YALE ALUMNI MEETINGS.
How the Various Associations have
Met and Dined.
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The Christmas vacation is always a
most opportune time for the holding
of banquets and business meetings of
the various Yale Alumni Associations.
This year seems to have been no ex-
ception to this custom, and the ac-
counts printed below indicate that the
usual large attendance and display of
true enthusiasm were prominent feat-
ures of the many gatherings.
COLORADO YALE CLUB.
The Colorado Yale Association held
their sixteenth annual banquet at the
University Club, Denver, Monday
evening, Dec. 28th. It was the first
gathering of the kind in the new
University Club building, and was one
of the most suecessful in the history
of the Association. The dining room
had been decorated with smilax and
roses, and the colors were made con-
spicuous by cross bars of blue satin
ribon on the white table coverinigs. At
each end of the table were placed
handsome Yale banners. The toast
list was inaugurated by an address by
Theodore Holland, President of the
Association and responses were made
for the following subjects: ‘
“Tmhe Azoic Age,’ H. P. Parmelee;
“Yale at Henley,” Stanley Pearce;
“New Ways of Old “Yale,” Gerald
Hughes; “The Old Brick Row,” Wil-
liam R. Barbour; “Alma Mater,” by
her youngest son, ‘Master’ Henry ae
Wolcott, A. M., ’96.
A letter from Prof. H. P. Wright,
Dean of the College Faculty, was se-
ceived and read. Among other things
the letter said:
“On looking over the Yale Banner
just issued, I find that many college
honors go to the representatives of
your state.
“The chairman of the editorial board
of the Yale Scientific Monthly is from
Colorado. So is also the manager of
the Yale Football Association, the
President of the Yale Civil Service Re-
form Association, and the class orator
of the Academic class of 1897. Besides
this, Colorado furnished one player on
the Yale eleven of the present year;
two members of the Junior Promenade
Committee of the class of 1897, one of
them. was floor manager: the fence
orator and the President of the Fresh-
man Union of the class of 1898, and one
of the four class deacons of the class
of 1899. The Fresident of the Intercol-
legiate. Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion recently elected at Philadelphia
is a Yale. Academic. Senior . from
Colorado.
“This is a very honorable record and
you may safely compare it with that
of the representatives of any other
state. Competition is very intense
here, as you well know, and men do
not get college honors at Yale or at-
tain distinction in scholarship unless
they have good ability and manly
character.”
The Denver Evening Post made the
following editorial comment on the
above:—
“Colorado students also take high
rank in scholarship, it was added. All
this has significance because it is a
demonstration of Colorado civilization
in the east whence not a few
slurs are wont to proceed on the char-
acter, ability, manners, ete, of
Colorado pecple. Yale is peculiarlv
the American university, where 2,500
young men gather from all over the
lane, and even from Europe, to re-
ceive instructions in various kinds of
knowledge, and that Colorado’s repre-
sentatives should be the recipients of
so many honors at that university,
where, as Prot. Wright points out,
comretition fer trem is very keen,
shows that Colcredo genius is more
than a match for eastern genius, es-
pecially that of New England and New
York whose representatives vreatly
outnumber those of this state. Doubt-
less what is true at Yale is also true at
other universities frequented by Colo-
rado students and the young men dis-
tinguishing themselves are deserving
of the highest encomiums in conserving
by their achievements the fair name of
their state ir a hestile land. They have
demonstrated that they have brains,
manners, brawn, mora's, tact, capacity,
to a degree that has drawn honors to
them in unwonted abundance, wrest-
ing them from representatives of a
supposed superior race.”
YALE ALUBINI WEEKLY
The officers elected for the coming
year were. President, H. B. Parmelee,
’63; Vice-President, WwW. A. Otte)
(Colorado Springs) ’86; Secretary and
Treasurer, W. B. Woodward, ’92S.; Ex-
ecutive Committee, O. S. Isbell,’88, H.
Phelps, 298L. S.; J. D. Skinner, ’948.,
and J. BE. Good ’95.
The following smoking song was in-
troduced:
Foating away like the fountain’s spray,
On the snow-white plume of a maiden,
The smoke-wreaths rise to the star-lit
skies,
With blissful fragrance laden’
Then smoke away till a golden ray
Lights up the dawn of the morrow, .
For a cheerful cigar like a shield will
bar,
The blows of care-and sorrow.
The dark-eyed train of the maids of Spain
*’Neath their arbor shades trip lightly.
And a gleaming cigar, like a new born
star,
In the clasp of their lips burns brightly.
