The sun., 1907-03-10
GRADUATES OF RIVERVIEW.
Dine with some OF the Most Gorgeous Tn
dergrsduates In the Business.


The Hon. gob Hedges said that the dinner
OF the alumni Of the Riverview Military
Academy, which was held last night in the
American dining room Of the Hotel Man
haitian and at which MIR. Hedges Was toast
master, was the finest ever, and Mr.. Hedges
could qualify before any jdry as a public
dinner expert. 1t was the first dinner held
in New York by the alumni and brave names
were unfolded of those who had got their
preparatory training at the school.
Among the letters and kilograms Of regret
from alumni was one from the Hon. Tim
Woodruff. who couldn't be in Europe and
the Manhattan at the same time. Some
thing else kept Bishop Potter away. and
another alumnus. William Vaughn Moody,
was all sewed up with still other social
duties. One Of the schools most dis
tinguished sons, ex-Gov. Higgins. died re-
Gently and a silent toast was drunk to his
memory.
Private Stephen Beddow came down
from the school with his trumpet and wear
ing more gold lace than a Captain-General
Of the army Of the Caliph of Bagdad. Pri-
vate Beddow played a mess call and then
assembly" until the hotel corridors began
to split. whereupon about 1875 grads fel
in line and advanced upon the tables with.
out betraying the slightest fear. Principal
John B. Bisbee, known TO the alumni as
-the Major" and to the present students,
who naturally are more familiar with him,
as MAZE" led the way.
Among other skirmishers that spread
out in open order around the Major were:
Mr.. Hedges, Eugene Hnrrick Smith, presi-
dent of the Alumni Association; John j.
Amory, Ralph Butts, John F. Sclnlon, Col
q: \. Whistler U. s. A.; Justice Henry A.
Gildersleeve, Everitt jackson, B. l.: n.
Bates of the Hotel Belmont, Anson McCook
Beard. Charles l.. Bristol, professor OF
biology at New York University; r. A.
Hudnut, Capt. j. w. Hinckley, Jr., U. $. A;
Alfred H. Thurston OF the Hotel Astor,
Edward Payson Hatch and Uriah W. Tomp-
kins, class Of SO. who, next to Justice Glider
sleeve. was the oldest alumnus present.
Justice Gildersleeve left Riverview with
the class Of 50.
The Major permitted the present officers
OF the student corps to come down for the
feed. As his pet punishment at the school
is pedestrianism around the school build
ings when the principal thinks such strolls
are needed TO straighten out the kinks
in character building, il was said that the
Major would have let the whole student
corps come on the job if they had consented
to walk all the way from Poughkeepsie
to Forty-second street The student
officers. however. rode down in regular
passenger coaches and they wore uniforms
JndJ NlaQe Jue DOINduS Hhc a
can of black paint. Only one who saw
Private Beddow's uniform can appreciate
what the student oficers-Capts. Robert
Maynard and H. H. Vail, Adjutant c. B.
Schwartz. Lieuts. Ayres and Andrews and
Sergt. w. T. Ross-looked like.
Toastmaster Hedges said that If Gov.
Hughes had sent a telegram TO the toast
master it would be to the effect, Sorry |
couldn't be with you, but had TO attend
a lot of smaller dinners tonight" The
toastmaster had fun with -the Major"
walk around and around. The greatest
men came from the school. said the toast
master. along about 20 and 80. Mr..
Hedges was a member of the class Of 80.
Justice Gildersleeve told Of school Boy
Franks, Principles and Men, and Thomas
F. Moore spoke on -Delinquencies and
Other IhinUs.n