be beholden to nobody but Harvard men and Harvard lovers.

If you choose, we will place in our great hall a memorial to the Harvard men who died in the Cuban war. To me such a memorial seems most fitting and welcome;

It should be noted that the Harvard Union will in no way antagonize the other clubs, which are so pleasant and so useful, but it needs the support of the whole University world. Therefore, we will urge every living Harvard man to join us for his sake and ours. The setting up of such a meeting-house is a little matter, but the holding-up of it on a large-minded, generous, lasting basis is a great matter and is impossible unless you, one and all, make it easy.

To whom the conception of a Harvard Union is due is beyond my knowledge, but we owe the fostering of the idea to many men, and we owe the grounds to the Corporation. As you see, it is the result of Harvard team work, of mutual reliance, the future abiding place of comradeship, and therefore let it never, and in no place, bear any name except that of John Harvard. We will open the doors of our house and will write over them: "The Harvard Union Welcomes to its Home All Harvard Men."

After the speeches Professor Hollis announced that Mr. Augustus Hemenway had written to him, saying that $10,000 would be forthcoming toward the furnishing of the club. Mr. J. H. Hyde '98, of New York, has given $20,000 toward a library.

The meeting closed with "Fair Harvard" by the Glee Club.