Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17

banners and StreamerS of most OF the best
known schools and universities Of the coun-
try, all of them intertwined with the ma
tional colors and with profusion of sprays
of smlax. In addition touch of color was
given the great room by the hundreds of
tiny banners of the University Club, one of
which was placed beside each plate. At
every place. too, was laid book of selected
college songs, and, under the leadership of
Mr.. Donald Mclean of the Princeton Alum
nj Club the diners filed in the intermissions
between courses with the familiar melodies
of student days.
President Cortelyou's Remarks.
When he called the meeting to order, fol-
lowing the banquet, Mr.. George B. Cortel-
you, president of the University Club and
POSTMASTER for the evening. said in part:
1.-THE University Club of Washington has
reached a membership Of nearly 800. In
that number are representatives Of IA diff
ferent institutions of learning. 1t was
founded on February Is. 1904. and this Is
it's third annual banquet. These simple
statements of fact, taken in connection with
the size and character of this gathering
tonight, tell story upon which I think we
can all congratulate ourselves.
1.-THE University Club aims to bring to-
gether men who have had the benefit of
college and university training, not alone
for the purposes of good fellowship and
mutual improvement, but that it may II
possible exert a wholesome influence in
cultivating sound scholarship and high
ideals of character and service"
President and Vice President.
A toast to the President was proposed
and every one rose to drink it. A similar
tribute was paid to the Vice President,
and Mr.. Fairbanks, who was present, was
greeted with veritable storm of applause
as he arose to respond.
This so reminds me of an executive ses-
sion of the Senate he said, as the uproar
subsidized sufficiently to make his voice audi
BILE, and great laughter greeted the sally.
Your POSTMASTER is past master in
many things the Vice President continued
but in nothing more than the art of be-
quilting one to his own destruction. l want
to express my qualification and my very
great pleasure in participating in the third
annual banquet of the University Club
After predicting great future for the
organization, which now numbers gradu-
ates of upward of 40 institutions of learn
ing in its membership, Mr.. Fairbanks con-
cluded by saying:
Here is the greatest capital of the
world. Here is the heart of the great
republic of the United States, and / believe
it is destined in time to be the heart of
the civilized world
Responding to the toast Research" DR..
Ira Remsen, president Of Johns Hopkins
University, paid a marked compliment to
the original work conducted in different
bureaus of the United States government.
Ambassador Joaquin Nabuco, representa-
tive in-the United States of Brazil, spoke of
his native country and outlined the great
resources of that South American republic
and the opportunities it offers for the
future.
Letter From the President.
The following letter from President
Roosevelt was read by David I. Day,
chairman of the banquet committee:
my Dear Mr.. Cortelyou: I wish it were
in my power to come to the dinner of
the University Club, but I already have
an engagement for the evening in ques-
ton. believe in university men; I be-
lieve still more in practical men, who are
doing the active governmental and other
work Of the country; I believe more than
all in the university men who are en-
gagged in such work.
With all good wishes for both guests
and hosts at your dinner, believe me, sim
cerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Some Presents Given.
During the course of the festivities a
number Of presentations were made in be-
half of the club by Mr.. L. A. Coolidge.
among these being: To the Vice President,
Teddy bear; to President Needham of
George Washington University, a letter
from Rockefeller exciting hopes of a big
to Ambassador Nabuco Of Brazil, no tennis
racquet. but foot ball for a drop kick;
to Justice Harlan, scales of justice; to
Postmaster General Cortelyou the whole
earth-a globe; to President Remsen of the
Johns Hopkins University, DR. Day, who
did his work.
Other Addresses.
Justice Wendell P. Stafford of the Dis
trict Supreme Court was called upon to
respond to the toast Classics" and he
made an address notable in the suggestions
contained for reforms in the treatment of
the criminal classes in the District of Co.
lumbia. His remarks are printed in full
in another column of The Star today.
Following other entertaining addresses by
Ambassador Jusserand of France, Repre-
sentative Adam Bede and others, the din
ner was brought to close by all present
rising and singing "Auld Lang Syne"
The banquet committee included the fol-
lowing:
David T. Day, chairman; Proctor L.
Dougherty, treasurer; Walter Allen, W. s.
Broughton, Louis A. Coolidge Charles E.
Howe Wallace D. Mclean, Oliver Met
zerott and John K. Stauffer.
List of Guests.
Guests of the club: w. W. Aldrich, J.
Adam Bede, c. X. Bergman, Rev. David
H. Buel, E. ]. Burkett, T. E. Burton, Dr.
w. E. Chancellor, Senior Don E. c. Creel,
stephen b. Elklns, Charles w. Fairbanks,
Justice John M. Harlan, DR.. Richard D.
Harlan, Prof William H. Holmes, His Ex-
cellency j. ]. Jusserand, H. B. F. Macfar-
land. Richard Mansfield. Senior Joaquin
Nabuco. George O'Connor, DR.. Ira Remsen
Elihu Root, E. D. Shaw, W. F. Spurgeon,
Justice w. P. Stafford, William H.
Taft, George H. Vanderbilt, Dr. Charles
D. Walcott, Admiral John C. Walker, James
Wilson, c. g. Conrad. A. g. Bentley, c. p.
Miller, Donald Mclean, c. ]. Bell, H. 8.
Reside, B. F. Pilson, H. Howard Gibson,
H. e. Davis, r. c. Adams.
Members and Others.
Those attending the banquet were w. 8,
Albert, George N. Acker, 8. 8. Adams, A. A.
Adee, R. s. Albee, e. F. Albright, c.
r. Aldrich, D. 8. Alexander, Charles @.
Allen, w. c. Allen, James B. Archer, IT,.
L. 8. Bacon. w. H. Baldwin, s. H. Ball.
J. F. Bancroft, Clarence Barnard, r. p,
Barnard. John Barrett. E. 8. Basin, w, II.
Beal, e. B. Behrend, A. H. Bell, c. N. Ben
nett, F. c. Billiard, Henry P. Blair, ]. 8.
Blair G. l.. Boothe. A. A. Birney, A. B.
Browne, w. w. Brown. Barry Buckley, N.
l.. Burchell, Marion Butler, A. Britton, w.
s. Broughton, C. 8. Bundy, T. E. Burton. ].
w. Butterfeld, W. H. Callahan, r. n.
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