The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-07
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Holds Its Annua! Meeting at The Courthouse

The fredericksburg Chapter OF the
Alumni of the University of lrglnln hrld
its annual meeting at the courthouse in
fredericksburg ON July !. Judge a. W.
Wallace. president of the a-sOciatiun
presiding. and Mr.. b. T. Willis, secretary
of the association. AT thesortary desk.
This association Is composed OF all
students and rN-student- oi the uiNcrsi-
o. of Virginia. and it-purpose- arr toan-
nually assemble 10 honor their alma
mater. 10 counsel tpg Their for the well
fare OF the University; 90 renew thu
social cordiality that should exist
among below coll'gians aud 20 resolve
by their lives 10 show 10 the world that
the University OF Virginia sends out for
the welfare of the State men 90 hcgcntlr-
men and leading citizens
The meeting was opened with prayer
hy thu chaplain of the association. pr
K J. McHryde. of the class of loII-'i-I
judge Wallace. president of the assu-
citation. delivered "A short address % the
members. in the course al which hcstated
that the enrolment AZ the University
this year showed the greatest number oi
students in it, history, that the finances
Of the University were never IN better
shape, and in the matter of endowment
stated that Mr. Carr. gie had promised
$500 600 on condition that like
amount be- raised by the University. of
which latter amount about four hun
dred thousand dollars had already been
raised and hc believed that in the COM
ing YEAR the whole of the 100000
would have been raised, thus en-uripg
to the University the endowment OF one
million. The Judge stated that the nj
versity had been we'll administered, and
that under the executive management Oi
Dr. Alderman. the best university presl-
dent in the iited States. il not in the
world. the usefulness of the University
was being enlarged every year.
COmmentif on the work Oi the mi
yersity and it, purpose. the Judge said
that its great work was 10 teach young
men To be- ceutlemanly in the true sense
ot the word a. defined 10y rhackery, from
whom the Judge quoted, a. follows:
"What is it to be "a gentleman? II Is To
have lofty aims. To head a pure lie, To
keep your honor virgin, TO have the es-
TEEN Of your fellow citizens and the love
OF your freside TO bear good fortune
meekly, 10 suffer evil with consistency and
through evil and good to maintain
truth always Show me the happy man
whose life exhibits these qualities, and
will salute him as the true gentleman,
whatever his rank may be-
Judge Wallace closed his remarks with
the statement that lac had been President
of the association five years, and that he
desired the election OF some one else 10
succeed himself.
There has been no death among the
members Of the association during the
preceding year.
Resolutions commemorative OF the late
DR.. John ID. Butler prepared by Judge
r. \. WEIGH, were read and ordered
spread on the records OF the association.
The association regretted the absence
OF Judge Welch, who is probably the
Oldest alumnus OF the University in the
State OF Virginia. Judge Welch IL now
in his seth year, and il probably the |
only survivor OF the law class of Judge |
Tucker Of 1913, and the only survivor
of the Senate OF Virginia OF the session OF
1855 g.
Among those present were: Judge A. |
W. Wallace, president; Capt. &. W. Wal |
lace. DR.. r. j. McBryde, Messrs. d. S.
Forbes. Lee J Graves, G.B. Wallace, John |
5. Berry, Judge 4. 4 Embrey, Judge r.
II. l.. Chichester, Messrs Benz Puryis,
Robert Cecil Beale, John Cole, G. Mason |
b. p Willis, DR.. &. NJ. Wallace,
W. S. Embrey, Jr., j. Conway Chichester
representing the press.
The threatening rain prevented many |
OF the country members from being
present.
DR.. Randolph b. Carmichael, Messrs.
Elerbee W. Carter, c. NJ. Chichester and
Davis Wilson were elected members OF
the association.
The old officers OF the association were
reelected and are as follows: Judge A.
W. Wallace. president; Judge j. +.
Mason, vicc-president; b. p. Willis, secre-
tary and treasurer. Executive Com
mittee-Judge A. T. Embrey, chairman;
Lee J. Graves Judge T. n. WEIGH, Prof.
s. W. Somerville, DR.. g. NJ Wallace.
Delegates to the Alumni Association
for the ensuing year were elected as fol
lows: Judge A. ". Wallace, Dr. II. j.
McBryde. Prof. Thomas Fitzhugh, c.
Mason Smith.
After the meeting the association ad-
iourned to the Exchange Hotel, where
the annual dinner was enjoyed by the
members.