The morning times., 1896-02-06

While the "Rah, Rah. Rah, Raht Rah.
Rah! Rahl Rahl Ran! Har-vard!' re-
sounded through the spacious corridors
OF The Shoreham last night, just across
the street, at the Hotel Page, The famous
isis. Boom! An! Tiger"' of Princeton
was echoing and re-echoing throughout that
caravausary.
Last night was a gala one in alumni
circles.f The Princeton Alumni Associa-
tion Of tie District of Columbia held its
twent y-fifth annual dinner at the Hotel
Page. The banquet hall was decorated in
orange and black, and the skin OF tiger
hung just below the balcony, where
string orchestra was concealed. Ferns,
palms, and other winter foliage adorned
the corners or the han. Roses of all
varieties were used as center pieces.
Those who partook of the feast were:
Justice Brewer, Prof. Andrew ID. West
Justice Hagner, nr. Francis l.. Patton,
Senator Gray, James NJ. Johnston, Mr.
Foster, Hon. Richmond Pearson, John ii.
voorhees,, Or. John A. SiwOpe, A. h. Kelly
Fred A. Young. j.. II. Hanna, George I.
Dunlop, jr., Wilton j. lambert George
D. whitney, John +. wilkins, Arthur Cas-
sells, Omsby McCannon, DR.. +. A Baiioch,
| w. Z. Amin, Victor Kaufman, W. b.
Kassan. Hon. K. Wayne Parker. Alexander
Peter Morse, Mahon Pitney, John S. Blair,
Dr. James Kerr, Henry +. Davis, John F.
Olmsiead, Or. A. l.. Stavely, Harris Linds-
| ley, William Barnnm, Walter Hazard. w.
| b. Bryan, H. b. Davidson. James NJ. Green.
]. Henry Gulick. Charles w McFee, and
Henry C. Stewart, jr.
.r
head Of the table at the thirteenth annual
meeting and banquet of the Washington
Harvard Club Alongside OF him was
Postmaster General Wilson. 1t was
a iolly gathering Wine and wit flowed
freely and "reminiscences OF the happy days
| spent at fair Harvard were exchanged
between bites and drinks.
The Postmaster General delivered a
speech on -'The scholar in politics" Presi
dent Eliot spoke on The difference betweeT
Harvard College and Harvard University
Among the guests We're: President Eliot
| Postmaster General Wilson, Mr.. Leigh
Bonsal. of Baltimore Josiah Pierce, gradu
ate OF John Harvard's College, Enlmanue
| College. oxford.
The following members were present:
! Cleveland Abbe, Cleveland Able, jr., VIII
liam II. Baldwin, jr., George A. Batch
| eller, Frank II. Bigelow. Charles Chauncey
! Binney. Alfred H. Brooks, W. g. Brown,
| Frank wigglesworth Clarke. Louis A.
| Coolidge. Walter Dorsey Davidge, jr., John
| Davis. William Augustus Day. Joseph l.
Diller Pickering Dodge, Samuel F. En-
mons. H. Is. Goodrich, Bernard Richardson
Green, Frank W. Backett, John b. Hen
derson. Jr.. George Neeiy Henning, Frank
H. Hitchcock. Harrison b. Hodges, Augustus
Heard. John w. HolconIbc Dir. Franklin T
Howe, Sylvester D. Judd. Shinichiro
Kurino. Edward Lander, L. w. Ledyard
Henry Cabot Lodge, Picliman b. Mann
William p. Montague, Francis p Nor
gan, G. A. Anderson, r. Norton, Simon
Newcomb. Z. Ross Perry, jr., William
E. Putnam, Charles Tilden Lempers, Jere
niah Smith. John Simpkins, George j
Smith. Edwin W. Spalding, ]. MacBridt
-Sterrett. Caleb Rockford Stetson, Rich
niond Stone, u. w. Shea, Writ Tassin
Howe, Totten. Wayland T. Vaughn, Henry
Randall Webb. John Sidney Webb, William
Grant Webster. Albert Lansing Wetniore
Harvey W. Wiley, Davies Wilson, william
g Winlock, Mr.. Wood, and E. i. White
house.
MesSrs Webb and Montague were ap
pointed a committee TO go over TO tn
Princeton dinner and pay HarvaTd's re
spects 10 the Tiger.
Music was furnished by the Madrid Man
dolin, Banjo. and Guitar Quartet.