The Portland daily press., 1886-11-06
HARVARD o's CELEBRATION.
The Ceremonies Begun-The Prepa.
ratIons for the Presidents Visit.

BOSTON, Nov. 5.-The celebration in COM
memoration of the foundation of Harvard
College began at noon today, the days exer-
cises being confined to a meeting OF the Har-
ward Law School.
A business session was held at II o'clock.
At its conclusion procession of the men,
bers of the association and invited guests
marched to Sanders Theatre where Oliver
Grafton. After literary exercises the process
sion reformed and marched to the gymna-
stun where a banquet was spread.
The Harvard Law School banquet proved
to be an enjoyable affair to the 450 In attend
ance President James Carter, who pre-
sided, made the first speech of the evening,
being followed by Prof. Q. c. Langdell, Dane
professor of the Harvard Law School; Sam
bel A. Sewall, Judge Thomas n. Cooley of
Michigan, President Eliot of Harvard, Gen.
George Q. Shattuck, Frank Hackett of
Washington bar, John G. Gray, Royal pro-
fessor, and Judge Z. lockwood Hoar The
addresses related in large degree to the in
fuences exerted by the Law School and to
the changes in methods of teaching. Gen.
Lawton spoke feelingly of the benefits to re-
suit from an united country, and affirmed
that the reconciliation is largely due to the
efforts of the legal fraternity.
Tomorrow is set apart for the undergradu-
ates. There will be races, literary exercises,
foot ball between Harvard and Wesleyan,
and torchlight procession and fire works in
the evening.
Governor Robinson will rise early Monday
morning He is going down to the Boston
and Albany Naturalization with the Cadets
to meet President Cleveland, who will arrive
at ESQ o'clock. The President will be met
by Massachusetts men, however, about as
soon as he crosses the Nutmeg State border
on his way from New York. Generals Dali
ton, Currier and Nettleton, with detail of
% men, will go down to Springfield to meet
him Sunday. They will take care of him
until he reaches Boston. Colonel Currier
and the first corps of Cadets will escort the
President from the Boston and Albany
depot to the Vendome. There Governor
Robinson aud the President will breakfast
together. The start for Cambridge will be
made one hour earlier than has previously
been announced, and Mrs. Cleveland and
Mrs. EndicOtt will be in the party. The
ladies will arrive tomorrow afternoon, and
until Monday Will be the guests OF Mrs.
Powell Mason, the sister of Mrs. Endicott.
On arriving at Cambridge the ladies will
become the guests of Mrs. President Eliot
and the whole Presidential party will attend
the literary exercises at Sanders Theatre.
The ladies will lunch with Mrs. Eliot, and
the President and Secretaries Bayard and
EndicOtt, who will probably accompany him,
will dine in Memorial Hall.
The President will return to Boston at p.
m. and hold public reception Of an hours
length at Faneuil Hall. The ladies will 90 to
the Yendome, where they will be received
by Mrs. Robinson as the guests of the State.
The President will come from Faneuil Hall
shortly after p. NJ, and will hold full
dress reception at the Vendome until he has
TO leave for the. Boston and Albany depot TO
the 1890 p. m. train for New York. Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Endicott will assist him
in receiving.
The Horse Guards and Lancers will be as
| sisting in doing escort duty to Cambridge
| and return with the independent Cavalry
of % Inns fnr hn dot ctxrfll
escort the President back from the Vendome
to the depot.