Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-10

They Sit Down to an Enjoyable Banquet
ut the University Club.
TIE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES IT'S
MAJoRrrY-rHE COLLEGE MEN AND THEIR
DISTINGUISHED eUEsrs TALKS BIZ WILL
KNOWN sPEAKKRs.

KNOWN sPEAKKas.
Twenty one years ago was formed the Prince
ton Alumni Association of the District Of
Columbia, so that the annual dinner of the asso-
citation last night was in the nature Of Q cele-
bration Of its majority. The tiger out in
force, the tiger of old Nassau, and he made his
lair in the university resound with mirth and
gayety.
1t was Princeton's night and the loyal sons Of
the old New Jersey college who get together
every year to sing the praises Of their alma
mater had things all their own way. Even the
strangers within their gates, the guests from
other colleges, had nothing but good words to
say OF the famous institution. Harvard, Yale,
Amherst and the University Of Virginia all had
representatives at the dinner, but they were
there in their capacity as outsiders. though they
were given q chance to speak for their respec-
tive colleges. Two justices Of the Supreme
Court, q senator and a member OF Congress
lent their dignity to the occasion. while a num-
Der Of young lawyers who il they lived any
where else than in Washington would probably
soon be in Congress or on the bench sat at the
other end of the table and might have borrowed
all tine dignity there was to lend without having
any too much even then.
The dinner was the most enthusiastic and
did wise thing in going aside from the usual
method Of having such dinners at hotels, for
the University Club proved to be most desira-
bic place for giving such entertainments The
table was set in the largest dining room of the
club house, and seats we're placed about it for
upward of fifty guests. Down the center of
the table ran rich decoration of orange and
black silk and handsome flowers were used in
profusion. Under a big pair of elk . antlers on
the wall at one end of the room sat Mr.. John H.
Il 4 = Al
his right was Justice Brewer Of the Supreme
Court and at his left Justice Brown. who is also
the president Of the University Club. Mr.. Voor-
hees is the Oldest graduate in the association,
SO the records say, but last night he was one Of
the boys and made a most happy success in his
capacity OF POSTMASTER.
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
Before the dinner q brief business session YVES
held in one of the rooms of the club house. at
which letter read from President Voor-
hees, who has been at the head of the associa-
ton for many years past, expressing his thanks
for the honor done him in previous years, but
declining reelection. Mr.. Joseph x. Mccain
mon was elected to the Office for the ensuing
year. On motion Mr.. Henry C. Stewart, jr.,
was instructed, as secretary, to cast one vote
for the officers that had held over from last
year. Mr.Voorhces and Mr.. James VI. johnson
were added to the list Of vice presidents.
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the table. and a couple of hours later. when the
handsome and elaborate banquet had been dis
posed Of the speaking came with the coffee and
cigars. One OF the plesSantest features OF the
evening was the presentation OF heavy gold
medal BY the association to Mr.. Donald Wallace
Mclean, a member of the class Of sc. A year
ago the association agreed to present a gold
medal TO the young man who passed the best
entrance examination for the freshman class at
Princeton and Mr.. Mclean, who had earned
the award. was invited to come on AZ guest of
the evening 10 receive the medal Mr.. Voorhees,
made the presentation in few pleasant words
and the recipient replied in a graceful speech
of thanks. When he arose to speak he was
greeted with the college song that has greeted
many another young man, where, oh, Where,
is the Verdsnt Freshman" When he had fin
ished speaking they sang ''FOr He's jolly
Good Fellow"
TALKING FOR YALE.
Justice Brewer was called upon to speak for
Yale, and this he did right royalty. He did not
forget to call attention to the fact that there
are three Yale men on the Supreme bench, no
Yale man ever does forget that, but after he had
proved Yale's superiority to the rest of the
world he admitted that some OF the best men
who had ever sat upon that bench were from
Princeton. As they stand now the two colleges
are tied, each having had one chief justice and
six associate justices. Mr.. Brewer said that he
the best thing about the appointment Of Mr..
Jackson was the fact that he was not q Yale
man. II he had been there would be no more
living in comfort on the bench. Mr.. Brewers
speech was extremely entertaining and was
filed with clever references to varions gentle
men about the board. He paid a pleasant
tribute to the gray heads, and created great
deal of laughter by referring to one of the
cleverest young lawyers in the city having
an empty head simply because that gentleman
il bald He sat down with the remark that the
judges function was to listen to the lawyers,
and not to talk
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett. one Of the vice
presidents Of the University Club, and gradu-
ate OF the University Of Virginia. spoke for the
latter institution. which he said WAS a very
simple college. with no luxuries and lacking
some Of the comforts Of life. Still, it is a good
place. said he, to get an education, for even
though the student does not learn much from
books he receives an education. for he learns
respect for himself and for others.
EDUCATION AND ArHLErICs
Justice Brown followed in a pleasant address
upon Princeton and higher education and the
influence of athletics in college life. He said
that up to the time of the appointment Of JUS
tice SLiras Princeton had held majority upon
the Supreme bench. and since the two institu-
tons were tied there was a fellowship between
college men that made them congenIal spirits
Wherever they met. EDUCATION had a unlfy1ng
effect in politics elsewhere he said. The
hostilities were stirred up by uneducated men
and it was a sad day when the educated men
were seen leaving any party. Athletics we're
becoming great factor in college life and a
most useful factor, and that gymnasiums were
becoming as necessary as chapels he considered
q great Advancement. To train up q race Of
strong men was secondary In importance to the
training OF intellectual men.
EDUCATION AND POLITICS
Representative Sherman Hoar, graduate Of
Harvard, remarked upon the fact that each Of
the three greatest colleges-Harvard, Yale and
Princeton-had three men in the House Of Rep-
resentatives. Mercer University OF Georgia
had seven, and every one Of them had voted
that day for free silver. There were 1T col
lege men in Congress, but only seventeen acted
as though they were. OF demagogues there
were enough. of uneducated heroes there were
enough 1t wRs q mistaken impression that
college men wanted to establish an aristocracy
OF education. Men who knew their powers,
who knew the needs % the country and were
willing to apply those powers to those needs,
were wanted The carping at educated men
was tendency which Mr. Hoar decried.
"A Song TO Hawaii was the title of q patri-
otto poem read by Rev. J. ii. Cuthbert, an at
its conclusion the company sang THE Star
SPsngled Banner"
oTHER sPEEcHEs
Senator Gray Of Delaware also poke Of the
value of athletics in a collegiate course. Re