New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
HARVARD'S SONS DINE.
CELEBRATING A TWENTY-FIVE ANN
VERSARY
THE PROSPEROUS NEw-YoRK ASSOCIATION
THOSE WHO SPOKE

THE PROSPEROUS NEw-YoRK ASSOCIATION
THOSE WHO SPOKE.
Fair Harvard, thy sons TO thy Jubilee throng
The sons of Fair Harvard" did not exactly to
their jubilee throng last evening bat they
thronged TO the silver anniversary Of the Harvard
Club. This twenty-ffth anniversary was ceie-
bTatcd by a dinner in Demonico's big dining
room. Edward King, the president of the club
presided. At the table on the das with him were
Edmund Wetmore James w Alexander. Henry l..
Hgginson, Professor James Mills Pierce. the Rev
Arthur Brooks, the Rev Dr. Richard S. Storrs,
Howard Mansfield and William L. Lathrop, jr.
More than 200 men were present at the din
ner The principal subject Of congratulaton
among the members of the club last night was, as
might have been expected, the football victory
over Yale in November. II was keen disap-
pointment that Chaunccy NJ Depew was not pres
ent 1t is said that many years ago the conjugal
cmbarrassments of Britisher were explained
away by William Z. Gladstone At that time the
conversation took a form something like this
Il have another wife, sir"
Then let Mr.. Gladstone explain her away
The Harvard men confidently expected that
had Mr. Dopew been present he not only would
have explained away the Battle OF Springfield,
but that before his speech was finished he would
have persuaded every man present that Yale, and
not Harvard, had the victory
The score was II to G., and Harvard got the
dozen All this happened in last November. but
il was the first time in years in which Harvard
had beaten Yale at football.
The moral influence Of Harvard has often been
spoken about While Yale claims the football
championship, it may easily be seen that the
moral championship in this field is flarvards
There were present at the dinner in addition
to those at the table of honor, the following
alumni:
}. 4. Machado d. NJ. oCalarhsn, a. c. Jackson.
John Il. Noyes. George NJ. Pinney. IT,, E. G. Ihayer'
A. &. ThayeT L. z. Mills Robert c. lie Roy, W. W.
Msckay. 7. suiern Taller. Wendell Baker George 8
Mumford. II. B. King. r. A. Zercga, L. j. Conant' W. A..
Alexander. w. w. Willard II. ~ Buck. Carl De 6crsdor1
George Bagdn, IT, james q. King, j. Z. Morgan H''
Herman l.. Il. Edgar, y. T. Rice. l.. d. Lindsay w
Frccand George Lcgr, r. D. Kcnncson, G. c. Buell.. IT,.
l.. {. Parsons. IT,, j. Il. Moaat, Gardiner NJ Lane
William \. Slater, r. o. Barton, Samuel IL. ord"ay'
j. 5. Edrdgc J. L. Ciley. H. J. Ncllcdge j. H. ho9ei'
J. 5. Melchcr, c. Edgory, H. Gucras' j. Edward Mou'
+. s. Williams. {. o. Brewster {. {. Bur
lnrhan, Lawrence Godkin, CHARLES Macveash'
Eugene d. Hawkins. Lawrence f. S'A'on'
Ldward D. Bcttens, James Bymc, Samuel u C'fh''
James G. Crosweu. william \. burlington, j. Scheh'h
williamson r. q. Newton. Albert Stckney, Charles ,.
faircnIa peter b. OIny j. Hampdcn Robb. George W.
Dnlaway Charles IL Chase, George Basden willard H.
Brown r. T.. Aver. ". = Bcauan, Charles H. Ot' T. L.
Paris, Horace T.. Demng Frederick Cromwell j.. >.
Moore Addison Brown. g. II. Sargent. J. II. Morse j. j.
HggnsoH Charles McBurney, H. {. Clark, Eyert Jansen
Wendell Lemucl Hayward Gordon Wendell winthrop
Cowdin Henry h. Spauding, r. j. Worcester. Arthur H.
Uurr James y. HOyt Francis o. GorhamJohn Grecnoueh
T. frank Brownel George s Green j., william ,. Hall
James J. Myers q. Fox. Nathaniel 5. smith An
WhccwrI-ht, Thomas G. Clarke, l.. NJ Townsend, IT,
W. Il. Peckham. Horace Bacon. r. g. Ireland, A. q
Bullock, \ Goddard Francis NJ Weld. George Hill
William T. Bull d. l.. Stone. julius Buchman, w. ii.
PAGE IT, william bradford. George w Cumming Theodore
c. wisus George Walton Green %. w Van Nest
John B. Gcrrsh. r.. c. Boardman, william = seaman
Walter TTmble, II. H. Croker. j., Henry ; Van DHLe
Lucius Littauer \. w Longeow. T. X Pendieton. A. G.
Gurnee ogden Mills ". {. WetmOre, II. Is. Ki.narc'oa
Paul Dana, George sheldon Pierre T. Barlow, Arthur NJ
sherwood.