The AD Club Of Harvard University 1836-1988 Harvard,Private Clubs

[204] pp. Office of The University Publisher 8 7/8" x 6 3/8" w/ morie silk club motif on front cover board w/ endpapers by Trevor The A.D. Club is a final club established at Harvard University in 1836, the continuation of a chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity existing as an honorary chapter until 1846, and then as a regular chapter until the late 1850s. At that time, owing to the prevailing sentiment against such societies, it became a strictly secret society, known among its members as the "Haidee," the name of a college boat. The chapter surrendered its charter in 1865, and has since existed as the A.D. Club. It is an all-male organization. It held its first open punch or rush session in 2017. Clubhouse In 1872, the club rooms were moved from the upper story of a brick house on Palmer Street to a building on Brattle Street. These rooms were occupied until 1878, when a club-house was obtained on the corner of Mt. Auburn and Dunster Streets. In 1900, the club moved to its present club-house at 1 Plympton St. Notable members Robert Bacon - American businessman who served as an ambassador to France, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and U.S. Secretary of State. James Blake Professional tennis player, reached a high of number 4 in the world. Benjamin C. Bradlee Executive Editor of the Washington Post. Oversaw coverage of the Watergate scandal. Charles William Eliot American academic and President of Harvard University. Francis Ellis Barstool Sports blogger and comedian Manning Ferguson Force was a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Civil War. Charles Edward Grinnell clergyman, lawyer, and writer. Henry Lee Higginson Noted American businessman and philanthropist, founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra. Amory Houghton Jr. United States Congressman David McKendree Key United States Ambassador, served under at least six U. S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Dwight D. Eisenhower. J. Harleston Parker American architect, founder Parker, Thompson & Rice. Murray Taylor Composer of "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard" Stephen Minot Weld Scion of the Weld Family of Boston. Schoolmaster, real estate investor and politician.