The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
THE BANQUET AND
T]I:tORCHLlG GIT; Il I { RARA ! !: ;'.l:;,
President Aldernnan's After Din
ner Speech Immensely
pIeacec III u x s.
Pleases.
Special 10 The Tlmes-Dispateh.)

Especial
CHARLOTTESVILLE "a. April g.,
The torch-light parade In honor OF Pres
ident Alderman took place tonight at
Fl s;3o o'clock OH the lawn. One Thousand
students and alumni took part in the
affair and was success from every.
standpoint Possibly two thousand per-
sons witnessed the march from Il no i.
tunda steps, the port!cos and the ar
cadc. An especial feature OF the march
was the illuminatlons bearing the In
scriptions relative to college and faculty
These are some OF them: Use Tuttle's
Hair Restorer.,. (Prof. futile is very
bald. .Uneeda Alderman who says
fortune IS a bigamist lProf. Fontaihe
Is !. a woman hater, very pronounced).
"HcarftheS Solar Systems Groan at the
Name Of iOrmond Stone Prof. Stone
is the astronomer. B. a., NJ. A.. p. II, D.,
Ego, Ego, Kehi,5 Me Leipsic. Leipsic, My
Degree, Chncky, Chucky. Cnucky. Chuck.
CDR Keno. Here's to Dummy, Tried
and True with a Barrel Of Beer and a
temperance).
There were many other transparcncles
all bearing legends. Every one was In a
good humor and nothing was taken seri-
ously. The march was a great sight and
thoroughly equipped. A. 5
The Banquet.
Six hundred alumni and guests gather
ed at the banquet in the rotunda to-
night to greet President Alderman. The
speech OF the evening was made by Pres
sidcnt Alderman who simply carried away
his hearers and took their hearts by
storm. ss 8t &
His illusions to the members Of tho
faculty was as tender and gentle as a
woman and he held the attention of every
person present during every second OF his
speech. ,
In conclusion. he said ~ have the
honor OF announcing that have received
the following donations to the University
OF Virginia: r,tThomas Jefferson Cool
i'd e OF Boston. $4,000: Mr., Thomas Nell
son Page $4,000; Mr., James c. Carter.
way Rouss. $4,000. Hon, Elihu Root, ST.
900; Mr., George Foster Peabody, $40 900;
Mr.. Francis Bartlett. $500; Mr. Joseph
Bryan, $10,000;; Mr. Samuel Spencer, So
900; Mr.. Humphreys. of st. Louis, $4,000;
Small Donations. STE 500. & and Mr., John D.
Rockefeller. 100000, making a total Of
| $21s 900 and with Mr.. Andrew Carneges
100000, s71S,Oo0
Million in Sight.
Dr. Alderman said that the million dol.
lars was in sight. and that he was going
after another million His speech was
greeted with cheers and college yells
Before the speaking began Mr.. Harrison
toastmaster, asked a II to rise and drink
the health of President Roosevelt, who
he said, was President of North, South
East and West. It was drunk with
honor, The following are the toasts and
speeches:
Our President, Proud Of his past w
shall be more proud OF his future Ed.
| win Anderson Alderman. III. y, &
Alma Mater. Quo diutius viyit &c
,neleor fit, John Warwick Daniel, b. II.
senior senator Of the United States from
Virginia. 81 q;
Our Alumni, Sons of n "a evot cd mother
we strive to be worthy Of her, IIenr,
Thompson Kent, p, IL, st. Louis, M o.,
The Jefferson Memorial Endowment
Fund, Nee slYl sed toti gentum nlunda
Randolph II, MeISim, p. ID.
Our Sister Institutions. With envy o
Snone, we seek to equal the best james
Bnrrlll Angel, III, D.. president 1 Of tn,
University OF Michigan s
| g Letters. There 10 no past, SO long q
hooks shall 1--we, Charles Alphonso Smith
4 Pr p, University OF North Carroll na.S
Science. And sc shall know the truth