New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
ALPHA DELTA PHI.
THE FRATERNITY DNNER.
AN UNUSUALLY LARGE GATHERING AT belmont

ADDRESSES BY JOHN JAY, GEORGE WILLIAM
CURTIS, JOSEPH II. CHoATE AID OTHERS
The dinner in connection with the semi
anniversary Of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity
eaten at Delmonlco's last night. II was attended
by about 26O gentlemen, part Of the number
being obliged 10 avail themselves of seats
III what. for the occasion, was called the
Overflow room. At the closing business
meeting of the fraternity in the afternoon, John
Jay. Columbia '36, was reelected president; John
A. De Remer Union 81. elected secretary, and
Thomas L. Mead. Cornell 70, was reelected re-
corder The next annual meeting will be held at
Cleveland The demand for tickets for the dinner
last night considerably exceeded the number
of seats which it was possible to fur
nish. The walls of the large dining
room were hung with the banners of the
active chapters of the society while ar the back Of
the president was large banner inscribed with the
name of the organization and bearing its emblerEs.
the star and crescent.
At the right of President Jay sat Joseph II.
Choate and at his left George William Curtis The
other seats al the presidents table, which was on
dais facing the five long tables that filed
the large hall. were occupied by f. II. Ammidown,
A. F. Libby. Judge G. NJ. IngersOu JUICE A. c.
Coke. AlgernOn ;. Sullivan, A. q. Keasby, United
states Dlstrct-A ttorney, OF Newark, Clarence a.
Seward, John \. Whiting, Chiei-Jusiice c. s. Brad
10y Of Rhode Island, 7. L. StetsOn. Professor NJ. +.
Gates, president-elect Of Rutgers College E. p.
Browne the Rev. = DR.. H, N Day, the
Beard, Profess + }. MacMulen. and Professor D. r.
Jacques. Among the other gentlemen present were
w. r Rndd of Albany, Colonel sPragqe, Professor
w. b. Rankine. the Rev G. c,
F. B Gso e judd PoFFt rasd r. weIPoF
the College of the City Of New-YOrk. Professor J.
w. Mason r. h. Hamn and the Rev G. L. Platt
The dinner not finished until 1890 when Pres
ident Jay raped for order tie congratulated the
members OF the fraternity on the agreeable uspices
under which their three-days session was being
brought 10 close. AT the symposium in the Acad-
envy OF Music they had made "A better appearance
than ever before, and the impression produced had
been correspondIngly good. Speaking of the
blems OF Alpha Delta PHI. he said
The crescent has'heen koned the gentle fight which
Mamines tie pebbly path Of memory" As regards
the significance Of the STAR there Is much greater di
versy or opinion. 10 has been likened Queen
OF Heaven with all her vrgn stars about her" Others
and perhaps time IL will guide the politics as well;
sun others have kened IL to the star which years
Bishop Berkeley on its westward way-the star OF
Empire.
Mr.. Jay then introduced Joseph II. Choate as the
master OF ceremonies and presulng ofncer OF the
evening, whose voice never fails to sparkle with
wit and ripple with humOr." Mr. ChOate spoke
substantially a. follows:
BROTHERS OF THE ALPHA DELTA PHI: am delighted
venerable president come squarey out the
platform Of ducltlOn. can give nterprea-
onto his references TO the crescent with all her virgin
stars about her." As only all zine together in fy
Years Gun gathering should be a genuine ove-least
have forgotten, In the lapse Or time the details to the
requirements for membership the initia-
idea to the reporters present I should say that
inc three essentials membership this society are
ful stomach Your hearts all in the right placebe-
cause you all here anu your heads FULL know
cause you sat three mortal hours IN the Academy OF
M their hna wsdS@ from he g sh ea
iogue tnat was. The third quality | know
you have, because have seen your countcnances ex
pand with your Wristbands. I should have relt
houored IL 4 different reason had been assigned for my
being called on TO preside tO-nght-whch was because
am Of the few men who were at the twenty-dfth
anniversary dinner AM, ana have have come down from
form mud the others who were with me then and find
president, and sqlyan-Tho didn't then part his
hair IN the middle-and Curds, who had
then found out that speech was silver,
Of the survival Of the test As to the se Of the
society can only make few general observations;
The two great objects are dissatisfaction ana mutual
admiration. ! wish Father Eells could LOOK
down from the sunny world on this congregation He
Alpha PHI better than cycle Of any other
ganizatiop dare no say al feel but now 6enished
ence You heard ali about 1t at the Academy
the other night There was no literature before
coincidence or time, but we know better.
In conclusion, Mr. Choate showed to the salts
faction of those present that all progress and
civilization tor the last half century were
directly traceabe to Alpha Delta PHI. He
was frequently interrupted by laughter and APP
plause. " The Memory OF Samuel Eeus' re-
sponded to by John n. Whiting, of Geneva Chapter.
the toast being drunk III silence standing letter
of regret was read from Bishop Arthur Cleveland |
Coke, of Buffalo. The Past Of Alpha Delta PHI
was the next toast; and the response |
was made by Algernon $. Sullivan. |
1.-The Future Of Al pha Delta Phi" was responded |
TO by the Rev Percy Browne George William |
Curtis responded to the toast OF The Press" MI |
Choate, In introducing, him, said it would |
nav any undergraduate to walk TO |
kew-YOrk to hear the speaker. Mr. Curtis !
SAID that when small boy at a small school, seek
ing TO emulate the example of larger fellows, he |
aud his mates organized fourletter Greek society.
its English equivalent being The Great Slam
Bang The initiation consisted of turning |
around three times bllndfOlded and |
reaching for glass OF water, |
and their debauchery consisted of eating mOlasses |
gingerbread at the awful hour Of midnight. His |
LOYALTY 10 that society did not interfere with his |
LOYALTY TO his school, and the loyalty of Alpha |
Dells did not interfere with their even greater 10y
alty to Alma Mater. Indeed, the loyalty of |
a student should be first to his society, then to |
his class then 10 his college, and above all TO the
great fraternity of educated men.
Other responses were made by Everett Z. Wheeler |
and Francis Lynce Stetson. The speeches iu- |
terspersed aud enlivened by society songs, sung |
stiIy and with exhilarating effect.