Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-24
A UNIVERSITY CLUB.
The Movement Well Advanced at the
Meeting Saturday Night.

large and enthusiastic meeting of college
graduates was held Saturday evening at the
residence of MIR. W. d. Cabell 14O7 Massachu-
setts avenue, for the purpose Of discussing the
organization of a university club in this city.
The call for meeting had been made but
short time before and was not very generally
known about SO the presence of more than
nifty prominent gentlemen, representing twenty
two different colleges, showed how great was
the interest aroused in the matter. The origi-
nal idea Of the meeting was simply to talk over
the project and decide whether it was worth
while to proceed further, but so much enthu-
siasm was shown by those in attendance and SO
many encouraging letters were read from
others not present but promising their support
to any action that might be taken that by the
time OF adjournment the oganization OF the club
was practically assured.
MIR. j. II. Voorhees,, president of the Prince
ton alumni association, was chosen chairman
OF the meeting and Mr.. w. d. Cabell and Mr.
victor Hartmann, secretaries.
THE PLANS OF THE CLUB.
Mr.. Voorhees, briefly discussed the beginning
OF the idea of such a club and stated the objects
of the club and the ground it should cover.
1t is intended to intrude upon the territory of
no other organization, but will be purely
university club, to which only college graduates
will be eligible to membership. 1t is to be
organized upon the same foundations as similar
clubs In other large cities, although of course,
not on such an elaborate scale at first 1t is
the plan to obtain a building suitable for the
general purposes of such an organization and
with certain rooms devoted to the meetings of
the various alumni associations of the District
and to their annual banquets 1t will furnish
general meeting place for graduates resident
here or visiting in the city and is intended to
bind them closer together In their common
feelings and interests.
COLLEGES REPRESENTED.
When the roll of colleges was called it was
found that the following were represented:
Cornell-W. c. Russell, jr., Percy E. Clark, A.
+. Cowell, Albert Jonas d. H. Decker Union
DIR. Weston Flint, Sheldon Jackson, ID. Am
herst-G. S. Fellows. Williamson. Frank
Abbott. Northwestern-F. A. Springer. Le-
Minor-H. Garabed Johns Hopkins-James
Page. DePauw-L. R. Klemm. Roanoke-E.
/. Rennick. OHIO Wesleyan-W. Beattie, G. NJ.
J.. Sites. Georgetown-G. W. Mayo, DIR. H. w.
Turpin. Medical College of Ohio-Dr. Geo. w.
Wooley. University of Louisville-Upton M.
Young. University of Virginia-A. p. Mon
tague, E. l. Rennick. DIR. p. S. Roy, W. d.
Cabell, DIR. r. c. Fox, P. H. c. Cabell, Prof E.
4. Fristoe, Leigh Robinson, H. W. Garrett, b.
Lewis Blackboard, L. NJ. Blackboard, DR.. Har-
rison, ]. L. Hodge, John S. Blackburn, DR.. W.
~ "AoOh, W. ~. A1oeehcWo.
Ormond Wilson, ]. I. Freeman. University
Of Michigan-R. 8. Woodward Princeton
John II. Halstead, II. G. Stewart, J. L. Hodge,
q. H. Gulick, ]. H. Voorhees,, Victor Kautf-
mann. Columbian University-Dr. George b.
Harrison, Prof. E. t. Fristoe, Prof. A. p Mon
tague, DR.. r. G. Fox, DIR. yelling, W. b. Mat
thews. Harvard-William G. Webster, Ed.
Spalding. Yale-Dr. w. 7. Harris.
THE COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
When the question of organization was raised
those present were unanimous in favor of such
a scheme and a committee on permanent Or
ganization was appointed by the chairman,
consisting OF one representative from each of
the colleges present. The committee was en-
powered TO add to its number graduates from
other colleges not represented at the meeting
Remarks in support Of the proposed club were
made by Mr.. W. d. Cabell, Prof w. T. Harris,
US. commissioner of education; Mr.. j. Or
mond Wilson, DR.. l.. NJ. Blackford, principal Of
the Episcopal high school, Alexandria, and
others At the invitation of MIR. Cabell the
meeting adjourned to the rear drawing room,
where refreshments were served. The COM
mittee on organization afterward held short
session, in which they got fairly in working or
der. At their next meeting they will hear the
report of the subcommittee on constitution and
bylaws, consisting of Messrs. Stewart, Web
ster, Russell, Wilson. Voorhees, Cabell and
Flint Another meeting of all graduates inter-
ested in the matter will be called in a short
time by the chairman, Mr.. Voorhees,, to hear
the reports of the committees and to complete
the organization.