Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-24
T. G. Hef1ebower, chairman of the arrange
nents committee, making the Introduction.

ments committee making the introduction.
He tried to tell the boys that they were
members of great institution. but they
seemed to know that, and constantly and
vOciferously announced the fact to the resi-
dents of Washington within a radius of a
mile of the hall. He managed to get them
President Charles w. Needham. owing to
an engagement in New York, was unable to
attend the smoker, but that he had sent
them letter in which he told them that
there were no limits to the possibilities Of
the future of George Washington Univer-
sity and that there is no more loyal body
of students or faculty than that represented
In the fraternal gathering.
The yels that greeted the letter from the
president of the university were scarcely
more vigorous than those which were given
for Teddy when Mr.. Pepper read let
ter from Secretary Loeb announcing that
the President of the United States appre-
ciated the honor of their invitation, but,
owing to a press of business. found it i'm
possible to accept. He sent them his kindly
greetings and wished them success and
happiness. DIR. King of the faculty of the
medical department was then introduced
to the audience and endeayored to speak
If he succeeded 1T was not known TO those
farther away from him than ten feet. but
he, too took the boys jokes in the good
natured way they were shot at him. and
told those who were near enough to hear
him that he was not there as member or
the faculty. but as boy and one OF them
point of an apoplectic stroke as he tried
to make himself heard. but finally gave II
up and returned to his seat smiling and
bowling to a final round of cheers.
Postmaster General Cortelyou, who is
graduate of the university, and De Wolfe
Hopper were ex ected, but both were pre-
vented from attending, and sent notes Oh
regret.
The regular program began with song
nv the entire body America. and every
man there sang with all his might the
words of the song were thrown on screen
on the stage from a stereoptlcon, ana De-
tween each stanza an illustration was
shown At the close the national nag was
cast on the screen, and the boys forgot to
sing, but, instead, yelled at the top OF tnelr
The Lafayette Mandolin Club followed
George O'Connor who sang some illustrated
songs for his college mates. The member
Thomas. Dr. Carlisle P. Knight, DIR. Chas.
D. Axe. Provost Hubbard, Archie Particle
and Lynn Gilchrist. A mandolin solo was
also given by George l.. Thomas of the
A Clever Monologue.
George A. Bentley INDUCED in a clever
monologue and w. C. Jones did some very
good tricks with cards and other parapher-
MALTA of the magician. At the close of each
trick he was greeted with song by the
crowd: Never saw such a trick in all my
life; never saw such a goldarned trick!" He
drew miles of tissue paper tape from
paper tambourine, and from the middle of
the mass extricated a box of cigars, which
he distributed among the boys. This caused
a regulation foot ball rush, and for mo-
ment there was all the excitement of reg
ular game on the gridiron. Then the pro-
gram proceeded in the former disorderly
and happy-natured way. When Pat Mach
Ter of the thiru-year medical class climbed
to the platform and undertook to say some
words for each member of the foot ball and
base ball teams as their faces were depicted
ON the screen by the stereopticon, he was
greeted with cheers that could be heard
somewhere out on Columbia Heights, and
at every succeeding picture of a hero of the
diamond or the gridiron the noise seemed
to grow in volume. Portraits We're shown
of Capt Stevenson, Bielaski, Kirkman.
Stevenson, Taylor, William and Frank
West. Wood. Morris. Kilgore Lowe, STAN
ley, Van yleet, Field. Perry, Hefiebower.
manager of the ,05 team: d. G. Sutton,
manager of this years base ball team, and
e. C. Stevenson, captain.
Late in the evening the boys
made bodily raid on the tables. and the
walters fed a la kuropatkin, seeking
refuge In the back rooms and leaving the
room to the young conquerors. Pat Mach
lei: gave vivid illustration of the individ-
ual flying wedge. and went through crowd