Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-01
TRUSTEES IN SESSION
MADE TO GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.
Annual Reception Given Last Night,
Followed by Dance-List
of Patronesses.

Following the commencement exercises OF
the department of arts and sciences of the
George Washington University yesterday
meeting of the board of trustees of that
distinguished educational institution was
held yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Wayne Mac
Veagh presided. and there was general
discussion of the finances and work of the
university. The question of the establish
of a department of politics and diplomacy
was also given consideration, and the de-
cision was also decided to designate the
law department as the departmet of law
and jurisprudence thus doing away with
the former department of jurisprudence and
diplomacy.
Prof Henry Parker Willis, who now oc-
cupIes the Wilson chair of economies. at
Washington and Lee University, was eject
ed professor of finance in the department.
of politics and diplomacy. and Prof: Wills
ton S. Hcugh formerly professor OF philoS-
oIhy at the University of Minnesota, was
elected assistant professor of philosophy III
the de partment of politics and diplomacy.
II was decided to repair the Van Ness
house at the foot OF 18th street, which was
recently purchased by the university lor
use a laboratory for those taxing the
engineering courses. Plans looking toward
the securing of financial aid and support
were discussed and additional contributions
were reported.
Mr. A. w. McWhorter was appointed in
structor of Greek and Latin, and Prof.
Henry a. Abbott was appointed professor
of hydraulic engineering.
The following members of the board were
present at the meeting Yesterday after-
noon: Charles Willis Needham LID;
Wayne MacVeagh, Henry Kirk Porter,
LID: William S. Shallenberger, M; Da-
vid Abbott Chambers. AM; Charles Will
hanson Richardson, NJ D.; Samuel H.
Greene DID, LID; Samuel w. Woodward.
William F. Mattingly. LID John Joy Ed
son. LIB. and DR.. Henry C. Yarrow.
Reception and Dance.
The annual reception and dance given by
the president and trustees of the George
Washington University was held last night
at Rauscher's. The function was compl-
mentary to the members of the graduating
classes of the university. and the attend
ance embraced several hundred young peo-
pie and a number of elder guests.
In the pink ball room, where the reception
and dance held the university colors
were used graceful decorations, with
a grouping of palms and tropical foliage
there and about the musicians gallery in
the large ball room. Almost the entire
membership of the university present
during some time of the reception. which
lasted from 8 o'clock to midnight.
The guests were received by President
and Mrs. Needham, and a buffet supper
was served in the green room.
List of Patronesses.
The patronesses of the evening were:
Mrs. Ashton. Mrs. c. J. Bell Mrs. F, K.
Benedict. Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Berry. Mrs.
Boardman, Mrs. Lothrop Bradley, Mrs.
Cromwell, Mrs. Brown, Baroness Won dem
Bussche, Mrs. Chaffee, Mrs. Oliver Crom-
WELL Mrs. Oscar Terry Crosby. Mrs. VIII
liam Phelps Emo, Mrs. Fairbanks. Vicom-
Jesse de Faramond, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs,
Fremont, Mrs. Gaff Mrs. Gillespie, Mrs.
Glover, Mrs. Edmund X. Goldsborough,
Mrs. Arnold Hague. Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs.
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins. Mrs. Hobson, Mrs. Gardiner Hub
bard, Nine. Jusserand, Mrs. Charles Hal
lam Keep, Miss Kibbey. Mrs. Bruce King,
Mrs. J. Hall Lewis. Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs
George Xavier McLanahan, Miss McWil-
iams. Mrs. Alexander F. Magruder, Baro-
ness Moncheur. Mrs. Edward Lind Morse.
Mrs. Morton. Mrs. Needham Mrs. Herbert
II. d. PIERCE, Mrs Cleveland Perkins. Mrs.
Henry Kirk Porter. Mrs. Richardson. Miss
Riggs. Miss Olive Risley Seward, Mrs. VIII
liam A. Slater, Mrs. Spencer. Baroness
Speck Sternburg, Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Henry st.
George Tucker, Mrs. Augustus c. Tyler. Mrs.
Walcott, Mrs Westinghouse. Mrs Wilbur
and Mrs. Gardner Williams.
Special Feature.
A pretty custom to be followed by sue
ceeding classes of the George Washington
University was inaugurated after the close
of the commencement exercises yesterday
of the department of arts and sciences
They formed in line and marched from
Continental Memorial Hall, where the COM
mencement held. to Van Ness Park,
where the new university buildings are to
be erected, and planted a young Usage
orange tree.
The president Of the class, Mr.. Mark
Woodward made brief address. introduce
ing Prof. William A. Wilbur, dean of Co
lumbar College, who made address,
after which the class song, composed by
Mr. o. L. Veerhoff, was sung. The tree,
which was presented to the class by Mr.
Frederick d. Owen. has a history of its
own, as 1t was planted a seed. with
forty-four others, on October IL, 1902, by
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, one of the found
ers of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in n pot of earth which was
the first soil turned by Mrs. Fairbanks,
then president general of the society, for
the erection of Continental Memorial Hall.