The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25

Annual Banquet Held at New
Wi|Iard-Princeton's Presi.
dent Made a Speech.
Special Disoatch 10 The TImcs.}


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2i.-Thc an
nuaI banquet OF tho alumni OF the Uni
versity of Virginia was held at tho New
Willard tonight and was marked by an
unusually large attendance. Several prem
inent alumni who had been expected were
unable to appear, among them Governor
Montague, Senators Bailey and Clllberson
and DR.. BarcinSer w. Gordon McCabe
and Rev. DIR. Randolph Mckim president
OF the Alumni Association of Washing
ton. Mr.. Holmes Conrad presided, in the
absence OF DR.. 0IcKinl-
I4leutenant-Governor Willard was pres
ent and responded to the toast, "Virginia.
the Mother OF the University III place of
Governor Montague, to whom the re-
sponse to that toast had been assigned.
Tho first toast Was The President OF
the United State and was responded to
by Mr. Charles Dudley F'fouIke, Civil
Service Commissioner. Mr.. Ffoulke paid
high tribute to Thomas jefferson and
mentioned his having said he was proudcr
of being the father OF the University of
Virginia than of being President of the
United States.
Nlr. Willard was called on next and
when he rose he was greeted with an
outburst of applause, followed by cheers
and the University yell. lie said he felt
greatly embarrassed at having to take
the place of Governor Montague, whose
absence was so greatly dcplored by all
present. Ills only claim, he said, to be-
ing an alumni of the University was his
having taken sumner law there but he
felt that the University had no more
loyal son than he. He expressed great
pride in being a Virginian, and said that
he felt he had greater cause to be proud
OF that fact than those who had been
born Eirginians. inasmucl1 as while their
being NirSinianS was due to no act of
theirs, he was a Virginian from choice
Professor Basil l.. Gildersleeye for
mer professor of Greek at the Uuiversi-
tv of Virginia. and now professor of
Greek at johns Hopkins University, was
next called upon TO respond to 4 toast,
The University of Virginia and Her
Sons. His speech was full of humorous
anecdotes and "reminiscences OF his life at
the University and kept the company in
a constant roar of laughter.
Mr. Louis Alachen. of Fairfax county.
was called upon most unexpectedly ana
responded to the toast The University
OF Virginia in Public Life" which he did
in a most able and humorous manner.
The Princeton Alumni Association or
Washington was having its annual ban
quet III another part of the hotel. and a
committee of Firginians was appointed
to so to their banquet hall and invite
committee to come to the Vir5inians.
hall.
In response TO this invitation. President
Patton, of Princeton, came and made
short speech - which he expressed him
self as most delighted at the opportunity
of fraternizing with the alumni OF the
University of Virginia. and added that in.
expressing himself us he vas obeving
the request of the Princeton alumni ne
had lust left The health Of President
Patton and Princeton University was
drunk standing.
The great success Of the Virginia ban
aliet was due, chiefly to the efforts of Dr-
Thomas Nelson Page. Dr. f. Ritchie
Stone. and Mr.. Kenyon. the COMMITTEES
in charge.