Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-02
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
FIRST BANQUET OF WASHINGTON
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
Graduates Of New York Institution
Laud Their Alma Mater at
the New Willard.

The first annual dinner OF the Alumni
Association Of Columbia University, New
York, in the District of Columbia, was
he'd Saturday evening in the ball room Of
the New Willard.
The association was formed a year ago,
and since that time has held number Of
enthusiastic meetings. The officers Of the
society are: President, John Chopper; vice
presidents, r. F. Shepard representing Co
lumbia College, F. E. Leupp representing
the School Of Law, DR.. L. W. Glazebrook
representing the Schol Of Medicine, Bailey
Willis the Schools of Science; secretary,
George o. Totten. jr.; treasurer, Dr. Mar
Gus Benjamin.
DR.. Butler, president of the university,
was to have been present, but was pre-
vented from attending owing to the death
of Mrs. Butler. He appointed DR.. c. F.
Chandler to represent the university in his
place.
Prayer was offered by Bishop Satterlee
At the close Of the dinner DR.. Chandler
spoke OF the progress Of the university and
of the founding of the School of Mines
Of which he was one of the organizers. He
said that although Columbia was a wealthy
institution it's expenses were enormous and
1t was In need of endowments.
DR.. Gallaudet president of Gallaudet Col
lege, spoke of sister universities, drawing
some interesting comparisons and highly
lauding the excellent work of Columbia
He spoke of the education Of the deaf and
said they usually found their places in the
world better than college graduates gen.
orally.
DR.. Charles D. Wa1cott was to have
spoken upon the future projects of the Car
negie Institution, but not present, owing
to Illness.
Mr. Herbert Putnam, librarian of the
Library Of Congress, said he brought good
will from the Harvard alumni, and spoke
in reference to libraries in connection with
universities.
DR.. Wiley and Capt. Sigsbee.
DR.. Wiley of the Agricultural Department.
another guest Of the association, spoke in
behalf of Harvard and upon the economics
Of life. His speech was both humorous and
serious He thought medical science would
be able to prolong life at least ten years.
Capt Charles D. sigsbee spoke for the
navy, and said that Annapolis was the
best naval school in the world, and that
the navy had been indebted to Columbia for
some of its text books.
w. r. Ware. professor OF architecture at
Columbia, who is in Washington as one
of the jury on the competition for memorial
continental hall of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. made some interest
ing remarks. saying that the new president
DR.. Butler, proposed to found a school or
fine arts at Columbia.
Mr.. VIM. Dudley Foulke. civil service COM
missioner, responded in behalf of the asso-
CldtlOn TO inc SdluldlOIy VI LIZ
Chandler.
President Chopper was POSTMASTER. Toasts
to Columbia and President Butler were
drunk Sympathetic letters Of regret from
Dr. Butler and DR.. David ]. Hill were read
by the secretary.
Music was rendered throughout the even
ing by an orchestra, and toward the close
all INDUCED in jolly college songs. The
members of the association, most Of whom
were present are: Edward Chester Bar
nard, David Henry Baldwin, DR.. Marcus
Benjamin, William T. Clerk, H. w. Cragin
John Chopper, Edward NJ. Douglass, Allen
w. Dow, William Dudley Foulke, DIR. Albert
X. Fisher, Charles Fuller, DR.. L. w. Glaze
brook, William T. Grswold DR.. H. T.
Harding. w. r. Hillyer. Herman Hollerith,
Archibald Hopkins, I. A. Housewick, John
D. Irving Dr. M. L. Jacobsen, DR.. S. S.
Laws, DR.. Thomas S. Lee, Francis E.
Leupp. DR.. c. Hart Merriam, Arthur H.
O'Connor, c. P. E. Peuntite, c. L. Pollard,
Johnston L. de Peyster. Oracle K Rich
ards, A. c. Roberts, Right Rev. H. Y Sat
terlee, Robert F. Shepard. Gen. G. NJ
sternberg. E. S. Theall. George o. Totten,
jr., Max Wess, Bailey Willis, H. NJ Wilson.
Walter II. Weed. NJ. L. Stone, DR.. Arnold
Hague, Mr.. Justice Peckham Edward w.
Cady. Oliver E. Cromwell and Harrison A.
Dyer.