Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
SHERMAN At HEAD OF TABLE
VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDES AT
HAMILTON ALUMNI BANQUET.
Old College Days Recalled by Senator
Root, Judge Bundy and Others
at Jolly Feast.

Several of Americas most prominent
citizens foregathered at the Raleigh Ho-
tel last night on equal terms with a num-
Der Of less prominent citizens. For the
evening they stood on the same footing
as alumni of old Hamilton College. the
| up-to-date New York institution that has
turned out many good men.
Among the big alumni Of Hamilton who
gathered around the banquet board last
night upon the occasion Of the annual din
ner of the Washington alumni Of Hamil-
ton were Vice President James s. Sher-
man, Senator Elihu Root, Representative
James McLachlan of California. S. n. D.
North, director of the census and Judge
c. g. Bundy Of the District Municipal
Court.
OF the twenty-siX guests the ranking
graduate of Hamilton was Judge Bundy
of the class Of "a. He beats even Sena-
tor Root. who was a member of the class
of "a Beside Judge Bundy and the
former Secretary of State Vice President
Sherman was mere lad, for he grad
uated from Hamilton with the class of '7S.
The alumni Of Hamilton make no pre-
are informal affairs and given for the
sake of enjoyment and not for show. Yet
the banquet hall was gayly decorated with
American flags and the buff and blue flags
Of Hamilton, and those who sat at the
table probably had better time than any
set of persons in Washington last
night.
Got Ahead Of the People.
The association beat the American peo-
pie to it last year. when they elected
James s. Sherman president of the or
ganiza ton some months before h was
elected Vice President of the United
States. So he sat at the head of the
Bile last night and told everybody what
to do. Presiding over the Senate is all
very well in its way, but hos, ng ~ of
old college mates and some youngsters
who have passed through Ham tu.i N
later years is something of a job in itself.
Mr.. Sherman got away with 1t last night
in great shape.
He joilied senator Root along and called
on him for a speech. The senator re-
sponded gleefully. He said that the cleo
ton of Sherman to the vice presidency
was a good advertisement for Hamilton
Also, he said. Mr.. Sherman was a good
parliamentarian. Hamilton. he said, would
be one hundred years old three years
every alumnus in the country would be
on hand at the great celebration that was
being planned for the centenary.
Mr.. Sherman spoke feelingly of the in
terest his college mates had shown in his
public career and commented at length
upon the success that many Hamilton
alumni had attained in life. In speaking
of Senator Root. Mr.. Sherman paid high
tribute to the senator's father. who was
a professor at Hamilton for forty years
Some Of the Other Speakers.
Among those who responded to toasts
were G. w. Kellogg. SO. of Bayonne.
~ j.: Rev. n. W. Caldwell. '76. of At
lantic City, N. j.: F. w. Grifiths. SO.
member of the New York state legis-
lature and trustee of the college, and
Representative James McLachlan. rs.
of California.
follows: President. James McLachlan:
first vice president. S. \. d. North. 80.
director of the census: second vice
president. Dr. o. ]. Eddy. SO. pension
office; secretary, r. w. Stone. 90 geo
logical survey: treasurer. J. r. Baker,
90. of solicitors Office. State Depart
ment.
The members Of the new executive
committee are ]. F. Tufts. 10. Lynch
burg. Va; B. r. Johnson, 81. and NJ. E.
Landers. 'O3. of the patent office.
Among those who attended the ban
quet were Judge c. S. Bundy. "a. Mu-
nicipal Court of the District; Frank
Purdy. IL, Lynchburg, Va; Judge J. II.
Shepherd, 10. Muskogee. Okla; Rev.
c. w. Skinner. 81: o. NJ Mears, 81:
A. r. Server, 81: r. n. Brockway. 81:
Prof. E. o. Perry. '03. Washington
School for Boys: c. L. jerks. 'O6; c. c.
Nixon. 'O7; J. D. Meeker, OF, and c. d.
HUNTINGTON, 'OS, OF the patent Office.