The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-04
SPOKE ON SEWANEE
REV. W. A. QUERY MADE AD.
 DRESS AT ST. JOHNS.
cnaplain of University the Guest of Honor at Banquet Given
 by Alumni of Inotitu- s tion,

Rev. w. A. Query, Chaplain of the university of the South at Sewanee. Tenn, oehvered an interesting address at St. Johns Episcopal Church last night. Tnere was short devotional service conducted by, Rev. I. o. Adams of Flu fauia. and Rev. Stewart Mcqueen of the Church of the Holy Comforter.
 Mir. Query entered at once upon his sub Ject which was a presentation of the 1 claims or Sewanee in whose interest he is making tour of the eighteen dioceses of the Episcopal Church, which are inte est- ed in the great institution. He gave a snort sketch of the beginning of the insti- tuition and referred to the fact that at the beginning of the war it had an endow- ment of a half million of dollars, all of | which was lost
 The semi-centennial of the institution will occur in 1901 and 1t is the desire to | raise $J00000 endowment for the institu- ] tion by that time.
 The plan he set out Is feasible ono and is based upon subscription card, the party agreeing to donate a specified sum each year until 1907. He set forth the high educational standard of Sewanee, the safeguards that were thrown around the ] students, the buildings being located on a ground of their own and many miles | The Montgomery alumni of the institu- tion after the service, rendered Mir. Query a banquet at Bastiani and Cassimuss at which the following menu was served: | Oyster Cocktails Pompano Olives
 French Peas Chip Potatoes Pickles Charlotte Russo Edam Cheese Coffee I
 Those present were, W. II. Ruth. l.. B. Farley, W. W. Screws. Sr.. Robert Arlington, Judge Thomas G. Jones. c. P. Jones. W. T. Seibels, c. A. Lanier. Jr. Stewart Mcqueen, E. E. Cobbs, w. W. Screws. Jr.. J. s. Wilcox. W. Y. Clarke, Horace Stringfellow, T. G. Foster, F. c. Stevenson, J. L. Cobbs, H. c. Davidson, Hartwell Douglas. I. o. Adams. J. M. Starke, w. A. Query, w. D. Westcott, c. A. Coleman, P. A. Travis.
 A few of these were not alumni of the institution but are Montgomerians inter- ested in it's welfare.
 At the conclusion of the dinner, Rev Stewart Mcqueen, who presided, arose and stated that he was going to give the gentlemen whom he would call on the op. lportunity of telling the truth at least once in their lives for they could truth. fully say when they were called on that they were surprised as there was no pre- pared list of speakers.
 He then announced "The Board of Trus tees of the University" and called or Hardwick Ruth, whom he pronounced ont of the most faithful members of the Board. Mir. Ruth felicitously responded
 'The Alumni Association" was respond ed to by Louis B. Farley, who spoke hap oily on the years he had spent among tht lCumberlands at this institution.
 ''The Early Days of Sswanee-Prehis toric Times was responded to by Rev. O. Adams, one of the oldest alumni of tho institution and the first student to don g cap and gown. He told anusingly of tht incident.
 Our Guests was responded to by Prof J. M. Starke who prepared many boy: for that institution.
 The Sewanee Spirit was responded tC lby Rev. MT. Query. He spoke most en
 couragingly. He told of the wonderful
 changes that have taken place on thu Sewanee campus since he first attended
 the institution many years ago as a stu
 dent In 1881 there were only 250 students
 there. Now there are $50. At that tim
 there were only two permanent buildings
 Now there are seven magnificent perma
 nent structures of brick and stone. Ii
 the last decade contributions for Variou
 purposes for improving the grounds an,
 buildings have amounted to $294O.0. Hi remarks were full of interest.
 The pleasant occasion ended about 1
 o'clock.
 MT. Query will remain several days fl
 Montgomery as the guest of Rev E. P
 Cobbs.