The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-24
JOYOUS TIMES OF REUNION GLASSES Secretary Taft Has Exclusive Affair at Country Club
 No Outsiders Ad-
 mitted.
CELEBRATION ON CAMPUS
Gay Night for Graduates Young and Graduates Old--Innovation on the New Sheffield
 Square.

Following the baseball victory over Harvard last evening the classes which have come back for reunions held their banquets at the various hotels and halls of the city and at the shore The banquets, except those of the older classes, were all over early and the costumed graduates entered the cam pus for the celebration which Is still going on as The Journal Courier goes to press. Last evening the graduates decided to do away with the bonfire which has al ways been one of the principal events after a victory, because the death or some of the elms has been caused by the heat In the past. In place of the bon-nres there was an unlimited sup ply of sky-rockets Roman candles and red fire to Illuminate the campus.
 The statue of President Theodorus Dwight Woolsey as usual met with some special attention. As the evening progressed the class of 1902 in their garb of mountain climbers decided that walking around the campus was not exciting enough, and so mounted the statue. After reaching the summit and talking conhdentially to the former president, they Invited the Shelf men Of 1905 to come up and soon the statue was the Mecca of all the reunion classes
 An innovation this year was the cele- bratlon on the Shelf campus, the first which has ever been held there by graduates. though undergraduates have held numerous ones there during the past few years. The Shelf fence was formally accepted by the graduates, and about Il o'clock five Sheff classes were represented in the celebration.
 The experiment of fencing in the campus proved very successful. All Icitlzens who asked admission were well comed and Dwight hall and the campus rooms were as usual filled with ladies But the young boys who have tried to help the graduates celebrate in the past years were excluded. and formed sorrowful line just outside the Osborn hall gate.
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 Perhaps the most important class gathering last night was that of Sec retary Tafts class, 1878, at the Coun- try club The reunion was strictly an executive session as no one, outside of bona fde members of the class were allowed to attend Police guarded ev- cry entrance to the beautiful grounds and the club house itself was sur rounded by a platoon of blue-coats. Little is known of the doings of the members except that the dinner re- solved itself into a love feast for the distinguished secretary of war.
 Privacy marked the affair at the re- quest, 1t is said, of Mir. Taft himself. who wanted to be at home with none but his classmates
 There was no printed toast list all present being called on to say few words. Great enthusiasm for Mir Taft was evident on all sides. In his few remarks which were wildly greet ed he said the affair was one to be re- membered all his life.
 Other speakers of note were John P Clarke. judge of the New York Su- preme court, Harold Hoyt, solicitor general of the United States, Rev. George Curtis of Bloomfield. x, J and Dr. H. C. Coe of New York city.
 The party went out In three special cars and all Whtneyvlle was at the heard of the bridge to see the great war secretary.
 It was 1 o'clock when the party broke up.
 Lively Class Groups.
 While the interest this year cen- tered In many of the classes which graduated years ago, the most lively classes on the campus last evening were the triennial celebrators, 1905 and 1905 S. The academic class of 1905 had previously dined at Warner hall. Jim Hogan was there, and the other athletes of the class After the dinner there were three speeches. The first was by Pop Warner, who in the name of the city welcomed the class back to New Haven. John s, Els worth in short speech presented to Harold NJ. Turner of New York a handsome silver loving cup for hls son, John Strong Turner, the class boy. John Strong Turner was born March 5. 1907, and though he was personally too young to be present he sent his thanks and best wishes through his father.
 The cup for the class baby of 1905 IS., was presented 10 J. H. Spencer at the banquet in Elks' hall last evening for his son, Cedric Spencer. Well known graduates who were present were Dick Whittier, captain of the crew In 1905 and Ward McLanahan captain of the track team Whittier was in particularly happy mood While he was in Shelf. he was presi. dent of the Shelf Y. M. c, A. and last night led the cheering for that in. stitution
 Other Glass Celebrations.
 Fifty members of the class of 'ss $ gathered at the old Heidelberg fol their reunion A very elaborate din. ner was served, and following the din. ner there was smoker.
 The class of '73 celebrated It's thir' ty-fifth anniversary with dinner a the University club. There were thir. ty members. John Calvin Goddard was toastmaster and MT Frederick J. Shepard gave the secretarys re. port Eben Alexander responded tc the toast, Boys and Men. John P Peters spoke very entertainingly or The Confessions of a City Clergy. man" Atwood Collins gave the rem isceence College Days and Other Days" A loving cup was passed tt the toast, "The Good Wine at tho Feast's End" beginning with Franl Blgelow Tarhell and ending with Johr o. Heald
 The members of the class of 1863 about fifteen in number, met d Wrexham hall, for an informal din ner. After the dinner each member l.. f-.. .