Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-31
pennion and Banquet

oresented livs'y acsss. Fifty naer
.ses rrom inclpient manhood tn whi'e
..ss,,.,led ia the bsaaifn dipi1l
-,o,o hot, asf OF them from Washington
800 e...vhere. Il was reunion of the
..s,ci,... Of Old Students of St. Johns Acad
;, TIE oldest man preFent was pas
,;T9v.:our, tie youngest, a graduate OF ths
e. S.., esesiou. not quite sixteen. Tires, Or
K B Donaldson, of Washington, ano
| Mas.,s. T. f. Price and B. l. Csrne. OF tnis
cI,v, Jeff tire school FIJI. fifty years ago, apc
Mr. W E Csrpe not long after. Inc RESI-
rcnresented almost every year from Capt
r Bsrtle, of Washington, whose mem
bsrsbip dates back to the days OF the wal
vith K;sxico. 10 the noisy group OF 1881
y.s-., prsdua.es. There we're lawyers
doc,cye. teachers, aud journalists; imam
.ia,s merchants, mechanics, aud farmers
| dsntjs,e, pun 10 tfficsrs end men OF aimcs
every otter gccGtion. Ii vas truly repre-
sentative gathering both, SO 10 age ana &C.
cupsliUu. g .ho
Cspt. Will F. Csrre, az chairman OF the
executive committee, occupied the cnair, 10
oiscs Of Julisn Taylor, EGG. the presiaenS Of
tina eociety. The menu was as follows: :. :,
Fried oysters, boned turkey Win
ialiy. cold tongue, hcg's head cheese, CAD
bece Saw, beees, cranberry ssuce, pickles
ohtrken salad, sugar cured ham, potato
snlaC. cs!s!y, ice cream in bricks, vanills
! stray berry, chocolate, and lemon water ices
faacy CAKES, oranges, apples, bananas
crackers. Dnte, coffee, egg nog.
After this had heen thoroughly dlscu5sso
tina chairman read the regular toasts as TO-
lows:
l. DC St. johns:
..I,, frcto dam fuyii current dunn montibus umbrae
Lustabunt co lveza polus dun sidcra pascet
sempcr honos, nomenquc tuuu, iaudesque name
| bunt
ouac me cunquc vocnnt tcrrae.'
TO ibis Dc. D9rald replied In excellent
style
| Young st Johns. treaGifg in the foot
stems OF those who have gone bsfore them,
her s,n5 viii pursue the paths of honor and
! prosperity. To this Ciarsnce d.. V. Vining
responded, giving humorous description OF
nis experience 8. an scios.
3 Virginia. SAmusl G. Brent, esq, elo-
cueufy replied 10 this toast.
4 MARYLAND TIC THE sentiment Colonel
Perry Lee Downs, of Baltimore, was to have
responded. bu. was unexpectedly absent.
S The District of CoiuE,bia. MIR. Der.
nero J Coyle, who wss to have responded,
wrote from NV York regret ing his inabl-
i5y to attend
6 Alexandria, the home OF our school-5oy
dsyE ford memories cling around her; may
her prosperity equal the highest antloipa-
lions of her people. TO this, City Treasurer
NJ. 3. Hsriow responded, repelling the eft
repeated charge of waot Of enterprise In our
people srd showing that there were two
hundred eian ufsctuEing establishments here
great aad small, eud that 10 instances OF
9hich be- kreg personally, the increase tn
vaue Of property bad exceeded that Of
Washiugson. Ia conclusion ne urged Alex.
antilia Youag FISH &c ay 81 home and help
TO bcid up the CITY and o!esF ones TO invest
their huaGrsds Of thousands in msDrfao
tn7ea here, instead tin wildcat towns else
where.
Z Tia Lsesl Profession. Charles Bend
hsim responded. sludine beautifully and
fseiing'3 10 ihe uoimeIy death OF judge
Stuart, WHO had preeided over the lsst fc-
union held 10 ;hat place.
s This Medical Faculty. D.. George T
* ns.5,n responded in beautiful extem
pore saescn. Dr. O'8rier, who wac to baVt
replied, tay:ng bsen com PEELED to retire set
~ ny snaihaT sDgs2enant.
9 The Business Msn. Al tha easn 81 Sc
quest OF the gentleman expsc ed to RESPOND
tnis toast wes Suppressed,
10 TAe Woski0gmau. Councilman } !hr
Z. Harrison, " 10 Tas TO hsve replied, wss
absent, as nss Mr. Ashton g. Chaplain, O
Lordonn, wac $3.50 foSn for response 10
IL. The Fatmsss
- The D,pariunSn at Washington
Capt. Ba..ie. who vas :.r, pared 20 respond
hsd been obliged 10 rst,re. @lia man.
others, 10 catch the last train far Washing
TON, but his place was ablg supplied BY
Fielding Lewis, Of King George, cow Coz.
uectsd with the Department CT Agriculture
Who made beautiful otf-haod spsech.
Is The Press no this VIM. E. Carnc, eiq
responded in brie', but ex:ellant speech.
Ii The L.dles. M. Wm. E. foultor, o
" shington, was called upon to respond
81 hicb he did felici;iousy
La reply 10 repeated cali0, Mr.. Richard l.
Carpe pgiu cipal IF the academy for forty
three Yeas, oose6 the proceedings 10 6
brief speech, In which he alluded TO the fac
that but Two of bic own school fellows we're
present eu6 expressed his pride and grstih
action at the spien6id chow the s.. Johoi
men made AID their great euccei 8 il sill the
va ks Of lie Il beiug new rear midnight
vote 81 thanks so mine Scs." Fialgchma.
for he eifgant enterteinnent provided wa
unsnimohsly adopted and thu assembly ad
jourced with three cheers for ST. john
Acadomy.
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