Tt warms the soul like the blushing bowl,
With its roes-red burden streaming,
And drowns in its bliss, like the first
warm kiss ;
From the lips with love-buds teeming.
The evening “closed with another
musical production by Joseph S. Nor-
ton, 65, as follows: :
(Air: “Auld Lang Syne.’’)
What though my blood be bounding now,
And years have tempered thine,
And ashes be upon thy brow,
And locks of youth on mine
We'll find for every difference still
Nepenthe in the wine,
That sparkles in the cup we fill
‘To pledge the days Lang Syne.
If there’s a chili upon thy heart,
Then there’s a heart aglow
To give thee back, before we part,
The warmth of long ago;
And ne’er a voice around the board
But has accord with thine,
To blend in every cheering word
The tones of old Lang Syne.
Then let there be no seeming here
Of pleasures lightly quaffed,
But fill the glass with kindly cheer,
And take an honest draught;
And find for care and every ill,
Nepenthe in the wine ,
That sparkles in the cup we fill :
To Yale and Auld Lang Syne. vee.
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There were forty men present as fol-
lows: Theodore Holland, ’82, Henry T.
Rogers, ’66, Henry R. Wolcott, (Hon.
96.) Thomas Ward, °56, Heury Lyne,
87, R. J. Pitkin, ’85, Willis B. Herr’86S.
D. Plessner, ’85, A. B. Adams, ’96, W.
J. Berger, 99, H. K. Brown, °928., J. E.
Gcod, °95, J. T. Field, ’88S., H. Phelps,
931, J. D. Skinner, ’94S., W. B. Ber-
ger, ’98S., H. HE. Wood, G. P. Steele,
99S., C. C. Dorsey,’90, A. W. Pearce,
068., F. L. Woodward, ’88, C. R. Dud-
ley, ’°77L., D. C. West, ’89, W. R. Bar-
bour, ’80, W. B. Woodward, ’92S., HB. B.
Morgan, '86, G. B. Berger, '88S8., Gerald
Hughes, ’97, Jno. T. Lorance, °92, H. J.
Teller, °92, P. Fuller, ’92, O. S. Isbell,
88 Stanley Pearce, °91S., and W. A.
Otis, °86, E. O. Stanard, ’°92 and Howard
Starr, °95, Colorado Springs.
NORTHWESTERN ALUMNI DINE,
The thirteenth annual meeting
and banquet of the Yale Alumni As-
sociation of the Northwest was held
in the Minneapolis club, Minneapolis,
Minn., on Tuesday evening, Dec. 29.
There are 150 members of this associa-
tion residing in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa and the Dakotas, of whom 46
were present. The annual meetings
are held alternately in Minneapolis
and St. Paul, and are followed by the
annual banquet.
Stanford Newel, ’61, of St. Paul,
presided over the business meeting and
was re-elected president of the asso-
ciation by acclamation. C. §S. Jelley,
’71, of Minneapolis was unanimously
re-elected secretary and _ treasurer.
The committee on the banquet of 1897
was appointed to consist of Dr. Burn-
side Foster, ’82, and William R. Begg,
93, of St. Paul and W. W. Heffelfinger,
’°91S., of Minneapolis. The dinner and
meeting will be held in St. Paul. Pre-
ceding the election of officers the re-
ports of officers were read and ac-
cepted.
At the conclusion of the business
meeting the members present formed
in line and marched down stairs to
the banquet room singing “Omega
Lambda Chi.’ The tables were
placed in the form of a horseshoe.
Stanford Newell acted as toast-
master and toasts were responded to
as follows:
“Yale in the Judiciary,’ Judge C. E.
Vanderburgh, ’52.
exalie in Art,” BE. T Eliott, © ’58.
“Yale in Philosophy,’ Samuel Ap-
pleton, ’63. :
“Yale in Finance,’ E, C. Cook, ’77.
beam in Sports,’”’ Carrington Phelps,
“Yale in Book-Making,” F. T.Berg-
strom, ’88.
le in Invention,” T. D. Merwin,
“Yale in Poetry,” Dr. Burnside Fos-
ter, ’82.
“Yale in Scholarship,’ William R.
Begg, 93.
After the usual custom many im-
promptu speeches were called for and
among the responses were speeches
made by C. McC. Reeve, ’70, E. W.
Durant, Jr., ’87; Charles Gale, ’95; M.
D. Munn, °81; W. W. Heffelfinger,
’91S.; T. L. McClung, ’92; W. C. Win-
ter, ’98S.; C. S. Jelley, ’71, and others.
