The Washington times., 1895-02-06
Chips from the Dartmouth Block
Sing of Alma Mater.
EBRATE THEIR ANNIVERSARIES
President Tucker Honored the Feast with
His Presence Congressman W. L. Will
son Spoke Bishop Keane's Felicitous Re-
marks Heartily Applauded-Scen Made
Brilliant BY the Colors of the Institution.

The Washington Alumni Association Of
Dartmouth College held delightful literary
and epicurean symposium last evening in the
beautiful banquet hall of the Raleigh Hotel.
Tho tables We're decorated with tulips, GRO
cusses. asparagus, smilax and dwarf palms,
the music being by the Dino Mandolin and
Banjo Clubs.
1t was tho twentieth annual dinner, and
the alumni had the good fortune to have
present DR.. Tucker. president of the college
Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, the president of
the association, was the symposiarch. The
guests were President Tucker, the Rev. job N
]. Keane. rector of the Catholic University;
Rev. DR.. d. Arbuthnot, OF Stratford-on-Avon,
England; Judge Isaac w. Smith, OF Man
chester, n. H.. Congressman Wilson, of
West Virginia; Rev. DR.. George n. Lucock,
OF the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
Nh. H. Z. Kondrup, Mr.. Haviand Stevenson,
OF Aiken, S. c., and Mr.. p. V. DeGraw, of
the United Press.
ALUMNI WHO ATTENDED.
The following alumni attended: Rev Allen
Hazen, d. +. Merrill, IL. r. Stevens, Dr. n.
S. Lincoln, j. o. Wilson, Gen. c. E. Hovey,
DR.. W. W. Godding. Gen. John Eaton, Sam
uel r. Bond, Hon. Nelson Dingley, jr.. Viii
liam l.. Peabody. Capt. Abraii W. Fisher.
Hon. Wheelock G. YeaZey Gen. J. n. Patter-
son, II. C. Cummings, Prof J. L. Eastman,
n. P. Gage, Rev. George b. Patch, Hon. H.
NJ. Baker, n. G. Bracket. John F.
Pratt, Henry NJ. Paul, 0ttaA A. Nesmeth, Hon.
S. W. Mccall, Eeward II. Fowler, Winfield S.
Montgomery DR.. L. Gardner Kimball, DR.. +.
II. Lane, c. S. Clarke, John I. Freeman, A.
P. Greedy, W. Is. Patterson, S. NJ. Ryder, w.
+. Carter, Waiter E. BuFleiph, J. +.
Higgins. M w. D. N. Hiidreth. E A. A. Fisher.
Henry P. Blair, A. b. Veazy, Frank RAN
dolph. r. K. Tyler. Rufus II. Baker. S. E.
Burroughs. Senator Chandler, Senator Gal
lineer, John Shirley Eaton, W. A. Johnson,
and a. S. Phillips.
The spread was ample and elegant. An en-
joyable feature, not down on the programme,
was the singin: by the alumni Of "The Dart
mouth Color" by Prof. Eaton. of the class
OF 80.
THEY WERE ALL PRO BE NATA.
The toasts and speakers were all pro re
nata. The list OF speakers was President
Tucker, Bishop Keane, DR.. John ]. Smith,
Congressman Wilson. Mccall, Dingley, and
Baker, Senators Gallinger and Chandler.
Gen. Eaton, Gen. VeaZey, Rev. DR.. Arbuthnot.
and Mr.. Burroughs.
IItSlutut 1uchtI utilFeItu an tuuEcSS Ot
singular beauty and marked force on the
functions OF the modern college and its rela-
tion TO the civic life.
He was followed by Bishop Keane, in his
most felicitous style His extension Of the
college hand of friendship and affection to
Dartmouth on behalf of the Catholic Cni-
versity was greeted with much applause.
The speaking was extended to a late hour.
ali of the respondents to toa,ts addressing
themselves largely to educational topics.
The affair was quite successful in every re-
lation.
The election for officers Of the association
was held with the following result: Presi-
dent, Gardiner q. Hubbard; vice presidents,
Prof. John II. Eastman and Hon. II. u.
Baker; secretary, Ii. P. Blair: historian,
Richard Hovey, and chorister, Prof. H II.
Paul