New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-26
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD
UNIONS SONS GATHER TO CELEBRATE
HER CENTENNIAL.
COMMEMORATIVE EXERCISES IN THE FlRsv
PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH-ALUMNI REUNIONS
AND CLASS DAY Observation-Disclosures
FROM SISTER COLLEGES.


e.,oc,adv Tune 2-The streets OF Schenectady
- orowded to-day with graduates Of Union, who
had come to the city to attend the centennial ans
riversary Of the college Among them were ex-
senator Warner Miller. Charles Emory Smith. ex.
Minister 10 Russia; ex-Judge George r. Danroru
and exJudge Robert Earl. OF the Court or Appealsi
ex-Congressman John NJ. Bailey or Albany; ex-Con'
..man Daniel ~ Lockwood OF Buffalo, Anson
+ linton chancellor Of the University OF the etate
of New-York; David c. Robinson, o. Eimila' WIZ
tom n McE;lroy Of New-York; Senator Amasa J.
Parker of Albany; General Dahiei bu'.erne.u, ..
Henry. and ColoheI "i"h"' - ' -
Forest Commission ,., .
A meeting OF the General Alumni Association "as
ha,d this morning with the president senator AasA
+ parker. in the chair. After prayer by the Rev.
DIR c. " Anable. 49, the president appointed .
oonm,,toe on nominations, r. j. Landon II. N.
Snow and Douw Beekmah' ~ - A
the following resolution: ,..
by me cha r ~ of the late Professor Lewis and pre-
sent it to the college, the CHAIR 10 ussis p'res
officer Of the college to receive anu pay ''ef 'As
subscriptions , ,r.
The resolution unanimously ADOPTED. ina
committee appointed by the chair was D. Z. Rooin-
con s. b. Rosslter, s. Mills Day, j. N. Baiiey and
! K. Harroun. the college treasurer PREVIOUS %
and after the adoption Of the resolution about x$
was raised by voluntary subscriptions from 'he
alumni present 49,.
The report Of the nominating committee was theu
given as follows: For president. Amasa D. farher.
FOR yice-president the Rev Dr. C. d. Mott; Tor sec
rotary Dr. william j. Clute FOR treasurer d. nor
man " Mynderse for members OF the Executive
committee W. H. McElroy, f. p. White, James
uertlev A. p Strong and Nelson Millard. For the
first time II was the duty OF the nominating COM
mittee to appoint two resident alumni members OF
the College Athletic Board, and T. e. Angie was
named for two years and r. j. Iandon for one
Daniel Addison presented motion tnat q co"'-
mttee OF five be appointed TO confer with the trus-
tees on some plan advance the financial interests
Of the college. both by immediate ana ahnuai SUI
scrptions The motien was caIrsa ad ana the Rev
pr Teunis HamIin the the E Eey;a pg v w. Anabe
Ms5et tSe s Alumni 90 in numsr
present tss at grand banquet Dr. v Raymond
the % the of t tne ssd the
of the college during the last century He then
ssSr soSks the g, TOn as the
the Of Regents lie pr Tsadne the ong list
OF alumni who have become famous IN the h's'''S
u Professor George Herbert Palmer. Of Harvard,
expressed the congratulations OF that coege
the completion Of Unions ryt century Yass
reetng Professor j. H. Van Amnge for cOum-
also Congratulated Union her glorious past cen
fury and expressed hSpei Tor cR Rn OF Washington
with Unions sons and acknowledged his indep5ea-
ness TO Union for much of his early training fFo
lessor Scott OF Rutgers; Professor owen koot, Q.
hamilton: Professor Arson d. Morse, or AmnersIs
President Taylor, OF Vassar. and Professor John IL
Newin OF Williams also spoke ,. -.
80, thera was a reunion of all classes about the
old elm in Captain Jacks garden TO take part
in the ivy exercises OF the class 3t 10 thsy ION.
s c. ivy poem BY Rockwell Harmon potJer be ri
Chenille, and an ivy Grafton py reoTse 1>pe''
President and Mrs. Raymond gave reception
AZ < o'cock which largely attended
The First Presbyterian Church was CROWDED 10.
night with those in attendance at me denyery OF
,he commemorative addresses and the reading OF
he centennial poem The Rev. DR.. Charles u. Mott
presided and addresses were delivered BY ek-Judge
Rensar,I and the Rev s y. Rosster The centen-
NAL poem was then read by William H. McE!roy.