Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-03
B0WDOIN ALUMNI.
Til, Fifth Annual Banquet of the
Kennebec Association.
Pres. Hyde a Guest, and 80 Graduates
Present.

| The 9Th annual meeting and banquet
of the Kenrebec Eowdoin Alumni AS
3ociation was held ut the Hallowell
| house. las. evening, and over 80 sradu-
ates met there in reunion. to recall the
memories of undergraduate days and
| to pledge anew their loyalty to their be-
! 10y 90 college President Wm. Dewitt
| HYDE ard Prof. Henry l.. Chapman
were pre- sent as the guests of the even
! ing. There were first Il social hou, and
a business meeting in the parlors Of
| the hotel. and shortly after 8 the COM
pary sat down to one of Landlord
| iIree,ands best banquets. Then came
| The speeches, the stories and the remi-
nesccnces. and it was O'Clock before
the good nights We're spoken. \
special car brought home the large Au-
gusta contingent.
| The whole affair was thoroughly in
formal and enjoyable. Il typical gather
ing Of college men. This association OF
the sons of the famous Ole brunswick
institution was founded at the sugges-
ton cf the late James W. Bradbury
m 1895, and each winter its banquet
has been a most pleasant occasion for
the BOwdoin men in the four Nenncbec
cities. Several members OF the Legis-
| lature were present and others expect
cd tc be. but went home on account Of
the municipal elections.
Following is a list of those present.:
Hon. o. d. Baker. 6S. Hon. II. NJ.
Heath. -, DT. ". 5. Thompson, -,
Dr.. .. :. G. Davies. 10. NJ. :. Holway.
81 \. NJ. Goddard, 50. John r. Gould.
s. c. E. I'urleigh 81. John Y. Lane.
81, Joseph Williamson, il, IS, DR.. o.
w. Turner. 80, l.. 4. Rurlei@h, 81, Rev.
Norman McI<innon. '9l. DR.. II. l..
HorSm@n. -. Frank G. Harrington. "a,
j. CLAIR Minot, '96. Rev. Henry r. Dun
mack. 81. Charles G. Pettengill. '9S.
Or. f. L.. Hall, '9S Dir. r.. II. Stubs.
| 'pS. Fred II. CoWan. '0l. all Of Augunta;
Rev. I.angdcn Quimby. 8, of Gardiner.
Guy &. Howard. '9S If HalloWcll: \. G.
Bowie. - of Watcrville; DR.. Il. ID. Rid
lon. 81 of Togus; Charles H.. Gilman,
80 If Portland, Eugene Thomas. 50 of
Topsham: ard :. c. w. Simpson, Us of
Portland. Regrets We're received from
Il dozen other Bowdoin men OF this VI
cinity Who were unable to he present.
President Hyde and Prof. Chapman
brought the greetings of the college.
and spoke of its work and its plans, its
aims and its needs. Both were hearth
~ welcomed and they aroused much
enthusiasm. Pres. Hyde has been pres
emit ut each Of the annual banqucts OF
this association. The other speakers of
the evening were Mr.. Baker Represent
tatiVe Thomas, Rev. MIR. Dunnack,
REV. Mr.. Mckinnon, Rev. Mr.. Quimby,
Mr.. i;urlci%h, Mr.. Williamson and Mr..
simpson. The last named is q member
of the senior class in college. who is at
the State House. this winter and his
words on behalf of the undergraduates
were particularly welcome. The
speeches were good. with lot iof
| stories OF the old days mixed in and
Mr.. Heath as POSTMASTER was most
! harry in his remarks and introduce
ticnS.
At \ brief business meeting before
the banquet the old officers We're re-
elected rs follows: President Hon. II.
NJ. Heath, -; first vice president, Hon.
| q. u. Baker '6S: second vice president.
judge RI. :. Webster. 81; secretary and
trca surer, j. Clair Minot. 90: executive
committee, DR.. O. S. G. Davies. 70, DR..
". s Thompson, y, ANA f. J. C. Lit
lie, ESD. 50