Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-22

THE DEaRKEs-LIsr OF THOSE HoNoRED-coI~
LEaE, CLASS AND SOCIETY REUNIONS.
There was more good fellowship existing
among the students and ex-students Of George
town college this morning than upon any other
day Of the centennial anniversary, tins being
the day set for the reunion Of college class. and
societies-the ''Philodemic, |" "Philonomoseen,"
and Dramatic"
Upon entering the college through the main
doorway the eye rests upon a large open reg
lister, above which a sign reads, visitors are
requested to register their names" In looking
over the already long list of names there are
many old students upon this book. Among
them are W. II. Duncan, Boston, class SO;
Frank Reed, New York, class 81; Geo. I. Muir
ray. class 81; Jas. R. Randall, G. Bottemore,
class 30; Robert Say Monroe, ST., class "a. and
Luke Herman Brien, Frederick county, Nd,
class '46.
AN UNDERGRADUATES DINNER.
While toasts were being responded to last
evening at the alumni dinner at Wizards the
students at the college, not to be outdone by
their elders, also gave dinner Of less formal
ity, but with fully as great good-fellowship and
enjoyment, at the college, at which many col
! lege pranks and tricks were INDUCED in. Pre-
vious to sitting down to dinner the students
assembled and in body filed through the cor
professor and everything about the buildings,
even to the historic old pump.
At noon to-day dinner to all the ex-students
| and students Of the university was given, and
| fully 500 in all seated themselves around the
many tables in the different rooms. This was
| also an informal affair, as the remarks and i'm
| promptu speeches would testify.
IN THE REUNIONS OF THE CLASSES
class rs has a few representatives, but from IS
| ha 10
many members. The class of 80 has for one
Of its representatives Cornelius O'Flyn, in
spector Of schools Of Detroit, Mich. The oldest
living actual student is Rev. Father William
| Francis Clarke, who graduated in 1882. Father
Clarke is at present attached to Gonzaga COL
lege, this city. Rev. Father James Ward, now
Of the New York and Maryland
province who taught in Georgetown college
fifty years ago, is at the college, where he is a
| decided favorite. One would think from his
age that he would be quite infrm, but such is
not the case, for he is full of life and activity
as men who are many years his junior. 1t
| pleases Father Ward to relate that in 1925 he,
with the students of Georgetown college,
marched down Pennsylvania avenue to place
known as 1.-The six buildings in the vicinity Of
the present Washington circle, where they
RECEIVED GENERAL LAFAYETTE
and escorted him to the college, where they
Father Ward is regarded as an inimitable story
teller, and his fund of anecdotes of incidents
relating to the late war are particularly inter-
esting. At seventy years of age he took up the
study of Sanskrit, and is now a proficient
scholar in that language. The memory of Rev.
Father Pipe Neale is cherished by many old
| students and residents of Georgetown. When
a student he was the leading spirit in college
mischief, but he afterward took the black robe
of the Jesuits. His good nature is well remem-
bered, and even to this day he is spoken of as
Dear Old Pipe"
THE PHILoDEMIo SOCIETY,
which met this morning, was founded in 1899,
and for many years it was customary for its
members to assemble at the site of the old city
of st. Mary, at the head Of st. Mary's river
where they would celebrate the landing of the
Calvert colony with appropriate poems and
| speeches. For several months the subject Of
reviving this custom has been under discus
sion, and it is quite likely that ii will again be
| observed. On one of these occasions George
Washington Parke Custis Rev. Father Fem
| wick and daughter of Charles Carroll of Car
rollton sang together the Star Spangled Ban
| ner"
The Philonomosean society treasures among
| its archives a letter Of acceptance from Presi-
| dent Jackson on being elected member of the
| society. President Fillmore and some six Sec
| retaries of War and innumerable Senators and
congressman have been members of this
society.
FATHER o'coNNoRs' DONATION.
During the past few years many handsome
and valuable donations have been made to the
college, and they have generally been made
public, but STAR reporter learned this morn
ing that Rev. John Francis Xavier O'Connor,
now project Of students at st. Francis XAVIER
| college, New York, has donated to Georgetown
college $4,000, a portion of his inheritance
left him by his father. Rev. Father OConnor
also made a rather handsome donation to his
| devoted cause by the erection of a new build
| ing for Francis Xavier college, on 18th street,
New York, for which the balance of his patri-
mony was given.
The Solemn Academic Session.
The centennial exercises closed this after
noon with solemn academic session in CASTOR
Memorial hall, at which the honorary degrees
were conferred by President Cleveland, who
made a brief address. The other exercises in
cluded a Latin address by Rev. E. II. Welsh s.
j., the chancellor of the university; addresses
on THE Law and the People," by w. Clay
Rogers; LII. B., post graduate of the law de-
partment; ''Gradation," by Ewing w. Day, a
graduate of the medical department, class of
'S9; Liberal Education" by Daniel j. Geary,
of the class of S9 of the classical department,
and an address by Cardinal Gibbons. The
musical selections by an orchestra under the
direction of Prof. Henry Donch were as fol-
| lows: Georgetown University Centennial
March," by Ernest Lent; overture to "Stra-
della" Flotow; bridal chorus from "Lohen-
| grim" Wagner; "Barcarole;" Schubert; ''Swed-
ish March," Sodernean. "Gavotte," FRANKIE,
anu Telegram" Strauss.
| THE DEGREES WERE CONFERRED AS FOLLOWS
Doctor of Laws-Hon. Thomas F. Bayard,
Secretary of State; Hon. Honore Mercier,
prime minister of Quebec; Hon. Augustus H.
Garland, Attorney General; Hon. Emilio de
Muruaga, E. E. and NJ. p. of Spain; Hon. John
Lee Carroll; Hon. Nathan Golf; Gen. w. s..
Rosecrans; Hon. Zachariah Montgomery; John
Culinary Shea, LII. D.; John I. Doyle, Cali
| fornia; George E. Hamilton: Alexander Il
Laughborough, California; John B. Hamilton,
MD; Thomas Dwight; John Boyle O'Reilly;
| Maurice F. Egan
Doctor of Philosophy-Rev. P. Dillon, D. D.,
John Brisben Walker, John G. Agar, Eugene
| 8. Ives.
Doctor of Music-Henry G. Sherman, Anton
| GloetZner.
| Master of Arts-Samuel L. Yeatman, A. B..
LII. NJ; George Upshur Mayo, A. B.; Daniel
O'Connell Callaghan A. B., LII. NJ; Chas II.
Esling, L. B.; Franklin Theodore Howe, NJ.
| D.; F. o. st. Clair. NJ. D.; Irwin G. Rose, NJ.
D.; Walter r. Abel, A. B.; Rev. Thos Mackin,
Charles NJ. Harris, A. B.; VIM. S. Walsh, A. B.
Albert w. Madigan, A. B., LII. NJ; Charles A.
Elliot, A. B., LII. B.; Harry E. Mann, Ii. B.
John R. Ross, A. B., LII. B.; Thos Flatley, A.
B.; Hon. Joseph E. Washington. A. B., LII. B.
Chas. A. DeConrey, A B., Ii. B.; Thomas E.
Blake, A. B.; Francis Duffy, A. B. LII. B. Ig-
l natius p O'Neill A. r.. Daniel w Iawler A