New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
H0yORIyG FREDERICK Il. HEDGE.
DINNER AT WHICH DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

. DINNER Al WHICH DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
PRESIDED.
POsToN, Dec. - (SpCciaD.-A complimentary
bapouct Was given this evening at the Parker House to
the venerable Frederick Henry Hedge, who for about
twelve years professor OF the German language ana
literature At Harvard College, and only resigned that
po,i.ion about year The banquet was a private
eui exclusive affair." less than thirty gentlemen beng
present Professor Hedges friends are so numerous
that no ordinary banquet hall would accommodate them
had general invitation been extended hence the num-
Der was limited to his most intimate personal friends
II was rare gathering OF men dis
upcuishcd in the world Of letters re-
nor, OF all that was said would DO literary feast
indeed bat the reporters excluded so That here
might be feeling OF restraint IN the spontaneous , GA
preston Of those iratcrna kindly sentiments PIompcH
D3 Wv - md ~ bauouct Today was in rcccGui
OF Harvard College fJiSHis father was also LOT many
years identified with tAc institution For hall century
Scr his graduation IN 1892 TIL his death IN 1871 he was
connected with the college tutor and as professor OF
logic Professor Hedge enjoyed the opportunity;
several years Europe whittier In he accQmpomeS1
the now Industrious historian. George bahcIoi'.
Professor Hedge studied at gymnaSia IN imam NAN,
over aud saxony, there gaming lhut nii .yavo
knowledge OF the German language whl3n eFahNo
him an early elnineUce among American scholars VINO
that early period gave little attention 10 nnc & m
1923. and entering college with an advanced sanuiTS,
then entered the Unitarian ministry and nrst preached
in Cambridge in 1929. He was afterward se't.en in
pointed professor ecclesiastical history at HARVARD
and at the time became Editor OF me chh$-
pastorato IN Brooklne and Withdrew from the ministry
having been made the professor Of the German augSe
and literature. Among his literary works Professor
Hedge has published "a widely known y0iuhe; INC
of the chief authors. His later works consist OF heh
son in Religion -; "Ihc Prmeval World OF Hebrew
Tradition and the Ways OF the spirit voluhe OF
philosophical on history and religion Asa Ter
man scholar. he is one of The foremost III Amerca ms
do weigh heavily upon MIN, ana he might
readily pass for much younger man ms
his seventy-eighth birthday. he delivered without
notes and repeated word for word, with all the energy
oi engaged eXempore speaking adiscourSe winch
made thirteen pages of closely printed matter IN ne
Atlantic Monthly IL would De ulHc"V tOi"''Oh 'H'9
The genial Autocrst OF the Breakfast Table" DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes. whose eyes nave loa Ii'ue oi
the merry twlnke which suggest the very soul OF gen
1ality. presided at the banquet; As ne
longest.t friend of DR.. Hedge and presided as Jew
preside a gathering Including tne most en-
Dr. Hedge, taken when he was thittE years OF aEc anu
the property of the Rev. William X. AIGer, was
placed at one end OF the dining nail WhIo az ts az ~
end portrait taken recently, the property VI W. l.
Kcnuard. Both decorated with garland:
Holmes made "a brief address closing WIN an GA-
Ousite pueln written for the occasion Inc Kew III
that were the admiration OF Inc coiHp44nS' TT
were made by letters read from James kRsSeH 9Weu
The Rev James Freeman Clarke tie Rev Ldward Ever,
Ell Hale the Rev Or. X. Lathr0p Judge f. lockwoo
William f. Alscr, OF Boston; Henry Ice,
cs0. Poems were also read by G.. T. Cranch
beautiful bronze statue Of "Ihe Flying Mercury OF
John OF Bologna was presented 10 DE- Hr"te' whose
response peculiarly fcclious William H. Aver W"s
largely instrumental! ia EeIt ng ny lc
Pres Eliot. Harvard was prevented from o'Inh
oresent by the death of a member OF he family