Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-15
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Annual Banquet Of the Washington
~ Harvard Club.
4 CRIMSON NIGHT At WELCKER'S
Gathering of the Sons Of the First
American College.
GOOD SPEECHES AND SONGS

1t was Harvard night at welcker's last
night, and in the handsome banquet rooYn
were assembled a goodly number Of the
sons of the oldest university in the United
States to participate in the annual dinner
of the Washington Harvard Club. The
elements were anything but propitious, and
Profs Cleveland Able and Frank II. Bige-
low were chaffed to a considerable extent
for not providing better weather for an
occasion in which they were both inter-
ested. But. though 1t was showing out
side within the walls of the hospitable
h stelrie there was the cheerful glow Of
seed fellowship and the warmth OF fra
ternal feeling that is nowhere so strong as
among college men. Nd college has more
loyal sons than fair Harvard. and their
10y atty increases as the years roll on, so
that the graduate of more than half
century ago is even more devoted and true
to the interests of his alma mater than
the young man fresh from her protecting
arms.
All Were Boys Again.
There was a youthful spirit and enthu-
siasm manifested by all last night, whether
they had graduated in the thirties or In
the nineties. and the cheers and the ''rah-
rains were given with as firm voice by
those whose hair had been silvered by time
as by those in all the pride and glory of
early manhood. They sang college songs,
too did these older boys, and entered heart
lily INTO the spirit Of the occasion.
The tables were handsomely decorated
with flowers, the Harvard color. crimson,
predominating, and the boutonnieres were
carnations. The menu was all that the
most fastidious taste could desire and the
general opinion was that this was the most
enjoyable dinner in the history OF the clIh.
A feature Of the evening was the Singing
of college songs, the words of which were
found in neat little booklet tfat was
placed at each cover Mr. Marshall Cush-
ing and Mr.. T. A. Coolidge led the most OF
the songs and all the company Joined heart
lily in the choruseS.
Before the banquet there was a bricf
business meeting, when the nominating
committee reported a list OF officers. which
were elected by the secretary pro tenn,
Prof +. W. Clarke casting the ballot or
the club. The venerable president Judge
Edward Lander. was of course reelected,
and the other officers we're as follows: Vice
presidents Davies Wilson. Frank W. Hack
EFT, 5. F.. Em:n ons, Thos NJ. Chatard, and
j. W. Holcombe; secretary, Bernard H.
Green, and treasurer, Pickering Dodge.
There was also a report submitted by Or
Frank T. Howe en- the part of the dinner
! committee, and tome suggestions made of
changes that might be advantageous Lext
year.
President Lander's Address.
| The tables in the banquet hall were ar
ranged in the form of the letter T. at the
head of which sat Judge Lander. the presi-
dent, with Mr.. H. Sidney Everett on his
light and Mr.. Frank w. Hackett on his
left, and after the dinner had been discuss
ed j usige Lander raped for order and made
an excellent speech. telling Of the progress
of the university since his college days In
the thirties. He spoke of the firm stand
that Harvard had taken for higher intel
iectual training and Of the advanced strides
III under
dent. He read some statistics showing that
Harvard had now in all its branches 3,lJ6
| students, and also proving that the increase
of admissions for the year 1894 was
greater than that Of any other college in
the country. He told some interesting
stories of his own college experiences aud
spoke of the changes that had occurred
since then, and Of the greater freedom that
Sthe, students now enjoy. He was gratiIied
to see 50 many of the younger graduates at
The dinner, and closed with an eloquent
tribute to the Oldest and best university in
this country, and mention of a few Of the
men distinguished In every branch of art
science literature. craftsmanship the church
ana philosophy whom she Is proud TO call
her sons and who have been equally proud
to acknowledge her as their alma mater
Immediately on the conclusion of Judge
-anders remarks. which were frequently
interrupted by applause. the entire com
pany sang Fair Harvard" with great
| enthusiasm and followed this with the Har-
ward cneer and the nine long .'rahs" Mr..
n. sidney Everett was the next speaker
and ne talked pleasantly of incidents in his
own college days and Of the glory which
THE recent years had added to the fame of
the old university at Cambridge He was
Followed by Mr. Frank W. Hackett whose
/ tribute to the advancement OF Harvard in
| intellectual training and In the wider on
| portunities afforded to her students for pur-
| suing special branches of study was an elo-
quent one He spoke also of the growth Of
the washington Harvard Club and urged
continued interest on the part of the mem
| bers.
Some Other Speakers.
Other speakers were Judge w. A. Day
| who followed In the general laudation of
Harvard: Mr.. c. c. Birney, who spoke for
| the class of IS; Prof. Cleveland Able. who
! referred in glowing terms to the intel
! lectual stand that Harvard had taken
Prof. F: W Clarke. who gave some excel
| lent limitations that demanded an encore :
| DIR. Frank T. Howe who told some stories
| of the class of '63. the first freshman class
that had beaten the sophomores in the foot
bail match, and the class that buried the
/ foot ball. and then referred earnestly to
| the great and noble work the college had
done In the past and what il might hope to
| accomplish in the future: Prof. H. w
Wiley. who spoke of his love for Harvard
as farmer and of his early dreams of the
great university while in the wilderness of
western state; Prof. Chas. E. Munroe
who made many witty illusions to college
incidents; Mr. j. w. Holcombe, whose re-
marks breathed the same spirit of loyalty
to Harvard that pervaded the entire COM
pany: Mr.. Chas. E Moore, who fully sus-
tanned his reputation as the class orato
of rs: Rev. j. MacBride Sterrett who
proved that clergyman could be a good
after-dinner speaker; Mr.. Bernard Green,
who told some excellent stories; Mr.. T A
Coolidge. who sustained the honor of the
class of SO; Mr.. Z. T. Chamberlain, who
indicated how fully qualified he was for
the position of commissioner of navigation
and Mr.. W. Howe Totten, who demon
strated that the most recent graduate. one
who had only left the shades OF Harvard
in '93, could interest and entertain the
older graduates by happy and earnest re-
marks.