Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-29
HIGH SCHOOL '93.
First and Last United Glass Reunion
Held Last Night.

Held Last Night.
The first reunion of the class Of '9s.wash-
ington High Schools. last night, was
most pronounced success, and one that will
be long remembered by the young lady and
gentlemen graduates. Dancing, Of course,
was the principal feature of the evening,
the one in which the most interest centered,
and as the gliding notes of "Over the
Waves" sounded in perfect harmony from
Donch's we'll known orchestra, the couples
filed into the hall in all of their ball room
finery ard made a merry beginning to the
most eventful Of high school reunions.
Eventful, in that it was the first and also
the last gathering in which the graduates
Of the Central, Capitol Hill CEastern) and
Western high schools were to be united.
The first part of the evenings program
consisted of eight dances, after which the
assemblage was called to order by Mr..
Joseph Finckel, the president of the united
class. Mr.. Harry Douglass King then fol-
lowed with the class history. speaking first
Of the manner in which the three high
schools had been organized and then Of the
rapid advancement that had been made
by the Eastern and Western schools, so
rapid in fact that they were now as well
known as the mother school. although va
rying considerably In membership. Mr..
brilliant record of the High School Cadet
regiment. which, during the three years in
which 93 was installed in school, advanced
from four to eight large companies. thus
making 1t the largest cadet organization In
the country. The speaker told Of the va
rious school organizations and, concluding,
thanked the class for the kindness Of elect
ing him class historian.
The next feature was the class poem,
which was composed by Miss Rose Park
man ard read by Miss Katie Mcknight.
Following this, the election of officers of
the united class for the year 1894 should
have been in order, but Mr.. Bran. c. Davis.
speaking for the Capitol Hill graduates,
surprised the graduates Of the other schools
by announcing that the pioneer members
of the first graduating class of the Capitol
Hill High School had found. after carefully
considering the matter, that 1t would be
to the advantage of that class to hereafter
hold its reunions separately from the other
schools, in that In such an event the grad
yates would turn out In full force and an
attendance could be secured even greater
than that which then figured at the COM
bined reunion Speaking further, Mr.. Davis
announced it as the intention Of his class
to then and there withdraw from the united
ranks and made a motion that the officers
of the Capitol Hill class should be elected
separately from the other schools, which,
after remarks by Messrs. Warner, Hayes,
Street and King, was favorably acted upon.
That settled it, and hereafter the classes
will be known as the class Of '93 of the
Central Capitol Hill and Western high
schools respectively.
Officers Elected.
After the friendly controversy had ter
minated the couples repaired to the lower
floor, where an elegant set out" awaited
them. On returning to the hall the Central
portion Of the class elected officers as fol-
lows: Mr.. Joseph Fincke president; Miss
Moritz. vice president: Miss Bresnahan,
secretary, and Mr.. Stutz, treasurer. An
executive committee of five was appointed,
comprising Misses Ross and Young, and
Messrs Test Hayes and King. Owing to
the lateness of the hour and the short time
which remained for dancing. the Capitol
Hill graduates decided to postpone their
election until next week. and 1t is probable
the Westerners will do the same. Dancing
occupied the last part of the evening-rath-
er the early part of the morning. The sue
cess OF the evenings reunion was due prn-
cpally to the urtiring efforts Of Presidents
Finckel and Street and Bramwell Davis and
l.. H. Rechederfer, chairmen OF the floor
and reception COMMITTEES respectively.
Among those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Nick eldin. Mr.. and Mrs. John Doug
lass King. Mrs. r. ii. T. Leopold. MIS-.
Cheney Swain. DIR. Hess, Misses Maude
Cox and Pearl Dillow of New York, and
Misses Katie Mcknight, Louise Ennis Vir-
gle Galbreath. Lucy Grant. Blanche Durfee.
Grace Ross. Ella Myers. Jenny Young, Kate
Evans. Helen Biddis. Mabel Shook, Clara
L.; Smith. Mabel swingle, Clara Hoover,
Mamie Stuart Maud Alton, May Hughes,
Bessie Erly. Alice Sherman, Josie Weiss
man. Eva Steward. Bessie Dom. Pauline
Stutz. Minnie Stutz. Mary Mailing, Mary
Bresnahan, Cecilia Sullivan, Greene.
Thompson Bachelor Matthewson and
Slater, Messrs. Bran. Davis ID. B. Street,
Robert McKeldin. William Newell, Hume
Taice,t, LIE Roy Parker l.. H. Reichelder-
fer, Icc Finckel, Robert Test. Archie Alton,
D. NJ. Edwards Harry Donnaiiy, W. III.
Johnson. Robert Roy. Robert Leopold. Fred
Stutz Jack Spaulding, Harry King Harold
Grant. James Bevans. Ed Tralles, Charles
Clarke. William Wilson. Arthur Warner,
Moser. William Cromwell, John G. Ames.
jr.. w. ]. Pulling, r. B. Hayes, Ralph Hor.
ton. It. Murray, Howard Boyle. L. H. Mat
tingly, Thomas Bowling, l.. Bresnahan.
Lewis Bradley and Mattingly, and a num-
Der of those who were not members in the
class. but came with members to spend
social evening.