Adelphi In New Quarters

Saturday evening the Literary Adelphi appropriately celebrated its advent into its new hall, formerly room N, which is now one oL the fliiest society halls in the University. The occasion marked also the thirty-eighth anniversary of the society. The program consisted of short talks by f oriner members of the society, now attending the gradúate school, or who are professors in the University. There was also excellent vocal and instrumental music. The male quartette gave two selections and responded to an encoré. The banjo duet by Messrs. R. E. Newton and Oleson was well received. An especially entertaining number was the vocal duet by Messrs. Burdick and Lamont. The string trio consisting of Messrs. E. E. Newton, Oleson and Thomas, received an encoré. The speakers dwelt chiefly upon the Adelphi of years gone by and toldmany interesting stories of the days when they were members of the society. D. F. Wilcox, '94, R. C. Campbell, '94, Mr. Hartman, '86, the latter a former president of the Adelphi, and S. R. Thornton, '76, gave short talks. Prof. R. C. Davis one of the founders of the Adelphi and Prof. M. L. D'Ooge, '62, related many incidents of those good oíd times. Prof. B. M. Thompson, '59, the Adelphi's second president, urged the society to devote itself to the practice of extemporaneous speaking. He also referred to many of the Adelphi who had been eminently successful in life. Aletterof regretwas read from Hon. C. K, Davis, United States senator from Minnesota. In replying to an invitation to be present be wrote "It is not very probable that I can be present at the interesting occasion to which I ani invited by your esteemed favor of the 29th inst. I have received few invitations that give me greater pleasure than this, but I can see very clearly that my professional duties at the date indicated will probably preven tmy being there. If possible I shall attend."