Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-07-02
neutrality-suspicious.

RECEP TION
Abo t Four Hundred Graduates and
Invited Guests PresenI-Many Dis |
tingufshed Mon.
President Dwight held reception for Yale |
alumni and invited guests from to in the |
afternoon at the Art school building. The |
new president wore the official robes and
greeted all corners, standing in the north gal
lery. Among his guests present were: Pres
ident Eliot of Harvard university, President
Smith of Trinity college, President Mann of
Alabama college, President Northrop of Min
nesota college, Gov. George Peabody Wet
more, Governor of Rhode Island, and Presi-
dent Beach of Wesleyan university. Presi-
dent Eliot was the guest of Mrs. Henry Far
nam, and President McCosh stopped at Pro-
lessor Wayland's on Whitney avenue. Gov
ernor Wetmore of Rhode Island stopped at
the New Haven House. Also among those
who greeted Yale's new president were the
following: Professors of Princeton college
commencement, Rev. Drs Henry Clay Came
ron, professor of Greek, Rev. DIR. Dufield,
Rev. DIR. Green, Rev. DIR. Patton and Pro-
lessor lockwood. DR.. Cam eron spoke en-
Enthusiastically in praise of President Dwight's
inaugural as q strong, religious and scholar
ly exposition Of the power of Oh ristianity
and of Yales position as a Christian college.
The sentiments and spirit of the inaugural
had received the most hearty approba
of
present were Rev. DR.. Gardiner Spring
Smyth of Andover, Governor Harrison, Rev.
James Merriman of New York, E. N. Taft,
Yale 81, 3 classmate of Rev. DR.. Munger of
this city; Rev. DR.. Smyth, Rev.. Burdett
Hart, Rev. T. G. Potter of Greenwich, Ct;
Editor William L. Kingsley of the New En-
glander, Prof. Hubbard, Dr. Sanford, Rev.
Mr. Butricks, Prof. Lyman, Hon. F. J.
Kingsbury of " aterbury, ex-Mayor Lewis,
Hon. G. B. Bowers, Eli Whitney, Eli
Whitney, j., and the following of the
Mass; Samuel Andrew and DR.. D. L. Dag
gett, R. E. Rice, Rev. Mr.. Merwin and Hor
ace G. Peck, of this city, and DR.. Wilcoxson
of Newtown. Also present were Professors
Peck and Dexter, Hoppin, Baldwin, Weir
and Salisbury, Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop of Wash
chemist of the agricultural department at
Washington, D. c., Councilman Hitler,
DIR. Believer of Andover Theological semina-
~, Rev. DR.. Wyekham of Manchester, Vt,
1915 class and the only man now living who
received degree under t 9 first President
Dwight of Yale college; Rev. DIR. Bucking
ham of Springfield, Mass, Rev. Mr.. Reynolds
of North Haven, Prof. Hewitt of Williams
college, Rev. DR.. Anderson of Water
bury, Rev. Graham Taylor of Hart
ford, Professor Hoffman of Union
college, Rev. Mr.. Stevens of Southington,
D. n Il
lege, Cleveland, O.; Rev. Mr.. Hillard of
Plymouth, N. H; Rev. Robert Hume of In
dia, Rev. Mr.. Marvin of Woodbridge, Rev.
G. H. Peck of Uriswold, Conn; Rev. s. w.
Barnum, Rev. Mr.. Meserve. Rev: 8. 81. Bray,
Rev. Mr.. Butricks, Rev. DIR. Munger, Rev.
Mr.. Mulch, Rev. G. H. Peck, Rev. Professor
Brastow, Rev. Mr.. Blakeslee, Rev. Mr..
inson, Francis Wayland, Platt, w
K. Townsend, 6. L: Fox, Lounsbury.
w. P. Brewer, Colby, Bailey, DIR. Elliott;
Attorneys John c. Gallagher, L. w. Cleaye
land, Julius Twiss, Charles Kleiner, H. G.
White and G. Awhile; Judge Morris, Judge
Sheldon, Mr.. o. B. North, Rev. DR.. Dryden
S. Phelps, Deacon Elliott of North Haven,
Or. Foster, DR.. Farnam, Professor G. E.
Day, Hon. James M. Townsend, Mr.. John
Beadle, Hon. Colin M. Ingersoll. Mr.. G. II.
Farnam, Prof. Van Name, Prof. E. s.
Dana, Rev. Thomas R. Bacon, Rev Mr.
l..
ton, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Superintendent
Dutton, Mr.. Leonard Winship and many
others. The collation., an excellent one,
served by Mr. Pickett, supplied about four
hundred. Governor Wetmore of Rhode ISL
and was surrounded by friends and to
COURIER reporter said that he had been
greatly interested in the davis proceedings
and that on the morrow he should HE him
self to the great boat race, and learning that
the special left at S:45 decided that that hour
would precisely accommodate his arrange
ments President Eliot was constantly en-
present. He said that he should leave to re-
turn in the evening. At 8 pm. the reception
ended
Thus closed the principal events of COM
mencement week at Yale, a week of great
note in the history of the college.
Yale and Harvard.
Arrangements have been made by the
Southern New England Telephone company
to bulletin the race at their Office, No. 346
State street, after each mile. Parties wish
ing can have reports furnished them either
by telephone or messenger at reasonable
rates by making application at the Office of
the company.
st. John Street M. e. Church.
The closing meeting until September of the
Oxford league of the st. John rect NJ E.
church was held in the parlors of that church
last evening. There was music, select read
ings, Welsh song and talk by the pastor,
Rev. A II. Wyatt, ON "Sights Abroad"
This church and Sunday school go on their
annual picnic Monday, July 5, to Pawson
Park by the barge Juno. See their an
in our advertising columns.
At Center Church Chapel.
The Woman's Board of City Missions will
hold their first meeting for the present month
at the Center church chapel at three o'clock
this afternoon. Report will be made on the
work of the past two weeks at the hospital,
almshouse and Jail, and in families visited
by Mrs. Finken, the missionary of the wo-
mans department of city missions, and by
volunteer visitors. Ladies connected with
any OF the churches of the city are invited
to be present.
A BRILLIANT IL ECEPTION