350 Dinner lo Professor Chili enden [April 



Chittenden to be the gnest of bis pupils at a dinner in Xew York on 

 ^larcli T. In tlic formal imitation, the secrttar\- w n itc to Professor 

 Chittenden. in part. as follows : 



The above-named Committee of Twenty Five has instructed nie to 

 invite you to be the gnest of your many pupils and friends at a dinner 

 in yonr bonor in Xew York City on Alarcb i, 1913. It is onr desire 

 not only to bave the pleasure of yonr Company but also to extend to 

 you onr personal and professional greetings. anfl to evidence onr friend- 

 ship and respect. 



The dinner in bonor of Professor Chittenden was held at Del- 

 monico's. on Satnrday evening, March i, and proved to be a delight- 

 fnl event in evcrv particnlar. Althongh man}- who expected to be 

 present were unable to attend, and sent letters of regret, about 

 seventy-fi\-e pnpils and a dozen in\-ite(l friends comprised the en- 

 thusiastic Company tbat made the dinner a cordial testimonial of 

 affection and esteem for Professor Chittenden. 



Among those who were unable to accept invitations to be present 

 at the dinner. and to speak afterwards. were President Hadley, of 

 Yale, and Prof. William H. Welch, of Johns Hopkins University. 

 In a letter expressing regret for bis unavoidable absence, President 

 Hadle}' wrote. in part. as follows : 



When }ou are having the Chittenden dinner, I shall be three thou- 

 sand miles away. But I do not want to let the occasion go by without 

 a word of greeting. ( )ur universities are on the lookout for men who 

 are either discoverers or teachers or Organizers. In Chittenden Yale 

 has a man who is all three. 



Professor \\'elcb sent a teleoram in which he said : 



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Deeply regret unavoidable absence from banquet. Affectionate 

 greetings and heartiest congratulations to Chittenden — the man and 

 friend, the great teacher, investigator, administrator — who has ren- 

 dered inestimable service to science, Yale, and countr}-. ^fay many 

 vears of health and vigorous work be bis. 



Seated at the Speakers' table were Professors Harvey Cushing, 

 Henrv H. Donaldson, lohn A. Hartwell. Russell H. Chittenden. 



