New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-08

afraid
coed But promise you that II get good forum and
good audience like this will short speech even III
run 1t into the mud. tAppause.l
POINTS OF DIR. TWICHELL'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Evarts was followed by the Rev. DR.. Twichell
of Hartford, who replied to the sentiment "The
Clergy in the Corporation Of the College"
He began by saying that he had to confess he rose
with great trepidation to respond to a toast in the
presence of a class of men whom he had always re-
garded as his natural enemy--the New-York section
of young Yale. However, they were good looking
set of young men, and at any rate, he had the sat.
isfacton OF knowing that whereas during the past
% ae9 th as had hs R SeSn have agony %
now come to be the, turn. Of his hearers 70
corporation, for whom he had to speak, he
had TO say that they wero all devoted 70
their duties, although perhaps their talents talents
character. This reminded him of a remark made to
him while serving as chaplain in the Army Army
officers about whom some derogatOry stories had
been circulated. 1t is all nonsense SIR, said the
General their morals are as good as yours OF
Mr.. Twlchell closed by on eloquent tribute to the
high record achieved by Yale men IN all the cities
of the Union-as examples of Christian manhood.
DIR. MCOSH AND Mr.. PHELPS HEARD FROM.
The next speaker was President Anderson. of the
University Club. He was introduced as being
liberal education. Before Mr.. Depew called upon
the presidents of the Harvard and Princeton local
Alumni Associations to speak in behalf of their re-
spective colleges he read the following letter from
President McCosh:
COLLEGE OF NEwJERsEY, I
PRINCETON, N j., Dec. g. 1888.
DEAR SIR: have delayed answering your Kind note
in the hope OF being able TO accept Of the Invitation to
obliged to give up this hope. have work here to at
tend to on the evening December paid visit to Yale
lately and had very pleasant intercourse with the teach
ers who are very able and excellent set OF men Yours
ever, JAMES MCCosH
Chauncey NJ Depew, esq
"No man, said Dir. Depew, after reading the
letter, :" need wonder now after hearing such a
letter, how Princeton succeeded in acquiring an en-
dowment of SO, 00O, 900. will now introduce Mr.
Beaman, the president of the Harvard Club" The
representative Of Yales chief rival was generously
received, and greeted with the Yale cheer. Mr.
Beaman was followed by President Alexander of
the Princeton Club, who was also cheered. Yale
in the Law" was responded to by ex-Judge How
land.
William Walter Phelps had been expected to
reply to yale in Politics." He unable, how
ever. to leave Washington, and sent the following
telegram:
I give it up and cannot answer odstn like Colonel
my failure helps the meeting but hurts you lpty you
Yale are greedy for-thc chance to speak The only
exceptions are Evarts, Depew, Maeyeagh and
them. Best wishes for success Of the evening.
LIVELY SALLIES BY MIR. BROMLEY.
ave cannot close without the benediction," said
Mr.. Depew after reading the telegram
land l will call upon Isaac H. Brom-
ley, of the famous class of '53 to tell us
what that class has been doing this year, and then
ask him to pronounce the bonediction." MIR. Brom-
ley arose amid round of applause and In slow,
measured tones recounted some of the victories
recently achieved by members Of his
class One of them had been elected
to Congress in Connecticut; another had pushed
to adoption the new time standard, while third
had been called upon TO cable to The TRIBUNE, at
the wish of the Prince of Wales, his opinion of
Mary Anderson appearance on the London stage.
The speech of Mr.. Bromley was as follows:
When moment or two ago Mr.. Brayton Ives Informed
it somewhat in the nature thought OF adding In
suit to injury. For am In receipt OF occasional commit
ncations from BaytOn Ives rs treasurer OF the UnNer
sity Club in which he informs me that don't respond
Immediately, something dreadful Will DO done with me
no. with something of that manner and something too
of the manner in which he Is in the habit presume or
has fallen UNEXPECTEDLY three points; you will please
send your check for $4,000 for margin" uaughterl
The length to which enyious man Will go Is source
of constant surprise suppose know the motive
that inspired Chauncey Depew to call me up At this time
10 nrcnaFe all of INV anecdotes and all of my oratory
called upon my only rival IN public speaking appause)
the close OF entertainment and set him before me
to display his utter absence of thought and speechl
But would not do it, gentlemen. (Appause.) Not but
what have several good neutrality-suspicious. that have
made upon several occasions IN response 10 sentiment
you may have heard Ofthe Press-and those speeches.
having been made at hour OF the evening when decent
people have home and those who remained were
pretty much drunk they were not remembered ut all,
and so could be easily repeated without being reGog-
nzed. daughter They have a boxfu OF them NJ TIE
TRIBUNE office, and men who are sent on on occasions
like this draw required, and have been waiting 10
hear Mr. Whelaw Reid make one OF them nut Us nc mas
been called away am at liberty to use any one oil tuem
please. embarrassed, however, at the richness
Of the feast that think will not make any laughter)
Mr.. DepeW requires me to rece some OF the achleYe-
gin to do that only that during the past year we
have done very little In the way o. 9e IN the way
OF scoOpng in the Offices within the gift OF the Anerl-
people, we have picked up In Connecticut meuDer
but great triumph to the class. might say also that
upon recent occasion, the Prince OF wales
desiring to communicate to the American people
the fact that he pleased with an American actress,
53 in the house. There one fortunately near-tleIe
always is-and accordingly learned through Mr.
Smaey that the American actress was entirely satslae
tory. Another achievement of the class or % was
the turning back OF the hour upon tho dlal
plate of Time-the work of Professor
Charles f. Dowd, OF Saratoga do not know what ne Is
college and he IN very much In earnest about
that. Ono member of the class has given the cOueSe
sum OF money to build laboratory, anu l
have been thinking very seriously OF GCne SS Snen
somewhat worried to know precisely what
kind OF thing eDdow. If am to do anything OF that
kind want TO endOw department IN which specially
excelcd when at college. have Thought that mat
ter with great deal of seriousness, and have DC
olded TO endOw a dOrmiOry. Loud laughter thlnk
any undergraduate would sleep better In dorlntOty
bearing my NAME and II he had paper given nm VIII
OF my editorials, he would go to sleep anyhow
[Laughter.l
The evening closed with the singing OF Gaude-
anus aud other college songs.