The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-14
GRADUATES OF THE CONNER
cEAL DEPARTMENT OF ST.
THOMAS COLLEGE HOLD FIRST
ANNUAL REUNION-BANQUE
AT THE RADlSSoN LARGELY
ATTENDED-ELEcTIoN OF OFF,
GERS.

Although the College of ST. Thomas
has an Alumni Association open to
all its graduates it has been deemed
advisable to organize the Alumni of
the Commercial DEPARTMENT into--as
separate body With this end in view
special efforts were made during the
past year to locate all who received
their business training at the college
and to bring together as many as pos
sible for the purpose of forming an
organization.
The suggestion met with hearty
acceptance, and during the past few
months arrangements were made for
the launching of the association at a
banquet to which were invited all the
graduates whose names and addresses
were known to those in charge of the
arrangements.
The banquet was held last Monday
night at the Radisson Hotel, Mime
apolis, and was attended by more
than one hundred and fifty graduates
of the Commercial Department from
different parts of the Northwestern
States. They had as guests the Very
Reverend Rector of the college, many
members of the faculty and a number
of business men from the Twin Cities
who have shown special interest in
the welfare of the commercial depart
ment.
It was a very enjoyable function
one that will not soon be forgotten by
those who participated in it. Old &C
auaintances were renewed and new
ones formed. A very large number of
those who were present occupy i'm
portant positions in the business life
of the Northwest, and give promise
of greater success in their chosen
lines of activity.
During the progress of the banquet
a number of vocal and instrumental
selections we're rendered by members
of this years graduating class under
the direction of Professor Pardo. At
it's conclusion the POSTMASTER, Roy
J. Mordaunt, welcomed the Alumni
and their guests and stated the pur-
pose of the reunion. Toasts we're re
sponded to by Gilbert w. Cass, Jo-
seph C. Hickey and James Shea of the
Alumni Association; Mr.. H. w. Par
ker. cashier of the Merchants Ma.
tional Bank, st. Paul; Mr. j. A. Harti
gan, a former professor at the col
lege; Mr.. H. A. Willoughby, cashier
of the First National Bank, Mime
apolis; Professor Probst, and Rev. M
A. Ryan, of the Commercial Depart
ment: Rev. j. Dunphy, Vice Presl
dent, and the Very Rev. H. Moynihan
President of the college, all of whom
congratulated the graduates on the
success which they had already
achieved and urged them to greater
efforts in living up to the high ideals
of Christian character and business
integrity inculcated by their Alma
Mater.
Before the hour set for the ban.
quet a meeting was held at which
the Alumni Association was organized
with the following officers: President
R. ]. Mordaunt, '09, attorney at law,
Minneapolis; Vice President, ]. H.
Rochon, '06, private secretary to the
chief engineer, Northern Pacific Rail
way Co., st. Paul, Mimi; Secretary
Treasurer, Rev. NJ A. Ryan, St
Thomas College, St. Paul; Committee
on Socials: p W. Clemens, '05, secre
tary and director, Northern Trust Co.
Fargo, N. D.; j. A. Shea, OF, store
keeper, Duluth Union Depot, Duluth
Mimi; J. ]. Meagher, '04, general man
ager, Belmont-Lester Co., stocks and
bonds, Chicago. H.; F. r. Lally. '06
travelling salesman, Curtice Bros. Co.