The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-02
THE SONS OF HARVARD.
Annual Banquet at Which Man!
Prominent Wen We're Present

prominent Wen " ere Present.
The gallant sons of Harvard sang that
song last night at the sixteenth annual
banquet of the Washington Harvard Club,
in the banquet hall of the Shoreham 1t
was an occasion that will be long cherished
in the memories of all who were present
and partook OF the generous flow of good
feeling, reason, wit, and wine that pre-
vailed abundantly.
There wds a distinguished gathering of
gentlemen, all OF whom have reflected
credit upon their alma mater. and who are
proud to be numbered among her sons.
At I O'Clock the venerable president of
the club, Judge Edward Lander. class of
1885. and the oldest living graduate. called
the meeting to order in the red parlor of
the hotel. for the purpose of attending to
preliminary business. election of officers,
and reception OF new members
The officers elected are: President,
Judge Edward Lander; vice presidents,
F. w. Hackett. John w. Ross i. H. Bige-
low, C. F. IT. Beale, and s. d. Judd: secre-
tary. Rev. J. MacBride Sterritt treasurer,
Pickering Dodge.
New members received were: R. W. Os-
borne. Henry Ives Cobb. James A. Nc
Donald of Georgetown Law School, Rev.
Peter O'Callaghan of the Catholic Uni
yersity. William H. Hitz. and Lieut.. John
r. Proctor, jr., of Fifth United States
Cavalry.
At the conclusion of the business meet
ing the gentlemen proceeded across the
corridor and entered the banquet hall at
o'clock. The dining room was resplend-
ent with its beautiful settings. The tables
were arranged in the form OF T; covers
were placed for fortyllye guests and that
number were present Red and white
tulips composed the floral decoration;
the delicious fragrance filed the room and
the atmosphere of the adjoining corridors
was freighted with it.
Judge Lander, the president. presided:
at his right sat Hon. John d. Long Sec
retary OF the Navy; at his left was Ma ior
John w. Powell. by whose side sat Solicit
tor General Richards, of the Department
OF Justice. The Harvard Club has no set
programme at its banquets; the toasts
are all suggested by the incidents of the
occasion and the responses are eXtempo-
raneous. But there was no dearth of good
cheer. The Harvard yell. "Rah Rahi Rah!"
was given with visor worthy of under
graduates and, no doubt would have sur
prised the friends OF the staid and digni-
fled gentlemen who gave it. Good music
and good speeches. the latter being numer-
Gus, brief. and characterized by grace and
humor, made the hours pass all too
swiftly. Loyalty to alma mater was mani
fest and ahounded in every heart present
Following are the names of those pres
ent: Judge Edward Lander, president;
Hon. John ID. Long. Major J. w Powell
Prof. Daniel W. Shea. Hon. l.. " Lit
tauer. b. Piakman Mann. Horace C.
Ffoulke. Charles Moore, f. r. Lewis.
Charles L. Munroe. F. Leslie Ransome
Simon Newcomb, Henry w. Wiley f. W.
Clarke, Bernard l.. Green, J. MacBride
Sterritt, w. C. Mendenhall, w. II. Put
nam. j. S. Diiler, C. Rockford Stetson. C.
r. Wilson, Mahion Hutchison. Frank H.
Bigelow, =. j. O'Callaghan, Percival Hall
Frank H. Hitchcock, Pickering Dodge, T.
Wayland Vaughan, III. Randall Webb. f.
Macmillan, Daniel L. Hazard, J. NJ. Nc
Cormick. X. Ross Perry. jr.. r. w. Os-
borne. c. w. Downing, Alfred A. Brooks,
l.. f. Emmons. William IL. HitZ, Rev. Z.
Bradford Sterritt, Boies Penrose, ]. Walter
| Fewkes, and J. r. Richards.
| The arrangements for the banquet were
| perfected by committee consisting of
| Bernard X. Green, Superintendent of Con-
| gressional Library; Prof. f. w. Clark, of
| the Geological Survey, and DR.. H. w
| Wiley, chief chemist, Department of Agri-
| culture. The music was under the direc-
tion OF George II. Eldrdge, Percivai Hall,
/ and X. Ross Perry.
At the conclusion of the banquet all
present Joined in singing Aud Lang
| Syne."