New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
var ALTNNI HOLD 4 MEETING.
THEY SELECT \ COMMITTEE To NOMINATE OFF
GERS DECIDE TO PAY THE FUNERAL
EXPENSES or \ MEMBER. AID

The second meeting of tho Yale Alumni Assoca-
,.on OF Ncw-York Tor he current year was held At
Sh.rry'- last evening. The primary object 81 The
meeting To select committee OF i've to nom
mat. officers serve for the coming year. The
meeting. however. EXTENDED beyond this. and u
lecture Eton ami the Henley regatta by Profes-
.,r George l.. Fox rector 81 the Hopkins Grammar
school at NcW-Iiaycn. was listened TO with inter-
cs'
The meeting was called To Order by Judge Henry
T. Rowland president Of the association Judge
Hoyland IN a brief address reviewed the growth OF
the association during the years that he served
as executive officer. H. sad that he had observed
All with keen regret. that the alumni dinners were
uot attended Well recently as they had been In
former years. At the last annual dinner there had
been barely persons present ile hoped that next
year would double the number. After announc-
irs The concert 81 the Yale Banjo and oilec club.
which Is be held at Carnegie Hall on Friday
evening" Apr g. Judge How and said: "A few days
ago approached by gentleman. who for
,up,reui r.,sons shall be namcless. He is the
father OF a Yale graduate. who i n member Of this
i~-o, alton and youth We'll known To- many pres
ont \ few days ago this died AZ Ashevil!e,
g. from consumption Only short time before
the boys mother also died. The double bere1vc-
mcnt was almost more than the father could bear.
lie tai me with tears In his eyes that he had met
with business revcrses and had not the money to
bury his son. Sow. know that this association IS
not % beneficial organic itiOn. but | was deeply
moved 10y tins story. and suggest 10 this assoca-
ton that II assam" the debt incurred. II may be
4 bal precedent, but humane motives shpdld
urgr it,"
Whon a vote wa, taken. it WAS decided to pay the
funeral EXPENSES Of the funds OF The association
Judge Rowland then announced that he positively
declined 20 be- = candidate for reelection to tn place
h. now holds I'm thu association. He explained that
IL was not b-cdusa h" felt the duties to be Onorous
or disdgrcclhc but that II due to the fact that
ne fot that he htd been unusually honore1 In hold
INK tn, office for two terms, ana he felt confident
that thcr" better and NOR" deserving men than
himself IN the J'laOn to whom the honor could
b. awarded Printed slips bearing the name Of can
diIttcs for q place on the nominating committee
were ptced in til" hands OF the members. There
were sixteen candidates and five Ia select.
The ballot resulted in the election Of Henry Holt
~ Robert ". De Forest; 20; Frederick A. Stokes.
~ Henry ". Calhoun. 49, ana Charles II. Sher
r.l. IT. 50 This committee will nominate ofhcers.
and = vote VIII take place At the next meeting OF
The association
Professor Fox. in his address. said that Eton had
assumed unusual importance In American eyes just
~ present a. Pennsylvania and Cornell contemplated
:, nling crews England to compete with these
Grltlsh oarsmcn He added that the Eton race was
q getaway" one mile and "A quarter race. and
would Just suit Cornell
After the lecture cigars passed around col
lege songs sung, college yarns retold and old
friendships renewed.