The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22

The Northeastern Pennsylvania alum
nj of Princeton and Lafayette held
their annual meetings in this city last
night, the former at the Jermyn and
the latter at the board of trade rooms.
A banquet was held in connection with
each meeting and both affairs were in
every way eminently successful.
The Princeton men assembled in the
reception rooms at $50 and after a
period Of general sociabiity, went into
session for the transaction of business,
j. II. Fisher. the president of the asso-
citation, occupying the chair.
Resolutions Of sympathy We're adopt
ed on the death of Luke NJ. Lorin, of
Wilkes Barre the associations secre-
tary who, with his young wife, was
lost in the Mohegan disaster. Some
minor matters of routine nature were
attended to, after which the following
officers were elected: President, Wal
ter CASTOR, 20, Wilkes Barre vice.
presidents, Hon. j. r. Wright 70,
Wilkes Barre. and J. T.. Burr. rs Car
bondale; treasurer, Alex. Hodge, 95,
Wilkes Barre; secretary. James Blair.
jr., '95. Scranton: executive committee,
d. a. Fell. 'S3, Wilkes Barre; Chester
Derr. 81, Wilkes Barre; Benjamin Rey-
nolds. ~. Wilkes Barre; Arthur Dunn.
'95, Scranton; J. IL. Fisher 81. Scran-
ton.
After the meeting the association re-
paired to the breakfast room, where
the banquet was enjoyed amidst music.
flowers. a profusion Of orange and black
decorations and no end of orange and
black enthusiasm.
WHO MADE RESPONSES.
J. r. Fisher presided and delivered
the first address. Responses were made
as follows: Princeton University"
| Bliss f.. Perry. professor of oratory at
Princeton; THE Sons of Eli" Hon. Il.
w, Archibald; Educational Influences"
Rev. Isaac j. Lansing: Cornell. !
Yell" James Gardner Sanderson; Eli
and the Tiger" John NJ. Harris
Those who attended were; Hon f.
! w. Archibald Rev. |. j. Lansing. u. d..
| J. Fl. Fisher, a. B. Blair y. n. Walker.
| John NJ. Harris, John II. Brooks. James
| Blair, George KlotZ, Or. Lucius Ken
| nedy, Arthur Dunn. Charles W. Pond
| j. Y. Dunn, II. d. Klotz, James Gard
ner Sanderson. of Scranton; J. L. Burr
! Of Carbondalc; Prof. Bliss Perry. of
! Princeton: y. II. McClintock. Thomas
| II. Atherton, n. II. Welles, II. a. Fen.
| H. y, Fuller, DR.. Charles Miner. l.. r.
! Flick, G. I8. Derr. :. A. Dodge
| Lafayette could well be proud of
! the notable assemblage that gathered
| under her name at the board of trade
| rooms. They represented the best
! walks of life and represented them in
manner rejecting great credit on
! their alma mater. There We're present
! in the assemblage: Rev. DR.. f. d.
! Wartield, Princeton 80; president of
| Lafayette; eX-JustiCe Alfred Hand,
Yale 81 trustee of Lafayette Judge
! Grant Herring 'S3, Bloomsbury: Hon
| John r. Farr, 50, speaker of the house
! Of representatives, Rev. John B. Crav-
en-, '32, Wilkes-Barre; DR.. 4, \. Bloom
| berg, professor Of modern languages,
| Lafayette; George Howell. 80. superin-
| tendent Of public schools. Scranton:
| George w. Phillips, rs, principal Of
| the Scranton high school: Dr. Fred
| Corss, 'G2, Kingston; Prof. d. l.. How
er superintendent of public schools Of
| Wayne county; John j. Liney, '91,
| AVOca; Wellington La Monte. '93,
| Scranton; A. b. Dunnng '9i. Scran-
ton; j. Elliot Ross, '75 Scranton: A.
| c. Campbell, 'Si, Wilkes Barre: Ed
! win w. Gearhart, '94. Scranton: Frank
! l., Phillips, 81, Scranton; A. G. Lam
| ming, 81, Wilkes Barre: Thomas Han
ford Dale. &C. Scranton, l. F. Hand,
Jr., '9S, Wilkes-Barre T.. +. Cooke,
'93, Wilkes-B Barre: Harry S. Robinson,
SO, Scranton; j. II. Andrews, 20, Pitts
ton; Oscar ]. Harvey, IL Wilkes
Barre, Isaac p. Hand, 90 Wilkes
Barre: James p. Dickson, II, Scran-
ton; Ernest T.. Breisch, '94. Peckvillc:
! Byron G.. Hahn, 80, Wilkes Barre
Prof. Albert H. Welles. 80, Scranton
Edward j. Fuchs, '93. Scranton: James
! \. Hand, II, Scranton; Prof. Thomas
II. March, 80, Honesdale; II. II. Zeis-
er. '9I, Wilkes Barre; w. Hanley, Jr.,
'97, Scranton: Howard \. Fuller, 80
Scranton; D. w. Humphrey, ST.
Scranton; James ]. II. Hamilton. 'SS
Scranton; James G.. Dryden, 'SS. Pitts
ton; 5. II. Houser ~, Pittston; j. II
Rittenhouse, ~, Scranton; Dr. ]. j.
Peck, '93, Scranton, Robert Peck, '93
Scranton; Captain w. \. May, &c
Scranton; ]. NJ. Fritz. '93, NanticoIa
DR.. II. V. Logan, &c Scranton; DR.. d.
A. Capwell, 'S3, Scranton.
LAFAYETTE'S OFFICERS.
The association held business
meeting at $50 o'clock in the secrc.
tary's Office at which the following
were elected officers for the ensuing
year:
President, Captain w. A. May. 20
secretary and treasurer +. c. Kirllcn,
dale, %; executive committee, Rev
j. B. Craven, '92; +. l.. Phillips, '91;
T.. w. Gearhart, "a; j. r. Sharpless
'93; +. 4. Ikeler, 30
The dinner was served by Steward
O'Neil, of the Scranton club, and wa,
very elegant affair. The Orpheus
club furnished the music.
Dr. Frederic Corss, of Kingston, acted
as POSTMASTER Responses were made
as follows;
THE College, Its Progress and II,
Future" Dr. j.. ID. Warheld; The Col.
lege Man as BanFer," f. l.. Phillips
"Reminiscences of ii Trustee" Hon
Alfred Hand, The Fidelity of th'
Alumnus," Rev. ]. B. Craven: "Tht
Faculty" DR.. A. A, Bloombergh "OGi
Common Schools" y. l.. Hover; col