Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24
NAUGHTY-FIVE GLASS
WHO WILL GET DIPLO-
MAS TWO YEARS HENCE.
Georgetown University Boys of First
Year Course Give Dinner
All Out for Fun.

Three score college boys gathered around
a daintily decorated banquet board, each
constantly giving his own particular ver-
sion Of varsity yell or song-such was
the first dinner of the law class of 1905,
Georgetown University last night at the
Hotel Barton. Occasionally these sixty
lusty voices would unite in a college cry,
and then the goodly timbers of the hosiery
fairly shook from the vibration. The din
ner was most successful opening of the
functions that will mark the career of the
class during the remaining two years its
members will spend in porting over Black
stone and associate authorities on the
science Of law. The evening was devoted
to good humored badinage throughout, and
the speeches made In the small hours or
the morning were entirely informal in
character.
The dining tables were arranged in the
shape Of the letter T.. They were strewn
with flowers and greens and dotted here
and there with red-capped candles. The
walls Of the banquet hall were adorned
with Georgetown colors and hags. The
blue and gray was everywhere to be seen.
The dinner hour was set for 8 O'Clock, but
it was nearly an hour later when the march
to the feast hall was begun. Time had not
dragged, however, for the college men were
out for a night of fun and their enjoyment
of the occasion did not wait for the gather
ing about the tables. A seance with
flashlight photographer preceded the dinner
and occasioned much noisy demonstration
and not little prinking.
The menu cards at each plate were decfd-
edly unique affairs. They were made up
in the form of a subpoena. marked with
large gold seal over two Streamers of
blue and gray ribbons. These ''subpoenas"
were indo1 sed in bold type: Subpoena:
Being summons to appear in persona
propria to trespass upon the Hotel Barton
at the feed in deed of the class of Naugh-
ty-fve Of the Georgetown University School
of Law, under penalties most dire and
awful. Issued by the banquet committee,
Charles ]. Houston, chairman: Richard I.
Anderson, Joseph ]. Curran, Clarence
Dodge. Austin Harveycutter and Maurice
]. Wall"
The Invited Guests.
At the head of the table were seated the
invited guests the members of the law
school faculty, as follows: Rev. Father
Dougherty, president of the university:
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould Of the District
Supreme Court, Mr.. D. W. Baker, Mr..
Charles Douglass, Mr.. NJ. ]. Colbert, Mr..
Clarence Wilson and Mr.. r. Ross Perry,
jr. AT the end of the sat Mr.. John G.
Price, the postmaster, who later. intro
duced the various speakers. including
many Of the best orators of the class but
the guests themselves. The menu proper
was headed by the designation. bill Of
Lading." 1t began with caviar and led
all the way through the dainty and whole
some dishes of a modern repaSt.
Once the members of the class had been
seated it did not require long for the mani
festatiOn Of their eXuberant spirits They
began with a raucous call:
whats the matter with Judge Gould?"
"He's all right
who's all right?'
Gould, Gould, Could
BY this time 1t was discovered that some
one had placed high infants chair at the
,,1r
a member of the class, whose small stature
is by no means commensurate with his
popularity. This called forth hearty APP
plause and song. which. though tuneful,
was rather lacking In lyrics its only words
being, "Oh, Donaldson: Oh. Donaldson"
ad ilbitum. Mr.. Donaldson found himself
for the time being the center of the pranks
and chatting of his fellow students. Some
one demanded to know, who put the over
alls in Donaldson's soup?" but no one
owned up to the soft impeachment.
By this time 1t was necessary to call for
Whats the matter" cheers for Prof.
Baker, Prof. Perry and others of the fac
ulty. There was also an enthusiastic re-
Spouse to assure Toastmaster Price that
he was "all right"
A Lucid Interval.
AS the dinner progressed the good humor
of the boys increased. At one end of the
table the crowd was unusually sedate, con-
sidering the pandemonium elsewhere, and
this fact called forth query from one of
the merry makers in another quarter.
whats the matter down there?" he
shouted. rs that lucid interval?"
Some one called for mine 'rahs and a
Quigley," and they were given with the
will that only college youths can put into
their cheering. Then there were nine 'rahs
for "Humpty- Dumpty Ward, and a
"Spottswood.'
whats the matter with the Terrible
Turk?" came call.
Hes all 'skiggy.'''
who's all 'sldggy?"
1.-THE Terrible Turk Thomaides, Tho
maides. Thomaides."
Mr.. Thomaides. native of Greece and a
government translator. Is one of the most
popular members of his class.
About this time one young man arose,
and standing in his chair so as to be seen
and heard, declared If everybody would
keep quiet, he would make tour of the
hall and count "the bunch" There Hls
loud protest. however. especially from the
treasurer, who feared that II the figures of
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