The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-13
SOCIAL EVENTS
RECEPTION OF GEN, FUNSTON AT
GARRISON AND WHITMAN
COMMENCEMENT.
These Were the Principal Doings in
WaIa Walla Society This
Week.

Whitman college commencement
events and the reception Of General
Funston at Fort Walla Walla, have
been the chief employments OF the
social activity of the week. OF first
Importance among the college enter
tainments are the Alumni dinner, on
Tuesday evening. and the college din
ner on Wednesday. This alumni ban
quet. which concluded an eventful
day, devoted TO the tennis tourna-
ment, the class day exercises and the
annual Oratorical contest, has been
pronounced far and away the most
successful of alumni banquets yet
given by the graduated sons OF Mar
Gus. To the presence OF Or. Nixon,
is attributed no small part of this
unusual success. The doctor was the
first speaker called upon by the toast
master, Otto B. Rupp, when fifty en-
thusiastic Whitmanites took their
places at the banquet board laid in
the dining room Of Reynolds hall
Dr.. NiXOn's toast was the Alumni, the
best product Of the college. He was
followed b. Miss Clara Chittenden,
1902, who responded to the toast In
dividuality.' President S. B. L. Pen
rose was at his happiest in the ring
ing response to college Spirit Mr..
c. C. GOse, sc. voiced the sentiment
Of the old class men, and Principal
A w. Hendrick of the faculty, after
which Mr.. Ringer. for the class Of
1903 concluded the program with the
salute Of the newly elected. In adLi
ton to the set speeches, college
songs, yells and yarns, filled the eve
ming with good cheer.
The college dinner. on Wednesday
afternoon, assembled a hundred
guests in the old college chapel to
hear for the first time the new Whit
man song, which formally made its
appearance on this occasion. The
song was composed by Charles Robin
son, '05, and set to music by Mr..
Fischer the father of Professor E. S.
Fischer After its rendering by the
Glee club, President S. B. l.. PenrOse.
acting as POSTMASTER. introduced the
staunch friend Of Whitman. DR.. O.
w Nixon His toast. Our Pioneers.
Our Founders. Our Benefactors," was
followed by the address of Reverend
Myron Eells the David who has slain
our Goliath" George St. Clair, '01,
recently from Manila. responded to-
the toast. Our Island Possessions.
and Mr.. Ross B. Brattain. Of. on the
part Of the faculty for Our New Pos
sessions DR.. n. G. BlaIock address,
ed the guests on behalf of the trus-
tees Of the college: Harry Reynolds
for old Whitman Seminary. and Miss
Mabelle Hunt for the graduating
class.
On Monday evening Captain and
Mrs. E. S. Godfrey received the Off
GERS and ladies of Fort Walla Walla
to the number of sixty guests to meet
General Frederick Funston. whose
arrival has for some time been antic-
ipated. Canvas was laid on the lawn
for dancing and the orchestral &C
compartments greeted the disting-
uished guest Of honor in Hail the
COnquerer" and The Frederick Fun
stOn Waltz"
Twenty relatives of Dr. and Mrs
]. f. CrOpp made an informal family
party at the residence Of Or. Cropp
on Thursday evening OF this week.
Among tOdays picnics are the hay
rack ride to point several miles up
Mill creek by the Freshman class 81
Walla Walla high school. chaperOned
by Miss Rachel Hamilton, and the
eighth grade picnic of the Lincoln
schOOly students, under the leadership
of Principal Stafford. Misses Eloise
Thomas. Austie Johnson and other
teachers.