New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-15
TOASTS AND SONGS TO D.K.E.
THE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB UNITE.
SPARKLING WORDS AND WARM CoNGRATULA'
TIoNs OVER THE PROSPERITY OF THIS
CREEK LETTER SOCIETY.

SPARKLING WORDS AND WARM CoNGRArULA'
TIoNs OVER THE PROSPERITY OF THIS
GREEK LETTER SOCIETY.
Tho annual dinner of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club
was held at fits clubhouse, NO 43o
Fifth-ave. last night The pariofs, whlch
were tastefully decorated with fraternity emb!ems
and rare flowers, crowded with jolly Enthusiastic
young and Old under graduates and graduates
OF all the Leading colleges Of the country. Republican
and Democratic statesmen and politicians forgetting
the anmosities OF the recent campaign, sat side by
side bound together for the time by the ties OF
common brotherhood. Delta Kappa Epsilon songs
rang through the clubhouse and eight
members OF the Yale Glee Club con-
tributcd largely to the entertaining programme,
rendering suitable selections and leading In the od
familiar d. X. E,' songs.
The members Of the CLEO club II. J. Sage,
J. g. Ewings II W. Wells, T. @. sherman, W. ID.
simmons, @. c. Hitchcock, J. Undcrhill, and 5 A.
York jr. Among the others present were granville
p Halves, president Of the club A. Miner Griswoih'
If " Texas sf:ings7 Calvin S. BHce, General Wager
swayne Charles A. Carlton. Vernon VI. Davis, Henry
L. Rowland, d. Lowbcr smith, Eugene d. Hawkins
Lawrence Godkin, Julius Chambers, Wendell Baker,
Charles H. Backstt Philip Carpenter, II. g. Chapman,
Asa b. Gardiner, H. L. Thorne, Gordon Woodbury.
+. G. Tsdale II. " Tiff, Lewis S. Burchard, Colonel
Hugh r. Garden, and Henry 5. Carr.
In the large dining-room where the dinner was
suitable TO the occasion. Around these were seated
the members and guests Of the club and al intervals
were heard the inspiring cries of Yale Columbia Dart
mouth Harvard and the other colleges represented.
And at other times burst forth spontaneously from
hundred throats the enthusiastic song beginning Here's
20 d. X E.,' and then sOme enthusiastic member
would call out What's the matter with d. X. f. y
while the reply came in cheerful ringing tones, She's
all right
At the completion OF the banquet Granville p
Hawes, the president Of the club, made few opening
remarks IN which he congratulated the club on IT'S
growth and prosperity, saying that starting with
membership nf less than hundred
IN 1854 II had increased TO nearly five hundred
at the present time. The speaker also referred TO
the complete collection ol society and college publlcs
lions OF all kinds which were on lie IN the clubs
library And continuing Mr. HAYES said: ave
nave reason to congratulate ourselves only the
revival of Greek letter society life, but on the higher
plane OF club life, and VIC must labor to maintain
The broad culture and integrity which are It's founda-
tion stones The chairman then introduced MI
Gnswold, editor Of "1exas Shf ngs,' and said
that he would ask him to read the letters of regret
from absent members. Mr.. Griswoh was greeted
with grea, applause, and spoke in pant as follows:
As chairman OF the banquet committee L viii read
few brief extracts from letters from absent
brothers whom had invited and earn
line that / ever ofciae1 a banquet committee You
viii sec maie remarkable success Of it.
Every man that l invited declined l consider 1t the
most extraordinary illustration Of the decline OF man that
ever experienced Great laughterJ 1t has been san
that Americans are speakers ana that the first and
most natural thing for American-bon male child 70 DO
IS 20 spring to bis and say his papa Mr. Chair
NAM but don't believe H. judging om my own feelings
1t this moment. G.aughtcr) l am reminded OF the one
and only story that 1 shall tel this evening man who
la se his living selling Bibles in country towns was al
ways accompanied By his family and had to secure the ser
vices " a native his goods. H. hal generally
been successful In getting the to take copy OF the
Bible remuneration, but at one tine he net man VINO
efu-cd the usual reward and while cNposuhtng said
Well the Scripture moveth Us in sundry places" to
which carrier OF goods replied that may be So but
. takes money % move you here GAughter) IN tiH
-sre way I feel about speaking, because 10 j.
necessary In NY opinion the spirit
to move one and It more at one time than another
John Cockerl honorary member was Invited and he
responded thao would be impossible TO respond (Laugh
er1 Julian Hawthorne from Scotch Plains TO saw
hat he had locked himself up in his FOR period OF
three days which he considered sufficient length Of time
70 evolve ntstrate volume novel daughter although ne
had succeeed1 getting OF his works on the market
| IN less time than that. loud lauahter)
THEY ALL REGRET
Professor Ogden Doremus regrets asothcv all regret
all nv proposed guests regret That s the peculiarly HIS
asson was that three lectures per day between two col
ees prcvented his accepting That phrase sounds familiar
experienced a difficulty between two colleges in my
Younger DAYS and came 10 grief Professor BurnaAA
so savs he cannot arrive until December % and unless
90 wait here for him. that will be too late General
/ Hustled ought not 10 have sent a declIhauoh ." DC
SPEAKER at Albany evidently, and We could have given
| aim that position tonight . III,
Whltelaw Reid regrets that business engagement WIZ
oveu his Icing present this evening, and expresses the
wish tha, We shall have Of the most pleasant agec'
/ Die and successful OK banqucts
Tho speaker, In ending, referred 10 DE- McCosH
antlvathy to Greek Letter fratcrnes' and SAD ma
! II l.. could have a private interview WIN 1lc e.
! T,inceton president he believed that he coun cor
yert him tv beginning My dear Doctor c"nSicr ,o
! .ase ~ Cicouafra While pCmpey. julius t@esar
Mark Antonr and many another distinguishing hos-dn
| Ncrs woven around 6y hor destinations, dd mere
| ,vcr q creek letter. loud and long lauehicrl }
! think that would have settled IT, The speaker Vas
| Ludy applsuded. &c.,. ,..,,, 9 p-,,, WIG to
tc called upcn 10 re- pond TO How IL Zap eeu pu
,ben the lime arrived. Il discovered 10 me re-
mt ~ All prrsent that that gentleman had hen MN
| -ff IN positive business enSaS'Iheht
| elsevbere- General Wager swaYne told Of his come
! is ,Iifh thc fraternity. LOWS = buIchatd' INC sui
II The famors aliterative man, spoke anOut s' a'
| age. a; the club: C0,onel Hugh X. DdiIcn o.l
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