Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-02
UNION COLLEGE ALUMNI.
An Enjoyable Meeting and banquet
Last Evening.

An Enjoyable Meeting and Banquet
Last Evening.
The resident alumni of old Union Col
lege held their first annual banquet last
evening at the Hotel Page in honor of the
centennial year of the foundation of the
college in 1875. A short social meeting
was held In the parlors, at which officers
were elected, and at s o'clock the BAN
quoting room was opened and the alumni
and friends sat down to the beautifully
decorated table. The menu card was hand
somely adorned with engraving of scenes
around the old college, and on both sides
the college color of garnet, and amid this
was printed Fitzhugh Ludlow's Song to
Old Union.'
DR.: John NJ. Gregory of the class of '46
presided. with Rev. DIR. A. V. V. Raymond,
the president of the college, on his right
and DR.. Teunis S. Hamln on his left. with
the members of the various classes from
1885 to 1896 arranged in the order of
seniority Of graduation. DR.. Gregory well
ccmed the alumni, and spoke of the old
college times and the changes in colleges
since his day, and of the prospects Of the
future in college work and then introduced
President Raymond as the representative
of the new college administration.
President Raymond gave an exceedingly
interesting history of the college during
recent years, of the difficulties that have
been overcome, and of the wonderful
progress of the last year or two, stating
400. He said Union College would be kept
as an undergraduate college, and its num-
bers limited to the good work that can
actually be done. He compared the larger
and smaller institutions, and claimed that
professors who were making their reputa-
tons usually did their best work in train
ing students. He discussed the question
of educated leadership in the state, busi-
ness, and in every sphere of life, and the
influence of wealth compared with edu-
cation, closing with the record of what
1Trofny ha1 .1aso 11xr IN ha
work of educational leadership, with thirty
college presidents furnished from its grad
yates.
Other Speeches.
DR.. Teunis S. Hamlin, class 81, followed
with warm tribute to DR.. Raymond's
work in the college, and spoke of the happy
faculty the president had of making the
wants of the college known, and the good
results following, comparing him to DIR.
McCosh of Princeton. Geo. c. HaZelton,
class of 5S, acting as temporary toastmas-
ter, gave an eloquent tribute to the college
of olden days, to the great work it had
DONE to the great men it had reared and
ito what had been done for education in 100
years, and especially the last forty years,
the most important in this ration's history.
He said it took forty years to make a man,
and alluded to the fact that at the table
there were men from the class of 1896 to
1896, stretch Of sixty years, which repre-
scented so much in America and the world.
minute rule as used in Congress- and would
begin with the man who had done most to
bring this association into existence, and
called upon Weston Flint. class of 60, who
gave sketch of efforts to have a meet
ing OF old Union men, and of its happy
realization. followed by some interesting
sketches of the college days thirty-ive
years ago Under DR.. Mott and Taylor
Lewis, and of the peculiar ability of DR..
Mott in his old age
- a; A. Hosmer; 81. followed with the old
Stone" and W. H. Smith, '46, and W. W.
Dean of 81 made brief speeches, and
Nathan Reeve of the class of SO, still Wig
orous and active, spoke Of DR.. Mott as he
was in his prime.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson, 49, followed with
an interesting sketch of what the men of
his class and others had done in making
new states in the great west and their in
fuence in education. Short talks were
made by N. E. Webster of the youngest
class of 49, by Sidney P. York. "a; Gen.
Addison. jr., 49,, The favorite "Song to Old
Union" was sung by all with hearty good
WILL and at little past 1 o'clock the pleas
ant reunion closed.
The Officers.
The following are the officers of the as
ISOLATION: John NJ Gregory, 49, president;
]. Sterling Morton, '54, and Teunis s. Ham,
lin, 81, vice presidents; Norman E. Web
ster, '96, secretary; Henry N. Copp, go,
treasurer weston rlht, oo' A. A Hos
mer, 81; W. H. Smith, '46; Chas. C. Mott,
AS; Franklin H. Hough, II; Geo. c. Ha-
zelton. '5S; John C. Pennie, II; Thos
Featherstonaugh, II, and General Rufus
Tryon. '5S, as members of the executive
committee.
The following were present: Nathan
Reeve. SO; VIM. W. Dean. 81; Asahel Clark
Geer and DR.. Franklin Moon, '43; Walter
H. Smith and John NJ. Gregory '46; Sid
ney p. York, "a; DR.. Sheldon jackson, '55;
A.A. Hosmer, 20; Coco. Hazelton and Gen.
eral Rufus Tryon, U. S. N, IS; Webster
Flint 60: Henry N. Copp. 80; DR.. Teunis
s. Hamlin. 81; DR.. Thos. Featherstonaugh,
II; John C. Pennie and Fanklin H.
Hough, IT; Daniel D. Addison. 'S3; DIR.
Thos. G. Addison, jr., IS; Norman E. Web
Ster 90 and A L, Gihou,