The Washington times., 1905-04-09
TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR ALUMNI HALL
George Washington Grad
yates Subscribe 81, 900.
HAT is PASSED AT MEETING
SI5o,ooo Must Be Pledged for the
Erection of University
Building.

The dominant note of the annual bust
ness meeting of the George Washington
University Alumni Association held last
night In University Hall. Fifteenth and
II streets northwest, was the raising of
the necessary funds for the erection of
the Alumni Hall, which will form one
OF the principal buildings in the new
university home. at Seventeenth and c
streets. There We're 500 members pres
ent.
Pledged to Raise $1so,ooo.
A circular letter was recently sent to
all the alumni. calling attention to the
1act that the graduates of the universi-
ty had pledged themselves to raise $780,
eoo. and that it was time to begin work
Secretary H. l.. Hodgkins submitted
an interesting report about the gradu-
ates OF the university.
interesting addresses were made by
Prof George King, Prof John Paul
Earnest. ]. W. Holcombe, and President
Needham
PRESIDENT Needham spoke of the en-
couraging outlook. and referred to the
large amount OF donations received BY
the university in the last six or eight
months
Hat Is Passed.
Blank subscription cards were
passed around. In short while
about $1,000 had been subscribed The
alumni in the District of Columbia are
unusually active at the present time,
and every effort will be made to raise
the necessary funds to build and
equip the alumni hall
AT the conclusion of the business
meeting. the members retired to the
small hall west of the university hall
where refreshments wereL served.
Those Present.
Those present were l. Russell Alden,
Miss Alden. DR.. U. Grant Anderson,
DR.. and Mrs. C. w. Appler, Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Aukam, Dr. Grant S.
Barnhart, DR.. Frederick l. Bartlett,
Mr. and Mrs. Philander Belts. Mr.. and
Mrs. Adds B. Browne. Mr. and Mrs
Walter c. Clephane, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Weed Corey, Miss Gurlie Corey, the
Hon. Madison Davis, Charles Ray
Dean. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A DeCaindry
DR.. Amelia Erbach, Miss Erbach. F. A
Everett. DR.. and Mrs. E. A Fagin. Miss
Ella May Ford. DR.. and Mrs w. A.
Frankland, Mr.. and Mrs Louis E.
Giles. DIR. VIM. Hamilton. j. Z Hench.
Prof. and Mrs. II. l. Hodgkins, Dr.
and Mrs. c. Norman Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs J. w. Holcombe, Dr. John Scott
Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. William Bruce
King. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Langley. Le-
roy III. Shaw, DR.. and Mrs. NJ w Lyon,
jr.. r. ]. T.. McElroy. Dr. Anita New
comb MCGEE. DR.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Nc
Pherson. Miss Mcpherson. C. A. Man
ming, Miss Ella A. Merritt. L. A. Mer-
ritt, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Murray, Presi-
dent and Mrs. c. w. Needham. Miss
Needhanl. H. T. Newcomb. Mr.. and Mrs
Paca Oberlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
p. Plurnley. Mr.. and Mrs. Electus
A. Pratt. Mr.. and William ]. Rich
DR. and Mrs. Charles w Richardson
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rippey. Miss Fran
ces Sanders, Miss Grace Sewall. Mr.
and Mrs. w H. H. Smith. Miss Smith
Prof. Charles 8. Smith. Mr. and Mrs
III. c. Surguy. Miss Surguy, j. L. Terrill
DIR. and Mrs. NJ. F. Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin NJ. Truell. Dr. Clarissa
Brooks Tufts. Rev. Luther Hess Waring
Prof and Mrs. A G. Wilkinson, Miss
Wilkinson, BENJAMIN 3. Winborne Mrs
Henry F. Woodard, Prof. and Mrs W
r. Vance. Prof. and Mrs. W. A. VII
bur. Prof and Mrs. Schoenfeld, Georg,
L. Wilkinson, Charles F. Fuller. Mr.
and Mrs. w. L. Symons, Mr.. and Mrs
Selden NJ Ely