Word: tripping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...members of the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs returned to Cambridge in time for registration yesterday morning after their annual Christmas trip. The men were for the most part in the best of health and spirits and spoke very enthusiastically of the success of the trip and of the reception that had been given to them in all of the cities visited. The itinerary included three cities, Louisville, Indianapolis and Kansas City, where the Harvard clubs had not given concerts before, and others where concerts had not been given for some years. Although several other college glee clubs went...
...first concert of the trip was given in Worcester, Friday, Dec. 21, in Association Hall. After the concert a reception and dance were given in honor of the clubs by Mrs. R. C. Taylor. The clubs left Worcester the same night and reached Baltimore Saturday afternoon. The concert in the evening was one of the best the clubs have ever given and the large audience that nearly filled Lehmann's Hall was very enthusiastic. The concert was followed by a reception given by the Harvard Club of Maryland at the Hotel Rennert. Sunday morning some of the men went down...
...Chicago concert was the crowning success of the whole trip. An audience of over two thousand completely filled the Central Music Hall and gave the clubs as hearty a welcome as they have ever received. Every number was encored and Wilder made even a greater hit than he had ever done before. The audience, in the last number, were apparently determined not to let him go until he had exhausted his repertoire and it was not until he had been called back nine or ten times that the applause died down so that the Glee Club could start "Fair Harvard...
...very pleasant feature of the trip was the meeting of the Harvard and Yale musical clubs in the station at Kansas City. The Yale clubs came in just as the Harvard clubs were leaving. The Harvard clubs first gave several hearty cheers for the Yale men and the latter responded with equal spirit. The Yale clubs showed their appreciation of the courtesy by sending this telegram, which reached the Harvard clubs during the Chicago concert: "To the Harvard Musical Clubs, - Happy New Year from Yale...
...clubs came home by way of the Michigan Central Railroad, and were on the way from Tuesday night till Thursday morning. The travelling schedule of the whole trip was arranged by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, and Mr. Charles A. Cooke of the Raymond Excursion Company was in immediate charge of the party...