Evening star., 1896-04-11
NOVEL ALUMNI MEETING
Sons of the University Of Virginia Hold .
Smoker.
Had q Good Time Without a Formal
Banauet-SOme of Those
Present.

The Washington alumni of the University
Of Virginia held their annual reunion last
evening. TEere were present more than a
hundred of the graduates of the university
with which the name of Thomas Jefferson
Is so closely connected. The scene Of the
gathering was the handsome and commodl-
Gus house of the Washington Club, 1710 I
street. In lieu of the formal banquet
which college men affect SO much during
the winter the sens OF Virginia decided to
hold an informal reunion in the shape Of
a smoker" 1t was thoroughly enjoy
able affair in every way, and the members
took full advantage of the opportunity to
live over in conversation and "reminiscences
their well-loved Lygone college days.
Early in the evening the annual election
of officers Of the association was held, re-
sulting in the choice of the following: Pres
:dent, Hilary A. Herbert; first vice presi-
dent. William l.. Wilson: second vice pres
ident, E. 1. Renick; third vice president, w.
ID. Cabell; treasurer, DIR. L. w. Glazebrook; !;
secretary, E. l.. McCleland; executive
committee. c. G. Lee, r. e. L. Preston, DR..
J. Clark, Thos. Nelson Page and Clarence
Thomas.
Pleasant Time.
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted to general reunion and all-around
good time In the big assembly hall on the
main floor were set number Of tables
laden with punch bowls and bottles of
other more OF less deiectable beverages,
and there was also an abundant supply of
cigars and pipes. At the end of tie room
was a long table on which was spread a
generous supply of salads, oysters and
ices. The "kamptown Soshul klub,'' a
musical organization made up of High
School students rendered appropriate mu-
sic on mardolins and guitars. To this ac-
compartment the crowd sang college songs
Lott HOy ,n1
speeches at all, but number of the men,
bers proved themselves capital story tell
ers Vice President Stevenson took the
lead and conv,Ilsed his hearers with some
bright anecdotes and clever witticismS. Be-
sides tine Vice President the special guests
of the evening were DR.. B. l.. Whitman,
the president of Columbian University;
Representative Curtis of New York and AS
sistdnt Attorney General Dickinson.
Those Present.
Among those present were Messrs. ]. B.
Anderson, n. H. Beach, L. NJ Blackford,
c. L. Boothe, DR.. r. w. Baker, G. W.
Browning. Watson Boyle, DIR. j. C. Boyd
Charles H. Bar.le, ]. c. Bailey, Dr. Theo-
dore Clark, w. d. Cabell, o. W. Catchings,
Holmes Conrad, DR.. c. w. Dabney. Col
T. H. Ellis, William Elliott, ]. Elicit, W. E.
FaisoD. Senator Faulkner, Thomas Fair
fax, DIR. L. w. Glazebrook, r. U. -Goode
Samuel NJ. Gaines, David A. Greenless Dr.
Frank Hyatt, DIR. s. 3. Harrison, Major
r. w. Hunter, j. Z. Hutcheson, Rev. r. L.
Howell, Capt. K. Kemper Sergeant P. Knut
c. G. Lee, E. Mel. Long, Major c. S. Luck
ett W. B. Matthews, Dean A. P. Montague,
p. L. McCieliand A. Meyer, ]. l.. McLaurin
b. S Minor, L. H. Machen, B. A Micou, Dr.
+. s. Nash. Judge ]. K. N. Norton, r. L.
Preston, Thomas Nelson Page, DR.. H T.
Percy, DR.. G. Pickerell. E. L. Renick, N.
T. Robinson. Leigh Robinson, Dr. p s. Roy,
Dr.. P. NJ Rexey. DR.. w. A. Read, Dr. Ray,
DR.. Rainsburg. DR.. T. r. Stone, W. H.
Saunders. w. S. Smoot, Julian Taylor, Clar-
ence Thomas. Colonel Nat Tyler, A. Tyler,
DR.. E. L. Tompkins, H. G. Turner, r. NJ.
Towson. Dr.W. p Tucker, Dr. j. D. Thomas,
Smith Turner, DR.. Guy F. Whiting, DIR. w.
II. Wilmer, Postmaster General Wilson. ].
5. Williams. Hargraves Wood j. E. Willard.
DR.. j. c. Wise, Col. c. 1. Wilson, Oscar W.
Underwood