Evening star., 1909-06-10
G. ". U. RECEPTION AND BALL
COMMENCEMENT IS BROUGHT
TO BRILLIANT CLOSE,
More Than Two Hundred Graduates,
With an Equal Number Of
Friends, Attend Function.

With an Equal Number Of
Friends, Attend Function.
More than two hundred graduates of
George Washington University, having
| received their diplomas In the morning.
went last night with an equal number OF
friends and relatives to the reception and
ball to the graduating classes. held at
Rauscher's The entertainment was CIV
| en- by the faculty and trustees Of the uni
versity. but was under the charge of the
association Of class presidents.
| AS the students, both men and women,
with their invited guests. arrived about y
| O'Clock, they were greeted at the en-
trance to the ballroom by DR.. Charles ".
Needham, president of the university,
with Mrs. Needham. and by other mem
bers Of the receiving party, including DR..
and Mrs. Richard Harlan. DR.. and Mrs.
H. C. Thompson. Prof. and Mrs. w. r.
Vance, DR.. and Mrs. Hodgkins, and Prof
w. A. Wilbur: Commissioner Macfar
land. who is chairman of the board of
| trustees, was present with Mrs. Macfar-
land, and met many of the students.
After the reception the large ballroom
was crowded with young couples. and
as section of the Marine Band started
to play a waltz. THE Language of Flow
ers" the dancing began. From then on
until nearly 2 o'clock this morning
waltzes and two-steps followed in quick
succession, with short intermission for
supper. All the flowers from. the stage
at the graduating exercises seemed to
have been carried to the ballroom by the
dancers. There were no other decora-
tions AS the dancing ceased and the
students returned home in little groups
many declared that the reception and
ball were in many respects the most de-
lightful parts of all the graduating ex-
erciSeR
Exchange Their Farewells.
The dancing was not the only feature
of the evenings entertainment. In all
the rooms on the second and third floors
little informal receptions were held,
where groups of students discussed the
commencement exercises of the morning,
| their plans for the future, and as their
college courses would no longer bring
them together. how they could arrange
to continue the friendships made during
college days.
Everybody seemed happy that the WORK
of years had been successfully COM
pleted. but there were also many express
sions of regret that college days were
over; and in many respects those who
told of their plans to return for post
graduate courses were envied by their
felloW-students whose collegiate work
The members of the association of class
presidents who arranged the reception
and dances were complimented for the
program they had prepared. DR.. II. w.
Houghton. who received the degree of Phi.
D. in the morning, was president Of the
association. The other members were
NJ. w. Winters, B. H. Bailey, w. F. Nc
Laughln. A. S. Davidson. A. NJ. Daniels.
vile. E. p. Gates. J. r. Curl. F. K.
Maxcy, H. Lower. H. C. Hall, A. C.
Smith. c. A. Fisher, c. e Young, A. C.
Calvert, G. W. Sherry. w. F. Crafts,
George T. Bean. c. w. Henderson and
Douglas Tschiffely.
Some of Those Present.
Among the graduates and their friends
who attended the dance were Prof. and
Mrs. John Paul Earnest, DR.. and Mrs.
D. X. Shute. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Small,
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Richardson, the
Misses Irene and Neome Richardson. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Weber and Miss M l. Weber, Mr.:
and Mrs: E. T. Brandenburg.- Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Clephane. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
R. Rhees. Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Goche-
nour, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilmer Lati-
mes' s Mr. and Mrs; go, g: D, IS SWEET s Rev. +.
George L. Weiles. DR.. and Mrs. e. P.
Keneipp, Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Hill. Mr..
and Mrs c. Q. Cannon. DR.. j. L. Brooks.
Mrs. R. a; Allen. the Misses Helen
Haines. Clara Clements. L. willoughby.
Redman. Anne Winbeck. Louise Vein
meyer. Nellie MCGEE, NJ. c. Etheridge
M 6eneo
b Barbour. G: I. Curl. Bait Lily A
Acker. Mary Stewart. yeerhall. Fran
ces Horn. Marguerite Phillips. Enola
Nnrx Myyrl To -
tenger, Roberta c. Morgan, NJ Sterner.
Ruth Field. Lucinda Pennebaker, H. Gal
loway. Viola Matlock, Rebecca Ross, Dor
othy Munroe. Helen Mcleod, Alice Bur
Smith, n. T. O'Hare, Marguerite Weller.
Elliott Jennie Meyer, Genevieve Simms.
May Cooke. katherine harrington. L. E.
Connor. Mary Brashears. Lucille Goodloe.
Clements. J. T. Ragsdale. F. l. Kelly and
r. f. Brscoe. E P. Gates. DR.. G. w.
Angelo. ]. NJ. Cunning. E. g. Lorenzen.
A. b. Reavis. J. Frank Seller. E c.
Stowell. g. Poole. r E. Whiting. F. ].
veihmeyer. H. Y. Smith. r. H. Blakesley.
H. D. Rouzer, C. p. Wilson. w. s. Ste
venson. DR.. ]. E. Lind. DR.. w. p. Wood,
DR.. Frank Mclaughlin, Prof. Charles 8.
Smith. w. L Pollard. r. W. Hynson.
Petrovitch. F; n1 f Frank an Ellis A. r. Schultz.
M. w. Ball, j. R. Curl, Titus Ulke, b.
H. Bandollar, X G. Acker, R. L. J. New
houser. J. w. Henderson. L. II. Call. DR..
s. Boyce Pole. g. H Rooms. jr... DR.. E.
Winter George w. yesterday, H. T. Far
mer, ]. P. Farmer. Dr. Robert III. Duen-
ner. DIR. G. F. White. D. M. Earll w. c.
Carpenter. DR.. H. s. Medford. Dr. ]. B. H.
Waring, DR.. H. G. Simons. T. B. Adams.
H. H. Gordon. c. W. Eldredge. H. W.
Draper, ]. r. Truesdell. o. l.. Horn. 1.
j. Wilson. w. Grant Webster. S. F. Sher
wood, w. H. Barnard, G. N. Acker. G.
l. Ambrose. ]. C. zirkle. A. NJ. Daniels.
C. o. Mckay. T. L. Moody, A. Min Frias.
Philip H. Ward. jr.. E. w. Brown. DR..
A. Kemble. w. J. Curran, DR.. A. s. Da-
wilson, c. r. Irby, l.. r. Manville. F. w.
Dahn, c. P. Hidden and ]. G. Powell.
IN MRS. BOYLE'S BEHALF.
Action Taken to Obtain Her Release
From Prison.
MERCER, Pa, June 1O.-Formal action |
uos taken Yesterday nv William r Me- |