The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-03
v. N. c. Alumni
MEETING.
BR. LEWIS PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Banquet Held at the Stafford a Grand
Success.

DIR. Thomas II. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, was the
guest Of honor at the midwinter ban
queto the college Alumni Association,
held at the Stafford, Baltimore, Satur-
day night, and was presented with a
beautiful silver fruit bowl ON a tray,
which was especially designed by Jen-
kins & Jenkins. DR.. Lewis reached
his twenty-ffth year as president OF
the college, and that interesting event
played an important part at the ban
quet. II is planned to have further
celebration OF the anniversary at the
commencement exercises in June, TO
continue a week, and to be attended
by all the former students of the col
lege who are living at the time.
There was no set speeches at the
banquet Mr. Lynn r. Meekins was
the toastmaster, and he called upon a
number of those present, including
some OF the ladies. for few remarks.
Each speaker paid high tribute TO
DR.. Lewis, recalling his splendid work
at the college and referring to his
sterling qualities as a man. DR.. Lewis
was not called upon for speech, but
dress Of Mr.. L. /. Pollitt, president of
the alumni association, in presenting
the silver gift. Dr. Lewis briefly re
viewed the growth of the college since
he became the president. in 1886.
There were at that time 115 students.
More than double that number are
now on the roll. There were so in the
boarding school in 1856. There are
now 1872. The institution has had re-
markable growth in the matter of
building. DR.. Lewis referred with
pride and satisfaction to the fact that
the college has an endowment fund
of SGT ,000, for which he gave Mr. Pollitt
much of the credit.
1t was announced by DR.. Lewis that
the efforts Of the Alumni Association to
add $4,000 to the endowment had
been completed. This brought the fund
up to it's present statue. DIR. Lewis
said it was expected to grow He
thanked the association for the gift of
silver, which was altogether unexpect-
ed by him.
DIR. Lewis said during his address
that he was glad to see that the men
and women who have gone out from
Western Maryland College were MAX
ing their marks in the world. He re-
gretted having reached his silver au-
niversary at the college, because it re
minded him, as he said, that the re-
mainder Of his time there was brief.
A night lettergram was sent to Or.
Joshua w. Herring, conveying the greet
ings and best wishes of the associa-
tion. 1t was the first banquet he has
missed. Greetings were also sent to
Mr.. William G. Baker, Jr., an eX-presi-
dent of the association, who is return
ing from his wedding tour. President
Pollitt paid tribute to the memory of
the late B. Frank Grouse, an ex-presi-
dent OF the association, who died dur
ing the year.
Those who spoke were Mr.. Daniel
Baker, who said that all hoped Mr
Lewis would live to celebrate his 50th
year as president of the college; Mrs.
DR.. Fenby, Rev. III. ID. Mitchell, Frank
Cunningham, Rev. DR.. B. B. James, B.
B. Webster; Rev. A. Norman Ward, Of
Denton; 7. A Murrey, Prof. William
r. Mcdaniel, vice president and
treasurer Of the college; r. r. Car
men, J. w. Chapman, J. Bibb Mills
and others.
Mrs. Lewis, wife of the president OF
the college, was presented with
handsome bouquet of flowers just be-
fore the silver bowl was given to her
husband. The assemblage applauded
vigorously and called on Mrs. Lewis
for a speech. She made a short but
happy and graceful reply.
1t was one Of the best and most en-
joyable banQuets the association has
held. Many ladies were present. The
speeches were short and witty. Sing
ing was one of the pleasant features
OF the evening. All the old songs
were on the program, but the one that
seemed to especially enthuse the ban
queters was Dear Western Maryland.
The college streamers were tastefuIly
displayed about the banquet hall. The
committee which arranged the ban
quet comprised MIR. William G. Baker,
Jr., Rev. DIR. B. B. James, Rev. +. q.
Grouse, Mr.. Lynn r. Meekins, Rev.
Littleton Bennett, Mr.. w. NJ. Lease,
Prof. w. Fl. Mcdaniel and Mr.. J. Bibb
Mills.
Among those present were
DR.. +. e. Klein, Mr.. and Mrs Bibb
Mills, Doctor and Mrs. Edwin B. Fen
by, Mrs. Theodore Kistler, Mr. and
Mrs. L. /. Pollitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Meek
ins, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Smith, Rev.
and Mrs. James III. Straughn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Baker, Miss Edna IT.
Tschudy, Mr.. Burdette B. Webster, Mr.
Robert r. Carman, Mr.. Henry Gilligan,
Rev. l.. /. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
NJ. Lease, Mr.. Emory G. Buckingham,
Or. Thomas o Couse, Miss Jessie Lee
Cochran, DR. b. B. James, DR.. @. I.
Barwick, Mr.. George W.. Dexter, Mr.
and Mrs James w. Chapman, Mr.. Ben
jamin f. Stansbury, Rev. Harry ID.
Mitchell and Mr.. and Mrs. Tromas A..
Murray, all or Baltimore.
DR.. James Z. Shreeve, Jr., Professor
and Mrs William r. Mcdaniel, MIR.
Geo. r. Brown, Mr.. Charles o. Glenn
son, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas III. Lewis,
and Miss Clara Ward Lewis, all of
Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Cunningham,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Topham and Mrs
George W. Earnshaw, all of Washing
ton. A gW @ %N EM @ @-A FM A4
Mrs. Fannie M. Slower, HagerstoWn;
Mrs. Emma Abbott Gage, Annapolis \
Mr.. Holmes ID. Baker, Frederick; Dr.
@. Alfred Shreeve and Dr. James z.
Shreeve, Sr., Ellicott City; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Davis, Shaft; Rev. Jas.
Earle Maloy, Colora; Miss Marie
Sennseny, Union Bridge; Miss Reba
Carey, North East; Mrs. William 4.
Eortham, Solomons; Mr. John Mays
little, Towson; Miss Margaret 8. Mill
zr, Cumberland; Miss Lillian GVeasey,
Pocomoke City; Mr.. Thomas IT,
Smith Hayre de Grace