Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-25
Annual Banquet of the Washington
Association.
DISTINGUISHED GRADUATES PRESENT
Enthusiasm Reigns, With Wit and
Humor as Courtiers.
REAL BOWDOIN YELL

tel last evening there gathered a body of
men ranging all the way from the gray
haired veteran of over four score to the
young man with flashing eye comprising
IN their number a power in politics which
is known and conceded the country over
and man who in the daily walks of life ex-
ert potent influence. This body of men,
thirty in number. came together TO partake
OF the seventeenth annual dinner of the
Alumni association of that college, small
in size. but great in deeds and fame Bow
doin Founded as it was at the very last
of the last century, it has grown from the
humble beginnings of that day to the stur-
dy manhood of today. 1t is the perpetual
claim of Bowdoins sons that no college in
comparison with its size and numbers grad
uated, can begin to make an array of
genius, brains and influence such as she
can.
There were in the early days the irnmor-
TAI Longfellow, the household poet of
America; Hawthorne, the American mas
ter of prose; Sargent S. Prentiss, that me-
teor OF brilliant oratory, and President
In later days, from fifty on, the alma mater
mas turned out Frye, a Fuller, a Reed,
an Alexander, Stevens, whose destinies
| nave linked their lives to this city and to
| the service of the nation. But enough for
the college. Its graduates are content with
| It's record, and no alumni are more loyal.
Those Present.
The complete list of graduates present,
the year of their graduation and the guests
| Of the evening were:
Melville w. Fuller, SO; William p Frye,
so; Thomas B. Reed, go; D. S. Alexander,
| 20; F. C. Stevens, 'S5; n. A. Robbins 81;
John w. Chickering -: Crosby S. Noyes,
AN; William H. Owen, 81; C. P. Mattocks,
| 81; Rev. DR.. Daniel c. Weston, "a; H. c.
- IN Ts,1ff 6p1d 3ah
| Cotton. IS; Horace Jordan, IS; C. H. Fer
rill 81; Fred A. Fish, 81; Charles Chesley.
| 81; Mortimer Warren, '06; Preston Kyes,
| 96; Edwin E. Spear, ~; A. z. Cram, 80;
Amos l.. Allen, 80; DIR. Woodbury. Pulsifer
5. IT, Davis, Captain r. b. Bradford, United
| States navy; Ernest G. Walker, Harvard,
~; DR.. George w. Foster and William Frye
| White.
| Frye, Representatives Alexander and Ste
| vens, and Rev. DR.. Weston of the class of
| "a were seated at the head of the prettily
decorated tables. Surely an interesting
group to contemplate. Rev. DR.. Weston
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday to-
g7ther with the celebration of the alumni
A delightful repast was served, after which
the chief justice called the meeting TO order
and asked for the business. Secretary
White then made the nomination of officers
for the next year, and the following was
the selection: President, Chief Justice Full
| Ter; vice presidents, Senator FRYE and Rey
>. M. Newman; treasurer, Edwin E Spear;
corresponding secretary, William FRYE
w mite; recording secretary, Professor John
| w. Chickering; executive committee, DIR.
woodbury. Pulsifer, chairman; Fred O.
Fish, Gen. Ellis Spear Col w FL Owen
Capt. Prince and Gen. Cotton
Secretary White read a communication
from President Hyde of the college, which
was full Of interest to those gathered
about the board 1t is imperative almost
that the college should have an endov-
ment OF S230,eo0 for the construction of a
Ill
ton of the 10000 volumes now huddled TO-
gether in the old Kings Chapel The pres
ident also desires an endowment of 100000
to furnish the income necessary for the
proper carrying on of the exceptional
courses of study now offered at the COL
lege.
The Fun Begins.
Business out of the way, the chief JUS
tice turned over the direction of the fun
and frivolity to Mr. John B. Cotton a for
mer assistant attorney general of the
United States, and lawyer of marked
ability. Mr.. Cotton, in pointed, witty re-
marks then introduced the speakers of the
evening.
The baby of the association was Edwin
Ellis Spear of 80, son of Gen. Ellis Spear
OF this city. Mr.. Spear gave the alumni an
interesting account of the state of affairs
at the college in these later days. He spoke
OF the success of the glee and mandolin
clubs, of the athletic teams and genera
college interests.
Rev DR.. Weston was next to respond and
graciously expressed his pleasure at beinp
present.
Mr.. Warren and Mr.. Kyes. both of '96.
1oiloWed These gentlemen are in the medi-
cal department of Johns Hopkins Univer-
slty Mort Warren is known to all re-
cent graduates as crack full back on the
foot ball team.
capt. Bradford. not graduate of Bow
uoin' except at heart. for Annapolis was
W. COLL al
OF the association. He, in the most enter
tanning manner, related the story of how
ne came to be captain in the navy. No
man in the service is held in higher esteem
than is Capt. Bradford.
Dr. Pulslfer told one of his inimitabIe
stories and everybody laughed to the echo.
One on Speaker Reed.
Then came one of the hits of the evening.
Gen. Cotton, with the most sanctimonious
OF countenances. announced that before
coming in he had received a communication
from dame in attendance upon the u. A
r. convention, which he wished to read
1t was addressed to himself, with the SUBJ
scription, Owed to Reed" Mr. Cotton read
as follows:
You do quite well
To cast your spell
On congressional cavorters
But You find your match
When you toe the scratch
With Revolutionary DaughterA
They know rules
Taught in the schools
OF established authority
Nor can they
How IL can be
Ones always a majority.
For their sweet talk
You cannot halk
With low resounding gavel;
Try not again.
With tongue or pen,
Their tangles to unravel.
Speaker Reed then made one of his charac
terfst1c outputs of wit and humor in reply
that kept the fun of the occasion up to |
high water mark.
Gen. c. P. Mattocks. Representative Alex
ander, Representative Stevens, Mr. White |
and others entertained with bright remi- |
niscences of college days |
Senator Frye, who has always contributed |
SO much to the brilliant talk at the Bow
dom Alumni dinners, was feeling so much l