The Washington critic., 1886-02-27
COLLEGE MEN TOGETHER.
Annual banquet of the Washington
Association of Cornell Alumni.

Annual banquet of the Washington
Association of Cornell Alumni.
The annual banquet Of the Washington
Association OF Cornell University Alumni
at Wizards Hotel last evening was even
more enjoyable than any of the previous
annual meetings About twenty sat down
TO the handsomely decorated tables, and
nearly all were well acquainted, and those
who were not soon became acquainted.
Good feeling and iollity reigned until
late hour Old times were talked over,
"reminiscences OF the campus, the Willow
avenue rushes, old cascadila, the familiar
gorgcs and Cayuga's blue waters were re-
called and the past lived again.
About 8 o'clock the following took their
seats: Major Burbank, Third Artillery,
formerly military instructor at the Univer-
sity; DIR. ID. Il. Salmon, ~: Messrs. Cooper
Curtlce, 81; II. T. Hill, 'S6; w. +. TIlle-
brand, "a; d, II. Decker, 'si +. l.. Kill
'sG; j. Mckee Borden, 49, George II.
Walker, ~; II. II. Wiles, ~; +. NJ.
Tryon, '16; Percy +. Clarke. 49, Thomas
IIampson, "a; f. j. Knight, -; r. Hitch
cock, ~, and Harry W. SpofTord, '7S.
Tonsis were responded TO by Mr.. Iampson
on "Ihe Washington Alumni Associations"
by DR.. Salmon, "Thc University" by Mr..
Clarke, "Our Dinner-though an annual,
may 1t bear fruit throughout the year,
Major Burbank, through whose untirlng
energy the students obtained from the triis-
tees one of the finest gymnasiums IN the
country, described that and the other
buildings that had been erected since most
of those present graduated. The 'S6 men
reported larger number Of undergraduates
than ever before. The University is -four.
islingand being strengthened In every way.
I1..W .i..x.,
tbirty-flve men, all loyal and enthusiastic.
Howard University Alumni Dinner.
The Union Alumni Association OF How
ard University held its annual reunion and
dinner at Welcker's last night. The toasts
aud responses were as follows: "Our Uni
versity,n Rev. DR.. Patton "General How
and, the Founder Of Our University" DR..
Z. B. Purvis; "National Aid to Education"
Representative O'lIara Of North Carolina;
"1bc Medical Profession" DR.. Robert Rey-
burn; "1he Educated Ministry" Rev. VIM.
WariDg; "Self- Made Men, Hon. Frederick
Douglass; "Tbe Church and Fortress
Subordinate TO the Forum j. c. Asbury;
"Men of Letters" Rev. DR.. Buckley; "Mis.
sionary Work. Rev d. Il. Wiseman, and
"Our Absent Members" X. r. Moss.
President Patton, in responding to bis
toast, said that Howard was now n strong
institution, having passed through the
perils Of infancy, has given instruction to
1900 students, has graduated 400 physi-
clans, 800 lawyers, $50 ministers, some fifty
from the college proper. He congratulated
the Alumni upon the success of their Alma
Mater. "1hc Church and Fortress SubOr-
dinaie to the Forum" was most happily
responded to by Mr.. John c. Asbury,
successful attorney of Norfolk, Va. After
graduation he did what is very unusual, re.
signed clerksbp in the Pension Office and
entered upon the practice of his profess
sion. "For hundreds Of years." said he,
"the world was ruled by the soldiers. They
transferred their power to the clergy. But
now the law and those who are concerned
in its administration are the most inau-
eutial factors In the State" ''National
Aid to Education" was the sentiment
which Congressman O'IIara was asked to
respond to. He favored the Blair bll'and
said that if 1t failed with the Forty-ninth
Congress 1t would fail because of the op-
position of Northern men, some Of them
Republicaps