The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-03
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MORY'S, MUST co
Yala's Delight Famous Among
American College Resorts.
DEAR TO ALUMNI HEARTS.

DEAR TO ALUMNI HEARTS.
Scene Of Historic Table Soaring and
Athletic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carrie
Nation Downed Demon Rum, but Un-
consciously Posed In Flashlisht Of
Bacchanaian Orgy.
Mory's, one of the most famous col
lege taverns in the country, known to
Yale men everywhere. is to close its
doors ON Sept. /.
No place in New Haven outside of
the university itself has been more
closely associated with the life of Yale
than Mory's There the boy from prep
school got his first impression Of the
godlike sophomore. In freshman year
one looked forward to the next years
privilege of being able to go dine at
Mory's; In sophomore year you proudly
took your subfreshman friend for sup
per there-chop with peas and toby
OF ale for the guest, scrambled eggs
and sausages and toby Of ale for the
host.
For 1t was that chop that formed the
Immediate secondary function Of Mo
RVS. Mory's Is primarily bar the
Temple Bar. Secondarily, 1t Is a / use
of chops-of Southdown chops invari-
ably and inseparately accompanied by
sausages and baked potatoes and oc-
casionally by peas.
When Table Soaring Began.
The third material element of Mory's
is the table. When the original pro-
prietor In careless moment allowed
some cgotistic youth to prove the folly
Of name by inscribing his initials on
the top of the polished table he
wrought far better than he knew, for
the precedent took root, as presidents
will In tradition worshlping COM
munity. with the result that every sue
tried carving them deep In that brown
surface.
On the walls now hang the original
tables-icons for the disciple Of Mory's.
Though he can never equal the handi-
craft of his forbears. he can at least
emulate them and try to make the
tables of the present worthy to hang
on other walls as lesser dlvinities for
future generations.
Mory's stands at the corner of Tenn
pie and Center streets. one block from
the green Annually. the night be-
fore college opens. 1t is In full glory.
Trepidating freshmen shivering at the
thought of the rush" to come, are
taken there under the wing of patron
izlng upper class men to have their
bodies nourlshed and their nerves
steadled before torchlght procession.
wrestling matches and a night OF bolt
ed doors and vengefu sophomores.
The night before the Harvard game
Mory's Is crammed to the utmost ca
paclty of its three small rooms. Here
the tavern appears In new capacity
the center for the entertainment Of
out of town guests. The secrecy of
Yale societies prevents that welcome
for which Harvard clubs are famous
Mory's virtually shares with the Uni
versity club, Huebeins' and the Hof-
brau House responsibility for offering
such hospitality.
From time immemorlal the Hogans
have been intimately associated with
Morys Some time In the dim past the
proprietor decided to get students to
make out his bills for him that he
might the more wholly devote himself
TO the purveyiug of potations BY the
promise of II monthly feast he tempted
half dozen undergraduates to come
down for this purpose. Thus orlglnat-
ed the "1oganS," an election to which
club Is passed down from year TO year
to men of the class below. Qualiflca-
lions for membership are good fellow
ship. good voice and good digestion.
One Sunday In every four the Hogans
devote TO the virtuous task of auditing
accounts, fcasting ON choicest viands
and connecting such harmony as would
make jealous the glee club quartet
Carrie Nations Visit.
A few years ago Carrie Nation car
ried n crusade into the very heart Of
New Haven and of course laid siege
to this stronghold of the enemy. d.
plomacy and strategy combined to re-
lieve the fortress and battle even the
heroine of Medicine Lodge. Instead of
risklng a pitched battle the students
peace before n drop of beer had been
shed Mrs. Nation dictated as terms
of peace the signing of the pledge and
the discardlng of cigarettes. The stu
dents accepted the terms with meek
ness. They said they had long thought
drinking was bad for them. but had
not had the courage of their convic-
tons to give 1t up Cigarettes. too,
now that they really stopped to con-
slider the matter, they realized were the
invention of the devil. The treaty Of
peace was signed
In commemoration of this happy
event the students insisted that Mrs.
Nation be photographed with them.
She acquiesced A dozen of them es-
corted her to the photographers. where
II was explained that good group
picture must be made by tlashlight. In
the semldnrkness the group was posed,
Mrs. Nation in the center The flash
light went of. and the picture was
taken.
When the prints appeared next day
Mrs Nation was disclosed presiding
over hacchaualan orgy students
waved beer bottles In the mir, aud III
were obviously smoking cigarettes