The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-04
|UP FOR PROF. REESE
IDGE BOND MADE AN ELOQUENT
ENDRESS and PRESENTED The CUP.
Grouse Presided and DIR. Herring
Was POSTMASTER.

nr lanes w. Reese, who has been
beloved professor Of ancient lam
kagps at Western Maryland College.
#estminster. for exactly 40 years,
* the guest of honor at the seventh
Wnual mid-winter banquet Of the
hrlmni Association of the college in
w Hotel Belvedere Saturday night.
Me distinguished service he has rem
1red the institution was the subject
all the addresses, and he was pre-
Hted a beautiful silver loving cup
Judge James a. @. Bond, on be-
Nil of the citizens of Westminster.
Reese's initials are in gold on one
Me of the cup, aDd on the opposite
W. is the name Of the college, also
gold and can be seen at the jewelry
bre of James H. Cassell, East Main
Meet. where it il on exhibition.
nudge George Gray, Of Wilmington,
Mo was a classmate of DIR. Reese at
&nceton, came to Baltimore espec-
Wv to attend the dinner. He sat at
M professors left at the guest table.
Wthe course Of a short address Mr..
hnzo l.. Miles said that if the Dem
#atic party ever wanted real presl-
initial timber it would have to look
Delaware. Judge Gray has fire.
NAntly been mentioned for the presi-
'hcv. and Mrs. Miles reference to
h was received with great applause.
Many ladies graced the occasion by
Wir presence, and 1t was one OF the
@st delightful banquets held in Bal
Wpre
Mr. BENJAMIN F. Grouse, president
the Alumni Association, presided
#r the banquet, and Dr. Joshua w.
hing, state comptroller, was the
B tmaster. The hall was handsome
decorated with flags and colors of
MN college. DR.. Herring sounded the
mote of the evening when he said
WV purpose of the banquet was TO
mphasize our love and admiration
our dear Professor Reese" He
.h that Professor Reese was the
H RENE Court of the board OF trus-
MINI and the faculty, as we'll" DR..
ing went on to say that the pres
|Ne of Professor Reese in the faculty
Western Maryland College did more
hive it the impress of a college
n anything else in it's history.
#resident Lewis, Of the college, was
MN first speaker. He paid a glowing
WV lte to Professor Reese. He said
NEas the only man, living or dead,
WY has passed upon every graduate
Nh the college. DIR. Lewis gave an
resting history of DR.. Reese's con-
|NEion with the institution, pointing
that he took up his life work there
February %, 1870, and declaring
nk he gave the college its first ad-
Wke in the educational world.
MHr. Lynn r. Meekins, editor OF the
HNEmore Star, was the second speak
M Mnd his subjectwas His Students.
WY Meekins paid a beautiful tribute
mr. Reese.
Ke, your old Students" he said,
NNht you to know that if we have
XXI done so we'll as we should have
NNNA we have done better than we
I'D have done because we knew
RW We want you to know that in
MINI souls is arrogance sweeter than
WNNe hyacinths- the fragrance OF the
MNh days when beloved teacher en-
Z our hearts and found there a
MMAe which shall be sacred to his
|H& ory and guarded by our love SO
|M@ as life shall last"
ter Mr.. Meekins had taken MS
HMM DR.. Herring announced that ten
Iimhtes would be devoted to those
HN pn the program, but who might
MMk to say something to DR.. Reese.
HWWral responded. Prof. William X.
|MN Rniel, who, by the way, celebrated
wy Eenty-fifth anniversary Of his con-
hNREpn with Western Maryland Col
'X Saturday, read a number OF let
HNMN kilograms and messages from
pns who had been invited to the
HMWnet but who were prevented from
AAnk present. One was Prof. Wood
NW Wilson, of Princeton. He sent
Inn congratulations and best wishes
RNr Reese, and said he deeply re-
ed his inability to attend the ban
HN9 in his honor. Prof. Mcdaniel
NNA read resolutions adopted at a
X ng of the faculty on Friday
ding congratulations and eX-
king sincere esteem and affection
Dr. Reese. Papers were also read
M the Irving Literary Society, the
NWB ter Literary Society, the Brown
literary Society and the Philoma-
N Society.
behalf of Door to Virtue Lodge
asons, Westminster. DR.. Lewis
oodward presented DIR. Reese q
1ful bouquet of roses. the as
age broke into hearty applause
e the flowers were laid in front
honored guest. MIR. Miles made
ddress just after this presenta-
He adverted the fact that he IL
led to woman suffrage, despite
Presence Of the ladies, and said
the privilege of the ballot in the
V$ Of the woman would no doubt
f another cause for divorce.
presentation Of the loving cup
last. Judge Bond, in his ad-
drew two pictures Of Western
land College. The first was a.
peared when he first saw IL, ia
AT that time, he said, there was
single building and it the most
Fardlooking figure Of building
rustic carpentry ever designed
pther picture was Of the college
with it, magnificent buildings
Enlarged grounds. He said thai
matter of tasteful arrangements
rounds and assembling of tbs
lngs, no other educational instf.
Of Maryland has a higher order
pw. HN
speaker also referred to tht
contrast from a monetary stand.
IL said when the property frs
into the hands of the Methodist
Stant Church the value of the
all told would not have reached
V. Now the actual value, baset
the expenditure, is between
cO OF 100000. He also avowet
mercenary standard b. discard
pd a more refined test substitu