Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-09
MIMIC THE SENIORS
JUNIOR CONGRESS OF AMERICA
HOLDS DOWN FESTIVE BOARD.
Banquet to the Members at Riggs
House Last Evening-Students
Have Hilarious Time.

Inc Junior Congress OF America held its
annual banquet at the Riggs House last
evening. about fifty members being gath
cred around the gay and festive board. The
POSTMASTER for the evening was Prof
Claiming Rudd, secretary of the Schools
Of Law and Diplomacy of the Columbian
University and the speaker OF the Junior
congress.
The organization grew out Of and is prin-
cipally composed of members of the oratory
classes of the university, and is fashioned
after the national Congress. Bills, resolu-
lions, petitions and memorials are intro
duced at each session. all members partic-
ipating in the discussions and in committee
work. The congress holds its regular meet
ings in the hall of Columbian University
Saturday evening of each week. and is
composed of young lawyers. newspaper
men and graduate and undergraduate stu
dents of law and diplomacy of the different
universities of Washington.
After the members had assembled last
evening Toastmaster Rudd called the con-
sress to order, stating that the bill before
the house for the evening-the bill of fare
was the only one which had been presented
since the organization of the body which
met with the approval of both sides of the
house.
The responses to toaSts were impromp:u
no member knowing his subject until called
upon. and a limit of three minutes being
placed on all speeches. The first toast was
The minutes" and was responded to by
the journal clerk. He made an earnest plea
that the minutes be approved Among
other toasts responded to were The ideal
statesman, The young lawyer" The
sunny south and Success"
Some Samples of Toast.
Other members were called upon and
responded to the following toasts: SLOW
ness VS.. Rapidly" How me and Teddy
licked the Spaniards.' THE only pop re-
naming" Sir John Falstaf." The wild
ows." Why I have never kissed girl"
The matrimonial advantages of the census
Office How me and Judge Cooley wrote
the Constitution The relation between
suspenders and economy How compiled
the twelfth census why will be class
president next year." Pie poetry and poll
tics" Hanna. how l love her. and MY
exclusive right to expound the Constitu-
ton. A newspaper man was called upon
and responded to the toast. "Enraptured
with thoughts sublime. or the wherefore
ness of the which" One of the members
interspersed the speech-making with music
and songs.
A handsome gold watch fob was pre-
sented to Mr.. Rudd by Mr.. Charles Lin
kins, on behalf of the members of the con-
gress. as a testimonial of the high regard
in which the speaker is held by the MEM
bers of the organization. Mr.. Linkins. in
making the speech of presentation. said he
hoped that in attaching the fob to his
valuable time Prof. Rudd would realize
the great worth the members Of the con-
eress attach to his time spent with them.
The Guests Present.
Those present were: William Able of
Oregon. Robert Fielder Able of South Caro-
lima. George Howard Afford of Mississippi,
Fountain Fox Beattie of South Carolina.
John Franklin Bethune of Virginia, Will
lam WItthaft Bride of Nebraska, Timothy
]. Butler of Kansas. Frank Edgar Buxton
of New Hampshire. Robert Martin Calfee
of Virginia, Clifford Volney Church of Kan
sas. Joseph w. Cox of Virginia. Orlan
Clyde Cullen of Minnesota, William Har-
ban Davies Of Indiana, George Henry Da-
Wis of Massachusetts,, Edwin Carpenter
Dutton of Maryland, Sam Edelstein of
Wisconsin: R. Lee Edwards of Texas. Will
lam S. Fitzgerald of Iowa, Isaac C. Foster
Of Virginia, Blake Franklin of Illinois.
Wallace c. Franklin of Kentucky. Freder-
lex w. Prick of Missouri, William J.
Fritsche of Ohio, Herbert B. Fuller of Con-
nectfcut. Christie s. Goshert Of Indiana, III.
Clay Hamill of Michigan, Albert F. Hess
of Pennsylvania. Samuel Herrick of Penn
sylvania, William B. Horne of South Caro-
lima, Joseph W. Howell OF Michigan, Ellis
Hughes of North Carolina, Royal G. jerks
of Louisiana. Charles Linkins of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Thomas p. Iittlepage of
Indiana. Vincent McShane of Missouri
ClauQe l.. MaltneWSOn OF MlCnlSdn. CnarleS
E. Matthews of Oklahoma, Charles d.
Mayer of Ohio. Fred F. Moore of Mime
sofa. George Murphy of Alaska, George
E. O'Bryon of New York. Harold J. Pack
Of Pennsylvania, James r. Raley of Ore
gon. Harry d. Reed of Georgia, Richard
d. Rittenour of Virginia. Henry F. Sam
ueis of Idaho. Homer A. A. Smith of Colo
RADIO. Augustus W. Stuhrman of Washing
ton. James d. Talbot of Illinois, Jesse w.
Tull Of Illinois, Charles f. Wallraff of
Ohio. Luther NJ Walter of Kentucky.
Charles ]. Warner of Nebraska. Clyde D.
Williams of Ohio. Marion S. Wilson of
Nevada and POSTMASTER Charming Rudd.