The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
COLBY Alu m NJ.
Annual Meeting and Banquet at the
Falmouth Hotel.

The annual meeting and banquet OF the
| Colby Alumni Of Portland and vicinity took
| place at the Falmouth Hotel last evening
| A large number of the alumni with their
| wives gathered in the parlors Of the Hotel
soon after o'clock and spent an hour in So
| cial conversation. About 60 were present.
| Among the invited guests from out of town
we're President Small of the University.
Professor Hall, Professor Warren, Judge
| w. p. Whitehouse of Augusta. Hon. S. w.
Mathews. state labor commissioner, A. X.
| p. Knowlton, Esq, OF Lewiston, Mr.. r. w.
| Dunn of Waterville. George A. Wilson, Esq +,
| of South Paris, Mr.. Robie G. Frye Of BOs-
| ton, and Rev. L. s. Small of LivermoTe
| Falls.
At little before O'Clock DIR. A. K. p.
Small. president of the Alumni Association,
called the assembly to order, and upon mo-
tion committee Of three was appointed to
nominate officers for the ensuing year. The
committee reported as follows:
President-W. j. Corthell.
Vice Presidential b. Allen.
Secretary IF. ". Matthews.
Treasurer-E. Q. Verrill.
Toastmaster-George s. ROwell.
Executive Committee-W II. Brownson, w. w.
Andrews, George K. GOogins.
The report was accepted and the nomina
tlons unanimously ratified by the assoeia-
tion.
AT about 7.30 the company adjourned to
the dining hall. After the company was
seated Rev. DR.. Dunn invoked the divine
blessing. The dinner was sumptuOus one
and admirably served.
The dinner finished. President A. K. p.
Small called the assemblage to order and
made brief speeck, after which he intro
duced Mr.. Charles A. True, the toastmaster
Of the evening. In assuming the duties OF
his office Mr.. True spoke 10 felicitous phrase
and called upon President Snail to respond
for the University. President Small spoke
encouragingly of the work the institution
Is doing and the prospects for the future.
He deprecated any feeling Of jealousy be-
tween the friends or alumni Of the different
colleges of the state. 1t was far better that
all of them should advance together in pros
perity and usefulness. rather than any one
should overshadow the others. President
Small called upon Judge Bonney. the treas
urer of the college, to give some statement Of
its financial condition. Judge lBonney re-
ported that within year the college and its
feeders. the classical schools. had received
gifts amounting to over S54, 900. and that leg
acies yet to be paid would swell that sum to
over $4,000.
The second toast of the evening, The
State, was responded to by the Hon. s. w.
Mathews. who gave some interesting statis-
tics showing the growth of the State. and
especially the county of Aroostook.
- Ia - H..
toast The Faculty of the University, in a
bright and witty speech, in which he express
ed his high appreciation, and that Of the
faculty, of the new president Of the college,
fna pSbstd %as 9dSt Sgt the thorough work the col
Mr. Robie G. Frye, in a neat speech. pre-
| sented the CONGRATULATIONS Of the Colby
alumni resident in Boston and vicinity.
Rev. E. S. Small Of Livermore Falls re-
sponded for the ministry, In the course Of
his remarks expressing his qualification at
the care that was now taken that degrees
conferred by the University should be con
ferred only upon those who were deserving
of them. He was glad to be able to feel that
a degree from Colby was not an empty honor
but that it meant something.
Judge Whitehouse of Augusta made one
of the most eloquent speeches of the eve
ming. in the course of which he strongly ar
gued in favor of the maintenance of the
study Of the dead languages, and strongly
combatted the ideas expressed on this sub
ject By Mr.. Charles Francis Adams in his
famous address before the Harvard alumni.
Mr.. w. FL. Looney responded to the City
of Portland, and paid glowing tribute to
| its beauty Of location and its natural adyan-
tages, predicting for it great future.
Mr.. r. w. Dunn Of Waterville gave some
interesting "reminiscences Of the college in
| its earlier days, and made forcible appeal
| to the alumni to advance In every way in
| their power the good work which the pres
ent faculty was doing.
Mr.. George G. Hopkins of Portland was
then called upon. and read humorous poem
prepared for the occasion, which created
| much merriment.
The Doxologv, Praise God from whom all
| blessings fiow," was then sung, and the re-
union was over.