Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-03
OLD BOYS Of EMERSON
PLAN TESTIMONIAL BANQUET
TO FORMER TEACHER.
Dinner to Be Given December Is in
Honor of Charles B. Young,
Principal Fifty-Four Years.

1t would be hard to run across a smoker
which would equal in enthusiasm the lit
tie affair given by the Emerson Institute
Alumni at the University Club last night.
"Old boys who now have sons Old
enough to graduate from college, and 1t
was even limited that a. few grandsons
might be on the roll somewhere. mingled
with the "old boys Of a younger genera
ton and swapped yarns and school remi-
niscences amid clouds of pipe and cigar
smoke. and drank toasts to the memories
of a score and more of graduating
classes. Though student scrapes and
schoolboy tales were much in evidence,
the spirit of the evening was ruled by the
discussion and planning for the coming
testimonial banquet to be given Charles
b. Young, who for f1fty-four years pre-
sided over Emerson Institute.
1t was said at the smoker that there
has been no schoolmsater in Washing
ton who ruled the educational destinies of
boys as long as did Charles b. Young;
and that no schoolmaster has ever had
testimonial banquet which has equaled
in novelty, enthusiasm and warmth of
feeling the dinner which the 'old boys
propose to arrange for their old school.
master.
Dinner December Is.
Henry f. Davis, president Of the asso-
citation, interrupted the noisy smoker just
long enough to stand on chair in the
middle of the room and make this an
nouncement:
"Gentlemen-I don't mean that-I mean
boys, we are going to give the dear old
man dinner. few Of us conceived the
idea not long ago and there have been
one or two preliminary meetings. The
dinner will be givn at the ShOreham De-
cember IL. and every man that eyer
went to Emerson ought to be present.
We are sure of about 200, but the old
catalogues Of the school are in some
cases incomplete and IT has been hard to
gather complete list OF all Emerson
men. So every man that has received
notice is appointed a special secretary
and missionary to gather In all his class
mates. Get together and send the names
of every Emerson man you known to
James Blount, the secretary OF the Alum
nj Association. You can catch him at the
Cosmos Club"
The smoker had no set program, the
''old boys" present making things lively
enough with their full memories and live
ly tongues. A large table full of Dutch
supper refreshments took up large por-
ton of the room, and stems and sand
witches were in evidence until a late hour.
The dinner committee proposes to ar
range an evening that will be historic in
gastronomic and other features. The
members OF the committee are Clarence
Wilson, chairman: Oliver Metzerott j. NJ
Carlisle. DR.. Presley G. Hunt and Barry
Buckley. They want to hear from every
Emerson man In the United States.
Present at the Smoker.
Some Of the men present last night
We're Henry f. Davis. president of the
Alumni Association: Judge James H.
Blount. secretary; e. J. Stellwagen, Gail
lard Hunt, Herndon Morsell. Henry HI.
Bergman. Col. G. NJ. Dunn, Earl God
win. Harold Goodwin. Paul N. Peck. Clar-
ence r. Wilson, n. T. Wilson, Carl A.
Droop Edward H. Droop, Thomas B.
Huyck, Thomas Riggs. jr.; Thomas Dur
ant, Oliver Metzerott. Edmund Brady, DIR.
Presley c. Hunt. Barry Buckley, George
A. Provost, s. T. Cameron, Julius Lans-
burgh. Aaron Bradshaw. Miles Ross.
Percy B. Hills, James ]. Norris. DR..
George NJ. Ober, Ross M. Thompson, Hen
ry w. Garnett. r. w. Buckley, Upton
Ridenour. tr:: G. II. sensner, r. l.. White,
DIR. Rufus King, II. Clifton King, Charles
u, Fowler and Joseph Crawford