The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-23
CL.ASS OF '56
Enjoyable Reunion of That Famous
 Class Last N ght.
Ten Ministers

| One of the most memorable reunions | which the famous class of '56 have eYel f had was the one held in the parlors Of | the Young Mems Institute last evening
 and when jt is remembered that this
 class gra 'Lated from Yale over forty five years ego it must be said that their meeting of last night, at which there
 were over thirty members present, was
 very remarkable one, This class cer- tainly deserves the title of famous frequently attached to it. because
 among it's members are large plumber
 of men who have indeed become famous
 in the world of arts and letters.
 Last night the following gathered
 around the festal board: General Wager
 Swain, of New York. president of the
 class; Associate Justices Brewer and
 Brown, of the United States supreme
 court, Hon, Chauncey M. Depew, of
 New York, Hon. John M. Champion, ed
 itor of the International Dictionary;
 Hon. Sidney F. Morse, Hon. A. c. Will
 kerson, of the United States patent of flee at Washington, Professor Isaac Clark, of Howard university, Washing
 ton; Rev. E. F. Williams, editor of the Congrega tionalist; Hon. D. P. Richard son, member of congress from Pennsyl- vania Rev. J. o. Denniston, of Penn sylvania State college, Hon. H. w. Har- riott, United States commissioner at Duck Island, British West Indies; Charles Taylor Catlin, of Brooklyn James L. Whitney, librarian of the Bos- ton public library; John M. Fiske, dep uty revenue collector at Boston; Pro- lessor Paine, of Bangor, Me, Theron Brown, editor of the Youths Compan- ion; Hon. A. G. Steinman of Lancaster, Pa, H. N. Broadway. of bushwacker fame in Kansas, John Monteith, of Mis- souri, Dr. V. M. Dow, of this city, and Joseph Richardson French, president of the Young Mems Institute of this city, and secretary of the class.
 The menu discussed was one of the finest, abounding in all of the delcacies of the season. and to which all present did full justice.
 President Swain made short intro ductory address in which he said he was extremely happy to note the har- mony and good fellowship which had characterized their meeting. He said there was reason to congratulate them selves in that after so many years no strife of any kind had arisen, and that the same friendly feeling was abroad that existed when they were graduated nearly half a hundred years ago. He said that this was their happiest meet ing, and that the surroundings were the most advantageous of any previous years He expressed the hope that this mutual feeling would always exist and that so long as the members were spared they would cling to one another in the same way that they have in the past and that they would then always have good times
 These sentiments and also that the meeting was the most successful of the class yet held were echoed by the many speakers who followed. The supper was served, and at s o'clock speech making began, which was not conclud- ed until the hour of 12, it having been decided that a meeting of this kind would afford more pleasure than even would the att ln6ing of the Yale Dra- matics on the campus. In consequence almost every ope of those present talk ed more or less at length, most of their speeches being relation of their expe- riences in attending the university. Many of these were very entertaining and brought back dear and tender rec