The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-02

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Shelby, Templar, Howett, Wycoff,
Belden.
RECEPTION AND HOP.
The W. NJ. A. commencement re-
ception and hop was held at the Elks'
Home Thursday night. The dancing
hall and reception rooms we're deco
rated In Academy colors Of red and
white. Punch was served, and in the
interval between the first and second
parts Of the programme, a supper.
There were about sixty couples OF
dancers and numerous visitors, In.
Guiding many commencement visitors
from a distance.
The c~haperones we're Mrs. VIM.
Hoge, Mrs, Richard Field, Mrs. VIM.
Aull, Mrs. Forest Shelby aud Mrs
I. H. Thompson.
ALUMNI REUNION AND BANQUET.
One Of the most pleasant features
Of commencement week was the re.
union Of "Old Boys of w. NJ. A"
Saturday, May 20, when all the exer-
cises Of the day were devoted to their
entertainment. The baseball game
between the Alumni and the crack
team Of '06 developed unexpected
interest and proved to be one of the
best games Of the year. The Alumni
were extremely fortunate in a battery,
the pitcher being 10 present training
and the catcher needing no training.
The Alumni lineup was as follows:
H. j. Taylor, 'O6, pitcher; Horace
Ardinger, 100, catcher; w. S. Allen,
$50, lst b; H. L. Rogers, 'O5, End b;
@. M. Ilgenfritz, 'O2, Bird b; E. A.
Hickman, '92, r. f.; ] G. Griffith,
'O4, C. f.; DR.. j. @. Chambers, SO,
]. T.; l. Z. VanGinkie, 20, s. s
The alumni lost by a score of 10 to 8
In the evening a pleasant reception
Of an hour was held in the Academy
parlors followed by a sumptuouS ban
quet served by Hinesley In the Acad
envy dining nall. There were 90
plates. The menu was as follows:
Strawberries.
Radishes Olives
Veal Croquettes Boston Brown Bread
Tomatoes Stuffed with Cucumbers
Country Ham Cold Tongue
New Potatoes New Peas
bot Biscuits Lemon Ice
Chicken Salad Cheese Straws
Brick Cream.
Angel Food Cake Devils Food Cake
Coffee Mints
Interesting responses to toasts fol-
lowed:
"Early Days Of Wentworth, "E. M.
TaubEan, '06.
Success" G. B. SHERMAN, 'S7.
"Wanderings," Gilby Kelly, '02.
1.-THE Team that Never Knew
Defeat,".W S, Allen, 80.
"Who Did It?" DR.. j. Q. Cham
bers, 's6.
But more chan the entertainment
Of the speeches Of the evening was
the pleasure Of the greetings, the
spirit OF warm affection among the
old boys even of classes far remote.
1t Is only in schools In which boys
live In such close association that this
spirit is formed.
At the end Of the programme Col.
Sellers spoke briefly of his retirement
from the school and hoped that these
reunions might be repeated periodi-
cally, promising that he would never
neglect these opportunities to see the
old boys Of W, NJ. A. Scores of
letters and kilograms we're received
to be read at the banquet, but the
lateness OF the hour prevented.
Unfortunately a roll OF the visiting
alumni was not taken. The following
list taken from memory is probably
far from complete.
Earl Cheesbro, P%ontoosuc, Illinois;
j. g, Griffith, St. Louis; Ike Chiles,
Buckner, Mo-. W. S. Allen, Raymore,
Mo-, Harry Taylor, Larned, Kas.
Claude Mahan, Sedalia, Mo Charles
Owens, Sweet Springs, Mo-, E, B..
Russell, Dr, ]. @, Chambers. Ralph
Culp, John E. Ryland, Sam Newman,
Bert Ellis, G. B. Sllverman, Kansas
City; Gilby Kelly, Topeka, Kas. Bert
Taubman, MAYHEM, Mo-; Coffee Rice,
Independence, Mo-; Wendell Culp, St.
Louis. Neill Todhunter HigOinsville.