The morning times., 1897-01-28
PRAISED THEIR ALMA MATER
Washington Alumni of the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Banquet
Many Distinguished Persons Pres
ent-Prior to the Feast Officers
Were Elected for the Next Year.

Those residents OF Washington who OBJ
tanned their degrees from the University
of Michigan met at Wizards Hall last
evening TO do honor to President Angel
OF that institution, with whom and other
special guests they participated in a ban
quet, and paid respects, first to their
own alma mater, with them over all the
best, and next to other institutions of
excellence represented about the board.
The banquet was given under the aus
pices OF the Alumni Association, over which
District Attorney Arthur a. Birney pre-
sided last year, and who will discharge
the same duty for the coming year. The
association had five guests OF honor on
its list, including President Angel, the
others being Dr. Conaty of the Catholic
University, DR.. Whitman of the Column
bian University, DR.. Richards of George
town University, and Senator julius c.
Burrows of Michigan All but Senator
Burrows and DR.. Conaty were present,
these two being unavoidably detained.
President Birney sat at the head of the
handsomely decorated board, and ranged
on either side of him were the guests of
the occasion, and then the alumni, among
the members being number OF ladies;
for be it known the University of Michi-
gan bestows its smiles and gifts of de-
greeS upon both sexes impartially, and
some gifted ladies owe allegiance, con-
fess their Indebtedness, to that respected
source of knowledge, for the possession Of
their diploma.
There were no set toasts. The special
guests and others were successively calle
upon, in an informal way, and each had
a good word for the old college. Many
paid special courtesies to President Angel,
and he in turn expressed his pleasure 1T
the meeting with so many who ha admastered
the intricacies of the varsity curriculum.
At q business meeting held prior to
what president described as ''the more
serious business OF the evening"" the
banquet, committee was appointed to
name the candidates for the several as
sociaton positions to be filled for the
ensuing year That committee consisted
of Messrs Job Bernard, James r. Cook
and William G.. Webster, and in its report
recommended a ticket as follows: Presi-
dent, A. A. Birney; vice presidents, Hon.
Cushman K Davis, Hon. Marriott Brosius,
Col George Truesdell and Rufus Fl. Thayer;
treasurer, Duane E. Fox, and secretary,
John N James. These were all elected.
They are the old officers, with the ex-
ception of one, Senator Brown, who does
not expect to remain i'll Washington after
March 4, being succeeded by Col. George
Truesdell, as vice president.
A committee was also appointed to draft
suitable resolutions in memory of three
deceased members. The committee is COM
posed of J. H. McGowan, Marcus Baker
and M F. Finley, and the names of those
deceased are Edward Willis, DR.. S. S.
\ Moffatt, and John H. Beadle. The reso-
Iutions are to be written and furnished
to the families OF the deceased fraters.
Among those present at the banquet, in
addition to those already named were
James r. Cook, J. Mcbride Sterett, oil
Columbian University: E. c. Foster, H
F. Thomas, H. G.. Snoyer, Hon. Roswell
P Bishop Charles II. Stowell, Hon. Theo-
bold, often, NJ F. Finley, +. G. Coldren,
E. A. Byrnes, Horace Mann, NJ. f. Porter,
Charles K Wead, Hon. Arthur Brown, and
the following lady guests: Misses Ruth
McGowan, Claribel R. Barnett, and Ger
trude Sallat,e, Carlotta Netenheimer, Grace
Roberts, NJ. D.; Mrs. Louise Reed Stowell
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes
Mrs. ID. E. Fox, and Mrs. Isabel Cameron
Brown.