New-York tribune., 1883-06-03
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ENTERTAINED ATD INNER BY THE ALUMNI Asso
or y. pIls nIrsIsrEss COLLEGE.

ENTERTAINED ATD INNER BY THE ALUMNI AsSO-
CITATION OF PACKHARD's BUSINESS COLLEGE.
A complimentary dinner In honor OF ,. D.
Packard was given at Delmonico's last night by the
Alumni Association OF Packard's Business College.
Besides the guest Of the evening there were severa
other invited guests prominent In the legal
medical and clerical professions and
special features the presence of ladies, invited not
merely to sit in a cloud OF smoke listening TO after
dinner speeches. but as guests enjoying the pleas
hearing OF their number respond to the toast
Women In Work" The absence OF the accustomed
cigars commented pleasantly by several speak
ers. While the menu was being served an orcheslra
rendered popular music The walls tastefuly nec-
Grated with the National coors. while portrait OF
Mr. Packard was hung near the table where he sat-
II. H. Bowman, president of the Alumni Association'
presided At his right Mr. Packard and at his lett
Chauncey M. Depew. The Rev DR.. Newman, the Rev.
Robert Coyer and Judge Noah Davis sat at the head OF
the other tables. Among the hundred guests, nearly
half of whom ladies' besides those menti0ned
Judge and Mrs. f. ]. Fithian, Judge aud Mrs. X B.
Cowing, the Rev. William Lloyd and Mrs Lloyd, Dr. and
Mrs. ]. W. Dowling, Mr.. and Mrs d. g. Croly. Mrs j.
r. Newman, n Dana Wells, Miss Fanny b. Clemmer
Allen Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gag
horn, T. G. and Miss Annie j. Dubois, DIR. and Mrs. L. D.
Metcalf, Dr. I. s. and Miss Emma Ring. DR. and Mrs. X
NJ streeter, DR.. c. l. Psrdee, Colonel T. w. Knox. Mr.
and Mrs. Morris 8. Wise Mr. and Mrs. j. L. n Hunt and
X. A. Brown.
Mr.. Bowman introduced for his first speaker the
president Of the institution. Of which many OF the
guests we're graduates, by "a who entered Held
which he found untitled and which in the last quarter
OF a century he has TILED aud he is justly entitled to
feel that his life has been success When the applause
which greeted Mr.. Packard had ceased his health was
pledged in glass of water, and he then gave PLEASANT
"reminiscences connected with the lives OF some OF the
pfnfa
he had in Chicago dozen years agowhen be was writing
OF letters from the West for THE TRIBUNE Mr
Depew." he said, given s0r his toast Ihe pOiics
OF the future because he knows nothing Of the politics
OF the present II he had he would now be one OF our
referring to the toast assigned to Mrs. Croly,
said tnat everything was better for having a
Newman spoke OF "twentysix years ago." when he was
preaching In Albany where Mr. Packard began his Com
address.
Judge Dayis in responding to the sentiment Honesty
business education whatever his future may becergy
man lawyer He praised Mr. Packard
school, adding 9 "i have no patience with the
individuals the college authorities who shut the
doors OF their institutions 10 the face OF young women
eager to obtain education, and then complain tnat
the ladies leading frivolous lives. For such men
common school, where my most successful competitor
boy, but girl, and am glad that among the
graduates OF this Institution there are so many
ladies' Itsa beautiful feature also this having ladies'
at dinner here There has ss Sss9 les: So,s oseS
TO respond TO the toast" tAppause 49,
''Tne Battle OF Life" the subject given MI
Coyer, and In his Characteristic and winning manner
he related incident from his life which occurred
twenty-siX years ago, when the college was Iounueu
lie said In part The ght Of the battle OF life Is great
story And | am reminded tonight OF the hard and
bitter struggle that had in 1857 1t was as you Know
the year OF the panic and fell out OF worK IN
October. | could do nothing at the anvil ana uiu
not until May We had such lot OF children ala not
know what should do 10 support them ana the gOod
mother and myse but the miller the landlord and the
grocer were kind TO u.s. Offering TO let us have what we
afed aayn gvyla " i
and broke stones fought the wolf from the door as
well could and got In debt as little as possible,
and l know no year more sweet
to me than that one" Long applause.I
When Mrs. Croly was introduced to reply TO omen
In WOrk" she began: Mr. President, gentlemen ana
ladies'" and her modesty heartily applauded. Mrs.
Croy said that glad that paid recognized work
was as good for women for men, and continued
There In work. but the curse OF ignorance.
WHAT oan We do with ignoI ant and stupid woman
lbe men have politics for stupid and Ignorant men
aughter but the only thing TO do with sucha woman as
nave named ner 70 man VINO adtnlres such
Accomplishments" In mentioning dinner given at
Demonlcos to NJ De Lesseps, when fifteen adies were
invited listen to the speeches. Mrs Croy said that the
room was so filed with tobacco smoke that she could
scarcely see and that the dld not stop smoking
the ladies' entered the roO Dut they exhlOiteu
the most neon prehensible egotism ever saw"
Mr. Depew In a semi-humOrouS vein, outlined the
political future when parties and leaders will be less in
1uental than now, when ladies snau nave part In
politics, and when politicians shall De more respected
than present Judge Fthan explained the Survival
of tue Flttest" and Dr. Downing responded TO Simia