The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-02
ST. MARY'S ALUMNI.
Reunion of Old College Gradu.
ates and Teachers.
Reorganization Of the Association erma.
nent Officers Elected-The Visitors
Banqueted.


the graduates of st. Mary's College met at
the splendid new college building, in Oak
land, at the instance of Brother Thomas. to
reorganize the Alumni Association, which
had almost dropped out of existence owing
the school from the Mission road to its
present location.
Some fifty Of the graduates from all parts
of the State renewed old acquaintance dur
ing the noon hour, and att o'clock went into
executive session for the purpose of agree
ing upon plan Of organization and electing
board of officers for the current year
Their deliberations continued until almost
4 o'clock, when the announcement was IN de
that the following board had been elected !:
President, B. p. Oliver, '73; Vice-Presi-
dent, G. E. Colts, 81; Secretary, F. j.
Kierce. 'S2; Treasurer, E. r. Myrick, 's1 ;
Directors-Rev. c. E. O'Neil, 81; Frank
j. Murasky. 'S3; T. j. Lennox, 's4; j. E.
Richards. 'S7; John T. Creamy, 80.
Immediately following the announcement
the alumni, students and visitors were
ushered into the exhibition hall, where an
informal reception was held in honor of the
occasion. The college orchestra first dis
coursed The Dawn of Pleasure" march,
and as soon as its lively notes ceased w. B.
White, of this years class, delivered the
following welcome:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Gentlemen, Alumni OF ST. Mary's College:
Mine is The privilege IN behalf Of my fellow
students to bid you most cordial welcome TO
your alma mater. IL is not merely pleasure to
us, but an incentive TO noble endeayor in our lit
erary pursuits 10 see i'll our midst SO many of
the former graduates OF ST. Mary'S, not few OF
whom have already won distinc. ion In The pro-
and ion nj hat
presence here to-day, gentlemen, proves YOU to
be loyal sons OF a noble institution, sons whose
sense Of gratitude prompts them TO return 10
place on the brow of their alma mater the laureIs
with which their own have already been
crowned.
st. Mays is Justly proud of her graduates,
old and new, and to-day among them she can
point 10 men whose unquestioned worth and high
social and moral standing are as an open letter
of recommend lion 10 US, who aspire 10 the coll
legate hOuOrs which she has bestowed on them.
knowing these facts, gentlemen, we feel not
little hOnOred by your presence here to-day;
while you must. feel peculiar joy in thinking
that your careers have been such to do credit
TO ST. Mays, who claims you as her sous, this
days happy reunion must be for you most pleas
ant, eyoking as II does from the distant past
sweet nd tender memories.
Surrounded by so many faces once familiar,
you must needs recall your school-days those
days when cares were unknown and the morrow
unthOugnt OF. Now that you are maniuly cleaV
ing your way to honor and distinction 1t is as
Suredy pleasure for you 10 steal an hour or
Two from onerouS duties and IN company with
old college mates return In fancy TO The happy
the guided past. True, you do not enter the
classic halls OF The d al Old college, that stands
a time worn mement0 or your youthful years;
you are not greeted by the scenes once SO
familiar-Scenes associated in your minds with
so many, so dear, ana so sacred ties. But still
the chain OF memories that binds you 20 your
college home near the Mission hills is not broken
for the traditions OF the old 81. Mays are the
legacy Of the new. shrned not merely in her
archives, but in the hearts OF the studenls OF sue
cessive years.
Again. gentlemen. we beg TO assure you of the
pleasure IL affords us 10 you here, and from
our hearts we wish you continuation Of that
success which thus far has marked your career.
THE BANQUET.
President Oliver responded in a very
happy vein, and in the course of his re-
marks followed the history of st. Mary's
from the LAYING of the corner stone, back in
the sixties, which he rs a boy attended, up
10 the present time. Then turning to his
comrades, many OF whom are to-day
prominent in the professions, congratulated
them on their success in life which they
owed, he claimed, TO the precepts inculcated
at their alma mater.
a medley of familiar airs, including Aud
Lang Syne," '*Home Again" and Home,
Sweet Home" was rendered by the orches-
ira, and then the company was ushered into
the college dining-hall where an inviting
banquet awaited them.
Alter justice had been done the good
things laid before them, the newly electet
President arose and propose the sb,t toas.,
'.St Mary's College, Our AlnaN Mater,
coupled with the health OF Brotpsr justin
This was responded to by Brother Thomas,
who has just returned from an eight years
absence in New ork, and who was received
with a round of applause by his former
pupils. After thanking them for their
hearty reception. he briefly discussed the
aims of the institution which he WAS glad to
say, judging from his knowledge. OF the
alumni, were successful in marked degree.
Brother Cianan, who followed, spoke to
the second part of the toast and dwelt with
much feeling upon his forty years acquaint
anee with Brother Justin. After a high
eulogy of the Well-rememb college Presi-
dent he spoke of the hope he entertained Of
seeing him upon this Coast before very long,
whereat the building fairly shock with
spontaneous applause which spoke volumes
for the bond Of affection which link the old
pupils with their preceptor.
TOAsTING THE OLD TEACHERS"
THE Old Teachers of st. Mary's" drew
some eloquent remarks from Professor
Taaffe and Brother Erminold. Then the
hPalihs Of Brother Bettelin and Brother
Thomas were toasted, the responses coming
from Brother GeBebern and Frank D..
Murasky. Brother Alexander. Father Mul-
ligan, Professor Mccormick and John T.
Creamy We're also honored with toaSts and
acknowledged the compliment IN person,
and finally "Our Dead was proposed and
honnred in silence.
AT this stage the President announced that
Paul Kingston and Frank j. Murasky,
committee appointed for the purpose, had
drawn up the following draft of a telegram
for transmittal to Brother Justin, now sta
toned in London, England:
The members of The Alumni Association OF st.
Mays College this day, in meeting assembled,
send greeting to tl;eir old President teacher and
friend. Graduates from II TO '91 cheer your
name and Join In wishing you & cd speed in your
new abors. b. 7. OLIVER. President.
The draft was unanimously approved by
the meeting and ordered transmitted.
Grace was then said, the banquelters took
possession of the corridors and for good
hour school days were lived over again by
the young men, and the hoSpiable brothers,
with dusk good-bys were reluctantly said,
but not before the President had been way
laid and promise exacted that the re-
union should be COMMUNICATED by a general
holiday for the boarders to-day, the success
of the endeayGr being announced to the
anxious youngsters by loud hurrah.
THE GUESTS.
F. Kingston, F. j. Kierce, T. f. Bonnet.
Garrett w. McEnerney, b. p. Oliver, T. f,
Garrety, J. J. Tully, G.. E. Cults, Robert
Roach, J, T. Creamy. c. j. Uaggerty. ,Jo-
seph +. Coffey, f. S. Kelly. c. Ii. Lynch, j.
A. McAuliffe, L. z. Orudo, A. A. Mcguire,
j. A. Cooney, T. Ii. j. Bailiss, Rev. j.
c. Cottle, W. J. Mccormick. J. w.
Holleran, }. NJ. Hyde, L. ID. O'Niel.
j. p. Ceughlin, J. E. Richards, F.
J. Sheehan, T. j; Lynch, P. w. McGlade,
C. S.'Maguire. T. J. Lennon. John V. Sulli-
van, L. K. Myrick.