Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-09
WITH A COLLEGE YELL
ALUMNI OF OHIO WESLEYAN
UNIVERSITY GIVE BANQUET.
Vice President Fairbanks Presided
Representative Washington Gard
ner Served as Toastmaster.

lege yell. members of the alumni OF the
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware. Ohio.
resident In this city. and their friends. in a
banquet at Rauscher's last evening united
IA paying homage to the memory OF alma
mater. The alumni OF the institution in
tho national capital was only recently or
ganized into the "Ohio Wesleyan Univer-
s!ty Association of the District OF Column
Dia." and the affair last evening was labeled
the first annual dinner-forerunner OF
many annual reunions to come" Covers
were laid for forty-five, and each diner
wore a tiny bow of the college colors-red
and black. Enbematic of the Buckeye
state. festoons of buckeyes. bound with
streamers of red and black ribbon. marked
the places of honor at the head OF the
horseshoe table. where Vice President
Charles w Fairbanks president of the as
ISOLATION, and Representative washington
Gardner or Michigan, the POSTMASTER
were seated.
Members of the association and their
guests assembled at the banquet hall
shortly after 8. when all were seated.
and before the blue points were served
Miss Lucy Gardner. Mrs. Lois Cory Thomp-
presenting a well-rendered series Of musical
numbers Even in the hour devoted to
consideration OF the menu and the good
things 1t afforded. the diners kept close eye
niscent of college days in that II offered
"Olentangy blue points, mock turtle
liam street" olives. Delaware ice cream
and other delicacies. each named for some
familiar spot in and about Ohio Wesleyan.
Mr.. Fairbanks Takes Charge.
In taking charge OF the meeting Presi-
dent Fairbanks paid eloquent tribute to
the gentleman from Michigan" when he
said: The pleasant duty devolves upon
me to turn you to the tender mercies
of the POSTMASTER. He Is an alumnus of
our university. When he had secured his
parchment. leaving behind splendid col
lege record, he went into a neighboring
state and there so endeared himself to the
populace that they sent him to represent
them In the lower house of Congress. In
the years he has been there am sure am
justified In saying that there has been no
wiser, no safer no better statesman in
the House than my dear frlend-Washing
ton Gardner" Old college songs were sung
between the toasts. and one musical num-
her in particular. a song written especially
for the occasion by Miss Emma J. Hughes.
was given with a vim
The POSTMASTER greeted all friends and
alumni present, spoke of me-honOred
Iuaxtm of DR.. McCabe. former president
OF Ohio Wesleyan-"Every effect must have
an adequate cause"-characterized William
bringing the association into being. and
then called upon Mr.. Cox to respond to
the toast 20 w. U. Associations of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Vice President of the United States Mr..
Cox said. 1.-The Ohio Wesleyan University
Association of the District OF Columbia
launched itself By the courtesy of Mr..
Fanrbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks II was
launched In their home. You. Mr.. Fair
banks. were chosen president OF the asso-
citation" (and Mr.. Cox inspired continued ap-
plause and finally a rising salute to the
Nice President when he added ''and we hope
TO see you step from that Office to that of
the highest presidency in the gift OF the
people. II II is not then convenient for you
TO attend the meetings of the association
in the rooms of the Board of Trade we
will have no objection to transferring the
sessions to the east room When you and
Mrs Fairbanks are installed in the White
House the alumni OF Ohio Wesleyan Uni
verslty will have as great membership
as the alumni of Harvard now has,"
DIR. Herbert WEIGH. president of the uni
Nersity, IN speaking Of that institution and
what II has done and what It should ac-
complish In the future" declared that It
was the supreme idea of the faculty to
instAl the highest ideals Of manhood and
this end. the student body was made as
nearly self-governing as possible.
Liberal Increase in Endowments.
Responding to the toast. What the o.
w. U Needs Most" DR.. David 8. Gray q
member OF the board of trustees, summar-
ized these needs to be liberal Increase In
the endowments. a building to care for the
students interests. such as the recently
completed SS2, 600 gymnasium. and a gen.
eral expansion which will make the instltu-
ton more attractive to men," He said that
in the past ten years the number OF women
has increased from 81 per cent OF the total
enrolment to 40 Der cent.
Why limit the sphere OF influence of our
dear old alma mater to half century when
she has spread her blessings among women
as well among men for sixty-two years"
Vice President Fairbanks said when he was
called upon to tell What the o. w. u. Has
Accomplished in Fifty Years" He spoke
OF the mystery OF the love and allegiance
of every man and woman for that actual yet
Intangible thing, his her alma mater
and Characterised the o. w. U. Associa-
ton as one great family. His compliments
of the selection of DR. WEIGH as the new
president OF the university and OF the long
and faithful service of DR. Gray were greet
I'd with applause.
Judge George W. Atkinson was rich in
"reminiscences when he spoke of The Origi-
nal Faculty" ID. X. Watson had the last
toast, The o. w. L. as l Know It," and
the annual banquet ended with q spirited
repetition OF one Of the tlme-honored coli
lege cries:
Alice. ka-zee ri. zou,
Ra-zee, al, zu,
Viva! Viva O. W. U.
Those present were Vice President Fair
hanks, President and Mrs. Herbert WEIGH,
ID. s. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. William Van
nauuI NoA, MISS hinHla D. fiusheS. MI anu
Mrs. Washington Gardner, Judge and Mrs.
George w. Atkinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
O. Johnson. DIR. and Mrs. william ID.
Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman l.. Amiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Beatty, MI and Mrs.
N. j. Brumbaugh, Mr.. w. S. Deardon, Mrs
Louise Donehoo. Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Catch.
Mrs E A. Haines. Rev. and Mrs. f. Il.
Marshall. MIR. and Mrs Albert Z. Shoe
maker. Miss Alice Faye Seller. Mr.. }.
Frank Seller. Mr. Edwin X. Staley, Mrs.
Lois Cory Thompson. Mrs. Theo. G.. SulIi-
van. Miss Sullivan. Miss Emery, Mr.. David
X. Watson, Mr. II. c. Meade Miss Lucy
Gardner. Mrs. Evelyn Clark Morgan DR.
and Mrs. G. N LaFetra. Mr.. w. NJ. Whit
ney. Mrs. Mary f. King and Miss Kennedy
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