New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-03
TRINITY COLLEGE, MEN MERRY
THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL DINNER.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT AND THOSE WHO
SPOKE.

THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT AND THOSE WHO
SPOKE
According 10 the custom OF the New-York Assoei,.
,i1n OF the Alumni OF Trinity College, the annual
dinner was held last night In Delmonicos ballroom
The feast was noteworthy because OF the large num-
Der Of old Trinity men who had gathered In hcne
II their Alma Mater. Under the influence Of The
NJ ocintion with old college mates the gray haired
fellows became as excited and as enthusiastic as
when I'm their under graduate days. ana We'd with the
younger members Of the ASSOCIATION IN whoopna
things nm, for Trinity Landers orchestra played
during the dinner and between the toasts qurtette
of college men sang the old songs trinity Echocs,'
Meath the Elms,o etc. An interesting feature Of
the dinner was the distribution OF inc yearbook u
the association neatly bound in dark blue coth with
M college seal In gold on the cover 1t made an at
,.ctivo s,uvcnr The list OF members 1t contains
shows an increase In New-YOrk OF TRINITY men, The
officers of The association this year are 'oh eoihs
smith presidcnt: Charles ID. scudder, the Rev. G. H.
". stocking Robert +. Bixby, the Kew b'ady Il
Bacls vice presidents; Charles D. Coienan secretary
and treasurer The success of the dinner was due
TO the plaIseworthy efforts Of the executive committee
~ the association composed of Rooert Thorne, chair
man: Charles T.. HOtchiss, Albert O. lnmhn fed'
erck f. IIaight and Willard scudder Tie Officers
were present last night. and among others tere "eN
tho Roy DR. Huntington. the Rev. DR.. Van DE Water.
Henry A. Oakley. the Rev. Dr. L. Winchester Donald,
the Rev. Dr. George 5. Mallory, IL. T. baFtet'' Dr.
b. b. Gallaudet, L. d. AppeNG, H. u Appleton,
". G.. Davis. the Rev. DIR. James Mulchahey the
Rev H. NJ Barbour, A. .. Murray, inc heV Ut.
Thomas Gallaudet ID. Maitland Armstrong fordhan
Morris Luke A. lockwood ". r. Moore l.. W. scud-
der DR.. C.. ID. Scudder, Alexander /. Mason, Fred
eric1 Goodridge, william 5. Cogsweil' william "
skinner of Hartford; j. W. shannon, OF Phladeipmas
" f. Curtis, J. Cleveland Cay, a. Murray Young, ID.
sackett Moore II. Hobart smith, Dr. John >. White,
Franklin H. Fowler, the Rev. J. II. Tutte. the Rev.
Cornelius b. Smith. the Rev. 5. ;. Mitchell. IT, I.
warren William :. Bredin, the Rev. Brady f.. BackuS
A. H. Anderson f. L. Purdy, V. Peterson t. >. Van
ule II. scudder, &. ). Coleman, Frank Roosevelt and
". y. Fiber.
After the cigars Lad been lighted Mr.. Smith, the
president introduced DIR. George williamson smith, tho
pe,ident OF Trinity, who responded to the toast
:. Trinity College, Prolonged applause greeted Dr.
smith and his speech WAS frequently applauded' In
spcalng Of the progress which the Hartford college
had made in recent years he said that Trinity had
graduated in the last eight years quarter Of all her
living alumni. Trinity had come 10 be regarded. 10
said, years ago as II local Institution doing speda
work and sOugy scciar.an. This view was not lusi-
lied by the facts There was nothing local aOols
the college. ii was for the whole country The IN.
preston which had gone abroad that Iflhity was
sect,rian and local hai worked an Injury to
the college which he hoped the graduntos you'd
correct Gifts amounting to over JO,oJO had ben 10
cevcd in the last year. The great 81 applaue wlla
the -. aAer received when lie referred VI
Tl'nity's excellent athl tic record Ia year
The Other tla>ts were The Jnl'eIsV aad the
College in cur Educational system seth Low;
&C leLe Day." the Rev. Dr. +. &. Eolles; q" Ihd
Church and CLur'h Colleges, their MutLAi Re.atiohs,
the Rev IT,. Thomas +. GATOR; iidriioN
and its Ciuzcr,: the Mutual Relation of
ue CEy aud IN. College Mayof D"lsh'
OF Hartford: The Attractions 81 C,hese Lie aud
Work in snarer Colleges" William 4. D. Lancey, II
II bart Cult,ge; "COlfgc Mneiic,, Harmon =.
Graves, the c1pti.n OF years has ball aid football