The Washington times., 1902-05-23
ENOSINIAN PASSES
EIGHTIETH MILESTONE
Popular Debating Society
Holds Meeting.
DR.. A. ]. Huntington, Connected With
Organization for Many Years,
Makes Address.

Beauty. wealth and refinement We'd
with intellect TO make the eightieth an
niversary of the Enosinian Debating So
ciety, of the Columbian University. one
OF the most successful of many reunions
held during recent years. The event
took place last night in the lecture hall
of the university building, Fifteenth and
ii Streets northwest, and was attended
by several hundred members of the So
ciety and their friends.
The hall had been tastefully deco
rated. On the platform sat DR.. A. j.
Huntington. for sixty years closely asso-
ciated with the soriety, its aims and
work. Beside him President Paul
Sperry occupied seat, while other Of
ficers of the society Sat on tn. opposite
side OF the stage
Hall Well Filled.
Invitations to the anniversary meet
ing had been sent out and the hall was
comfortably filled when S O'Clock ar
rived. President sperry opened the
meeting. introducing Dr. Huntington,
who delivered an ovation. This was fol-
lowed by an address of welcome by
President Sperry. The latter spoke Of
the growth of the society, and thanked
the large audience attending the exer-
cises. Then the program was taken up.
and the Misses Nellie Burt and Lola
Evans gave several piano selections.
Mr.. Herbert l.. Solyom read a paper
on History" at once interesting and
instructive. He was followed by Miss
Ella Merritt, who read poem, and Miss |
Bertha Clark then held attention by |
her essay. Selections from Enosiniaa |
Records" DR.. II. L. Hodgkins, since |
1881 member of the Enosinian, and |
present dean Of the university. made a |
few appropriate remarks. Then came
the college quartet. which sang two Sc
lections. to the merriment of all pres
ent. This closed the regular program.
but DR.. Huntington was prevailed upon
20 give some of his recUllections of the
early days of the society.
Interesting Address.
The audience sat and listened to an ad-
dress in which DR.. Huntington did him
self no small honor. He spoke slowly
and earnestly; he told how members OF
the Enosinian. generally older in past
years than now, fairly gloated over the
famous speeches of Daniel Webster,
John Calhoun. and Henry Clay, and
other mighty statesmen in those days
before the people. He told how Emo
sinians visited the halls of Congress.
and how they WED with each other to
carry out the great example set by the
of that day.
DR. Huntington gave interesting per- I
sonal experiences. and traced the mis- {
.ory of the society for half 4 century.
The officers Of the society are: Paul
Sporry. president: Van A. Potter vice
president; Miss Nellie K. Burst. secre- /,
airy; J. Urban Stair, treasurer: Her s
BERT l.. Solyom. critic; Henry W. May 4
lard, Librarian. and Herbert J. Bryson. c
sergeant alarms. IL
The following is the complete list Of 4
members of Enosinian: l.. Russell AL | /
len. Henry Bradsl aw. Herbert J. Bry- s
on Nellie X. Burt. Bertha w. Clark. d
horace NJ. Fulton. Ethel L. Gallagher. &
Albert II. Homrighaus. J. Edwin Lamb, s
ienry w. Maynard. Ella A. Merritt. Van 4
|. Potter. Edith II. Riiout. Alice II. Sla- (;
or, Paul Sperry. Herbert l.. Solyom. J. II
'rban Stair, Florence L. Suit, Clara L /
wilson, and Mary II. Wilson. g