New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
CORNELL ALUMNI YELL.
THE .xy,rA1, DINNER A GREAT SUCCESS

THE ANNUAL DINNER GREAT ooo0A''''
snpvc.rs nv GENERAL woopFoRD' ''o'i"
=, o,rvr,.Sn. GENERAL BARNES Ex'co'N"
NOR CORNELL, sUPERINihND
DRAPER. AND OTHERS.
zone. two. three, Cornell-Eieh' SeN' 'e"'
CORNELL" ,,,osc words appear
Road in calm. critical mood, tnesr Wolu' tpps
o. ho tho remarks OF a gentleman WIN an av'''u-
ated intellect: but, shouted III uheyn sInoS vo;ces
80, bundred men, with well-deVeloPcu 'oi0eS'
',iiee - nn new significance. They are a
'''S - cry. and in the big dinlng-roon OF
~, brunswick last night they were re-
Wv "A .o,;n and again by college graoua'es VINO
,,oo,, ~ell-vcllyclling Cornell ever since they
n"N. .a.or.d the gates of the university which
- - aror above Cayuga's waters, WIN It's
.'a,,os ~ blue and who intend to yen ior uhelr
.l.,a Mater until the end of the chapier' Inc
a;nror was the tenth that Correh university
NON have held in New-York. But IL haa pecuhar
,,nor,ance and significance for the alumni oecaue
:, was their first dinner as the Cornell University
C,,h Heretofore they have met at these SOCIAL
- &c tho Cornell Alumni Association Of
~, VII, The club has been incorporated. with
,,oIl framed constitution, full board OF officers,
and committees, and is in good worNihs oiuer'
The promoters Of the club with their membership
reouest-bIanks give statement oil the uiherehces
involved by the change, and make this encourag-
inc declaration in addition Inc ole opJect kept
constantly in view is so to strengthen ana soldlly
the club as to make its organized force steadiy
increasing support to Cornelrs interests Ill the
metropolis.
OFFICERS OF THE NEW CLUB
The Cornell Club as incorporated was formally
recognized and inaugurated at business meet
ins held before the dinner. The following
is a list Of its officers and committeeman Prcsi-
dent. John De Witt Warner vice-presidents.
Garrett p. Serviss. John w. Boothby Asa A.
auinp. secretary, Charles II. Johnson; treasurer.
Otto NJ. Eidlitz; trustees, Charles d. Baker, Otto
n EidIitz. John Frankenheimer Eugene Prayer.
Francis W. Halsey, Merritt +. Haviiand' dudley
R Horton, Charles II. Johnson Walter I. Kerr
Ira A. Place, John T. Sackctt, Henry l.. Spragne.
= Perry Sturees Calvin TOmkins, John DeWltt
Warner Frank A. Wright; House Committee.
Ira A. Place chairman Asa a. Aillng, QUO NJ
Fidlitz. William r. Bronx, Eugene Prayer, LOUIS
L. Seaman: Entertainment J3mlhlItec' OnaIies Ina
ID. Iakev.- ssaiJman. Charles H. Johhs9h, IiehTy
r Ickelheimer Hiram j. Messenger, Henry w
Sackett. Henry L. Sprague; Library committee
Francis W. IIalsey. chairman. Elias H. harley
Justin L. Barnes Albert Boenmsn, Wal,ea u NIL,
,Iohn r Sackett: Membership Committee. Dudley
r. Horton chairman, Louis NJ. Fulton MalcoIl
Tcai' Merritt F. Haviland, Robert I. Morris
Calvin Tomkins.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT
At the dinner about 900 alumni and their
friends were present. John De WIN warner the
nrcsident nresided. At his table sat Charles
| Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University
ox. .Governor Alonzo b. Cornell, General Stewart
| l. Woodford. Judge Douglass Boardman. dean OF Of
| the law School of Cornell University; Il. b
! Andrews, president of Brown University Genera
Alfred c. Barnes trustee OF Cornell InrvefS.y
| Grover Cleveland Professor Caldwell professor
| Hale. Professor Thurston, Professor Emory, fro
fessor Osborne and Professor liollaway. r.
Among those at the other tables were Dr u. ~
Seaman. F. w. Ilalsey, j. c. Hendrix, postmaster
of BROOKLYN John BOOthby q. Putnam Servlss
NJ. L. Haviland J. n. Ostron, the famous, stroke,
ex-Assemblyman c. d. Baker, Char.es r. Cornel M
,Tobn Frankenheimer DR.. Charles StOrer, OF New
Amsterdam. Calvin Tomkins, 5. Perry Sturgls
Walter G. Kerr. Charles H. Blair. Charles I. Dun
well, Asa A. Aling, II. {. Henderson, Jull'
Cha:nbers, William Daggett and l.; IA. frles. T.
The committee who made the arrangements 10
the dinner had the following members; tharh
d. Baker, John De Witt Warner, Henry l.
Sprague, Henry w. Sackett, Hiram J MESSENGER
| Charles H. johnson and Henry r. lckelheimer.
There was plenty of jollty, hearty singing
whole-souled shouting and eloquent and scholarly
speaking, and what more does one want az
college banquet? A. f. Waterhouse, DR.: Simp
son. A. G.. Weeks. F. II. jackson and DR.. William
f. Daggett formed quintet and led in the singing
of Cornell songs, the most popular Of which Il
probably that which expresses these wishes;
May Neptune smooth the BEFORE
And sea.born Venus guide The shell
That bears the fortunes Of Cornell!
Yale was the subject Of many scornful sayings
uttered in unison by dozen young men. why
does not Yale want to row Cornell :? they asked
yale Is afraid of the fate of McGinty,' was the
reply who was McGinty p was the next ques
tion, and a Yale man." the enthusiastic answer
BEGINNING THE SPEECHMAKIHG.
The president began the speechmakng by con
graduating the Cornell Club on its first dinner
lie added The club will very soon be established
in headquarters for Cornell interests in thi:
metropolis and the doors will always swing in
ward for all Cornell men" tApplouse.l Mr.. War
ner called President Charles Kendall Adams tC
Adams spoke of the increase in the mum
Ter OF Students the improvements that haC
been made in the buildings and o
other signs of prosperity in the university whic
physical culture, he held that both the male am
the female students left the university betteret
in body as well as in mind. He said that it va
not true that collegiate study hurt the health o
young women, and added Il thiiH% 1t can h
demonstrated that where care is taken, as we AM
others take care, by means of gymnasium spe
cially provided for women, the health of tn
young women is improved, and they go out fron
the university in better physical condition tha
when they entered it," applause
Ezra Cornell was the next toast on the pro
pIdUlulc. Inc eApldllltu 'Hhb tht cOIn
mittee had decided to discontinue the practice
Of honoring the memory of the great founder o
the college in silence that the time for mourning
for HIM had ceased, and that for rejoicing ant
gratitude had come Andrew ID. White. an ex
president Of the university, had therefore beeI
asked to reply TO the toast: but he could no
come, and sent letter expressing his regret an'
speaking Of. the many virtues of the father o
the university The chairman introduced Genera
Stewart l.. Woodford TO make the reply.
GENERAL wooDFoRD's WORDS.
He made an able and much-applauded speecl
in which he spoke Of the aims with which Corne