New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22
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y.RyARp MEN AT THEIR ANNUAL DINNER
enAyrTy AND LEvITY BY FRANcIs o. FRENCH
PROFESSOR LOWERING. DR. VAN DYKE
ouAuNoEy NJ. DEPEw. PROFESSOR N.
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CuAUNOEy NJ. DEPEw PROFESSOR NJ
s. sHALER AND OTHERS.
The twenty-thrd annual dinner Of the Harvard
Club took place last evening at Delmonicos ana
more sons of Fair Harvard TO her jubilee
,hrongeds than in many year. The occasion
had no special significance, and no unusual de-
narture from the customary programme was ex-
pected, but nearly $50 graduates, old, middle
seed and young gathered in the bright dining
hall to show their devotion to their alma mater
and to indicate by their numbers the rapid growth
II Harvard sentiment here. 1t has been remarked
before that generally the club In honor OF Wash
Ington's birthday has held its annual dinner on
that day. There has been good deal of specu-
iatjon as to the connection between John Harvard
and George Washington. No satisfactory ex
planataons have been offered except in general
way. that each was equal to all great emergen-
sies-"
The club departed last night from its time
honored custom, perhaps for the reason that while
the average Harvard man firmly believes that his
university, like Washington, is first, in peace
and first In the hearts Of her countaymen,' he is
not talking so much about her being frst in
war; as he did in ~, u.s. 10 ss and IS, when
the Yale crew had fondness for rowing in the wake
of the boat that carried the crimson colors
But as the hours passed last night and the Har-
ward spirits were enfyened with good-fellowship
speeches. songs and cheers, firm belief gained
ground that on Washingtons next birthday the
graduates Of Harvard would hihriously celebrate
Ter supremacy at New-London and on the base
ball and football field
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Francis o. French, president of the club, made
happy impression the occasion of his first
experience in presiding over Harvard dinner.
At the raised table with him were John 0.
Sargent, Charles o. Beaman, Professor n. 5.
Shaler. of the University; the Rev. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, president of the Princeton College
Alumni Association; Chauncey NJ Depew, of the
Yale Alumni Association; the Rev. Arthur Brooks,
ex-Mayor Frederick T. Greenhalge, Of Lowell;
Daniel c. French and James G. Carter. Edward
Everett bale could not come TO the dinner, and
Joseph H. Choate unable to speak on account
of a cold. Others present were:
Edmund Wetmore, Edward King. J. Hampton Robb. h
Ellery Anderson, Il. W. G. yelling. the Rev r. G. Pea
body, Nathaniel s. Smith, Albert Sckney Austin g. Fox
Arthur NJ Sherwood August Belmont IT.. Eyert j. Wen
dell, Charles Ii. Russell jr.. Wendell Goodwin. j. g. Nc
Cobb, George r Sheldon. J. K Cowdn. W. O. Bves'
/. n. Litauer. John s. White. G. H. Adams
7. Kinnieut e p. Mason, Prescott Hal Buter
c. +. McKim, r. D. Mllet. Horace Bacon. W. W. Rich
ards. G. s. Mumford. E, L. Paris Dr.
seaser, George Walton Green. Francis B. Allen
A. X. Tske, L. S. Drons Henry W. Poor. j. A. Rumrin
J. 7. Morse jr +. NJ Weld. Solomon Lincoln J. J. HiG
E.nson Q. @. Pomeroy, William Montgomery, r. George
s. Greene jr, Police Justice j. T. Knoreth Horace T.
Deming. the Rev T. c. Williams james D. Fessenden r.
E. Jennison, Dr.. Howard Identhal w. IL Page. IT, the
Rev. Prescott Evarts James Otis L w. Atkinson. Law
renee Sexton. Z. NJ Morse. Howard Taylor and Eu'
gene ID. Hawkshs
THE PRESIDENTS WELCOMING WORDS.
After cigars had been lighted President French
spoke in part as follows:
1t is pleasure IN your name to welcome dis
tnRuished are
the rolls Of college another, discrimination
shall be found In the cordality Of greeting For
while during undergraduate days some
ignorant think that the men who entered Yale
Princeton must be siens and strangers, when met
them later in the Harvard professional schools In the
crest university Of lfe learned that the culture
had nurtured them dsspstions distracted them
the jokes had amused them and the modess
distinguished them. which make the Harvard
graduate.
The eloquence Of the sanity oseoOd. ne enthusiasm
Of the genial Bellows, stiIi echo your Rrt
tonight f. the clubs festival and we celebrate me
steady growth evolution from the modest meetings Of
twenty age nnding shelter then where We might
until to-day with local bAbitation. and with hopeful
beginning Of valuable special library. the club has be
come centre Of Harvard information and iustines the
hope OF its founders that It shall be perpetual
IL we believe with Herbert Spencer the primary
Of knowledge for such guidance OF conduct under all
circumstances shall make living complete, shall
Be ready accept the highest Oceof the university
tat impress high culture and character through
hu3en OF the worlds In business and politics. The
authority OF university VIII come from the anectonste
,ecra OF this great and active constituency Thus while
the university IL built higher let the college broader
s cathedral is more inspiring the Imagination
the thousand unobcrved roofs below, but the cathedral
Exists because roofs below, and while all the In
eense burning the melodies the exquisite carving
the great altar paintings are incident 70 the Duomo
she es have always with lsss eheerfuness
borne by the OF the rooftreeA
Ana A with this constituency Of this Harvard Club
ff.o OrarfNu
progress and wants the college keeny watched;
through these associations we are kept informed and 10
any emergency college command through them
and our resources fully are
not charged with duty and responsibility Of govern
ent nor advice. is only certain broad questions
touching the scope and purpose OF college education
that we care be heard And on these our only hope
"A 70 exercise that wholesome influence intelligent
opinion which like Roman Law after the fall
empire will finally be heard and obeyed mot By reason
Of force, but by force OF reason" (Applause)
Professor Joseph Lowering, who has just COM
pleted his fortieth year at the University, then
delivered an interesting reminiscent and histori-
cal address. He was much epplauded 1t was
announced that James Russell Lowell and Frederic
X Coudert had sent notes Of regret for unavoid-
able absence Mr. Coudert said in his
note: Good luck to you ALL and may the
Faths. of bis Country not be ashamed Of you on
his birthday" The Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke,
president of the Princeton alumni, made lively
speech, much Of which was intended to be g
counterblastp to the Yale athletic dinner Said
he: sSince the day when Joshua blew
his horn under the walls of Jericho the Yale
athItio dinner on Saturday night was the greatest
exhibition of wind instruments known on inc
earth tCheersJ The only man that could euio-
gize in the whole list of speakers at that dinner
was Chaancey NJ. Depew tcheers), and there may
10 some truth in the story since going round that
on tho next morning he was not In his place at
church. and his clergyman asked him why be had
not beer at church. Why said Mr.. Depew, i
have been to the Chicago Convention, and I have
been to the Yale athletic dinner, and fellow
can't 20 eYerYWhere'n Much laughter and ap-