Evening star., 1901-02-08
F A r H A r V A r D
HER SONS ASSEMBLE AT THEIR AN
NUAL BANQUET.
Largest Attendance in Years Good
Speeches Made and College
Songs Sung.


history of the local club, formed of former
| members of that famous university. The
number was larger than for many years,
| about eighty members assembling around
| the table. which was set in the splendid
| banquet hall. The decorations were mainly
| of crimson, the color of the university, the
| flowers and potted plants being of that hue,
while stately palms were ranged along the
walls. The dinner was an excellent one,
rejecting the greatest credit on the COM
mittee, and during it's discussion stories
of college life were told and many pleasant
"reminiscences We're exchanged between
those who had not met in many years.
Each guest wore upon his lapel a tiny Har-
ward flag.
Before the banquet business meeting of
the club was held, at which the following
officers for the ensuing year were elected:
President, Judge Edward Lander; vice
presidents, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Frank w. Hackett. ii. w. Wiley. w. d.
| Davdge jr., r. Ross Perry jr., and Foster
+. Greene; secretary, j. Mcbride Sterrett,
and treasurer, Pickering Dodge.
A resolution was adopted relative to the
death, since the last meeting of the club,
| of one of it's early founders John AIsop
King of the class of 20. The resolutions
| stated that Mr.. King was a Harvard man of
! the best type of character and that his
| life afforded an inspiring example of the
good which may be done by those who la
| Dor unselfiShiy. The tribute to the deceas ed
| member most complimentary to his life
| and deeds.
The following members were also elect
ed: Vivian Burnett 9S: A. D. Elliott 81:
George Cabot Ward, '9S: C. H. Chapman,
80; William A. Lamson, 81; r S. Lee, 81;
w. B. Wolfe 80, and Arthur ]. Collier.
The BnnIuet and Speeches.
1t o'clock when the members filed
Into the banquet room, Judge Lander, the
venerable president of the club, taking
his seat at the head of the table and hav-
ing on his right Gen. Nelson y. Miles. With
the coffee and cigars Judge Lander arose
and after cOmplimenting the club on the
| large attendance of members, proposed as
the first toast of the evening 1.-The Presi-
dent of the United States,' and called upon
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Frank W.
Hackett to respond. Mr.. Hackett paid a
high tribute to the ability and the unselfish
devotion to duty Mr.. Mckinley and his
excellent conduct of the affairs of this
government during the past four years.
and then, branching off, gracefully referred
in the most complimentary terms to Judge
Lander, who is a graduate of Harvard of
the class of 30, and expressed the hope
that he might be permitted to preside over
the Harvard dinners for many years to
come.
The next toast announced by Judge Lam
Prof. johnson of the University of Penn
sylvania. responded. wittily referring to
some of his experiences at Harvard and
protesting his warm devotion to his alma
mater. The next toast was to the army of
the United States, 20 which General Miles
responded, referring to the pleasant asso-
citation he had had with Harvard men. both
in the field and i'll the civil relations of life,
and paying Il high tribute to the pa triotism
of Harvard men during the war of the re-
bellion. General Miles aroused great en-
thusiasm and at the conclusion of his re-
marks he was given three cheers and the
Harvard yell.
The toast to the navy was responded to
by the venerable Prof. Simon Newcomb,
who told Of some things which naval Off
GERS have, accomplished in the field of
science, and for which it was not expected
that they would be thoroughly fitted in the
curriculum of their cadet course.
At this point Judge Lander said that he
felt compelled TO retire, and turned the duty
of tOastmaster over to Vice President Hack
EFT, who was exceedingly happy in his in
Production of the speakers who followed,
and the speeches were far better than the
average post-prandlal efforts. Those who
were called up and spoke Were Prof.
MunrOe, George S. Morrison of the Mica
raguan canal commission, DR.. Azel Ames,
who was one of the Porto Rican commits
sion: Prof Wiley. the chemist of the Agri-
cultural Department; Chas. S. Moore, clerk
Of the Senate District committee: Prof.
Frank Clark of the Columbian University,
Mr.. Vivian Burnett who spoke of the Har-
ward annex; Mr.. VIM b. Todd of the Har-
ward Law School, Mr.. Walter B. Davidge
jr., who spoke on Harvard Indifference: DIR.
Chatard. II. Randall Webb, Bernard r.
Green and Dr. Franklin T. Howe.
Between the speeches college songs were
sung. led by Mr. George II. Eldrldge, and
the utmost good feeling prevailed.
Members Present. .
The following We're the membership of
the club present: Allan Abbott, Cleveland
Able, Dr. Azel Ames, Frank II. Bigelow,
Vivian Burnett, John Mason Boutwell, Fritz
Van Briesen, Alfred II. Brooks Andrew &.
Bradley, Walter G. Chase, Baltimore;
Charles Henry Chapman, Frank w Clarke
Arthur j. Collier, Thomas NJ Chatard,
Henry Edgar Davis, Walter d. Davidge
ir., Francis Stewart Davldge, ]. S. Diller,
Pickering Dodge, Albert d. Elliott, S. F.
Emmons, George H. Eldridge, S. T. Fisher,
Horace c. Ffoulke, William Wakefield
Gale, Foster Regnier Greene, Bernard r.
Green. Eliot II. Goodwin, Ralph S. Hosmer,
Daniel Lyman Hazard, Louis Leverett
Hooper. Frank II. Hitchcock, Frazier d.
Head, Charles Sumner Hawes, Joseph Ad-
ma Hll, Frank w. Hackett, William HitZ
John James Hayden, Franklin l. Howe,
Sylvester Dwight Jedd, Edward Lander,
Charles Henry Lincoln, Thomas s. Lee,
William A. Lamson, Daniel w. Lord, Lu-
cius n Littauer, ]. +. Johnson, Gen. Nell
son a. Miles. LID; B. Picknan Mann,
Charles Moore, Charles Z. Munroe, James
Mccormick, j. II. Martin. Walden Myer.
William l.. Mcpherson, George S. Mori-
son, Simon Newcomb, Philip De w. Phair,
Logan w. Page. Herbert Putnam William
II. Putnam, r. Ross Perry, jr., Ernest NJ.
Paddock, j. w. Powell, LID, Fredk Les
lie Ransome, John X. Richards, Chas. F.
Sprague, c. Rockford Stetson, J. Macbride
Sterrett, Edward II. Strobel. Alphin II.
Snow, Howe Totten, William Balch Todd,
#. Wayland Vaughan, Francis Cushman
Wilson, Davies Wilson, II. r. Webb, r. T.
Worthington, n. Theodore Wilson, Clar-
ence r. Wilson, Harvey w. Wiley, w. B.
Wolfe, Edmund Wetmore.
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Spanish War Guard.
The Spanish War Guard held a meeting
in the hall at SIG 9th street Wednesday
evening last, when reports of committees
were received. Mr.. Terry addressed the
meeting on the proposed trip of the COM
| mand to the Buffalo exposition. The propo-