Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-23
A BowDoIN BANQUET
Held at Washinsron-Gray- haired and
Distinguished Men Join In the Songs
OF College Days


The banquet hall of the Arlington hotel
was sraced sikh al sssem5lsge which for
distinction and good looks would be hard 10
OF The Washington association of Bowdo,n
college alumni. Thlrty-thrse graduates,
representing the classes from 1929 up to the
present uue, With several guests, sat to~ Il
TO dinner.
large picture of Longfellow, who graiu-
2tei from Bo~doin in l,e5, occupied a
Conspicuous position upon the nlantel. sur
rounded on each side By banners Of blue aud
white, the college eolOrs. Chef Jusuee
Qlier, The presiIs Mt Of the AssoeiaI on, pre-
sided and after a boanuful repasG bai been
discussed, Fuse and fvitcIIousiy expressed
hls thanks to The Alumni association OF
W ashIngtou Tor tie honor they have be-
sto~ ed upon him in choosing nm preslden
ot such a distinguished body OF men, and
mat he mad paIticular cause 10 be grateful
because a prs side Ut Is never supposed To be
Ue called upon to make a speech. Then
again q chief Justice Is not looked Tor TO cay
suything. SO IN view OF these facts he would
refer tile further conduct OF the proceedings
TO their worthy Brother Dean.
Mr. Deane, VINO ottlclated as heretofore as
an admirable toastmaster, called for a college
song, 50 the old graduates rose aud sang ~ah
as much feryor as though they were college
boys again. Professor ChIckerlng read sew
eral letters of regret from members of the
ASSOCIATION out OF town. Also a letter trotn
President ii, de OF BowdoIn College, which
showed the college To be III very prosper
Jus condition. New classes have been added,
tne course of Instruction heightened, until
now Bo~doin ranks fayorably with any col.
Iege OF It's size in the nitsd States. During
lne last three Years the numOer of students
has Increased 81 per cent and TINT 1t was
safe To say that such an increase would cou-
til ue.
air. Ii. l.. Chapman, professor of Bow
ioln being called upon, SPOKE OF the pleas
ure II gave him to meet with the Washing
ton brethren, and then went On at some
length to speak of the college 1t was
now; of its satisfactory ARRANGEMENT aud
It's further needs. He spoke teellngly OF
the Old teachers at Bowdoln and their pecu-
liar rcharacteusIlcs-Of Professors omyth, Up
nam aud others ami he was often broAe IN upon
Dy some of those present who SlvidIy re-
membered some of the old teachers ways
Another stirring song, en- ltled " The WI his
peIIng Piues" followed and then Mr. Deane
called upon W. W Thomas, ex minister 10
NNtut II, 10 Ten "udl tiit tIuN bSu Atdlc VI
sweden thought OF BosdOin.
MIR. Thomas replied in humorous style BY
a rapid outpoulng of cultural swedish,
v hIch was supposed, when interpreted. to be
An expression OF the feryent admiration IN
which tue aforesaid crowned heads held old
Bowdoin anu its noble graduates. Sir Tho
mas then proceeded IN more serious vein
10 speax OF the grand qualities of Sweden
"A ltfla Ian nt mill d
referred to the special frIendliness of Sse-
len TO this country AT the time OF the revo-
luton and of the services rendered TO the
u. tied States in later years by such Swedes
As Ericsson, the Inventor of the monitor.
MIR. " III. +. brew beng called upon to
SAY something OF the under graduate life OF
.he CHEF Justice said that when they were
N college they all got together one day am,
tsked il there was any one present who
Wished TO attain high eminence. Some said
hat they would ike 10 be useful mel 9th |
RS we're cuHtented to be sound business
men. There was one however in the class
y no said he would l'ae 10 be eminent and
iseful at the same time. OF course We all |
tood aside and promised to help him out,
Il sas Melville Fuller. Laughter and ap-
)lause.
ten. Elias Spear, speaking in reference
o the repre- ,entatives of Bowdoin who fell |
n the late war, and 10 the college Memorial |
Iall, told of the HuDbards, two boys who |
we're with him at the college, how one fell |
While CALAMITY leading regiment The |
'ther has volunteered 10 put bronze tablets
n Memorial Hall in memory of the Sous OF |
Bow doin no fell in the late war, General
spear then read resolution, which was
Idopted acct ptiug the generous off,r.
a set OF the supposed original papers
'earli upon the appointment of Mr.. Full,r
Is chief justice, were read by Mr.. D,ane
md provoked great merrlment.
Hon. ID. L. NJ. S~eatsr Ike next in regard
o TO DIS lngui.h d las graduates of Bow I'd )in
md, after happy reference to Chief Justice
rulier, prIcet tued TO make a most grayhc
ord picture OF that wonder Of lumtn tor
nation, that prodigy of genius, eluqueuce,
sit. pathos, Imagination and logical power.
sergeant ). Prentiss.
Following upon the speech-making, Mr.
! y. Whitney paid feeling tribute to the
memory of oae of their members. Henry
Dunlop, recently deceased.
The evenings entertainment closed, as
usual, with singing Aud Lang Syne.'
Among those present were; Rev. T X.
Noble, Rev. DR.. 5. NJ. Noble, l.. Deane.
hisf Justice Fuller, Crosby 5. Noyes, Hon
Iugh Met ulloeh, Senator Frye, VIM. 2.
Drew. DIR. q. $. Palmer, DIR. ID.
?. Wolhadper Rev. DIR. J. X. Mason,
B. W. Pond, Winthrop Tappan, Isra'l
i,mbal Richard Evans, Rev. DIR. W. 5
,outhgate.J W. Butterfeli, j. n. Whitney,
Rev DR.. + Whittlesey, W. II. owen, Prof
l. W Chickering, Hon. L. ID. NJ. Sweat,
Horace Piper. J. c. Suout, Charles Chelsey,
Ia ige W. b. Sneil, Hon. W. W. Thomas,
\. A. Robbins, George A. Fairfield, Gen
:. Spear. Prof. II. l.. Chapman, Charles II.
terril.