The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-02
SPEAKER CANNON
CANNOT ATTEND
The CEREMONIES
Distinguished Statesman De-
clines Invitation to Come to
EarIham's Big Birthday
Party"
UNCLE JOE FORMERLY
J. ATTENDED COLLEGE
Arrangements for the BANQUET
Are Now Being Made by the
Committee Exercises for
A Week. ~.-

Uncle" Joe Cannon. speaker Of the
National house OF representative, will
not attend the banquet At Earlham COL
lege ON the evening OF Juno Is, which
is to be held In commemoration OF the
fiftieth anniversary Of the founding Of
the institution.
Speaker Cannon was q student at
the college when IL was known rs
boarding school," and though his stay
was not long. he always has displayed
tenderness for the Quaker seat OF
learning. President Kelly sent the
speaker an invitation to be present It.
and participate In the festivities Of an
niversary week, and has received Q
letter In response. In which Uncle
Joe" regretfully declines. saying that
tariff legislation now pending In con-
gress. precludes the possibility of his
getting away even for q day or two.
Arrange 0anqust.
Arrangements for the banquet are
being made by the committees In
charge. 1t is probable that the affair
will BE- held at the Coliseum II It il
found Earlham hall II too small.
Judging from the number Of accept
ances Of Invitations rendered former
students and alumni there will BE- sev-
eral hundred present The program
is in charge Of Mrs. John H johnson.
and \ committee. and - practically
complete.
The banquet viii be The climax q
Of the anniversary. An efNurt b b.
ing nade % -heve ct least enc mesnoR
q each class Of the any yeaf6 pssosat.
Considerable success In this effort -
being met and by the time for the
holding OF the banquet II u believed
! that enough accepeances Of Invitations
will be received to carry out this fea-
ture Of the affair.
Will Give Responses.
Among those invited to respond to
toasts at the banquet are. Albert H.
votaw OF Philadelphia. who graduated
in 1874; Morris Wright. Of Milford. In
diana, q member Of the class Of 1870.
| who 10 the only living member: Sum
ter Haynes Of Indianapolis. Mrs.
Charles Rowand Of Marion and Q NUM-
Der Of others. Music appropriate for
the occasion will feature the banQuee.
At the afternoon meeting at Land-
ley Hall. "reminiscences Of the old times
will be given by different visitorA Ad-
dresses by members Of the faculty
will also be given. Prof. E1beft Rms
eel will speak on "Earlham In the
Present." Prof Harlow Lindley. Earl
ham in the past" and President Kelly
on "Earlham In the Future"
There II q long. list Of former stu-
dents who have been Invited to attend
and give their recollections Of student
days. senator Dixon. q close friend
of President Kelley and his class mate
at Earlham. is one Of the most promi-
nent persons who n expected TO b
present.
Some u Netabisa
| Dr. Caswell Graves. Of the faculty oe
Johns Hopkins University: Dr.. Eras-
tus Test Of Purdue University faculty:
DR.. Caroline Miles Hill. secretary a
the Illinois Equal Suffrage assoc1a-
tion. with headquarters at Chicago.
and q member of the graduating claso
Of 1887. Dr. william Hill Of Univsrsity
Of Chicago. will be here. and probably
make short responses. Among Others
who are expected are: Judge vinson
Carter Of the superior court Of Indian
apolis, Thomas Charles Of Chicago. IN
old boarding school student: MoFdecai
Morris White. president Of the Fourth
National bank Of Cincinnati. another
old boarding school student. and Dr..
City college, graduate Of Eariham ID