The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
NOTABLE BANQUET BY THE ALUMNI OF
 WASHINGTON AND LEE
President George T. Denny and Dr. Campbell Guests of
 Honor Last Night
LOCAL ALUMNI CHAPTER
 FULL OF ENTHUSIASM
Dr. Denny Speaks on the Institution's Ideals nnd Dr. Campbell Tells of Some of the University's
 Past Achievements

In honor of Dr. George T. Denny, president, and Dr. John l.. Campbell, secretary treasurer of Washington and Lee university. the local alumni of that old and splendid institution banqueted last night at the Southern club.
 It was one of those occasions which call halt in the tawdry progress of mind to lighter and better thinks. It was one of those occasions which send thought hastily backward into that region the inhabitants of which are young and, as a rule, chivalrous.
 So successful was the banquet of the Washington and Lee alumni, as mat ter of fact, that each man around the board felt himself scarcely out of his teens-so cleverly works ina gination when memory vies with eloquence and wit.
 The banquet hall of the club was charmingly decorated for the enter tainment of the college men. An elab crate menu had been prepared and the programme, entirely informal in Its nature, was carried out without a per ceptible pebble.
 The Alumni Present
 Borden Burr, the well known local attorney served as toastmaster. and though in the beginning he disclaimed the ability to add to the lustsr of his alma mater, his tribute was glowing in it's every detail. and came, appar- ently, from the depths of his being Every speaker, as a matter of fact, paid fervent respects to the institution en- dowed by the Father of his Coun- try" and shaped policy by "Marse' Robert Lee.
 The principal speakers of the even- ing were the guests of honor, Dr. Denny and Dr. Campbell. Judge Thomas G. Jones, the only guest not an alumnus of Washington and Lee. paid numerous and high compliments to the rival of his alma mater, the Virginia Military institute. Among other speakers were Judge Sam Green, Judge Noah T. Fea- gin, Col. T. O.. Smith, the Rev. Will loughy N. Claybrook. Alex c. Birch E. W. Barrett, pr. Robert Nelson, Prof w. 1uHn anu N '. htdHS.
 In addition to the guests of honor and Judge Jones. the following alumni participated in the banquet: Border Burr, A. c. Birch, E. W. Barrett. Judge Sam Green, Judge Noah T. Feagin, Col T. o. Smith, Rev. W. N. Claybroolk, VII T. Dunne, Dr. A. F. Toole. w. G. Mont gomery, Alex Dearborn, Prof. W. P Gull Hood pr. Robert Nelson, Beach Chenoweth R. P. Means. Robert Barnett. William Streit, Earl Lewis, Kirby Sevier, Carl ton Henely, Mercer Medium. H. P Stiles, Edwin Baugh and Sorsby Jem- ison.
 pr. Denny Speaks
 pr. Denny, following a yell in his honor and song the burden of which was Does anybody here know Denny D-e-n-n-y-?" expressed great pleasure at the strength of the local alumn chapter, its evident virility, and the general esprit de corps of his fellow banqueters. Having thus paved tho way for comments corning the In stitution the present head of which he is, the distinguished educator said:
 Tn recent years the growth and de velopment of Washington and Lee have been remarkable. The resources, equip ment and endowment have been dou. bled in ten years. In the same length oi time the enrolment of students has been trebled. l desire to emphasize the prominence of the alumni of the insti- tuition in every walk of life, which fact was forcibly thrust home in the recent appointment of Justice Lamar to po- sition on the supreme court of the United States. The representatives oi Washington and Lee are in large mum Der in the congress of the nation among the governors of states, the SUI preme court judges, and others whc have been elevated to rank on account of their worth and integrity.
 ''The traditions and memories of the historic and famous institution are being maintained. The institution is loyal tc the past and is ready and willing to meet the problem of today and of the future The chief object of the university is the training of men for the duties of life, the equipment of young America for the manifold problems, the proper solution oi which means much for the welfare of the country And the atmosphere wherein this training is being accomplished is, am happy to say, one of sound learning of gracious dignity and high moral obli. gation.
 A National InstitutiOn
 'The position of Washington and Lee among the colleges of the country is unique Such an institution is destined tC become as great in power and influence as it is now in character. The south should be proud of Washington and Lee and the people of the south should re- joice to stand behind it and make it still stronger, still greater and of still more use than it is today.
 "Washington and Lee Is national insti. tuition. Thirty-fve states and foreign coun- tries are represented in its membership The day is coming when the nation will count this great college among it's price less assets No other institution stands higher in all the true essentials of great. ness"
 Mir Denny is a forceful speaker, and through his lines runs bit of eloquence and'a continual spatter of gentle humor