The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-14
ALUMNI HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET
Delightful Occasion at
Jefferson Last Night.
THE SCHOOLS GOOD
Noble Work of the institution Praised
and Bright Future Predicted.
DOM PAUL JOINED THE CHURCH.
President Moore Told How a Rich
Leader-n1enorial Tablets I'm
yeiled-Irustces Hold Their
Mcctins-Bcqucsts aIadc
to { he College.

The annual meeting and banquet of the
! Alumni Society of Richmond College was
| held last evening at the Jefferson. In the
| absence of the president, Rev. DR.. r. H
| Pitt presided, and the following officers
| were elected: President, Hon. S. L. kel-
| ley, Richmond; First vice-President Rev.
O. s. Bunting. d. D. of Petersburg; Sec
| ond Vice-Prasident Allen E. Jones, Of
Warwick; Third Vice-President. r. 8.
Lee, OF New York; Secretary. DR.. j. N.
| Whitfield, Richmond; Treasurer, Charles
| NJ. Graves. of Richmond
/ After the business session a banquet
| was served.
Rev r. H. Pitt, D. D.. editor of the
Religious Herald, acted as toastmaster,
and was introduced by the President OF
! the Alumni Association, Hon. S. L. KEEL
ley. DR.. Pitt read a number of letters eX-
| pressing regret after which he, with
| few appropriate remarks, introduced Rev
| Dr. W. e Hatcher, who responded to the
| toast, ''The Board of Trustees DE-
| Hatcher urged upon all the alumni the
| Importance of making at least an an
| nual pilgrimage to Richmond TO see Their
| mother, and the fathers. the Board OF
| Trustees, who are ever ready to welcome
| them" Dr. Hatcher stated ihat after
! t,irtv-one wears of association with the
| Board of Trustees he knew of no mere
| patient. faithful and self-sacriitclng pody
| of men than the Board Of Trustees OF
| Richmond College" Yet" declared the
| speaker. s'tIie Board Of Trustees is the
| most unhappy body. because She ineai ol
| Richmond College has not been at'3:Eeo,
| and we call upon the alumni 20 hep bulid
| r1oI, -J,ot
/ Richmond College what she ought 10 De.
! President F. w. Boatwright responded
| TO the toast, "The Faculty. The
| speaker spoke of the faithful and IN
| tirins efforts of the faculty OF the Col
| lege, "a faculty absolutely united, ao-
| solutely one, for the upbuildinS OIL ftici-
| ,nond College" President BoatWrlght
| 1nada = strong appeal for 'endowments,
| by which Richmond College could grow
| into the high ideal of which DR.. Hatcher
! spoke
| "rhe College" was the toast responded
| to by DR.. T. L. NJ Curry, who SAID:
| "Our president spoke of the 1neasre IN
| adequate salaries, and l want 70 en-,
| nhasize that fact, which may De termed
| the want of the College.
| KRUGER CONVERTED.
REV. DR.. w w. Moore. president OF the
| Union Theological Seminary, was then in
| troduced. who responded to the toast,
our Neighbor. the Union Theological
| Seminary Dr. Moore said: The Sem
inary is the Oldest theological seminary
| in the South. 1 may also say mat ttle
| President of the doomed South African
| repub!ic. Dom Paul Kruger, was con-
| vsrted through the preaching of an alum
| nus of the Seminary, Rev. DE- l..
| Lindsay.
| DR.. Moore was followed by Mr. Howard
| r. Bane, of New York, who RESPONDED 10
the toast, ''The Religions Beyond, ar
| Bane told of the great demand OF the
| country for able men and polIYted Win
| pride 10 the fact that the great leaders
| Of the people in times demanding action,
ana with it calm Judgment were South
! erners or of Southern extraction. and es-
| pecially to the illustrious part played by
| Virginians.
Mr. F. w. Moore responded 10 the toast,
! The Glass of 1900.
Prof. L. r. Han1berlin. whose toast was
| .:Auld Lang Lyme spoke feelingly OF old
| associations and by-gona days. At the
| conclusion OF Mr. Hannberlin's remarks
| an original -2oem of his was sung to the
tune of Burns immortal song.
| Hon J. Taylor Ellyson, in responding
! to Our City" said that next to Rich
| mond's social life Richmond'i fame was
| that OF her educational centre. and paid
| high tribute to the work OF President Boat
! wright, OF Richmond College.
| Captain John Lamb was then introduced
J who spoke of the excellent work OF the
! college and Of the bright future OF the in
| stitution Captain Lamb declared that
| every effort was being maGe to secure the
| war claims of $4,000 for damage done TO
! the property OF the institution.
! DR.. John William Jones, who has accept
! ed a call to North Carolina, told OF his
love for Virginia and of things Virginian
and especially OF Richmond College.
I..t hyy
Jones.
The Degree Men.
The following is a complete list of those
| who will receive their degrees to-day:
Bachelors Of LawHarold Solomon
| Bloornberg. Richmond: Carlyle Broaddus.
| Clarke county: Hugh Wilson Brunk. Rich
,lond; Fletcher Cowles Campbell. Hanover
county; Frederick William Coleman, Car
cline county: William Malone Crumoler,
Nansemond county; Abner Cary Goode.
Richmond: Hilton Warner Goodwin.
| Brunswick county: William Harry Crit
| fth Page county; Allan Dudley Jones,
Warwick county: John Stevenson Nell
waine. Richmond; James Colon Page.
Richmond; William Clopton Pulliam Ches-
/ terfield county; John Barlow Welsh, Rich
sr,ongl David Meade White. Richmond;
Willis Albert Wilieroy. Richmond
Bachelors of Arts-Edgar Lee Allen,
King and Queen county; Edwin Alexandra
/ Armistead North Carolina; Wallace
Sunlpter Boatwright, South Carolina !;
John Walter CaIn1nack, Orange county:
/ Archibald Clay Ha.loWe, Abemarle coun-
ty: Joseph Lancaster Hart, Sussex county;
/ Henry Coleman Leonard, Richmond; /;
/ George Thomas Lumpktn, Essex county:
i Howard Lee MacBain. Richmond: Cullen
! Sandise Pitt, Henrico county; Joseph Pen
i dleton Seruggs, Fauvanna county: John
/ Watson Shepard, Tennessee; Thomas
/ Browne Evans Spencer, King William
4 county; William Northam Trader.
1 Mathews county; Adon Allen Yoder,
! Lynehburg.