Judge Vanderburgh in his toast gave
a well deserved eulogy upon John M.
Beery, °47, for many years justice of
the supreme court of Minnesota. Dr.
Foster read a poem on “Yale.” A
quartet consisting of J. F. Merrill, ’81,
W. F. Hutchinson, ’84; E. M. Dudley,
77, and C. M. Griggs, ’83, sang several
times, and E. M. Dudley’ rendered
some comic songs and a yodel.
The list of those present follows:
Stanford Newel, ’61; C. E. Vander-
muren, 562; W. C. Winter, 993 S.: T. L.
McClung, °92; W. R. Begg, ’93; J. H.
Hill, °98: W. “Wheelock, °98; M. D.
Munn, 81; W. F. Booth, ’84; W. D.
Washburn, Jr., ’88; L. S. Rand, ’91; T.
D. Merwin, ’77; G. L. Wilson, ’77 S.; W.
S. Williams, ’86 S.; J. E. Stryke, ’83; E.
C. Gale, °84: EB. W. Durant, Jr.; ’87S.;
F. M. Crosby, °97; C S. Gale, °95; W.
G. Noyes, °91; C. C. Bovey, ’90; W. W.
Heffelfinger, °91 S.; C. E. Heffelfinger,
‘7; Ek. B. Graves, ’81; C. S. Jelley, °71;
L. K. Hull, ’83; S. A. Booth, ’84; Burn-
side Foster, ’82; F. Bergstrom, ’88; A.
W. Clapp, °98: D. D. Tenney, 1900; P.
R. Brooks, ’°98; Carrington Phelps, ’70;
W. H. Bennett, ’°66; E. A. Platt, °58; EB.
a mitott, “68: fH. ©... Cook, °77; John
“Loman, °85; Sampel Appleton, °63; O.
H. Briggs, °81; Preston King, °80; W.
Goodyear, °86; J. F. Merrill, ’81; H. F.
Hutchinson, °84; EB. M. Dudley, '77; C.
McC. Reeve, °70.
THE CLEVELAND REUNION.
The annual reunion and banquet of
the Cleveland Yale Alumni Associa-
tion was held in the Hollenden Hotel
on Saturday evening, Jan. 2. Covers
were laid at the table in the banquet-
ing room, which was_ decorated in
blue, for more than sixty alumni and
undergraduates. The guest of honor
was Prof. Horatio M. Reynolds, ’80,
who had shortened his vacation which
he was spending in the Maine woods,
in order to attend this banquet.
The reunion began with an elaborate
spread and was followed by speeches
and songs. Mr. Horace Andrews,
°41, President of the Association, acted
as toastmaster, and introduced G. C.
S. Southworth, ’63. Mr. Southworth
related interesting stories of his col-
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dience by reciting a history of Yale
University and comparing its success-
ful career with its strongest adversary
—Harvard. Hie was received with the
College yell and loudly applauded at
the corclusion of his remarks.
' Mr. W. S. Kerruish of the class of
*bd, next was called upon and related
college experiences, dating many years
further back than most of the mem-
bers present could remember. Mr,
George H. Ely, ’65, of Elyria also
made some interesting remarks, after
which several of the younger members
and undergraduates spoke.
At a business meeting of the asso-
ciation held prior to the banquet, offi-
cers were elected as follows:
President, F. L. Baldwin, ’82S.; Vice
President, F. L. Baldwin, ’67; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, A. S. Chisholm,
798- Executive Committee, E. L. Leeds,
’88S.; P. W. Harvey, ’91, and C. W.
Hitchcock, ’938S. pe
PLAINFIELD CLUB.
The fifth annual dinner of the Plain-
field (N. J.) Yale Club was held at
the Revere House on December 18, and
was attended by about fifty men. It
was voted the most successful dinner
the Club had yet had. Mr. S. St. J.Mc-
Cutchen, °70, acted as master of the
toasts and was exceedingly happy in
his introductory remarks. The fol-
lowing toasts were responded to:
“The University,” Mr. Thomas
Thacher, President of the New York
City Alumni Association, who spoke in
part of the good the alumni might be
to the University. Prof. Hadley re-
sponded for the “Faculty,” and said
that two problems now before that
august body were the handling of the
large classes and the preservation of
the democratic spirit for which the
old College was famous. Mr. E. C.
Perkins represented Harvard and Mr.
Leonidias Dennis responded for Prince-
ton. “The Alumni,’ was the toast as-
signed to Mr. Dickinson W. Richards,
80, President of the Essex County
(N. J.) Alumni Association. He gave
the Plainfield Club credit for send-
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