The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-24
B0WDolN "BoYs" DINE
Guests Of the President Of the Bow.
dom Association Of Minnesota,
Gen. w. D. Washburn,

The boys of Bowdoin college held
their annual reunion and banquet at Fair
Oaks, the home Of their honored president,
General w. D. Washburn, last evening.
The Bowdoin association of Minnesota
numbers twenty-three members, and as a
graduate of the class of '54, General
Washburn Is known as the dean" Of the
association, and as such. the giving of the
annual Bowdoin dinner has become his
prerogative. -.- 49,. S. ...-' F..
The dinner was delightfully."- informal,
although each guest was compelled to
respond to impromptu toasts. Stories Of
college FRANKS and of the snotable men
who claim the little Maine college for
their alma mater. beautifully exemplified
the truth Of DR.. Johnson's celebrated OBJ
servation, Nothing can supply the place
of old acquaintance, with whom the days
of youth may be retraced and those
images revived which gave the earliest de-
light ~ ~. ~,rs,.. g.... . 49,
Fair Oaks was in holiday attire for the.
occasion. the elaborate decorations de-
noting Christmas time being everywhere
conspicuous. The stately dining room
was bright with green and white decora-
tons artistically arranged, a striking fea-
turel being an enormous eagle perched
upon a beautiful American flag one
corner of which was held in the bird s
mouth. --=: ss% - -.
The Minnesota men of Bowdoin are ::
Minneapolis-Dean W. s. Pattee, John
Washburr1, DR.. G. H. Hunter, Augustus
H. Crocker, L.. O. Merriam, F. Fl. Board
man, G. M. Ferguson, Thomas Kneeland,
DR.. H. L. Staples Albert c. Cobb, J. o.
p. Wheelwright, NJ, II. Boutell. George
Thwing. A. F. Sweetzer, L. J. Dodge, s.
r. Childs, David Nc Scribner st. Paul
F. c. Stevens. Captain Ed Simonton, l..
w. Rund1ett. F. A. Fogg. Colonel George
A. KiInbail Monticeho-James c. Tar
box. .- - 80 -. 49,. -
Bowdoin college occupies commanding
place among the educational institutions
Of the country because OF the greatness
of many of her sons. George Evans, Of
1915, the great lawyer, by many thought
to have been the peer Of Daniel Webster,
is recalled In 1923 appeared William Pitt
Fessen1en, and in 1924 Franklin Pierce.
later president of the United States. Cal
Win e. Stowe, the celebrated theelogian,
and husband Of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
was also a. Bowdoin man. Then come the
| members of that remarkable class Of ! s25,
Commodore Bridge, Jonathan Cilley. Ma
| taaniel Hawthorne and Henry W. Long
| fellow. Other bright names are Sargent
| s. Prentiss, one of the ablest lawyers. and
| by many regarded as the most brilliant
orator this country ever produced. John
p. Hale, OF free soil, anti-slavery fame,
| John A. Andrews, noted lawyer Of Bes-
| ton, and the war governor Of Massa-
chusetts.
In later years General o. Q. Howard,
distinguished soldier and peace advocate;
| Senator W.P. Frye of Maine; Chief Justice
Fuller; Professor Egbert c. Smith, theo-
| logian; Judge w. L. Putnam of the United
States district court, Portland, Me-: Gen
cral Joshua L. Chamberlain, wounded III
Gettysburg, afterwards president Of Bow
dom; Thomas Bracket Reed, speaker OF
| the national house Of representatives, and
General w. D. Washburn. United States
senator, miller, railroad builder, states
| man. aN@ErG s.fa