Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
PRAISE ALMA MATER
Sons of "Pennsy" University
Sing Songs of EuIogy.
GATHER AT ANNUAL DINNER
DR.. William Draper Lewis Their
Guest of Honor.
ADDRESSES THE ASSOCIATION
Representative Covington Of Mary
land Discusses "The Public Duty
of Educated Men"
In DAYS Of old. as we are told,
There lived man named Ben;
A friend was he. and SO are we,
To PENNSYLVANIA men

| There lived man named Ben;
| friend was he. and we,
To Fennsy lvana men.
! This and other songs dear to the hearts
OF all University Of Pennsylvania grad
| yates were features of the annual ban
| quet of the Washington Alumni Society
| of that university at the Raleigh Hotel
! last night.
For nearly a hundred years February
- has been the occasion each year of a
| great celebration at the university in
| Philadelphia. and with the alumni, and
with the alumni of the university scat
tered throughout the country, who gath
er on that day to do honor to their alma
mater. About sixty members of the
Washington alumni society were present
| last night. when George +. Snyder of the
| law class of 'O1 called for order me
! banquet hall was artistically decorated
with the red and blue colors of the uni
| versity and each of the banqueters wore
red and blue cap of Servian type.
Dean Lewis Guest of Honor.
The guest of honor was DIR. William
Draper Lewis, dean Of the law school of
the university, who came to this city for
the occasion. In an address to the So
university from 1881 to the present date
He spoke of the various departments and
of recent changes and improvements
The chief topic of discussion of the
evening was the important part taken
by the Washington society in con-
ference of PENNSYLVANIA clubs held in
New York during the past week for the
purpose of unifying the alumni of the
university. DR.. James G. Mckay. dele
gate of the Washington society to the
conference. made report on what had
been accomplished.
Representative Covington's Theme.
Representative J. Harry Covington of
Maryland, Of the law class Of "a, in re-
spending to the toast. The Public Duty
OF Educated Men, declared it is the duty
of college and university men of Ameri-
Ca to take an active part in the govern
ment.
1t is the duty of college and university
men to exercise an influence in the af-
fairs OF the nation. he said Public
duty Is not discharged, as Is so often
supposed. by voting. Our very institu-
tons depend upon the sound sense and
the integrity OF the whole people; our
safety lies. therefore, in ourselves. Ii
our men OF education devote a part of
| their Work-a-day life to the details of
po!lucs-l do not necessarily mean office
holdng-our public affairs will be con-
Quoted with wisdom and courage. and
the movement toward a progressive and
socially humane democracy will be great
| ly accelerated.
IF America cannot look to her educat-
ed men, to the men from her colleges, to
solve her great problems. where can she
look? When the educated men of this
nation can be induced to shoulder their
full burden of civic responsibility, the
day when justice. truth and courage shall
prevail Will be near at hand. There has
always come an awakened public con-
science to correct the shortcomings and
evils of government that have grown up
In America as result of that complac-
| ency which seems to go hand in hand
| with tremendous material progress and
prosperity"
Attorney General Wickersham, a grad
uate of the law department Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, was to have at
tended the banquet, but was prevented
from doing SO by being called out of
town. He sent a letter of regret, which
| was read to the banqueters.
Members Present.
Among those present were w F.
Baughman. DR.. William Blum, DR.. d. E.
buckingham, jr, III. p. Coffin, John s.
Conway. DR.. Karl c. Corley, Herbert W.
Cornell j. Harry Covington, Mai M. A.
De Ianey, John b. Earnshaw, Dr. Robert
J. Formal. DR.. F. Fremont Smith, Mai
Paul s. Halloran. DR.. D. r. Harper, Sd,
Dr. Henry ]. Harris, Col. P. F.. Harvey,
DR.. George II. Heitmuller, DR. ]. B. Hills,
DR. A. F. A. King. DR.. Chaplain p. King,
Peter koetz. DR.. r. L. Ledbetter, L. NJ
Leisenring. DR.. William Draper Lewis.
John d. Mattson. DR.. James G. Mckay.
Dr. John r. Mohler, DIR. Murray Gait
Motter. DR.. James A. Nelson, B. NJ New
bold: Marshall 8 Reynolds, DR.. Stirling
Ruffin. Prof. Thomas w. Sidwell. DR.
John O. Skinner. George f. Snyder. DIR.
A. l.. Stavely. DIR. p H. Steltz, Dr. W. W.
Stewart. Dr. John P. Turner, John B.
Iuttle, Clarence II. Walker. DR. William
c. Woodward, DR.. H. c. Yarrow. L. Rms
sell Alden. DR.. A b. Crane Dr.. A. D.
Weakley, John j. keenen and DR.. William
DevereauX.