New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-15
ceremony the guests about 100 in NUMBER sat down to
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HAMILTON ALUMNI At DINNER.

The alumni Of Hamilton College held their an
NAL reunion and dinner at the Union Square Hotel
last evening. Hearty greetings were exchanged as
old friends met in the parlor and the time was
pissed In pleasant conversation until dinner was
announced about o'clock. The tables were deco
rated with handsome pieces OF confectionery and In
front Of the president, the hev. !Dr. Henry Ken
dali, WAS q silver ship laden with fruit. Among
those present was John J. Knox, Controller Of
the Currency; II. G; Burchard. Director of the
Mint; Assistant Postmaster General Elmer. ex-
Governor q. e.. Walker, the Rev. DR.. W. A. Bart
lett, Professor Theodore w. Dwight. Judge Charles
A. Truax. tho Rev.. DR.. e. Z. Knox Q; 5. Lowe,
Colonel -EmmOns Clark the Rev. DE-. n. W. Goert-
ner Professor chester Huntington, DR.: a. N. Brock
IIOlsier' George 9; Hastings, lrolsssOl p; =.
GSSsr To%ge D. kGSs aa B. > '
Eckerson, Z. G. Love, James s. Baker. j. +. Per
kn, p Ph W. FIFTH b4, II b BsnSSIs
and g. NJ. Dillon G. W. Davenport, +. A. Rock
we'll. George NJ. Diven,jD d. t. Rogers and Q. @.
Buckley.
The menu was elaborate and the dinner was
well-served. When near the close q committee NOM
mated officers for the ensuing year ana they were
unanimously elected. They we're Thomas Allen
Gideon w. Davenport. As. and Gilbert c. Walker.
81, vice -presidents DR.. A. n. Brockway. 57. cor
responding secretary; Josiah A. Hyland rs, re-
cording secretary and James S. Baker, '57. treas
urer.
President Kendall raped for order and a let
ter from President Darling was read. Professor
Dwight then spoke of the early days Of Hamilton
College,, when he was student and afterward IA
tutor He said he not like some old ladies'
ashamed to tell his age. He tutor forty ears
ago. Tutors were fast becoming an institution OF
the past. But no man could have a proper appre-
citation OF the relations OF college days unless he
had been teacher. he tutor stood between the
that he liked the fraternity of such colleges as
Hamilton. ThoIe friendships were formed so dear
that they could never be broken or forgotten He
spoke OF the loving friendships III All Souls Col
lege, Oxford, England. wnere he attended
dinner and where passing the loving
cup" was made an important ceremony.
Comptroller Knox made speech deprecatlng the
old conservative methods and urging progress; lie
said that the friends of Hamilton College must bring
the institution forward to the front rank Of progress
siye colleges, if they wished to be sustained by
endowments. He spoke of airiend whom he con
graduated having given 81, 900 900 to the Balt-
more public library, and who answered hat IT was
III his life. The city of Baltimore had agree ed
to pay six per cent on this sum, rot
for year, nor hundred, years, but forever. Tn
less Hamilton College advanced out of its present
" old fog, ism" Controller Knox said that he should
not send his three BOYS there.
General Elmer said that he won no prizes at
Hamilton, and took home no gllt-edged books Tor
good behavior lie believed with mo philosopher
that he was benefactor of mankind who made
two spears OF grass grow where there was only one
before Referring to the reducti of postage from
nree to two cents he said: If you have statues
or instance of Hard Money Knox and yOus
that of two cent Elmer On June 80 the post Of
flee had 81 900. 900 to spare. the 30th of next
June it will have $5,0O0000. The reduction
in postage can be made practical. The railway
mail service is nearly perfect and of the best
examples of the carrying out of the principles of
civil service. Not only must the employees be a
certain fixed standard. when they begin service,
but they must keep there. Everything wol Ks
so smoothly the machinery is hard y
noticed, but let there be break
and the public suffers and compa rs
at once. As to the Star Routes, the less said the
better. Latin has been quoted. If | were to pro-
pose a motto would say: Per aspera ad astrI ,;
the Star Routes are a hard road to travel"
After the applause and laughter following this
sally had subsided, there other speeches on
subjects of special interest to the Alumni The re-
UNION was kept up until late hour.