The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-28
THE SCRANTON TtIBU thursday DECEMBER 2s 1s9o

VIANDS AND VERSE.
Cape Cod oysters.
"Ne'er classic from the Lucrine Lake
Could with Cape Gods comparison 1lake."
Adopted from Horaces Odcs.
OX-Tail Soup.
The narrative of many "A swoop,
Now nicely fashioned into soup.-Com.
Radishcs.
Like a forked radish with head fan
tastically carved. - Henry iv, iii, 2.
olives.
81 hold the olive In my hand; my words
are as full Of peace as matter"
Twelfth Night, l. IS
Celery,
"As clear as morning roses newly washed
with dew"
--Tamipg of the Shrcw, II, !.
Neuberg Lobster.
"Now good digestion. wait on appetite"
Macbeth, Ill, 4.
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce.
"'rhe wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb. Isaiah, N. vi.
Green Peas.
Eat peas with the king and cherries
with the beggar.
Sarah Bernhard.
Let the sky rain potatoes, let it thunder
to the tune of Green Sleeves"
Merry Wives, V, 5.
quail on Toast
"And it came to pass, that at even tho
quais came up.'-EXodus, XVI, xiii.
Lettuce Salad.
1--WE may pick a thousand salads ere we
light on such another herb"
All's Well " 5.
Roducfort and Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Art thou come? why. my cheese, my
digestion, "--'rroi. and Cress IL, 3.
Black Coffee.
al
camo."-Byron: Don Juan"
Tho silent working of the jaw is DER,
And now begins their use for idle noise"
Holmes.
The speechmaking was begun just
before coffee. Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban
found his traintime approaching and
had to excuse himself. President Tay-
lor would not let him go until he had
said few words to the alumni.
Bishop Hoban said he regretted ex-
ceedingly that he could not enjoy the
feast to come as he had that which
Mr.. O'Neil had served. He paid a nice
compliment to old Penn and congratu.
lated the university on the spirit Of
liberality displayed in introducing in
its curriculum a course of lectures on
philosophy by DR.. Shanahan, of the
Catholic university. He concluded by
wishing the university all prosperity
and the alumni a happy new year
With a few timely opening remarks.
DR.. Taylor introduced Mayor Moir to
extend the freedom of the city to the
alumni.
MAYOR MOIR'S REMARKS.
The mayor said he felt. in the pres
n mol III
college men, as if he had the distinc-
tion Of being the representative Of the
great unlcarned." The Divine Provi-
dence, however, he said, had only
again proved its wisdom in his case,
for If he had graduated from a college
he would have of necessity been
Presbyterian clergyman, for such was
the invariabla rule in the Northern
Glens of Scotland, where he spent his
boyhood days.
He extended the freedom of the city
with a few witty rh~oe,s and asked
the strangers within t. gates to look
about and see for them elves what
Scranton is doing il IT, v of ed'o~-
ti5n. wv '-"''nI sec n pS
building" said ~ mayor. take It for
granted that it is a school," He caTleI
especial affection to the correspon-
dence schools ava St Thomas college.
The pretty sag Memories" it
ten by billy" Goeckel, of Wilkes
Barre, and adopted as one of the var
sty songs, was rendered in excellent
voice by C. p Krieg, '99 college.
DR.. w. q. Weaver, of Wilkes Barre,
who is best known here as one of the
surgeons of the Ninth regiment, was
next introduced to respond to the toast
Medicine" DR.. Taylor referred TO
him as "a man come from the little
city by the big river to the big city
by the little river"
DR.. Weaver was greeted with a Hoo
rah! Hoo-rah Weaver!' that came
with such suddenness and vehemence
that he had to make two or three gasps
before he caught his breath.
DIR. Weaver's speech dealt mainly
with the great progress that has been
made in medicine during the past thir-
ty years, especially in bacteriology.
Five years ago he said there were eigh-
ty-eight fatal cases of diphtheria in
his city, while this year in a larger
city, the total is only eight. Surgical
operations are now performed, he said,
that would startle Gross and Agnew.
REV DIR. GIFFIN'S ADDRESS.
Rev DR.. Gifin was next introduced
to speak of ministers and Other Men"
DR.. Gitfin's response was a succession
OF pointed comments, delivered in his
usual epigrammatic style and punctu-
ated with anecdotal illustrations, of
the most interesting order, and told in
a most clever way
He made a humorous play on the
printed sentiment accompanying his
toast. Dean Swift's analysis of hu-
manity: Men, Women and Clergy
men," saying that if any thought the
last class did not belong to the first
he was badly mistaken
He then made a plea for more con-
sideration of the clergy. He said his
eyes were caused to bulge by hearing
DR.. Weaver talking of doctors who
earned $4,000 a year. He himself rode
25-mile circuit when a young man
for $2j a month. A farm hand in those
days got $50 month and board. The
doctor had to pay his own board and
keep a horse. The farm hand, too, ate
a peck to his pint.
The minister doesn't want any cod
ding, he said. Just give him as fair
treatment as you give other men.
Don't always consider him a select
specimen of sanctity and scarcity