New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
VIOLET on EVERY HAND
cry UNIVERSITY ALUMNI DINE AND
HEAR SPEECHES.
,,urs STOKES THE vICE-PREsIDENr OF 1hh
ASSOCIATION MAKES AN ADDRhos-ihH INV
DR. GEORGE ALEXANDER ALSO HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY.

DR. GEORGE ALEXANDER ALso H''
SOMETHING TO SAY.
TIA, modes; nower the violet was untrue 10 m
,-aattions At the dinner OF the alumni Oh VI. ~
vsrs,,v Of the C!,y of NewYork at the Hotei nrun'
.,. To-, evening Instead Of hiding Itself from 'he
.,d ana the sun in the depths OF its o"" So
hover II came boldly out into the hsh' anu no.
SET go prominent that everything eise was =,
mesa Itself in comparison. \iose' iS '"e 800.
the university. There were vio!e' ca"''.' o.. ,.,.,
A,e,.rc lights violet paper dancing girls anu Noe'
,r,h,rs sn,Ulned with the floral decorations
broad band u vioet cloth through the nudle VI ~.
,ahles and violet on almost everything e''e '"'
,o,,a he utilize! in decorating dining hall Even
tee orchestra almost got back TO the time Oh '"e"
Viole,s' in the airs which II played
The tables. or rather the one continuous tao'e w.
formed in the shape OF immense |. ana '"'
vsrious violet decorations had the same letter en-
b,azoned on them Around the table about 10 mem
hers OF the university alumni were sea'e"' N""'
cel,or MacCracken was absent IN the Sou'h ."
ca,ou and go was Frederick Baker NC pfe
=, the Alumni Association. Nice-Presdent James
60" .sdad The walters marched in with the
narce,,or and faculty done in ice cream. proteo,eo
from the violet rays the electric lights ana iSnas.
BY huge japanese umbrella n sso SH the faculty
coffee was brought cigars we're , nsntsu Stokes
dow Of eloquence began. \'ce'r'es'''"'
Mr Stokes then introduced the Rev Or TeSrse
Alexander who responded 10 tnS ~ ~ oS-actsn
I'niyersity' in place OF ChahcenSS' - Roar that
,,hhn,r.aiior Nac('racken was at Jeckyl islanu ny
had heard he was In Washington, ana no MAKE the
he might be developing a scheme " i' M mi
n'n,,ad states Government an adjunct 10 'ne In
versty The speaker then PAID am, Si ~ the
to Dr. MacCracken. and sg0SSe no cpena Of SOD.
e1 II was putting up buildings 10 ooovosiasrsSs
Il 900 900 without encroaching 10 any
extent that capital ,..,nr fran, charles
a de Frece then read letter from Snas "a
Butler president Of the t niyers,iy annreciation
,er The great work which Mir Butler mas , lome
IN the sixty years he has held his present vs ia
Iohn Reid replied to the toast Inc So E,sav re-
Mace OF A. u. Juil.lard. william Il; SiO.iii there
snonded to Sister Universities ne ssIa - ths
United states and ne felt embarrassed Ia ~. tt,H
sneak for all or them. He DID not try, ~ WV
spn,a ynod stories which were greatly enJoye1,
"Irerature' was the theme on when rr 81. srss,
Ism Tor various writer's. Horace, ne sa.u as ~ a
hsd lived al the present day, would nave oe .n
,oarhrr ~ the l'nlon Cub and would nave occupss
his time sitting the club wirdow LOOKING d. nMs
nrattv girls He said some harsh tnnss $50 80
hstSrlcs novels and praised the story,~rite,s "'
nc,t with the manners and habits Of the p people,
The other toasts and the speakers "hDo ipspsessor
were az follows: Arts and sciences. Tsaac =
francis Il Stoddard Law, Professor rs .,Ion
Russell; Medicine" Professor W, NJ POE sras.
"Former Days" Amasa 4. Redhed; ou an, Tims"
tanniaL" Eugene Stevenson. ana F'ese"' ''
Theodore A. Gess!er. $500 S,oLss n NJ
Among those present were; james sVuuaSs Nvsr
Ralrd ( r. de Frece G. :. Benetist Judse wv
$ isaacs j. J. Stevenson l. c. r.eIrf soH baker,
r. II Dawson James Abbott n - laws
4 4 Miller