The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-06-17

at 10 H. m. There was but little business of
character to be made public. The following
officers were elected: j. I. Ward, ID. D.,
President; 7. Ii. Lewis, ID. d.. Secretary. and
VIM. II. Starr, Treasurer. N. H. Bale OF
New Windsor was elected member the of
Board in the room ofhis father, the late Isaac c.
Bale. Clarence f. Norment of Washington,
ID. C. ;and Samuel Vannort of Chestertown were
also elected to vacancies in the Board. The
honorary degree of A. M. was conferred on
Prof VIM. NJ. Black, Assistant Professor OF
Ancient Languages.
Alumni Meeting
At D. m the Alumni held its business
session in the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall. The attend
ance was very encouraging. The Class OF %
were admitted TO membership. The officers
were all reelected, as follows PRESIDENT
James A. Diffenbaugh; vice presidents. Mrs.
Martha Smith Fenby, Mr.. Alonzo l.. Miles,
Mr.. b. +. Grouse; secretary, Miss Carrie H.
Mourer; treasurer, Prof. w. II. Mcdaniel;
alumni editor, l.. Irving Pollitt.
Mr.. VIM. A. Wheaton was elected TO write
song to be sung at the next annual meeting.
The president announced the following
executive committee, of which he is chairman
ex. oficio Mrs. Mary 4. White, Miss Grace
Il. Herring, and Messrs. John FL. Cunningham
and Harry G. Watson.
The following resolution offered by Prot.
Mcdaniel, and which explained itself. was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Slice our last meeting, it has pleased
Almighty God. in his inscrutable wisdom, to trans.
fer two OF our number from the duties and cares of
wifehood and motherhood to the rest and rewards
of the better world:
ReSOlrod That in the death of Mrs Alice Fenby,
Gst, of Macintosh Fla, of the Glass of 70, and
Mrs Lou Il. wampler Hudgins. of Portsmouth, Va,
of the Glass of ~ our association laments the los
aithfuness in all the relations of life amply vindi-
Gated the training OF our Alma Mater and entitleS
fhan fn,a hnn Ia
where We now sadly order their names 10 be en-
rolled.
Rev. B. B. James, of Baltimore, gave an
interesting account of the formation OF the
Baltimore Alumni. After routine business
was through with the Association repaired TO
the College Dining Hall at p. m, where a
delightful repast was served and where Hresl-
dent Diffenbaugh made his interesting adj
dress, which was listened to with enthusiasm
He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IF inspiration
were needed for the duty of this hour, no
thoughtful man could fail to find it in the
associations and suggestions Of the place, and
| in the purposes and embodiments OF the meet
ing.
As the scattered members of family, on
| Thanksgiving occasion, cluster around some
| lowly New England fireside whereby their
happy childhood was passed, freely disburs
ing the boarded coin they i'll can spare, per
haps, that they may gather from the distant
| West or South once more beneath the dear
old rafters blackened with smoke and age,
to receive for the last time tottering father s
| grave, affectionate COUNSEL pious mother
| fervent, fearful blessing, so we come home,
in another sense, to our Thanksgiving, to
renew our youth and recall the fond enjoy
ments of our schoolday life. No vigor of
youth, no maturity Of manhood can make the
| first forget the spot where their infancy was
Graded and defended; and no exacting bust
ness or domestic cares, or giddy whirl oil
pleasure, can make us forget the place where
our minds were developed and trained. Our
ceremonies, like the trees which bower our
heads so lovingly, have sprung from the very
| soil of this old hill, and from it are drawing
quietly and steadily their stature and their
strength
This assemblage, gathered from various
distances, and representing so many pursuits
and conditions, illustrates the unity and
! breadth of our Association, and the tenacity
of its ties. The college yells, rung out so
unsteady ~ by our younger brothers and
sisters, unite and fuse the hearts ofthose who
come from the pulpit, the bar, the clnique;
from collegiate, scholastic and editorial chairs;
from the counting house, the manutactory
the scientific workshop; now met, some Of
them, it may be, for the first time, but who
never meet as strangers when they greet as
Alumni of Western Maryland College.
Our older members, recalling both the eX-
eellence and the defects ofcollegiate education
in their day, view with peculiar regard the
advanced systems their successors enjoy,
which are to develop robustness Of frame as
well as subtlety Of intellect and vigor of
character, and give the physical, mental and
moral strength, with the high resolve, the
thorough training, the republican simplicity,
the manly courage, the force of will, and the
power of work which fit an earnest man to
sway his generation and guide it in the direc-
ton of honor and widest usefulness, and which
enlarge his capacity to illustrate, in whatever
path he may select, the duty of the scholar to
his age.
THE YEARS EVENTS.
The annals of the year record among other
interesting events, that Miss Agnes Leas OF
'S3 was recently graduated from Johns Hop
kins Hospital, and was, on last Saturday
amounted TO the position of Head Nurse in
that great institution; that Alonzo Miles of
the same class was a Presidential Elector for
the State at large, at the last election; that
Miss Ballard of &c, Miss Stevens of '86, and
Miss Hirata of 80, after evading many OPP
portunities, and resisting many opportunities,
have yielded to the Aowery yoke of Eros and
crowned three homes with the golden glory
of their wifely presence; and that Frank Ben
son of "a and McBrown of 'S5, after seeking
many opportunities, and wasting many i'm
portunities, have at length induced fair god
desses to smile on their devotions and take
them in hand. One week from today Miss
Wolfes of 90 will also cross the line. Desc
late old bachelor as | am, aud confirmed
misogamist as | am falsely said to be,
earnestly invoke calm sunshine on these
clasped hands.
GAN Heaven
And happy consultations on (this bliss
Shed their selectest influence"
Here would the chronicle might end
Alas for us we cannot choose. Our course
leads by two new. made graves which APP
proach with reverent step and mournful
hearts. Mrs. Alice Fenby Gist of 10, and
Mrs Lou Wampler Hudgins of 10, two
members of two much afflicted classes.
Bowed their heads
| At going ont and entered straight
! Another golden chamber of the Kings
Larger than this they left, and loyelier.v
God is above us all, merciful and gracious
-bounteous and benignant as well when he
| recalls as when he bestows.
THE CLASS OF SO.
The Glass of 1913 is the most conspicuous
addition our membership has ever had. II is
conspicuous in numbers, conspicuous in grace
and female loneliness, in gallantry and manly
vigor, conspicuous in promise for the future,
and in raw veal for the present, conspicuous
| in elegance of dress, in Workmanship and
authorship, conspicuous in various other
| features which shall not partcularize, save
one: it contains the first graduate who is the
child of an alumnis. Miss Ellis Grouse,
daughter of Prof. William S. Grouse OF II,
completes the union oftwo generations, of the
same family on our roster, and this day makes
our college an alma Grand Mater.
THE BALTIMORE ORGANIZATION.
A month or more ago, some twenty-five Of
our former students, a number Of them mem
bers of this Association, met at the st. James
Hotel in Baltimore, and effected local
organization of the students of our college
resident in that city. We see in this prom
Use of future potential aid for all our interests
and we extent our most cordial greetings and
good wishes for the success, prosperity and
q l. Il IL IL