The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-05
restaurant, where they were the guests
of honor at the annual nlin,nae luncheon.
Alur1nae Luncheon.

Every one was unanimous III declaring
the nlumnae luncheon Of the Woman's
College, taking place ut Guth' 8, the most
enjoyable ever given. Promptly at two
O'Clock the dining-room was filled with
bevy of girls who had previously reg
istercd at the door, After the alumrac
were seated the graduates entered IN q
body. The dainty toast cards were IN
the form of the pernant of the woman
College, the colors being green and wnltc.
Other souvenirs of boxes of bonbons were
given by tho Guth Chocolate Company.
Buchcs of sweet peas tied with green
and white ribbons were at each place
over tho graduates table smilax was
festooned and college flags we're hung at
Intervals around the room.
Miss Emma Whitfield announced tnat
DIR. William Matthews had been e1ecteu
to represent the alumnne on the poaru u
trustees Of the Woman's College. a tele-
gram was also read from MISS Ma
Garter Anderson, expressive OF ner soou
a. conv of the annual report OF the
AIn,,nne Association was given 10 each
If The one hundred and twenty-tnrec ~
dies present.
Toast to Graduates.
,,,.s po,,e WilIngham, toastmistress'
,,,trsdnced Miss Clara Virginia Becker,
..ras,dant Of the Association, who s s,la
~ ~ wny Of graceful welcome 70 'ne
graduates: 80, 80 ,eoc.
a toast to the graduating class OF l'0c:
And what class, forty-i'Ve 81 sns
4ha,,,e for flights and fancy ana for eA-
,ar,,,cntinp upon with the rules or airs
!1ooetica. nut alas, they say / may NO.
discourse at length, but contine my seiA
TO a few words of welcome.
think though, that I could rival your
own class prophecies Of to-day III
imagining things possible, though 70 ns
nerhaps. ancient as we are, theS lN's...
seem improbable that each one OF YOU
will accomplish In the glorious auss pc
fore YOU even to the most difficult OF az
IN sl,s that of making happy one single
srecmen of that species, with all MS
varari FRESHMAN. Some of my sister alum-
mao may be thinking my lack OF eN-
nerience should disqualify me from ulf
inc such opinions, and 1t is only lair 10
saw that my conclusion Is drawn IRON
the large number of our girls VINO ha .,
undertaken just this problem y Tor llAe
Napoleon and the Alps they VIII pc COIL
tent TO perform only that which IS most
difficult and suppose, creditabe we
may have these opinions for to-day at
least since he Is eXiled from our midst.
But since may not prophesy ana
noetize but leave that for our toast MIS-
tress and those who respond to the
toasts she may propose; must fulfill
nv purpose of telling you-and really 1t
is far more attractive and tangible to
' sneak about forty-five bright, sensible,
happy girls right before me, concrete
beings whom we can see, and hear, ana
! touch, II need be, than to abstractly
| theorize about woman and women, sim
| gular and plural, as see by the toast
| cards the others are going to do My
| purpose Is to tell you I know you are
wondering when-how sincerely and
heartily we welcome you among us to-
| day. s
Days Of the Cap and Gown.
There Is not one Of US here but thinks
| OF the day when she 100 wore the cap
| and gown and sat at the table of honor
and what Comfy feeling 1t was to
have some one from the august body
| of nlumnae tell us they were glad to see
| us.
We are not nearly so formidable as
/ we seem to you or rather as they seemed
| TO me that day If we had been there -
| little probability that would be vel
| coming you now.
We want you to be one of lis in all
| the plans, aims and ambitions we shall
| ever have. From henceforth and forever
we are sister alumnae, owing allegiance
| to one Alma Mater and working, It
| should be for common cause, 1t mat
| tiers not what 1t may be SO long as 1t
Is good and true. and perhaps none
nobler than the fostering of a higher