Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-23
COLUMBIAN GRADUATES.
They Held Pleasant Reunion at the
University Building.
Mr.. Parker Elected President of the
Associatfon-Dr. yelling Makes an
Address - Those Present.

The spacious building of the Columbian
University, at the corner of 18th and II
streets, was last evening taken possession
of by the alumni association of the uni
versity, the occasion being the seventh
annual meeting of the association. This
regular meeting was held in the lecture
hall of the building. and was mainly for
the purpose of electing officers of the as
ISOLATION for the ensuing year. Upon the
conclusion OF this meeting an exceedingly
pleasing reunion was held, which was
participated in by the members of the
association and their friends to the number
or several hundred. Refreshments were
served and several hours spent in con-
versation.
Dr. A. f. A. King, the president of the
association, called the meeting to order
and congratulated the members upon the
large number present and upon the very
fiourishing condition of the association.
he then called upon Secretary H. l.. Hodg-
klns and Treasurer John Il. Larner to read
thelr annual reports, the reports showing
the association to be i'll a very healthy
condition.
The association then proceeded to an cleo
tion OF ohcers, Mr. w. q. King explaining
tnat the policy of the association was to
favor rotation of the office between the
direrent schools of the university 1t had
become the turn of the law school and as
q iilost distinguished representative of that
school ana also of the District he would
nominate District Commissioner Myron NJ
farker The nomination was greeted with
applause ana the secretary was directed
10 east the unanimous vote of the assoc
ciation Tor Mr.. Parker. The newly elected
PRESIDENT was escorted to the chair by
esN-fresident e. Fl. Warner and DIR. ]. Wes-
foy , bo'se ana briefly returned his thanks
ior .he honor conferred upon him.
Dr. VIM. P. Carr was then elected ARG,
we PRESIDENT and Prof. c. A Davis second
T Tce president. Secretary Hodgkins and
respective positions Upon the motion of NJ
%. n. warner vote Of thanks was rendered
70 sne retiring president and to Secretary
iioushihs and Treasurer Larner
Dr. Wellfng's Address,
Dr. yelling. the president of the uni
Hefsny' was then invited to address the as
ISOLATION and as he took the platform uyas
enthusiastically greeted. He said that he
nao very little voice. but he would always
nave enough to speak to the alumni assoc
eidtioh. he was delighted to be able to
s'o'e mat the university had never been
IA more successful condition. Its faculty.
numbered $50 professors and teachers and
m TpNard OF 500 students were on its rolls
therefore there was nothing wantjnn 70
point to the fact that the univsrS;tv ,,aS
one OF the great ones of the land IL
FACULTY was indeed a famous one many ~
worid noefs oeins known throughout the
HoIu because of their learning and abiIi
ues. he would never forget the astonish-
ueut OF a celebrated English iurist 49,,
, NE .ola MN that two members of the fac
10y VI the law school of the university.
occupied seats upon the bench of H. Tnit 80
Sua.es supreme Court. The university was
proud OF its faculty. and at an ca rly Say
memhers iT Un PACK from Paris one of its
nsan, MI. justice Harlan. The aIunni
assoelation was a grand thing for n e.
sir,a ,,n a, ne between the alumnus and his
a an mater which should never be broken
ana which should always be beId IN H.
hishest respect and regard, The .snoo me
uuon Taught that We should never forgat
.ne university, the mother of learning and
all its duties. So it was thar the ~ NE ana
nau more IMAM the present object. 70 In,
soruct the present generation, for n ev-
tons nv AndT o,ne to the coming genera
past ones had done for this. The dow wha 80
81 SiusiNe learning was, happily now mast
Tor 1t was free to ALL "o" past
Those Present.
rresiueht yelling was followed by Editor
~ e. dickinson of the Religious Herald"
Vi nichinond' va. Rev. Mr.. Bryan of China
ooi' oohh NJ wilson and Prof. Huntington.
"ho prieny addressed the association. An
adjournment was then had and the ,napo-
peIs Oh the association spent the rest of the
evening In very pleasant social reunion
o ''o many present were: President
j. c. yelling, Commissioner NJ. NJ. Parker
Col. John NJ Wilson. Judpe q
kimball, Messrs. B. H. Warner, Theodore
". Noyes. Jesse Wilson. John b. Larner, E.
X Longley. Ed. b. Hay, T. A. Lambert.
Prof. c. A. Davis, Prof. H. L. Hodgkins'
R D a. F. A. King, DR.: d. X. shute, Dr. ].
Wesley Bovee, Prof. J. III. Gore MIR Geo.
L. Wilkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Martin.
Dr. II. Z. Thompson and WIFE, Mr. and Mrs
W. =. King. Prof. and Mrs. Lodge. Mr.. d.
A. Nj. Pettigrew, Misses Edna A. Clark.
Longley. NJ. 4. Priest, Th-ockmorton, Anna
l.. Pierce, Lucy. Cogley, A. d. Mcclure.
Baker and Morrison, Mr.. Weston Flint, Mr..
John II. Stone. DIR. and Mrs NJ +. Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Thompson, Dr.
and Mrs. VIM. p. Carr, Prof. and Mrs. A
p. Montague, Rev. Mr.. Bryan of China,
Mr.. A. E. Dickinson of Richmond Va: Mr.
and Mrs. +. Fl. Seely, MIR. and Mrs H. g.
Hodgkins. Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Parks Dr.
Frank Baker DR.. Anita Newcom5 MCGEE,
Prof. MCGEE, DR.. George Latimer and DR..