The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-24
Alumni RALLY
II. ALDERMAN.
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Greets University
&. President.
ELEGANTsBA ANQUE ct
AT COMNlO III.
Addresses Of Unusual Force De-
livered by Governor, Pr. Stuart
Nc Guirc, Professor Abbot,
President Alderman and
Others Occasion
Greatly Enjoyed. .


Greatly Enjoyed.
For8the second time thy Y ;niversitv OF
Virginia Alumni have had the pleasure
of entertaining Or. ~. a Al1e.nlan as
their guest at their annual bsn1nc...
In 1909 Dr. Alderman. Or. Walter II. q
Page. Mr. Joseph ryan and Hon. l5ppa
.Hunton spoke at the mort successful /
banquet which the alumni had ever given.
Last evening Dr. "a tlsrr1an.s tiovernfl:S
Montague Mr.. W. r. Abbo..5 ard 4. DR..
Stuart Mcguire made an Sarra II Of ;speaK-
iers that fully equaled.s ~ q hey did not
s:eaclipse.s the memory or 1893. Certainly.
the annual reunion Of thc leichlnono$
Chapter left nothing toa be desired, ai,ii 4
SO no comparison need be ma de: dae: 0
a The dinner was beautfully served 53il5
the Comm on wealth Club, arc by $. clock
4 nurlter Of guests had II a rived am and
were busily engaged 81 In vel coming pr. pr.
Alderman. AT $50 the y dinner was q. a.n-$ y
.nopnced. and not a 5yacan Il seat was lie f.
IN ali, sninety-one were t bic, The only
guest who 5Sw was II not, an a lunnl,s being
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy. The & tn bless les
were prettilyf decorated each 2lat az.
ing bouttonniere OF iolets and jon; on
.quils, being the nearest floral arproachs
TO the University colors each plate p1h'ltts
was a souvenir mentis card an four 81 gel
tied with the college colors. The outside Sla
sheet stated that the dinner was iyenj ~
honor 81 Dr. Aid erman. the first Spresi-ss
dent. These we're the other &c t.;
The = God:
sss,s Ss Grape Fruit.
58s53 Clear GreenHT Turtle So 3}5s 33fSs
5l'a SaidleNof Spring Lamb, ri Int Sauce. ssS
sl 81 Green Peas. s5ss sssgj $;ss
Broiled SQUAD on K z cast s!se5
3s Fresh Stewed a M ush rooins. 3 a
ot ot AEea1as Ieta5sa ua aud
Go oseberry , j ely Bent's Biscuits.
The Drinks.
Hnut sauterne. Va
Barsac. # "A
y SS Cshampagu gssS S;S5 x.
.Bouche Fills Brut. u,
III JVhiske slg 3s #
S9ss1 Black and White Scotch. 4 3F
Fulcheli Mountain lSprlns sls9o) S
The Tai TX.
Toastnlust ter, Murray NJ. M Guire.
4s University Il deals In z blicE Life, Cover
nor. a. z: !: Montague. Clothing the pal
pable , ana and = = familiar m, VIII goloen es
The Alumni Dr.. Stuart. MEG Guire II
.'' ..''"'r here's beg ggary in the love fthat5can be
Ghe Ola Regime, M W.,R. I, a Abbot; q 4
y 'BuLIthyf eternal summer shall not ia de. IN
" The University of Virginia. y DR. Ed win:
"A. Alderman. ...rhere studious etSme sit
dead. .'$aB5 ~ iS4ss t II # & Il, 5 s
Governor First Speaker.
Z When coffee was reached Mr.. NicG uire,
called for silence and introduced Gov
ernorE Montague in u felicitous and grace
full manner sy5 i&
fate OF the alumnus leads
to public or private life. he will carry
the impress OF his carly teachings lin tho
honor systenl,'' said Mr.. Mcclure, and
have the honor to Introduce to You n
eXemplar Of the best trudi-
tions of8the University and one who has
kept those ideas unsulicd in %the stress
Of public life
Il Governor Montague. in response. said
In part: IA. .85s
$''It has been said If America Is right
Jefferson was right and to me 1T seems
that Wn might say In the Greek philo-i
sophy which Mr.. jefferson so loved that
all governments were legitimate or not
as they served or failed to serve the best
ends tof the government"
Continuing, Governor Montague said:
THE genius OF citizenship is sacrifice
and the highest type of citizen Is he who
is willing to forego his personal benefit
that the greater mass of his fellows may
be advanced The question bcforefus now
is whether the truest citizenship can be
developed under a government which some
times seems unable to cope Will organiza-
tion created under its law. Tho best
government Is self-govcrnmcnt. 1t Is not
the faulthof our system, but ourselves II
we fail to- control our own .creatives. Our
best government Is the unconscious, obc-
dience to law which is spontaneously given
by good citizens, b ,
The greatest criticism hat occurs %
mo Of our tGOH,sc lAr,,t rs t,'rHltrS M IN
itcrest taken inS II by the oltlzcns iipoht
whose volition Interest," ana srlf-g0vnli-
fmentS the whole smnA-,'tiurtrre rests,
! Freedom means M oplprtuliity 10 do
service, and the courage to do 1t. no mat
ter wlia comes. # i
86The Governors manner and cnrne5t-
ness aroused great enthusiasm, and lie
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