Evening star., 1897-02-04
SONS OF FAIR HARVARD
They Gathered Last Night at Their Clubs
Annual Dinner.
/ GoOtlly Attendance-Some Excellent
Speeches Made-Omcers Elected
for the Ensuing Year.

annual dinner OF the washington harvard
Club. and, after an excellent bill of fare
had been discussed, there were bright, wit
ty and in some cases really eloquent
speeches made and college songs were sung
with great gusto. The years rolled back
and men whose heads were silvered with
the streaks of time forgot the cares of busi-
ness and professional life and for the time
being were boys again. General good fell
lowship prevailed, and it was voted by all
that it was one of the best dinners that
they had ever eaten, and one of the most
enjoyable reunions in the history of the
club. The attendance was not as large as
last year, when about seventy-fve were
present, but then last year President Eliot
was here. and that was big attraction.
Last night there were about forty gathered
at the three tables. and one notable feature
was the number of young men, who had
but recently left the fold Of their alma
mater, and were enthusiastic in her praise.
but for that matter there was the stanchest
loyalty to Harvard manifested in every
speech and in every song
The Speech-Making.
When the venerable president. Judge Ed
ward Lander, who graduated in the class of
90, raped to order with the arrival of
the coffee and cigars. every one was in
good humor, and listened attentively to
his interesting references to the age of the
college, which was founded in 1896, and to
the Indians educated there in those early
days of whom. however. but one was grad
uated. The judge closed by saying that,
although the college was nearly 300 years
old, she was still Fair Harvard to all
her sons and to all the world.
Gen. Geo s. Batcheller made humorous
speech that enlivened the occasion. His
proposition to endow chair of ''PseudOl-
ogy' was very cleverly put. Rev. DIR. j.
Macbride Sterrett spoke eloquently of the
religious interests at Harvard, and said
that the opinion that Harvard was not a
safe place to send young men was wholly
unfounded. He quoted statistics to prove
what the university is today doing in be-
half of religious influence upon the stu
dents, and Of the excellent result of these
efforts.
Mr.. Frank w. Hackett spoke entertain
ingly of the old times at Cambridge when
he was student, and alluded to the "po-
lice system that used to be the fashion in
his day, but which had now given way to a
much better method of carrying on instruc-
ticn.
Prof. Clarke said that the nil admirari
tone of Harvard needed some correction.
He believed in enthusiasm, and he would
have the Harvard man do away with that
tendency to repress the manifestation of
feeling that so much characteriZes him.
Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt, the new pas
tor of All Souls Church, made a very
favorable impression by a bright and CHEEKY
talk. in which, while there was much to
amuse, there was also much food for seri-
Gus thought.
that of Rev. Father Aiken of the Catholic
University, who said he was proud of his
alma mater for the broadening influence
that her education gives He thought that
man who went through the course at
Harvard had a broader idea of his reia
tions to man and his relations to God than
the graduate of almost any other universi-
ty. Professor Wiley touched on a variety
nf fc nd lrx-oN v,1nn frey
ner.
Mr.. Chas. c. Binney spoke feelingly of
the death of Ex-Governor Russell of Mas
sachusetts. to whose memory he paid a
high tribute, saying that ne was a noble
speciment Of Harvard's training. He told
an incident that illustrated the unselfish
character of the late governor. Mr.. r.
Ross Perry, jr., said some pleasant words
in behalf of the "kids'' at the lower end
of the table, and testified to their loyalty
to their alma mater. All these speeches
were interspersed with college songs, which
were sung with enthusiasm and excellent
singing of Fair Harvard and "Auld
Lang Syne''
The committee that had charge of the
arrangements for the dinner consisted Of
Dr. Franklin T. Howe. Mr.. Chas. c. Bin
ney and Mr.. Chas. Moore.
The business Meeting.
Previous to the dinner there was a bust
ness meeting of the club, at which the
following officers for the ensuing year
were elected: Edward Lander, president; ;
Frank w. Hackett, c. E. Munroe VIM. A.
Day, Charles Moore, r. Ross Perry, vice
presidents; ]. Macbride Sterrett, secre-
tary; Pick kering Dodge, treasurer.
The following were also elected to MEM
bership in the club: Gen. Nelson a Miles,
United States army: Rev. Edwin b. Lea
witt, Fred G. Read, DR.. J. Walker Fewcke.
Rev. p. NJ. Rhinelander, Rev. Chas. ].
Wood and Rev. Chas. A. Aiken.
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