Evening star., 1902-01-25
Annual Gathering Of Graduates Of
University of Virginia.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT
Praises of Alma Mater by En-
thusiasiic Alumni.
LIST OF THOSE PRESENT

| Sons OF Dixie gathered about the banquet
board at the New willard last night to at
tend the annual meeting Of the Washington
! alumni of the University Of Virginia. Old
and young graduates from the Institution
mingled together and told of the days when
| they made merry at Charlottesville. A
pleasant feature was the fraternizing with
graduates of Princeton University. who
| held their annual banquet in another -oom
of the hotel.
Toastmaster Conrad and Lieut.. Gov. Will
| lard of Virginia led the assemblage to the
| dining room at the sound of bugie. The
tables were lavishly decorated. border
| of orange and blue, the university coiors.
| adorned the table at which the guests Of
honor sat.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, president Of the
| General Alumni Association, sat at this
| table, f1anked by many notables-JIdge
| Shepard, Lieut.. Gov. Willard Holmes Con-
rad. Prof. Gfldersleeve and Mr.. Miles-whiIe
| on the opposite side were Prof. Heath Dab
| ney. who represented the faculty of the Uni
versity for the occasion; Civil Service Com
missioners Proctor and Foulke. former Sec
| retary Herbert and Prof. s. P Langley Of
! the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr. Foullxe's Address.
Mr. William Dudley FouIke of the civil
| Sei iNiSc CoHiIiilSSlOIi, WAS ACCORDED 4 ROUND
| OF applause when he arose to respond to
| the toast, 1.-The President of the United
| States"
| What pride we all take in the office CT
| the President of the United States" he
| said. America has more cause for pride in
her chief magistrates than any other coun-
| try OF the world" He spoke of Washing
| ton. and went down the list to jefferson
| founder of the University of Virginia "a
man of broader general culture" continued
| Mr.. Foulke. than any of our Presidents
| TIL We come down to the name of Theodore
Roosevelt Applause) We began well.
| We began with the most illustrious of
| founders. Washingtons name is fit to be
| coupled with that of Frederick the Great
OF Alexander and of Caesar"
MI Mr; Foulke paid an eloquent tribute to
William Mckinley. 1.-The name Is sa fe:' II
will always be treasured In history" said
he But We We're fortunate in having
theodore Roosevelt" The speaker added
that the provision regarding vice presidents
was one of the weakest in the Constitution
unless 1t were the electoral college Gen.
era1iy men OF ability were unwilling to ac-
cept the vice presidency. But when the
iatai blow was struck to William McKin-
ley said Mr.. Foulke, "the American peo-
4ie were Just as eager and just as anxious
Tor Mr.. Roosevelt they had been for Mr.
Mckinley" tApplause)
Mr.. Foulke spoke in the highest terms of
Mr.: Roesevelts qualifications. As a his
torian he had attained fame equal to that
OF any historian of the day. His winning
| OF the West" Mr.. Foulke said, was uns,,r-
passed by any contemporaneous writer.
Ioastmaster Conrad appointed Mr.. Thom-
as Nelson Page, Maj. r. W. Hunter, DR.
| Ritchie Stone and Mr.. Preston as a commit
tee to wait upon the Princeton banqueters.
College yells were given with a will.
| Tribute to Virginia.
Lieutenant Governor Willard responded
| to the toast Virginia." and his words
aroused much enthusiasm. Professor Gil
dersleeve, once professor of Greek in the
University of Virginia, spoke felicitously of
the "obstreperous students" among them
Richard Veneable. who he wished could
have been present. The professors descrip-
tions were apt and evoked much laughter
Professor Gildersleeve indulged in some
very Interesting "reminiscences including a
r recent visit to the university, when he saw
the very fence to which he used to hitch
his horse when going courting. On that
| occasion an old student had volunteered
! to show him, who knew every brick in the
arcade. the different buildings. The dia-
logue between the two was detailed with
excellent wit The gray-haired- alumni
| roared with laughter as "Old Gir' pro-
/ ceeded.
The Alma Mater.
Mr.. Lewis H. Machen responded to the
sentiment. THE University of Virginia,
Il came here as Paul did to sit at the
feet of Gamalel and hear that which
would be good for me to take home" said
Mr.. Machen. Now I must trust myself to
the inspiration of ten cocktails and a few
glasses OF wine. The young speaker gave
| a very vivid and entertaining account of
certain experiences at the university, and
related an anecdote aprOpos of the late
Henry w. Grady, Il have observed from
the newspapers" Mr.. Machen declared
that many men from the University of
fpto In, pII1lf
many men of the university are not in
public life because they can't see their way
clear to get there"
MIR. Machen was interrupted by a loud
| hurrah, which preceded the entrance of Dr.
Patton, president of Princeton University
and former District Attorney Harry d.
Davis, an alumnas of that institution. Dr.
Patton made pleasant speech. Mr.. Davis
was called upon for a speech. but ne had to
hasten away to escort DIR. Patton to the
midnight train
Toasts the Professors.
Professor Richard Heath Dabney re-
sponded to Faculty of the University" He
commented on the increased industry and
spirit Of application among the students,
which he declared were better than ever
! before within his experience. Some refer
enee was made to the unpleasant athletic
controversy between the University Of vir-
ginia and Georgetown University Profess
Sor Danney SAID the fdeulty would appoint
committee Of five to look into the cor
respondeuce and investigate the difficulty.
"It is the belief at the University of Vfr-
ginia," said Professor Dabney. that there
are some hired men on the athletic teams
at Georgetown. I don't pretend to know
anything about this. but we propose to flnd
out. Some time ago we quietly Informed
Georgetown that we would play no more
games with her teams. We did not give 1t
to the newspapers, but about a month later
Georgetown published in the Washington
Post that her officials had notified US that
they would play no more"
The College YelIa.
Mr.. Miles. one of the board of visitors, en-
| tertsined the company with some interest
| ing history of the university. after which
a delegation of twenty-five Princeton grad
uates, accompanied by Mr.. Harry E. Davis
entered the hall and gave Princeton yell
| The University of Virginia yell was given
with, rare zest and then Mr. Davis made a
pleasing speech, reiterating some of the
sentiments included in DIR. Patton's re-
marks Other speakers of the evening were
Maj. Robert Hunter, Mr.. Holmes Conrad
Mr.. Leigh Robinson and MIR. Thomas Mel
son Page
! The Guests.
+. Among the guests who attended the han