Evening star., 1920-04-30
HARVARD CLUBS
IN I'D MEETING
600 Delegates Here, Repre-
senting Nearly Every
State in Union.

| speaker s platform, ana tne hall ar
tistically decorated with the Stars and
Stripes, 500 members OF the Associated
Harvard Clubs assembled today at the
New Willard Hotel for the twenty
| second meeting of the organization.
| Delegates representing nearly every
state in the Union. Hawaii and Homo
lulu were present when President g.
| c. Kimball of Pittsburgh. Pa, called
the meeting to order. and short
while later when A. Lawrence Low
| ell, president of Harvard University,
entered the hall, the assembly arose
and cheered for fully three minutes.
ending the welcome with rousing
Harvard cheer.
Before starting routine business 1t
was unanimously voted to send cable
grams of greetings to James Hazen
Hyde, president of the Paris Har-
ward Club, and to Messrs. Boyden and
Lamont. former presidents OF the
Associated Harvard Clubs. all Of
whom are out Of the country.
Presidents Report Read
After President kimball had ex-
tion to the Harvard Club of Wash.
ington for the hospitality displayed
as host of the gathering. he read the
report of the president. in which he
CdlieO dlteHliOu " tHc IN
creased activities of Harvard clubs
throughout the world.
He laid great stress on the neces-
sity of closer cooperation with the
Alumni Associations of Harvard. and
dwelt at length on the splendid work
that had been accomplished by the
alumni associations OF Harvard. and
ballot for overseers.
II President Kimball outlined the pro-
posed revision of the present constitu-
ton, and pointed out it's insufficient
fexibility to meet constantly chang
ing conditions.
Reading of other Reports.
Reports also were read from Vice
Presidents Langdon P. Marvin Of the
eastern division and James Hazen
Hyde Of the European division.
E. NJ. Grossman Of st. Louis. secre-
tary of the association. spoke en-
Enthusiastically Of the work being ac-
complished by the various Harvard
clubs throughout the country, and
explained in detail the proposed closer
co-operation between the constituent
clubs of Harvard and the associated
Harvard clubs.
Mr.. Grossman was followed by
E. H. Letchworth, who read satis-
factory treasurer's report.
This was followed by reports from
standing committees. special commit
tees and committees in charge OF mo-
ton pictures. publicity and invita-
tions for the twenty-third meeting to
be held in 1921.
A report Of the committee in charge
Of erecting a memorial in honor of
those Harvard men who lost their
lives in the war was followed by
similar reading from the committee in
Theodore Roosevelt.
Endowment Fund.
Later Eliot wadsworth read
statement in regard to the condition
Of the Harvard endowment fund. as
Of April 10, with an analysis of the
fund divisions by classes and by the
amounts of contributions.
On this date the total amount of the
fund was $12,112,35S.3S, representing
the contributions Of 1880 subscrib-
ers. OF the total amount it was stated
that s10.s32.7s2:4s was in the form of
unrestricted gifts and the remainder.
or $1,279. .565.S9, was restricted in use
Reports were also read from the
Harvard Alumni Association. Gradu-
ates' Magazine. and the Alumni Bull
letin and Council.
Addresses were delivered by Presi-
dent Lowell of Harvard, w. B. Dom
ham, dean of the Graduate School Of
Business Administration, and Henry
U. Sims. LII. B., of Birmingham, Ala,
who spoke on Harvard in the South"
Receipt of the report of the COM
mittee on nominations of officers for
the year 1921 concluded the business
of the meeting.
Program Of Entertainment.
The delegates will assemble in the
lobby of the hotel at 8 O'Clock and
be taken in automobiles for a drive
through Rock Creek Park Informal
supper and smoker will be held at
the Chevy Chase Club tonight.
Tomorrow at 8:45 am, a trip will
be made to Annapolis. where a boat
race between the Union Boat Club of
Boston. composed OF veteran Harvard
men, and the Navy will be witnessed.
Harvard Men mt Hotel.
Prominent Harvard men seen in the
Franklin D. Roosevelt. assistant sec
retary of the Navy; William Morris
Davis. professor emeritus of Harvard,
the most noted authority on physical
geography in the world: Owen Wis
ter. author of "Philosophy-4 and
other works who studied under
George Herbert Palmer one of the
most celebrated educators Of the uni
versity; John F. Moore, noted Boston
philanthropist: former District At
vey W. Wiley. Walter Tuckerman,
Frederick Atherton, John D. Merrill.
editor of the Harvard Bulletin and
editorial writer of the Boston Globe;
Joseph Letter. George N. Henning,
professor department of romance.
George Washington University; Tru-
man Abbey. son of the founder of the
weather bureau; Stephen w. Phillips
of Salem, Mass, the noted antiquar-
ian; Jerome D. Green Of the general
educa ton board: Ralph Hollowell.
New England philanthropist: Henry
Upton Sims, Edgar Wells. Langdon
P. Marvin of Boston. Henry S. Denni-
son. New York: w. r. Castle, Hawaii,
editor of Harvard Graduate Magazine:
Myron Whitney, the well known local
singer, and William w. Richards OF
Boston, who graduated from Harvard
in the class of 1855.
]. Mcbride Sterrett, 20. assistant rec
tor All Saints Memorial P. E. Church.
Washington: Representative Samuel
w winslow. 'S5. Worcester. Mass:
president of the Harvard Club Of
washington; A. /. Du Pont. '92, Will
mington, Del: Representatives Mich
olas Longworth Of Ohio. Gallivan OF
Massachusetts and Pratt Of New
York: Charles Warren. SO. assistant
United States attorney general;
Thomas w. Slocum. 80 New York.
and Percival Hall. '92. president Of
the Columbia Institute for the