Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
REVlVING STUDENT DAYS
Alumni of the National University Banquet
Last Night. .
Flow of EIOquence From Well-KnOwn
Men-Those Present, the Arrange
ments and Committees.

At the Shoreham last night were gathered
together a goodly number of men who claim
the National University as their alma mater,
the occasion being the annual banquet OF
the Alumni Association of that Institution.
Representatives of the three departments
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., masters and
doctors of law, doctors of medicine and doc
tors of dental surgery-comminsled in pleas
ant reunion, and renewed acquaintances
formed in student days. There were some
silvered heads and some bald heads in the
company. but the majority were young men,
who listened with undivided interest to the
"reminiscences interestingly told by those
whose years have been pregnant with ex-
perienceS. The reception rooms began fill
ing with the banqueters about o'clock, and
a pleasant season of social intercourse was
enjoyed before the march to the banquet
hall was taken up. Strewn over the u
shaped tables were sprigS of asparagus,
while here and there, in contrast to the deli
cate tracinss OF green. dishes Of radishes
gave a bit of color, and yellow-shaded can
delabra lighted up the board. In front of
the POSTMASTER was huge boquet of La
France roses. During the serving of the
well-selected repast an orchestra, screened
in a gallery, rendered several classical and
popular numbers.
Occupying the seat of honor was Mr. Chas.
Lyman. the president of the association,
and with him above the salt were the in
vited guests and members of the faculty of
the schools of the university-Justice c. C.
Cole. Prof. H. o. Claughton, D. A. Nc
Knight Dr.. George c. ober. Mr.: Thomas
Wilson, Prof. Eugene Carusi and Prof. Wal
ter f. Rogers. ---.......
The TOasts.
When full justice had been done the menu,
and letters of regret had been read from
the chancellor of the university, Judge
Arthur Macarthur, and Judge John Goode
of the law facility, chairs were pushed back
and attention given the speakers Of the
evening. Mr.. Lyman acted as POSTMASTER
and made few predatory remarks, greet
ing the members upon their reassembling.
after a separation of several months, and
briefly mentioning the advantages of an
association for maintaining good will and
fellowship among the alumni of the institu-
ton in whose welfare all present were so
much Interested.
He then introduced Justice Cole. announc
ed to speak to the sentiment "The Judge"
After a few pIeasantries, Judge Cole pro-
Gee ded ably to controvert an argument re-
Gently brought to his attention wherein 1t
was urged that the judiciary was usurping
power and overstepping its legitimate func-
lions when 1t declared an act of the legis-
lature void because unconstitutional. He
said such statement was anarchy revived.
Every judge. he said, Is by his oath bound
to uphold the Constitution of his country
and all laws made pursuant thereto, and if
an act of the legislature were inconsistent
Win tne CONSTITUTION the Judge must de-
clare against its validity, otherwise the
Constitution instead of being a charter of
liberties would become simply advisory
document Other toastS were: THE Law
yer" responded to by the senior professor
o: the law faculty, Mr.. H. o. Claughton;
1.-THE Doctor to when Dr. George C. Ober
Of the medical faculty directed attention;
THE Bar" series of interesting reminis-
cences INDUCED in by Mr.. d. A Mcknight and
Inventions and Imagnatons," an enter
tanning talk about the law of patents and
how fanciful imaginings of so-called wild
cal life.
The ARRANGEMENTS.
The committee which had the arrange
nents for the banquet in charge and which
received maLy compliments on the COM
pleteness of every detail. consisted of Shell
by Clarke, chairman; r. P. Hains secre-
tary: Charles B. Bayly r. S. Ferguson,
Charles F. Hathaway. C. D. Judson, W.
Preston Williamson and j. B. Rutherford
Those who We're present included the fol-
lowing: Charles Lyman, w. Preston Will
hanson. DR.. Thomas j. Jones, Robert p
Hams, Charles Il. Bayly, N r. Metcalf, R.
S. Ferguson, c. F. Hathaway, w. F. Rogers
Z. Bierer. jr.. John l. Brown, T. J. Stewart
Thomas Wilson, Eugene Carusi, W.LAugh-
inbaugh w. H. Wills Dr. Sheldon G. Davis,
DR.. w. p. Liggett, DR.. ]. r. Wolton. D. E.
Wiber, DR.. William NJ. Sprigg. E. A. Fenton,
John A. Barthcl, ]. c. Dowell. John A. Ed
wards, Col. 1. S Fichenor, Justice c. c. Cole
ID. A. Mcknight. w. o. Mullowney W. j.
Newton. Donald Mcpherson. J. II. Crowley.
j. Nfrson Virgins, III. o. Claughton, j. H.
Lambert, II. B. Moulton, w. A. Johnson,
DR.. Geron, DR.. Mcconnell. Shelby Clarke e.
j. Pullman DR.. George c. ODER, G. s. Brock
w. L. Ford. w. C. Carroll. E. A. Fuller, DR..
John I. Winter, Francis La Fleisch.