Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01
SONS OF B0WDOIN.
Seventeenth Annual Banquet
in Washington.
A Meeting Of Famous Graduates Of a
Famous College.
Chief Justice Fuller. Speaker Reed and Sena.
tor Frye Among the Speakers.

From the Washington Post of Satur-
day, February %, we take the follow
nual meeting and banquet of the Bow
dom College Alumni Association of
Washington.
Bowdoin Alumni in Washington cele-
brated their seventeenth annual BAN
quet here last evening There were
nearly thirty former graduates of the
famous college at Brunswick. Me-. who
sat about the T-shaped table at the
Wellington and informally INDUCED in
"reminiscences of student days. The
discussion of the menu began at s
O'Clock and, after several distinguished
gentlemen had been heard. the com
pany broke uD at midnight with the
modern Bowdoin yell, uttered by a few
of the younger men just to show the
older ones what is sounded like.
Many eminent figures in the political
life of the Capital city of the last half
century, senator's. representatives.
judges. litterateurs, divines and sa-
wants have been educated at ROwdon.
The list OF banqueters last evening
shows that their number has by no
means yet been exhausted. Chief Jus
sice Fuller sat at the head of the
table: on his right was Speaker Reed
and Rev. Daniel Weston. uncle of the
chief justice. who has been promi-
nent Episcopalian preacher in his day.
graduating from Bowdoin College in
the class of 1884. Yesterday was the
eighty-fourth anniversary of his birth.
Physically he strongly resembles his
distinguished nephew.eve to the thick
and long white hair that covers his we'll
shaped head and sets off his splendidly
picturesque features. At the left Of
the chief justice was Senator Frye of
Maine. and Representative +. c. Stew
ems of Minnesota.
After the menu had been completed
these officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Chief Justice Full
Ter: vice presidents, Senator Frye and
Rev. s. NJ. Newman; treasurer, Edwin
T.. Spear; corresponding secretary
William Frye White: recording secre-
tary, Prof. John w. Chickering; execu
tive committee. DIR. Woodbury. Pulsi-
fer, chairman: Fred o. Fish, Gen.
Ellis Spear. Col. w. II. Owen. Capt
Prince, and Gen. Cotton. Secretary
White read a communication from
President Hyde. describing the work
and curriculum of Bowdoin College as
it is today. Then Chief Justice Fuller
turned the programme over to Gen.
Cotton, as POSTMASTER, explaining that
his duties as president of the WASH
ington Alumni Association exempted
him from the obligation of himself
making a speech.
Gen. Cotton requested Mr.. Edwin f.
Spear of this city, to tell something
about the college as it is now, which
he did in excellent fashion. The toast
master then called on DIR. Weston. the
oldest graduate, who spoke briefly of
his labors as divine and his habit in
recent years of listening to others. a
habit that he did not like to change on
the anniversary of his saith year. Mr..
Warren and Mr.. Kyes. who are post
graduate students of Johns Hopkins,
both spoke, the latter describing the
successes and defeats of the college
athletic associations in the past year.
He told of a football defeat and how it
happened through a tumble caused by
a false signal and the passing of the
ball over the half backs head.
'Oh, l understand that language"
interrupted Speaker Reed.
Secretary White. who is a grandson
Of Senator Frye. was called upon in
the absence of the senator. who went
away early, as he was exhausted from
long and arduous work on the river
and harbor bill which passed the Sem
ate yesterday, that he might show
whether the blood of the grandfather
had descended to his children and his
children's children" Mr.. White made
a charming speech on Bowdoin topics.
Then Capt. Bradford. who is the chief
of the bureau of equipment and repair in
the navy department and a native of
Turner, Me-, was called. He gave some
very interesting "reminiscences of his
the first battle of Bull Run, while in the
field with the mowers, and how as lieu
tenant of militia he had attended mus
ter at Buckfield and seen John D. Long.
now secretary of the navy. driving with
pulley bit fast horse. hitched to a
gig, and how he subsequently received
his appointment to the naval academy,
then at Newport Capt. Bradford went to
Augusta to inquire where and what the
naval academy was and was unable to
learn anything about 1t from Israel
Washburn. Names war governor, or
from Senator Morrill,. DR.. Pulsifer. who
has great fame as a racOnteur, told
story at the expense of the city of st.
Paul, from which Representative Stevens
comes.
When Gen. Cotton introduced Speaker
Reed he announced that he had received
a letter, stating on the outside that it
contained an ode to be read at the ban
uuet The speaker seemed to have had
some warning that Gen. Cotton had writ
ten this ode for the occasion, as he
laughed heartily, and 50 did everybody
when they heard the contents. which Gen.
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 Daughters.
They know no rules
Taught in the schools
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