New-York tribune., 1891-12-18
WILLIAMS MEN TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE AN ENJOYABLE DINNER.
CHEERS, SONGS AND ELOQUENT srEEcHEs FOR
THEIR ALMA MhLDR-

CHEERS, SONGS AND ELOQUENT Sfbt1HSs fois
THEIR ALMA MhLER-
The guests table stretching from one end to The
other OF tb, large dinner room In the Hotel Bruins
wick Ornamented last evening with banks oi
flowers trailing wreaths ~ smlax, tropical fruits ana
many coorcd ornaments OF varying Size and shape that
IL was only when be stood up 10 speak that you could
see ,-9m The head OF the room George b. Abbott ir,
the surrogate OF Kings County and president OF the
Williams Alumni Association OF New York City. a1d
the Invited guests who had the seats Of honor be
side him at the thirtisth dinner the associa
ton. The company numbered more than i00 and they
were all bent on having an enjoyable tmc Cho-uscs
old coll &c songs broke forth from various parts Of
the room before the dinner half finished end then
a naShlght photograph Of everybody was taken. The
dinner committee wsre Louis V. Davidson, "a Henry
w. Banks, r., s5, and j. c. Goodrl:ge. jr.. go; ond
they worked hard and successfully for the pcasue and
comfort OF tic large company. printed copy OF a
humorous GRAFTON Bll7 Pratt, unique character
who usd to wood for the students in the early
college days, which delivered by John c. Good
| ridge, jr. at former dinner, put beside each
plate. Among those present were !. {. GOOD
ridge. jr, 63; II. ID. Nicoll, co. IL. W
Mabie, 67 Charles Il. Huhbell ~ Louis " DAWSON
IA; II. W. Banks. jr., 's5; W. b. stafford, 49, g H.
Tyng IT, 'sG tho Hon. :. n. Noble. ~ Thomas Ne
son, 80; Charles 4. Dawson. 10: O. .. Potter, AS
&. Grant. 40 c. II. Gardner. ~; Walter Edwa-ls,
'55; II. II. Anderson. "a; the Rev. DR.. Booth,
40; $. b. Goodale, Isl the Rev. DR.. stoddard, "a
tho Rev. DR.. Ktiredse, "a w. =. Prentice, 30 F. T.
Thompson. $50 Jacob T. Miller. SO; W. C. spelman.
'6l Edwin stewart. '62 H. d. JOY 49, F. G.. smcd
lev, 64 the Rev. W. w. Clark '66 C. W. West '0s ;
~ Egslest1n 20; W. Myndcrse. II r. H. Jennings,
70: f. P. Coe, 70; +. NJ olds. 10; L. H. Andrews
-: W. B. Wood, -; W. 4. Platt, 20 b. Norton, '76
Il. W. Gilbert, ~ Walter Gcer, '7s W. X. Jevott,
10; G. N. Dowd, 10; N J.. Foster. 81 W. " Hub
bard. so; r. l.. Reeve, 49, IL. S. Lsskc 's7, George
Sheriff. SO; J. r. Nash, 'ss; r. NJ. Banks, 30 r. r.
Graves, 0I.
Chairman Abbott, the president Of the Alumni As
socstion, began the speechmakins. lie said Ia part
"whea Martin Luther rcpudisted the Diet Of worms
diet, by the way, which modern gastronomsts seem
very generally to have repudiated aughter)he is said
TO have remarked, God help mo- take no other
course 0sughter) and at this stage Of orr Tepast
cry Amen 10 that sentiment enewed lauGltcr;
but tie havoc you have made with the menu makes
these words OF Goldsmith, 'Maa wants but 1tte here
below entirely nspplicabe TO this OCCASION Laugh.
teri AT these public dinners there IL often too nt!o
eating and too much speaking; but. iiom what have
seen, think the golden VIII be reached here To-
nsht. daughter and applause
Ii is a subject for cOngfltuation that each wear
sees an Increase In the material prosperity o. our
alma mater, old Williams. (AppauseJ she stands ms
ever In the front rank OF American colleges and hci
beneficial influence Is felt throughout the length and
breadth Of tho land. (Applsuse) Although many
lar,e universities with magnificent cndowments are now
scattered Throughout the country, which Offer tempting
inducements happy 10 say they have not inter
fered with the prosperity OF Williams. Applauso.)
hc has gone Increasing until hcr facilities are now
taxed to their utterInost. ReRewed applause.) be
eve there Is more opportunity for the better direction
and treatment OF Individual personality In smaller
classes presided over bv professors OF great attain
mcnts than in larger The OF Williams Col
Ic0a we'll
iavornbly with any body Of college mon In moral,
mental and physical progress. Applause)
Mr. Carnegie may have doubts about the practical
advantages OF college training but the
steady growth Of collesiate institutions.
and the increasing number OF graduates, seem to
Indicate that his theory Is not gaining general
credcnce tAppausc.
The weather at Williams IL not always fair;
OF oh and laughter than usuai, about 100000
more Continued laughter IL looked squaly for the
legacy for while, but the courts and the lawyers
finally permitted the tesators good wishes 10 be car
ried out and 'Fayerweather became assured" (Laugh
Dr.. Franklin carter president OF the college, was
eloquent missionaries and eloquent clergymen who
had gone forth from the institution although there
religious matters In the college charter Martin l.
Townsend '33, Of Troy. n. Y. tod many inter
estng stories OF tho wonderful changes which had
been wrought since he was at school there
Colonel W. s. b. Hopkins, '55, Of Worcester Mass.
who was introduced BY the chairman as one OF the
most eloquent Republican orators in the common.
TO the marked success attained in life by graduates
OF Williams College, the most notable among whom
was the martyred Garfield. The other speakers were
mond. OF Princeton College, tho Rev. Dr. I. c. HAIL
Walter d. EdmOnds aDd Louis W. Pratt OF Albany
N.Y.