Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-08

Dr. j. EOrQ IQOIupSOu
friend and as an instructor. The utterances
of the various speakers were conspicuously
impressive, and they were evidently direct
from the heart; and few men dave ever
been honored in more impressive manner.
At the conclusion of the toasts Dr. A. r.
A. King presented the honored guest with
large silver loving cup in the name of
his colleagues.
DR.. Thompson Responds.
1t was plainly evident when DIR. Thompson
arose to respond to the tributes paid him
that he was deeply touched, and several
moments elapsed after the cheering had
subsidized before he was able to express
himself, so great was his feeling of appre-
citation. He said it was the proudest mo-
ment of his life, and he thanked his con-
freres for their consideration and the great
honor they had bestowed upon him.
This morning." he said, when l real
lied that l had completed fifty years as
doctor and surgeon it almost frightened
me, it seemed such long time. l realized
then that 1 was getting old, but 1 will
say with all honesty that, as l stand here
now, looking into your friendly faces, and
after hearing all the glowing tributes you
have paid me, / would not change my place
with the youngest man in the room. You
make me feel though did not lead my
life in vain, and tell me you know l was
not laboring merely for place in the front
ranks of my profession in Washington.
The great satisfaction is that | am liked
and loved by my medical associates"
DIR. Thompson then reviewed his career,
from the time he studied medicine in Balti-
more until the present time, in brief and
most interesting way, and brought the ex-
erciSeS to a close.
Handsome Decorations.
The banquet hall at Rauscher's was beau
tifully decorated with flowers and in con-
spicuous places about the walls were the
colors of the Maryland University, DR..
Thompson's alma mater, and the colors
and shields of the George Washington Uni
versity, in honor of the guests from that
institution. DIR. Samuel 8. Adams of George
town University presided as POSTMASTER
and introduced each speaker in a felicitous
way. He also read numerous letters of
cOngratulation, prominent among them be-
ing message from the Maryland Univer-
sity. In his opening remarks DR.. Adams re-
ferred to what he called "a shame and
travesty on justice, that the university
named, the, others with which DR..
Thompson has been connected, have never
seen fit to confer honorary degrees upon
him.
Those who spoke were DR.. A. K. Shute.
president of the Medical Society; DIR. w. P.
Carr, DIR. George T. Vaughan, Surgeon Cen
eral George NJ. Sternberg, U. S. A., retired !;
Dr. Thomas C. Smith. DR.. Mary Parsons
and DR.. George N. Ackef.
List Of Guests.
Those present were Drs George N Acker, s.
s. Adams, ]. s. Arnold, Frank Baker, E. A.
Balloch, H. H. Barker, N. P. Baines, w.
NJ Barton, A. w. Boswell. ]. w. Bovee, G.
W. Boyd, ]. H. Bryan, j. r. Cromwell, J.
w. Buckley, w. K. Butler, w. K. Byrnes,
]. c. Boyd, Louisa M. Blake, w. P. Carr,
]. W. Chappell, T. A. Clayton, G. W. Cook,
Harrison Crook, M. F. Cuthbert, E. P.
| Copeland, A. B. Deale, H. NJ. Dixon, H.
| H. Donnally, John Dunlop, H. s. Dye, War
wick Evans, Robert Fletcher, w. F. For
| wood, H. A. Fowler, C. w. Franzoni, L. L..
Friedrich. F. Smith-Fremont, w. B. French,
ner Charles w. Hammett, T.: V. Ham
mond. George H. Heitmulleri D. P. Hickling,
R. T. Holden, A. B. Hooe. P. C. Hunt,
Eranck Hyatt. J. "; Hodges, v; B. Jack Jack
NJ Kober, D. 8. Lamb, R. s. Lamb,
| Thomas 8. Lee. D. o. Leech, Frank Leech,
McKimmie. r II. McLoughiin. H. G.
Macatee. Louis Mackall. C. L. Magruder.
E. P. Magruder. T. F. Mallan, Collins
MaEsh MI;c6 G. Brown Miller Miller w. L M Miller
M. G. Molter, o. Nj. Muncaster, 8. B. Mum
caster. Elizabeth ". Muncey. E. L. Nor
gan, J: M. hurry, Sophie A. Nordhoff-
Parsons, w. F. R. Phillips. E. F. Pick
| ford, B. G. Pool, D. w. Prentiss, H. c..
Yarrow, L. H. Reichelderfer, c. F. Rand,
Robert Reyburn. H. J. Rhett, c. w. Rich
Roy, w. L. Robbins Frederick o. Roman,
Sterling Ruffin, E. G. Seibert. A. r. Shand,
d. K. Shute, j. C. Simpson, ]. o. Skinner,
T. C. Smith, 2. 7. Sewers. w. M. Sprigg,
A. H. Staples A. L. Stayely, G. M. Stern
berg, C. G. Stone, ]. 8. Stone, D. B. Street,
NJ. B. Stricken. Elmer Sotheron, Louise
| Taylor-Jones. L. H. Taylor. B. F. Tiefen-
thaler, Ada r. Thomas, ]. d. Thomas. M.
F. Thompson, H. c.. Thompson, ]. L.
Thompson, W. ]. R. Thomson, John Van
Rensselaer,, G. T. Vaughan, j. E. Walsh.
lE. w. Watkins, w. A. Wells. J. r. We'll
lington w. A. White, w. w. Wilkinson.
Walter Wyman.