Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-19
SONS OF BOWDOIN,
The Third Annual Dinner of tie
Kennebec Alumni.
Large and Enthusiastic Gathering at Hoe
North. Last Evening.

Inc local graduates of Bowdoin had
possession of the Hotel North. last
evening. ana they mad. the occasion n
most enjoyable one Ii was the third
annual meeting and dinner of the Ken
ncbcc Bow doin Alumni Association
and som" So loyal sons of the old col
lcge of the whispering pines met to
talk over old times. to tell stories and
make speeches, to rc-atIirm their al
!"CIance to the college. to greet the
honored head of the institution and its
most famous athlete. and incidentally
70 eat most excellent dinner Several
members of the Legislature were pre-
sent and four Washington county men.
mere To appear before Il committee, to-
day. drifted in during the evening and
received a warm welcome. The guests
or the evening were President William
Dewitt Hyde, Prof. w. L. Mitchell.
and Harry II. Cloudman. of the senior
class. VINO stands in the front rank OF
American athletes.
Previous to the banquet / social hour
was enjoyed in the hotel parlors and
h"ief business meeting was held at
which the following officers were elect
GU ioi lIlt tllSuliIS year. PRESIDENT,
Hon. II. NJ. Heath. -: vice presidents,
Hon. Q. ID. Baker. '6S. and H. S Webs
ter, d.: secretary and treasurer. j.
Clair Minot, 90; executive committee.
DR.. o. 5. c. Davies, -. Dr. w. S.
Thompson. 10. and F. ]. c. Little. ESQ.
SO
The alumni present included Hon. II.
Nj. Heath. -. DR.. H. E. Hill. '13. DR..
w. :. Thompson. -. DR.. q. s c.
Davies. -. II. :. HolWay. Esq. 81. A.
Nj. Goddard, Esq, 80, John r. Gould.
50; G.. +, Burleigh. 81, John Y. Lane.
81. Jos. Williamson. Jr.. Esq. So. F. j.
c. Little. Esq. 50. DR.. @. w. Turner,
20. L. A. Eurleigh. Esq. 81. Dr. H. L.
Horsnan. "a. Rev. Norman Mckinnon.
"a. J. Clair Minot, SO. and Rev. II. +.
Dunnack, 81. all Of Augusta: II. ;.
Webster, Esq, 81, w. s. Whtmore.
! Esq. 80. ana A. &. Bowie. 10 Of Gar
diner; DR.. w. s. A. kimball %, Of To
, gus; George DowneS, %. Judge Charles
! Il. Rounds. 81. y. W. HcWes. -. ana
Gen. Il. +. Murray. all Of Calais: F. j.
Allen. ESQ. 50 OF Sanford: g. "
Minott. Jr.. 81. Of Pnipp=burg: Hon
Albert Pierce. 81. Of Frankfort: F. \.
Thompson. rs. Of HriStol; ana Col.
Henry 4. Wing, so. Of Lewiston. Let
tiers of regret were received from about
/; dozen other alumni i'll Augusta ana
, vicinity, who through illness. dbSeac"
from town or some other good and Suf-
ficcnt reason were unable TO join their
brothers around the board.
The banquet was one OF Locke *
MerrillS best ana was given earnest
attention from . till 1890, when prcsi-
dent Heath raped for order and tn"
cioqucncc and wit began to ill the hall.
President Hyde and Prof. Mit hell
spoke for the college. its professors,
condition. neN library. increased funds.
it's broadening fields of work, and par
ticular of its splendid class ri young
men and the harmony prevailing he
| tween the teachers ami the taught.
Capt. CloudmGn Of the field ana t"ac X
! team followed with a pleasing sum
mary OF last falls notable victories in
| foot bail and Of the triUmphS, past and
! prospective, on the diamond and IN
! track and field sports At Worcester ana
I in Maine. The alumni We're glad Of a
! chance to see and hear this remarkable
/ young giant who has won surh fam"
! ana so many honorI, and his talk.
modest and straightforward. aroused
much enthusiasm. Other speakers Wee
! Rev. Mr.. Mckinnon. Rev. Mr.. Dunnack,
/ Mr.. Williamson, c. l.. BulleigN, DR..
! Davies, Or. Thompson, and T. J. Al!eA.
Esq. of Sanford. The speaking was
good and through it all ran the spirit
of EowGoin loyalty. Feeling alln+ion
was made to the death If Hon. J. W.
/ bradbury. %. the founder and first
president Of tn" association: and II"
forthcoming volume Tales Of Bow
dom" was referred to by several speaN-
ere. Ii was after midnight "hen t."
company broke up. voting it most
happy reunion and vowing AL - meet
again at commencement in June, ana at
the fourth annual dinner. next winter