Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-23
PRINCETON CELEBRATES
GOLD NASSAU" JUBILATEs OVER
VICTORY ON THE DIAMOND

Princeton celebrated its victory over
Georgetown on the diamond yesterday al
ternoon by smoker last night at
Rauscher's, at which nearly one hundred
OF the alumni and students of the famous
Nassau" were present
The affair was practical repetition of
many other similar functions and was
given by the Princeton Alumni Association
OF Washington to the visiting base bill
team and the friends and admirers of those
giants of the collegiate athletic field There
were graduates present who have been
nifty or more years away from the old
halls where they once participated in the
games of the times, and there were young
sters who have yet the brand of the I'M
dergraduate on their caps. But the elders
Wed with the young fellows in their en-
thusiastic halls to "Old Nassau" and they
all sang the old songs with vigor and
tone that showed that the spirit of the
university and of the attending joys was
far from being lacking quality.
Songs and Toasts.
College songs were sung and college
tOasts drunk, and the festivities lasted until
the Easter dawn, when with common con-
sent, parting was had in a final song and
a toast to- the good old times when they
were all boys together. There was moth
ing set about the program. and every man
enjoyed himself as he felt most inclined.
Many of the men who were there have
been for years participants in like ban
quets, for this was a banquet In that it
was feast of wit and food and drink, and
whenever familiar name was mentioned
there was a cheer and occasionally a col
lege yell that awoke the echoes
Following the collation. that was spread
over a horseshoe table there were several
addresses. and they one and all praised
the bridge that had carried the speakers
over the uncertain and Shaky road of
knowledge There were flags of the coun-
try and of the college, celebrating victory
on the athletic field, and posters of college
men VINO have won fame on those fields,
and there was best of ALL according to the
boys who have trained under him, one Jim
Robinson, the trainer of this years still I'M
defeated base ball team. He ''also spoke,
and he told them of what he hoped for
them and what he felt for them, until every
man there. old graduate and youngster,
cheered him until his bronzed cheek took on
that rosy blush of girlishness of which so
much is written.
The Responses.
Henry Z. Davis acted as POSTMASTER,
and called upon several to speak as they
felt inclined, only advising them to make
their remarks fit the occasion. There SEEM
ed to be little need of this suggestion. for
every man was Princeton man, bred and
nurtured IN the bone, and ne made his re-
marks coincide with his feelings for the old
alma mater. Those who We're called upon
by Mr.>Davis included the following:
DR.. Hiidebrand. Jim Robinson, Victor
Kaufman, A. B. Kelly. Wallace McLane,
and Wallace Neff. and the following were
among those present: Henry f. Davis. II.
F. Mitchell, Charles d. Fowler, v B. Hal
nan, Max c. J. Wiehle. Louis Wiehle G.
Thomas Dunlop o. c. Reynolds F. O.
Waggenhurst, r. C. wilkins. Edwin NJ
Stanton N X Fox II e Newman r. F.
Butler. E. d. Townsend, f. G. Townsend,
II. p. Townsend f. S. Granger, e. A Bal
loch, l.. L. l.. French. William Springer,
Oliver S. MetZrott, James l.. Norris, ,jr.; A
Il. Duvali, jr.; G. w. Kelly, Fl. c. Stewart
Orville Ecker, c. D. Voorhis. Henry V. Tul-
loch, f, S. Brady. r. NJ. Kaufman, f. Il.
Fox. E c. Head. Henry b. Mum, Harry
Mum, John l.. Smith. Foster r. Greene
Fred Kruse, +. c. Matthai, r. S. Brinker-
hofY. John Brewer Wallace D. Mclean
Frank Evans and Ill NJ Suffer-