Word: toasted
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following the dinner, Major Higginson introduced William S. Hall '69, the toast master of the evening, who told briefly of the days when Harvard crews raced on Lake Quinsigamond. As an old warrior once said, "The battle of Waterloo was won on the cricket ground at Eton." The place to prepare for the struggles of life is in the struggles at college. He finished by presenting President Lowell...
...international entertainment made up of musical and specialty numbers, given entirely by undergraduates and students in the graduate schools. Preceding the speeches, messages will be read from several ambassadors and others who were unable to accept the invitation to the dinner. As each speaker rises to respond to his toast, the members of the club will rise and sing one verse of the speaker's national song, except in the case of President Eliot, when they will sing "Fair Harvard...
President Wheelock next proposed a toast to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and his excellency Governor Draper. Governor Draper spoke of his pleasure at being asked to convey the greetings of the Commonwealth to so illustrious a statesman as Baron Takahira, and complimented him on his speech. He mentioned the debt which the community owes to President Taft for sending the ambassador to Boston. There is no reason for any clash between the countries and he expressed his intention to further the friendship as far as was right and proper, concluding by extending the best wishes of the Commonwealth...
...Wheelock rose and introduced the last speaker as follows: "Now a toast to one whom we all love and respect, and one whose name has become a household name the world over. President Eliot rose to speak, wearing the decoration which had just been conferred upon him, and corresponding to that which Baron Takahira wore. The President's speech ran in part as follows: "Since I have listened to the speeches I have wondered what fundamental forces there may be which will bring an end to war." Here he branched off to speak of the honor which had been done...
...Egypt to look for some new American jokes, attended a dinner in honor of a certain Mr. Biff Hall, lately elected alderman, and was assigned to a seat beside him. At the close of the dinner a great loving-cup was passed around, each man giving an appropriate toast. When it got to Mr. Ade he rose and said "Hall, pull, graft, alderman...