Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
GLASS GIVES BANQUET
GATHERING OF NATIONAL UNI
vERsITY LAW STUDENTS.

The annual banquet or the graduating
Law classes of the National University was
given Saturday evening at Freunds. under
tile auspices of the class of 'O7. II is said
the attendance was larger than at any SIM
liar affair In forty years. and under the
program arranged by the directors all for
mality was lost in a deluge of toasts. good
stories. anecdotes. experiences songs by
the 90 quartet and the musical program
The class offices are: Morris r. Beving-
ton Indiana president; Watson L. McMor-
ris New York. vice president; John s.
Swan. Arkansas. secretary; George B. Prin-
die. Illinois, treasurer; Frank b. Hunt, AL
ALBANIA corresponding secretary; Phillip A.
Terrell Virginia sergeant-at-arm and E.
NJ Rosenqust. New York, chairman; Cyrus
W. Kelley, Minnesota. and E. c. W. ). Ly-
ders. California. board of directors.
The program OF the evening which fol-
lowed the opening address of welcome was
as follows: THE National Graduate, by
the chancellor: American Diplomacy. by
Gen George B. Davis. who. however, dis
missed all reference to diplomacy as sub
ject and instead gave a diplomatic exam
Pile of its workings by evading his subject
which took the form of witty and anus
ing stories: "A Legal Education" by James
Del. Carpenter STUFF Lawyers Are Made
Or by Wrisley Brown. THE National
Student" was responded to by the DEAN
who, using the class motto, Opportunity
copy" as a text. dwet upon the good work
done by the senior class present. stating
that it had done more to stimulate school
spirit than any class in the history OF the
university, that it was known for what 1t
had done. and not what it had talked about
doing.
Representing Glass of 'O6.
One of the best speeches of the evening
was that of Mr.. James NJ. Wood of the Dis
trict of Columbia. president of the class of
1906. His address was wholly extempora-
neous and he delivered the message from the
undergraduates that was to be responded to
by Mr. William h. Kerkam. Mr.. Wood
dweit at length upon conditions prevailing
within the District of Columbia, and espe-
chlly upon the lack of prospect the govern
mdnt service holds out to the ambitious
men in office. urging all who graduate upon
securing their sheepskins. to go SOUTH east
or west. even to Rockville, if one cannot
get farther. but at any rate to get out of
Washington. which he characterized as "a
graveyard. for ambition
1.-THE Value of Judgment was responded
to by Mr.. Clinton p Colvin of Virginia
The event of the evening was the class
poem. Pictures in Smoke" responded to
which he held up to ridicule each and every.
member of the class. without regard to their
previous condition of servitude.'
The next number was song by Messrs.
Prndle. Daniel Devol and Voc ID. L..
which also proved popular, receiving several
encores.
Two-Minute Addresse.
Following the quartet. two-minute
speeches from members of the class and
faculty were in order. Among those re-
spending were: Edward II. Thomas, Fred
erick l.. Siddons. U. w. Youngblood. W. r.
Layne. c. E. Richardson and Charles A.
Kegwin.
f1lta
ing of Aud Lange Syne," the members
departed to their several homes.
The guests of the evening were:
The chancellor. the dean, Gen. George B.
Davis, U. s. A. Judge advocate general,
United States army: Edward II. Thomas
corporation counsel of the District of CO.
lumbis; Frederick L. Siddons of the WASH
ington bar. William b. kerkam. District of
Columbia, president of the class of '06 Nor
ris r. Bevington, Indiana, president of the
class Of '07, POSTMASTER; E. w. Hawkins,
Pennsylvania. president of the class of 'OS;
Harvey b. Cox. Iowa, and e. c. Redwood,
Texas, ex-presidents of the class of 90;
ii. o. Allen. ]. A. Bailey. r. o. Bailey T.
W. Bramhall j. p. Briggs. W.R. Brewer,
Wrisley Brown, j. Del Carpenter. c. r.
Colvin. J. F. Curns T. III. Daniel. B. A.
Devol. Theo. B. Elton. Gregorio EspinoIa,
Jose Cibes Estela. Charles ID. Fowler, j. s.
Fraser. John S. Gardner, W. S. Graham
&. S. Grindle. c. ID. Hamel. f. w. Haw-
kins. T. r. Heath. w. F. Hendricks. F. f.
Hunt. T. W. Jessup, c. NJ. Kelley, J. F.
Kennedy. NJ. D. kiefer. W. X. Layne. f.
W. G. s. Lyders. II X. MacGeary. W. l..
McMorris, Cloud Marshall. r. A. Mayer
Leon Nava, J. w. Neale, I. NJ. Neale. c.
F. Newton, C. G.. Phelps, G. r. Prindle
Joseph ]. Reeves. c. f. Richardson. Z. c.
Root. f. NJ. Rosenquist, A. NICK Runnells.
C. +. Scull. John +. Seibert. J. X III. Seay
i. NJ. Seney, l.. a. Stanley, W. r. Stone.
George w. Stratton, F. f. Suits. j. S.
Swan. p. A. III. Terrell G. ID. Thomas F..
J. Thompson, G. L. Townsend W. n. Wes-
ton. j. A. Williams, James l.. Wilmeth. c.
q. Wood. j. NJ Wood, ID. l.. Wood, Richard
Wright, l.. w. Youngblood.