Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-14
ORANGE AND BLACK
The Colors Made Prominent at an
Annual Dinner.
PRINCEFON'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
President Patton and Admiral
Dewey as Special Guests.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The twenty-ninth annual dinner of the
Princeton Alumni Association of the Dis
tr.ct of Columbia and the Southern States,
which was held last evening. was largely
attended and proved to be, like those of
other years. most enjoyable affair. Many
of the local graduates were present, and in
addition there were a number of distin-
guished guests, among them DIR. Francis l..
Patton. president of Princeton University.
and Admiral Dewey, who had son in the
class Of SO. and who, himself, holds an
honorary degree from the university.
The dinner was served in the large BAN
puet room on the top floor of the Raleigh
Hotel Running the length of the room
was single long table, which was hand
somely decorated with flowers and plants
The guests assembled In the reception room
adjoining the banquet hail. where brief
business session was held and a pleasant
hour was spent In renewing old friendships
and making new ones. AT the business
meeting new officers were elected for the
ensuing year.
During the past year Mr. J. n Mccain
mon and Mr.. Henry C. Stewart, jr., had
resigned the positions of president and sec
rotary. respectively. Justice Hagner was
elected president and Mr.. G.. Thomas Dun
lOp. who has filled the positions of secre-
tary and treasurer for the past few months,
at the selection of the executive committee
was titCktU permanently. MeSSrS. joseph
X McCammon and John ii. Voorhees, were
chosen vice presidents, and the following
Were elt cted members of the executive
committee: y. B. Kelly. chairman, class
Gulick. 1884: Victor Kaufman. 1889: G.
Thomas Dunlop, 1892, and John +. wilkins
1894.
Orange and Black Prominent.
The menus at the dinner Were particular
ly handsome and appropriate. They were
miniature tigers in plaster with an orange
and black bow tied around the neck of
each. In the vase of each was a receptacle
for small booklet, which contained the
menu. he names of the officers, members
guests. etc. and a number of half-tone il
Illustrations of college buildings.
The guests of the evening were Dr. Fran
els l. Patton. Admiral Dewey. Justice H.
M Clabaugh Col James u. HILL Gen John
Watts kearney, Mr.. Richard X. Cross of
Baltimore, DIR. George l.. RAYMOND and
Mr.. W. A. Jones.
Admiral Dewey was among the earlier
arrivals and he was given rousing recep-
uon. He was Cheered again and again. and
until dinner was announced he was the
center of an enthusiastic crowd of Prince
tonians.
At the table Justice Hagner who acted
as postmaster. sat at the center, with the
president of Princeton on his right and the
admiral on his left At the conclusion of
the dinner he introduced DIR. Patton in "a
rev carefully selected remarks. Dr. Pat
ton always happy speaker, fairly outdid
himself last evening. He regretted that
senator Depew was not present as he had
hoped to congratulate him on the splendid
work Yale is doing and on her bright pros
poets for the future.
Speaking of Princeton he described Of
some length the wonderful strides the uni
versity has made during the twelve years
ne mas been at the head of the, INSTITUTION
During that time the faculty students and
pun pulluihgS nave more than doubled in num-
t per, while II the endowment and income have
increased in equal proportion. In conclu-
sion ne spoke most eloquent1y of the
greater America Of the future National
expansion, ne said, brings with it many
Fexlng problems in the solution of which
collese-bred men will be called unon Ia
take a leading part. and the Sermon on the
Mount is the true basis for then efforts In
the matter.
Greeting Given Admiral Dewey.
When the admiral was introduced to
speak he was 'cheered again. The admiral
has always asserted that he is no speech
maker. but the address he made last even
ing, If brief. was eloquent in that il ..rapp
so true He paid a glowing tribute to the
PATRIOTISM and high standing of Princeton
in the educational world. Since his refuTn
10 America. he said. he had received MANY
welcomes, but none that touched him more
than this at the hands of Princeton men
FOR ne said in conclusion, princeton is
very dear TO me, and l feel that L owe the
institution deep debt Of gratitude one
which cannot repay; it is because il took
my only son and made of him a man.
Informal speeches were also made nv
Richard X. Cross DIR. Henry A. Pritchetf
Representative Richmond Pearson, Justice
Clabaugh and Others
The Members Present.
Among the alumni present were A. b.
Hagner. Henry b. MUM, Dr. John A.
Swope, Robert F. Thompson. Alexander
Porter Morse. ]. Henley Smith, John S.
Blair, James NJ Johnson, A. B. Kelly, DR..
Wallace Neff, Edward S. McCalmont, Will
liam Barnum, Charles W. McFee F. d.
Mckenney, Fred A. Young, Victor Kauff-
manu. q. Thomas Dunlop, Charles A. Nc
kenney, John j.. Wilkins, John T Davis
t. T. Pierce, Arthur F, Cassells Robert
G. Wilkins, E. c. Pilling. John Dunlop, H.