wanted culture
that could make feel that he master Of
everything except Of HIS Coda mastery that lifted
one above trials and sorrows and dsrksome clouds.
In conclusion he had only to say that, IL Alpha Delta
Phi made little men large and large men larger and
all men noble. then God bless Alpha Delta Phi
loud and prolonged applauseD
OTHER TUASTS AND RESPONDENTS.
The following were the succeeding regular toasts
and their respondents
''Our Absent Brethren"-Rev George T. Plat.
''Our Annual Dinncr''-R. II. Bowker.
'Our Alma Maters'-A. O. keasbey.
'.Our Alpha Delta Phi Sisters''-David w. Judd.
II was late when the company rose and sang the
farewell song and then separated convinced that this
was the most enjoyable Of all Alpha Delta Phis fes-
tivsl gatherings.