The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-14
w. N. ALUMNI BANQUET A GREAT
SUCCESS.
Lantern Slides Give Scenes ut College
Many Speeches Made and Col
Iege Songs Sung.

Sons and daughters or western
Maryland College, from points scat
tered throughout the adjoining states,
gathered last Friday night at the
Hotel BelYedere, Baltimore, to honor
their alma mater at the tenth annual
midwinter banquet The banquet hall
was scene of the rarest beauty, dec
Grated with the college penants of
yellow, green and gold, and thronged
with beautiful daughters of the col
lege and her sons, many of whom are
now prominent in social and public
life.
An elaborate menu was served while
enhancing music was being rendered
by stringed orchestra. Covers we're
laid for more than a hundred guests
A surprise was arranged by the
committee, for in the place Of set
speeches series of stereopticon
pictures were thrown upon a screen
at one end of the room depicting those
prominently connected with the col
lege and scenes on the campus which
brought back many fond recolleetions
to those present and called forth
rousing cheers. At intervals between
the pictures the POSTMASTER, Rev.
James Henry Stranghn, of Laurel,
Del, called upon some of those pres
ent for short speeches, the topics OF
which were suggested by pictures.
Dr. Thomas H. Lewis, president OF
the college, made one of the principal
speeches of the evening Following
this address the familiar songs Of the
college days were sung over again by
those present, under the leadership OF
Henry GilIgan.
Mr.. Lynn r. Meekins made an ex-
eellent speech, confessing that as he
was candidate for recollection to the
Office of president of the alumni asso-
citation, half of the membership OF
which Is composed Of women. he was
unequivoeally in favor of woman suff-
rage, following In the steps of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He paid an eloquent
tribute to the college and to the an
nual association. Others who spoke
were Rev. 7. o. Grouse, Daniel Baker,
Mrs. u. d. Fenby, l. |. Pollitt. DIR.
William r. Mcdaniel and Samuel r.
Harris, Of Henderson. n. c.
Among those present were: Rev
T. o. Grouse. Mr.. and Mrs. y. G..
Baker, Miss c. w. Willis. Mr.. and Mrs
William ". Lease Miss Caroline May
VA anu III D " 4 BUILD
Mrs. Carrie Grouse. Z. H. Murray, G.
]. Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". Smith, Mrs. J..
Fowler, Mr. and Mrs J. b. Mills, /. l.
Pollitt, sweetzer LInthicum. DR. and
Mrs. e. b. Fenby, Howard Lewis,
Henry Giligan, Rev. Kenneth &. Muir
ray, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A Meyers. Mr.
and Mrs. T w. Donohoe, Robert X.
Carman. Z. Jones. B E. Fleagle. Sam
uel Van Mort, James w Chapman,
Rev. f. Z. Klein, Or and MIR { A
Shreeye. Miss NJ Agnes Lease. A
Phitsch. Jr.. Prof c s Wills. Miss T.
Kenly, Mr.. and Mrs Lynn r. Meeklns,
Miss Mildred Haddaway, Mis- A.
Fisher. Miss Helen Ringroae. Mrs
Theodore kiatler Dr. i. b. Jones and
Miss Charlotte Grouse. all Of nalti-
more.
Mrs. ] L. Shepherd. Mddetown.
Del. Mr. and Mrs. 7. 4. Davis vii
mington. Del; In II. c. Conrad.
Rev. II. 7. Yokoy IA Japan. MIsa q
Waters. Savage: Mr. ] l. Kerr. Mrs.
L. r. Jordan. Cambridge. Md. IT II
D. Baker. Mrs G. 4 McCleaFy. Fred
erick, Md. Mrs. y y. Percy. Vienna.
Md; Mr.. and Mrs. George ToDham,
Washington. ID. {. Miss Margaret
Miller. Cumberland Nd. Or ]. r.
ShreeYe. IT. Miss = Day, EIIlcott
City; Rev. ]. II. straughn. 1T. and
Mrs, J. Z Elliott. Laurel, Del Miss
g. w. Price. Elkton. Nd; J. Z Maloy,
Colora. Nd: Miss Addie Pollitt. Sails
bury, Nd: Mr.. and Mrs. A. \ Ward.
Denton. Nd: r Z Galbrcath. Dover.
Col. Mr. and Mrs Il L. Fooka. Sew
York, Mir Grace + Steele. Mr. and
Mrs. !. 4 Cunningham, Miss 4. l.
Stem, Or. and Mr.. William I Me
Daniel, Miss Agnes Reese M. and
Mrs. ]. Z Nant2. Mr. and Mrs. Hobby.
Miss Mamie Lease. Miss Robinson.
CharleH o Clemson Miss Elizabeth
Trump. ! H. RUSSELL Dr. and Mira.
7, II lewis. Misses Marjorie and
Clara Lewis, Mr. and MrH I. o.
Crime Jr., DR.. and Mrs Charles
r.. Foatz. of Westminster. Samuel
Harris. Henderson. \ g, and Wilbur
Hubbard 1hpgtertuun Md