Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-21
Sixty Members Of Senior Class
of International College
Guests at Supper.
GARRISON AND
DANIELS ADDRESS THEM
Visitors Lunch at Terminal Y. M.
C. A.-Are on Annual Tour in
Quest of Information.

Sixty members Of the senior class in the
International Y. NJ. c. A. College of
Springfield. Mass, arrived in Washing
ton last evening and are guests for the
day of the Washington Young Mems
Christian Association. They were enter
talned at supper by the high school Bible
classes at the Central Y NJ. c. A, num-
bering about sixty members. and in addi-
ton to an exchange of greetings in in
formal addresses by President L. l.. Dog
gett Of the Springfield College and by
Secretaries Cooper and Chesley of the
Washington association, cheers and songs
gave zest to the occasion.
Following a visit to the boys depart
ment. the visitors listened to an illustrat-
ed lecture on Historic Washington by
Fred L. Fishback, whose collection of
lantern slides gave the audience COM
prehensive story of the founding and de-
velopment Of the nations capital city.
Department Heads Quizzed.
This morning executive heads of the va
rious departments of the Y. NJ. c. A.
in Washington were introduced to the
visitors and an hour and a half session
gave them opportunity to quiz these
specialists about various phases Of the
professional service to which the young
collegians are looking forward. They
comprise embryo general secretaries,
physical directors. directors of educa-
ton. boys work specialists and religious
leaders.
At 11:3o o'clock the visitors were pre-
scented by General Secretary Cooper and
President Doggett to Secretary Bryan OF
the State Department, Secretary Daniels
of the Navy Department and Secretary
Garrison of the War Department. Each
of these officials made a brief speech to
the class, praising the movement which
the members represented and approving
the policy of the leaders in establishing
at Springfield and Chicago special train
ing schools for the purpose of preparing
work now undertaken by these organiza-
tons. The army and navy departments,
of course. came in for special commenda-
ton Of Secretaries Garrison and Daniels,
while Secretary Bryan lauded the relig-
ious motive and the successful methods
of awakening the spiritual life Of men
which the association has pioneered.
At 1890 o'clock the Railroad Terminal
Y. NJ. C. A., which is q branch OF the
metropolitan organization in this CITY,
low, is an alumnus of the Springfield
College, gave the visitors luncheon in its
rooms at the Union station. The serv-
ice of this terminal railroad association
was described in detail by its executive
head. and the visiting seniors were es-
corted throughout the department to see
it in actual operation.
Tour Ends in This City.
The annual tour Of the senior class was
inaugurated three years ago and ends
with the visit to Washington. Other
cities visited include New Haven, Bridge
port, lew York city and Philadelphia.
Five days were spent in New York.
where every phase of work was investi-
gated. The class leaves for Springfield
tonight.
The visiting members of the class in
clude Arthur L. Taylor, president;
Harold S. Laity. secretary; Harry A.
Mills treasurer; Adolph Andersen, H.
Sellers Rogers, F. Schultz, E. J. Hicks,
Earle A. Pritchard, Ray F. Jenney.
William j. Hall, Charles c. Hartman.
B. v. L. Wilson, W. P. H. Van Blyen-
burgh, Edwin c. Stacy, j. Holland,
Harry NJ. Bickford. Karl Raymond.
William D. Mead, W. r. Challice. J. 8.
Nelson, G. Wellington, Thomas F. Will
more. E. H. B. Myers, H. D. Babcock.
Gilbert N. Jerome, Arthur e. Holmes,
Edward D. Gottsch. Earl H. Hobson.
Coburn c. Chapter, Harold S. De
Groot, Louis F. Laun. George w. Car
Miss, Samuel J. Magill, Charles A. Pal
mer, w. Gregory Coffin Harvey A.
Mills, John G. Eadie. Howard NJ. Man
digo. r. H. Mclean, Carl Smith and
Douglas Fryer.
DIR. L. L. Doggett. president of the
college, and DR.. J. II. McCurdy, dean,
accompanied the young men.