Telegram-herald., 1890-06-27
ar HOPE COLLEGE
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HoILAND, June 26.-At an early
hour THIS morning flags and bunting
were displayed from All the business
places and dwellings in the city. The
past week has been one Of festivities of
which this day has been the GROWING
event Beginning on Friday evening,
June -, wIa , mehph0ne bust the
good people ol Holland have been en-
terLined every evening, and sometimes
even durng tie day, with tue celebra-
tions attendant upon the Twenty -nfIh
Aunyegsay OF Hope College. lhls
morning opened bright ana ialr, ana Al
y,3e all the Alumni, Faculty and COun-
cll and invited guests marched, 70 tue
muse OF the band and booming Of can
non, from Centennial Park, 10 College
Grove, where large stage had been
erected and ample seating room pro-
ylded. The guests were noted ones, en-
briclng the Governor or TINS state, the
presldents of the different Michigan
colleges, members OF the synod OF the
Reformed Church, etc, etc. The pro-
gram was long and exhaustive, but
seated under the cool shade, the peo-
pie listened 10 the eloquence OF the ora
tors. The following program was care
fully carried out IA detail:
Music-"My Country lis 0f Thee"
InyOcatlOn-Hry. John II. harstln.
Music" Aeeriaudsch olosled.
Addr -sscs-
l. Pioneer Period-Rey. John Van der
MeElen.
:. Academy Perlod"-Rey. A. Buursema
.fs.I.. D. fl-r R.srsrT rTsIas
Muslc-toilese song,
Greetings and responses.
"fne state OF Michigan"-Goy. Cyrus 6.
Reformed Church"-Rey.C C. Brel. D. d.
synod az Chicago'-key. p. Lepeltak.
Music-COlleee song.
Board OF .EducatlOn"-Rev. @. IL. Mande
"Yew Branswick Insttutlonsr-Re W. }.
"WS'stefn ii',Ssf = Theological seminary"-Rey. P.
M0erdyk. ID. u.
Music.
Adrian College-Pres. McElroy.
Oliyct COilege-Pres. Butterneld.
Lansing College-Pres. Cluk.
Music
KaIamazoo Couege-Pres Galpin.
lpsiiauti Coiicse-PrOf. DOOSe.
Slate InstituI. .0ns-PrOt EsfaOrook-
Music.
Prayer-Rey. Phillip Phelps. b. b.
DoXoiogy.
| BenedlctOn.
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m, after which the Alumni Council,
faculty and invited guests attended =
sumptuous banquet IN the college
chapel. Two hundred and fifty guests
were seated at the tables and the gal
leres were filled with ladies. The bill
OF fare was the usual one OF alumni re-
unions. After the banquet toasts were
III order, with the Hon. @. j. Diekema
as POSTMASTER.
| The following toasts were attentively
listened to and loudly applauded;
The Day We celebrate'-President Chas.
Michigan. Ny Michigan"-Hls Excellency
''The Church. the Foster mother of Her In-
1 stitutIons Rev. {. Pratt. u. u.
| Holland. Hopes Ilome',-Mayor o. z, Yates.
| ( Hope College and It's Founders" "-EX-PFes!-
/ dent Phillip Phelps, ID. ID.
"0ur Boys i'll Blue"-Lieutenant Gard ner.
Hope College and the Pulpit'-Rev. A.
Hope College and the omnibus"-Rev. P.
Something Good"-Dr. c. Van der Veen. of
Response-Rev. A. p. Peake.
The German and Dutch Reformed Church
| Rev. j. |. Good, ID. ID.
The Future Hon. O. j. Diekema.
During the exercises of the week the
speakers have been greeted by crowded
audiences, which were TO them IN H.
splration and to Hope College an evi-
| dence that whatever may happen the
tpeople IN Michigan do and Will stand
by her. These % years of her history
have been but beginning Of greater
harvest she Will reap and the good she
| Will do IN the future.