Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-28
THE BOwDOIN BANQUET.
Graduates of the College Among the Pines
Sing the Praises of Their Alma Mater.


Sing the Praises of Their Alma Mater.
Maine and Old Bowdoin were talismanic
words at Welcker's last night. Graybeards
ard youths whose boards had not yet made
known their color assembled around a fcstal
board and the mere mention Of Maine of
the college among the pines served to send q
| thrill of enthusiasm and Of reminiscent pleasure
through the gathering. The occasion was the
annual dinner of the Bowdoin Alumni Associa-
ton of this city. Before sitting down to tile
| banquet the annual election was held and Off
GERS for the year elected as follows: President.
Mr.. Chief Justice Fuller; vice presidents, Hon.
VIM. P. Frye. l.. Deane; treasurer, s. d. Fes-
sender; corresponding secretary, Prof. J. w.
Chickering; recording secretary. James C.
Strout; executive committee. Gen. Ellis Spear,
II. l.. Piper, Gen. +. ID. Sewall, Charles II.
Verrill.
The dinner was exceedingly enjoyable. Sem
atOr Frye discharged the duties of master Of
tributed greatly to the pleasure Of the gather
ing. Though in speech AID story many words
were lightly and laughingly spoken, beneath
all was tone of earnest devotion to the college
which ali claimed as their Alma Mater.
The old college songs were sung, too, with q vim
which was effective an indication of enthu-
sissm. If not an evidence of the highest
musical culture. The speeches were informal
The speakers were Senator Frye, VIM. p Drew,
Richard =. Evans. Llewellyn Deane. Assistant
Attorney General Cotton. stephen ID. Fessen-
den Stanley Piummer, Prof. Chckerins. Wood
bury Pulsifer. Herbert +. Field and DIR. VOL
happier. Nearly all the speakers touched upon
the advantages offered students by small col
lege such rs Dowdoin. where the student comes
more i'll direct contact 18th the professors than
at he greater universities. Reference was
made, of course. 20 the remarkably
large proportion to the entire num-
Der of graduates of Bowlo;l, Men
who had become distinguished among
mel as Leaders of thought and action. and the
question raised whether the world was
the character OF the training the students there
received or the sturdy seif-reliant character of
the people of northern New England. from
whoII the rank, Of the students we're largely
recruited. One may b. sure that at this gath
erirc loyal to both, neither TIE college nor the
New England character failed to receive its due
credit lose present were: Richard = Evans,
-; Horace Piper, -; DR.. Gideon 5. Palmer,
20; Winthrop 1appan, IA; Frederic ID. Sewall.
IS: George 4. Fairfield. 3S: Llewellyn Deane,
~; Senator Vim. Z. Frye. 80; John W. Butter
field, 81; Vim. III. Owen. 81; Prof. John W.
ClIckering, jr.. 81; Chief Justice ". W. Fuller,
Sd Vim. L. Drew. 50; sumner /. kimball, '55
Samuel 5. Gardner. 50: Rev. Benjamin ".
Pond. 81; James &. Strou.. 81: ID. J.. Wolh8up
ter. VI D., 90: Joseph y. Whitney, OF; Assistant
Attorney General John B. Cotton. %: Stanley
PlumIner. 81; Woodbury. Pulsifer 10: stephen
d. Fsssendea. 10, ChIs. ii. Verrill. 81; Crosby
). SOyus. An. (hOno-ariusl, 81; Ernest ).
Bartlett 'SS: II. s. Crocker. SO; Albert 5. Rid
ley, 30. and Herbert Z. Field. 81.