, 1874-12-04
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
Third Annual Reunion Of tho Chi
cage Alumni Association.
A Notable Gathering Of Distinguished
Gentlemen.
What Was Snitl in Response to
tho Various TOnsts.

AoAtl' III luis Ctty Aua D1n@es 1ttlu IuEOuhuous
tito great Northwest, aro scattered ita graduates
wlo have, by tholr cruditlon aud energy III tho
causo OF religion srd education, earned for
tfiomsolyog exalted regulations md tosldod to
bring the morality and cucntioDnl standards Of
the poopo resident llore to ita prosons gratifying,
and, indood, proud position. Tltoro is
q strong Ito Of friendship. nmount-
ing to affection sometimes engon.
dored by oollogo.lifc. Follow-studonts, total
strangers at their frat nlooting. arc. BY tho
influence Of their bonign mother, nlado Hteal-
fast, everlasting friends. THUS, wherever tho
graduates Of d college meet they contyiye, II
poRBiblo to giyo shape md form to thoir frator-
nal fooliugs, BY tho formation OF clubs or apso-
ciatious, Tho graduates Of Wesleyan University
III this part Of tho country arc Joined together
undor the magic tic called "Tho Chicago Wos"
loyan University Club" They havo their annt-
al reunions, aud at such times buasnoss and pro-
feBBionai oareB are for tho Romeo unnotical,
aud thoy live over again. during tbs briof poriod
Of their ,neetng their college days-the atudont-
tlaya OF happy memory.
TIE THIRD ANHuAL REUNION
Of tho graduates Of tho Wesleyan Unirorslty
was held last evening Mt tho Palmer Houno
Tho 1'oy. Il. Bannister, D. D., presided. On his
atutAou'ake AiFi4t sa1 'osopA o. Cunlutlset - LIZ
LID, Presidcpt Of the Wesloyan University,
present by invitation Of the Alumni tho Rev. j.
+. n ar,I,or. n n . +ha nav i " Io,vo+t
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- -. " n's iolt' '''e a1o'. nshor 1nS'uono' u.
D.. tho Hon. Charles Nogus, Ealr1old, H.. !; and
tile lev. Olsarlcs II, Fowlor, D. D., President Of
the Northwestern University. The other graan-
\. Niuao, D. D.; Judge Gins. Negis, Judge
II. T. Crown1I, Tho llcy. n. il. Axtoll, the l,eG.
], n, Caldwell, pYur. q. Marcy, IL. pror,
4. L, GMm,uocE. Prof. ]. q. hi!vu. Proi, 4, i.
Nightingale. Prof, T., Kistlcr, Piof, Ii, i. Chr
hart, n. Uatlcll, III. H.: tue Rov, g. L. STartio-
villo, Prof. II. T. Fisk, prol. II. H. Coolidge, tic
Rev II. i, Smith. =, G, Smith, 4, ". Kellogg,
wav, If, i. Houtidcr. Jr.
Tic Club int down 10 dinner at 2 y. m. aud
discussed IN elaborate md elegant mcnu.
THE roAsrg.
when the Inst itonl IN tho carto was reacloa
tho ,uabt-naslor roso and anuuuueed t4o tirst
sentin1ont, IL reply, Dr. Cummings roHo to re-
m,onl, I'hs toast was, "Al,ua Atator," Eo was
reco;yed with apulauyo. He said hc regarded It
ag a compliment to Alma S1nter that ho waH
presopt. ue would not forgot that Lie mot them
Simply ag lor representative, No words of Wis
dom Or wit woro expected from him. But the
announcement Of his na.no w!a O warning to
tha Wild that their time was como, NIL he
know that from no gathering Of graduates
nnj1tH n lnHrt1Hr rEBnCuHG GD ElTDu. Men WlD
unito from thnir literary aas5cintions meet to
ioyiyo tic recoIIoct;onp Of other days. il Ind
n1vavn soen,oi nrounr Ia linn TO fo 10 tint tl,ey
slomiti mnnt nt utns.i timog md axchanro yiows.
receive and Rlyo renewed oxprossiyna OF friend.
ul,in ta]f oyer n]d f;nes: anenh Of lila rrso,,1-
tiona tnado.--of those gucoegsfuly. triumphautly
Eer,t nnd thnso nnt observed ard riye and ,a-
coiva oouuaol Among associations Of literary
men, or . rather Of tollegc-tneu. in
nnuositton to olnhs OF busiuosy.men. there
ii no solf,shucsa. There is olways to bo
fnund omonr collore-1nn1 only mn dnafro. and
that wns T., heneflt ench other. He stood boforo
finn, In Ghicaon lila rreot rty which M nt,,,-
bar ~ calam;ties cnmitt nnnaj: and If anv ona
sno,,la say to him, 9Whas las Wug1eyan Uniyer-
sitv donn ;" he should nav. - Look around you. !"
b.. Cummings then referred in complimentary
tor1na to several Of tic reurlon,on prcpout culo-
trizin1 them for thoir eehoialiY attainn,onts.
and. as q tcachor proudly laying claim to
eor11o @ Of the gonius. liz inou sEotchoi the
historv NJ the Uniyaraity. lta beginning was
foablc but ifa Founders :wero onoruetic mol1.
'rhny cayo Il Understanding famo. Al,
unfortunnto one. as It conyoya the itlea thst It
wns sontar;an. Il in mt no. Al some futuro
DIV It might be- tbourht pruuor to rive It tho
nan,o nT somn othar Ili Ili,xIrians mai. but still