The Washington times., 1913-10-31
YALE GRADS WILL
M|SSLOU|E EL|NDER
When They Gather For Big
Football Game He Won't Be
at Mory's.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. e9-1 ate
grads who come back to New Haven
will miss one familiar face which has
never failed to welcome them for the
last dozen years or more. for the dealh
of Louis Linder has removed one oil
Yale's best known and favorite charac-
ters. Mine Host Linder, as he was al
fectionately known to thousands of Naie
men in every section of the country
was the proprietor of Mory's one of the
most picturesque college eating houses
in the country. No member - the
Vale faculty or any officer of the uni
versity was as we'll known to as many
undergraduates as was Louie, ana many
q freshman was on friendly terms Will
the genial proprietor of. Temple Bar pc
lore he even knew the preslueht VI 'he
university by sight.
1t was around Louies festive board
that Yale grads always expected 10 get
the latest tips on what the 1ootoai'
team was doing just before a pig SaIne.
He knew, or at least they all thought
ne did, the score IN advance Oh q DIE
championship game, and manys me
man who has held off or made a b1S
sweep on the tip OF Mine Host lindeF.
Rowing was one of his hobbies: Ana
one of his closest pals IN New Raven
was John Kennedy, Yale's oid-tlme
crew coach. Yale oarsrlen who were
close to both men will tell YOU that in
the DAYS when Kennedy was winning
victory after victory for Yale Kennedy
and Linder might be found together OF
a morning talking like Old pals over
the whole situation.
1t is safe to say that in those days
Linder knew individually every man
who went into a Yale boat and Just
what his chances were for staying
there when he landed. Both rlen hau
reputation-Iorz -secretlveneSs, put
when they got toge ther in the privacy
of Linder's own apartments they were
an open book to each other But not
even his closest Yale friend could
worm out of the genial Louie any
secret on crew matters that was be-
tween him and Kennedy
Founding of the Hegans. &
1t was along about; the SIate jim
Hogan's senior year in colleee-that
most popular Yale football captain of
recent years who was graduated in
1905-that the organization known to
every Yale man of recent years, the
Hogans, was formed. Linder, SO. the
story goes, was having some trouble
collecting his bills from Yale men
and he consulted Capt. Hogan as to,
the best way to proceed the Hogans
sprang from that incident
A dozen of the most prominent men
of the university, men whose fathers
owned railroads and the like. volun-
teered to assume all the clerical work
ar and sarie send out n the biiisl Of the iSints
after that there was no more worry
for Mine Host Einder Tinid fresh
men, aspiring sophomcres, hopeful
juniors and the even proud seniors
thought it the part of good policy to
pay up bills at Mory's when the ac-
counts of the place were being an
dited by senior society men and sedi-
tors of Yale publicationss - :
AS each band of Hogans graduated
their places were filled by other Seniors.
The gatherings of the Hogans were
held about the famous round table of
Mory's. =
Two years ago on the expiration of
& long lease the old Colonial homestead
known for nearly a half century as
Moryis had to make way for modern
office building. Eka S%-aF =
Very well, - says Louie, ,~-'theneI re-
tire from business.
A big howl went up from the Pacific
to the Atlantic from Yale men who pro-
tested that Mory's must be retained at
all costs with Louie Linder in charge.
New quarters were secured on York
street, much nearer the campus, and
everything about the old place was
Even the old time swinging doors whose
gilt inscription. Temple Bar" was hard
~ readable. were taken off the hinges
and hung at new place.
Making Mory's Perpetual.
It was at this time that Mine Host
Linder suggested to 4 number of Yale
grads the formation of a corporation
to be known as the Mory Association,