Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-21
ALUMNI Of BOWDO|N
At ANNUAL BANQUET
Association Listens to EuIo-
gies of Late Senator Frye.
The Guests.

Members of the Bowdoin College Alum
nj Association of Washington, with in
vfted guests, banqueted in the oak room
at the New Raleigh last night, sang col
lege songs. told college stories and lis
tened to eulogies of the late Senator
Frye of Maine and of other alumni who
died within the last year.
The guests of especial honor were Sem
ator Nelson of Minnesota and Prof Ken
meth C. NJ Sills. dean of the faculty of
Bowdoin. VINO represented the college at
the banquet
A brief social, "get-acquainted" season
preceded .the banquet. which was served
at o'clock. Between the courses num-
Der of songs of old Bowdoin were led by
Messrs. Reside and Turpin, the ban
aueters, from the oldest alumnus present,
the youngest son of Bowdoin, j. c. White,
class of IL, joining Justify in the cho-
ruSeS.
Tributes to Former Senator.
The addresses began with the demi-
tasse, the first speaker being Senator
Nelson, who delivered a glowing eulogy
on the late Senator Frye Represent
ative Daniel ]. McGillicuddy of Maine
followed the senator from Minnesota,
paying a high tribute to the personal
side of Senator Frye's character. IL
Illustrating the hold the deceased senator
had on the people of his community,
Representative McGillicuddy said that,
shortly before the death of Senator Frye.
in conversation with the speaker, the
senator said that in the whole of his
public career. extending from 1851 to
1911. he never had had a contest for any
h. Il 49, L., l.
clared. was the highest evidence of the
confidence which the people of Maine
had in the integrity and honesty of
William p. Frye.
THE world he said, will remember
him as a statesman. We remember him
as big. loyal-hearted friend and neigh
Dor. who left the world better because
he lived in it
Good Word for Bowdoin.
Dean Stills, in his remarks, said that
Bowdoin has 1,Ss1 living alumni. OF
these, the addresses of thirty are I'M
known. The others, he said, are located
in every state of the Union except Della
ware, which has none. Forty Bowdoin
alumni, he said. live in the District of
Columbia, the most of them being in
government employ. Dean Stills appealed
to the alumni to exert their influence in
traditions and the influence she has
exerted over the characters and minds
of those who have studied beneath her
roof may become more widely known.
Senator Johnson, telling Of a trip he
made to Washington several years ago,
said: ION that occasion 1 visited the
Capitol. Presiding over the House was
Speaker Thomas B. Reed. Passing on to
the Supreme Court chamber. l found
Chief Justice Fuller presiding over the de-
lieh hOdV-
the Senate and looking down from the
gallery, l saw Senator Frye in the pres.-
dents chair These three men, Reed.
Fuller and Frye. were all Maine men. and
Johnson referred to the fact that Bow
dom is still small college. and de-
clared that he is glad of it. In large
college or university, he said, the student
smaller institution more coieSe goes
through the student.
Other speakers were Gen. Ellis Spear.
Representative F. c. Stevens of Mime
sofa, who presided at the banquet; Ricn-
ard B. Dole, who spoke for the younger
alumni. and J. C. White. whose topic
was THE Youngest Alumni.
Election of Officers.
Officers elected during the dinner to
serve during the ensuing year were:
President, Senator Charles +. Johnson;
first vice president. Representative F. {.
Stevens; second vice president. Repre-
sentative Daniel J. McGillicuddy: treas
urer, Cen Ellis Spear; recording secre-
tary Rev. Frank Sewall; corresponding
secretary, c. II. Hastings; executive COM
mittee. Gen. Spear. G. H. Hastings. Rich
ard b. Dole and DIR. Paul Preble.
Alumni and guests present at the din
w Butterfield. 81: DR.. Charles w.
Davis. SO; Richard B. Dole. 'O2: Charles
A. F'lagg. "a; c. H. Hastings. 81;
dan. '5s: w. c. Kendall, 80: Gen. S. l.
Kimball 80: D. J. McGillicuddy. 81: Dr.
T. F. Murphy. 80; Joseph c. Pearson, 90;
Benjamin w. Pond. 81; Charles w. Por-
ter. '43: DIR. Paul Preble. '03; III. l. Prince
CO; Richard Rathbun: DR.. ]. r. Ridlon,
'O3: Rev. Frank Sewall. 90: Col Edward
Simonton, 81: Gen. Ellis Spear. IS; F. G
Stevens, 81 Col. A. L. Vamey, 81; c. n
Verrill. 81: J; c; White. II; Dr. G; NJ.
Whitaker, -. Guests: Senator Nelson,
Prof. X. c. NJ. Stills. Paul Brockett
Messrs Reside. Spear and Turpin.