Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-28
AN ALUMNI REUNION.
Graduates OF the University OF Michigan
Enjoy Banquet mt the Arno.

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Enjoy n Banquet Mt the Arno.
| Seventy graduates of the University OF Mich
igan sat around two long tables last evening at
the Arno amid a profusion of blue and gold
] ribbons and flowers and ate and talked in
honor Of their alma mater until a certain hour
\ this morning. It was the annual reunion and
| dinner of the Washington association Of the
university-their eighth annual occasion. in
fact-and it was one of the most enjoyable
/ events in the record of the organization. The
presence OF a score or more Of ladies, graduates
and wives of graduates, gave an additional
! flavor to the occasion.
The banquet was preceded by q short bust
/ ness meeting and a social reunion in the par
/ lOrs of the hotel. As q result of the meeting
the following board OF officers was chosen for the
ensuing wear: President Mr.. j. III. MCGOWAN,
81; vice presidents. Senator Cushman Davis,
Minnesota, 81; Judge Henry Strong. "a; Rep
resentatiTe Hayes Of Iowa. '63, and Mr.. Rufus
Ii. Thayer, 10; treasurer, Duane E. Fox, 81;
! secretary Erwin +. Smith. sc.
1 After an hour or more of social chat ard the
renewal of old associations. aided by n number
! of excellent photographs of scenes around the
grounds OF the university. the tables were be-
sieged. with President Edwin Willis assistant
secretary OF agriculture, at the head. The
guests OF the evening were DIR. Jas. j. Angel.
the president of tho university, who occupied
the Place of honor at the right OF the chair
man; o. L. Spaulding, assistant secretary of
the treasury, L. s. Lacey, controller of the
currency, aud DIR. Henry NJ. Hurd of Johns
Hopkins University.
1t was after IL o'clock when the chairman
obtained the undivided attention os tho diners
and introduced the speakers OF the evening.
There were seven tOaEts all with a touch upoa
the memories and work OF the university. Tho
first was on the ''Alma mater" responded 70
by Dr. Angel, who gave an encouraging sum-
mary of the work of the institution and showed
It's marvellous growth and development of the
past few years. His figures OF the numbers en-
rolled this year startled those present and he
summarized the results of the labors OF the
faculties at Ann Arbor by adapting the old say
ing that tho sun never sets upon the posses
slons OF Queen Victoria by asserting that at the
present day there is no night in the fields OF
the alumni OF the University of Michigan.
Mr.. L. G. Foster. general agent OF the De-
parsment OF Justice, responded to the toast
The law In a witty manner, showing the de-
yelopment of the spirit of equity and eternal
justice, and asserting that to the great unIver-
sites of the world is due the perpetuation of
right and justice.
DIR. Hurd told several clever reasons why
medicine is advancing to the 'front.' as an exact
science IN his response TO the toast Medicine"
and he urged for that science the better labors
Of its followers in spirit of science purely
rather than commerce.
Prof. Harrington, the chief OF the weather
bureau. had number OF bright stories to use
as his response to the toast II he weather" for.
he said, he could not talk about the weather
alone. after delving in its midst all OF his day
lie and enduring 1t all OF his other life.
Miss E l. Garrigucs held the complete at
tention of the tables while she spoke to the
toast ''Coeducation," and showed how there
has been distinct gain. not only to her own
sex, but also to the cause of education by the
adoption of the system of coeducation in the
University of Michigan.
Mr.. Chester H.. Rowell spoke earnestly about
The Student Side OF University Life and
demonstrated the great ialuence of G strong
organization like that at Ann Arbor upon the
characters OF the men and women who leave
its halls as well as the stamp left upon the uni
versity itself by the work OF the students.
The tcasting was concluded by IN interesting
talk on 1.-The Personnel of the University by
Gen. Byron VI. Cutcheon, who reviewed the
records OF the men who have ruled at Ann
ArbOr, from the inception of the organization
TO the present time.
1t was o'clock when tine chairman declared
the reunion at an end. Those present were
Congressman Byron G.. Stout, Mrs. Edwin
Willis, Prot. and Mrs. Cleveland Able, Hon. Il.
VI. CutcheOn, Mr.. ana Mrs j. ii. McGowau,
Mr.. j. Mcbride Sterrett, Mr.. job Barnard. Hon.
and Mrs. j. Il. Whitney, hon. Marriott Brosius.
Prof. and Mrs. Mark W. Harrington. Mr.. anu
Mrs. Z {. Foster, Mr.. Nj. C. Barnard, MIR.
stephen W. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs L. ID. Neae,
OF ana 'ifS tHfs III. StoWeu, Mr.. ana Mrs.
T. 5. Woodward, Mr.. Arthur A. Birney, Hon.
Thos. Z. 4. Neadock, Dr. and Mrs. II. ".
Austin, Dir. and Mrs. Edwin p. Hanna. IIrs.
Louise Reed StoHell. Dir. and Mrs. Donald
McfEerson. DR.. and Mrs. VI. +. Finley, Dr. and
Mrs. john L. Francis. DR.. Grace Roberts DR..
Williams DonnG!ly. Mr.. Duane L. Fox, Mrs.
Ten Brock, Mr.. ". q. Webster. Mr.. John "
James, MIR. Edward T. Lee, Mr. George Il.
Simpson, Mr.. Arthur II. Whitlark. MIR. Erwin
+. Smith, Mr.. Elmer G. Runyan Mr.. W. S.
kuckman, Mr. Chester II. howell. Miss Z. Z.
Garrigucs, MIR. Allen L. Cotton Mr. Howard B.
Cannon and Mr. William Hublard