Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-29
Of ST.
LOUIS COLLEGE
RECORD AFFAIR
More Than Two Hundred As.
seFnble Around the Festive
Board

Besides breaking the record for at
tendance, the annual reunion Of st
lLcuk College Alumni Association
Saturday evening fully kept up the
standard CT the organization in other
features. In the year past the associ'
atom has been doubled in member.
ship, through the exertions e. Presi.
dent Ben Hollinger and his executive
colleagues. ID - -.sft-
For the celebration time time co...
tisticn. Was substituted. for the old-tIme
luau, splendid Tepast Of cold turkey
tand other cssoice yiands being spread
In the dining hall. Prior to assemb.
ling around the tables there was q
reception at the Brothers home on
the grounds. where the clergy and
the faculty welcomed the alumni and
guests - - =, !. : p, :, l. * =, .s,,
Bishop Iibert had the central seat
at the chief guest table across the
head Of the han, Mayor Fern and G.
H. Cottrill being on his right and
Toastmaster J. W. Asch and Delegate
lkalanisnaole on his left The com
pany filled the entire hall, numbering
about 900. This years graduating
class OF II was given special posi-
tien. - s. ]. qSs. s. -, q &,
AZ the service Of coffee, the toast
master began calling what proved TO
be long list of speakers, music by
the alumni orchestra coming between
the speeches. IN addition to the In.
strumentalists, the College Glee club,
composed Of the teaching Brothers.
msde one appearance, beautifully
singing some oldtime songs. In the
order called, the speakers were:
His E,ordship Biship Libert. Broth
Ter Henry: dfrector. Of the college: Emil
a. Berndt. d. Logan, Brother Frank.
director of st Anthony's school, Wal
Iuku, and one of the members of the
original faculty sot St. Louis, Ben Hol-
finger. president or the association:
Hon. Jonah KaIanianaole, Jnos C. Lane,
Harry E. Murray. George 3. EchTadar,
Mayor III Fern. Charles Il. Rose.
brother Louis. w. r.. harrington, C..
II. CpttrilI and Al. D., Castro
early In the program the toastmas-
ter read a. letter from iBr1ther Bert
ram. the first director Of the college.
conveying his greetings tnethe alumni
IS Brother Henry speech was huntor-
Gus In high degree, but also carried
much wholesome advice to the young
er, members. He called the roll OF his
class of 30 years ago. which. inclHled.
Sheriff Rose and two or three others
present The college was. putting mp
a 6.room concrete building, Brother,
Henry snnounced,t and there would be.
4 debt Of $40 1000 ON that account for
its friends TO meet He urged on the
alumni and students remembrance of
the college, motto BE mindful and
faithful :, q Il.
President Hcllinger related, the adj,
.dition of 100. per cent TO the associa-
ton membership the past year, con-
GLIDING. I will never give uD until
see the alumni with, membership
OF one thousand ss.s.t 3 - * rs IS
Sheriff Rose told of the origin, of
the association. which was started IS
the st Lonis College Literary Society;
on the day the revolution Of 1896
broke out. its charter members being
William larrett Paul Jarret. H II
Murray, Charles Murray Jas. ii. Holt.
Jas. Thompson, John Crowder and c.
II. Rose Brother ThoT7as aided In
the work u. organizing. r%@+ II. - =
Toastmaster Asch rad letters Of;
regret for inability to be present from
George j. Cooper and Joe ,Kunewa
# Maui and Judge W. J. Robinson,
John A. Hughes and G. +. Alfonso II
Honolulu. -. s::iys@,ezs
Delegate Kalanianaole's address
was mostly devoted to highly en-
tsltaInlrg description Ut the inside
workings Of Congress. H. +
Brother Louis gave an account of
the graduating class of 1914 Three
were in the commercial department
and eight in the college preparatory
course. OF the latter, two were going
to work In the Honolulu Iron Works. a
fact that gave the speaker accession
to say word on the dignity of labor.
"A good mechanic will always find
job" he observed. The other six he
supposed would go to college and he
thought the favored institution would
be Creighton college first, then ST
Mary's, Dayton, Ohio, and Notre
Dame with possibly two or three en-
tering the College of Hawaii. \
Mr. Harrington, delivered an elo-
Quent: address to the ST, Louis boys
Of all ranks and ages, upon, their op.
portunities and responsibilities He
spoke Of the. practical education the
College Of Hawaii offered i. :
;Mr. Cottrill, who had asked that he
be called last, rose at nearly midnight
and delivered feeling address On
the breadth of sentiment he had found
In Honolulu in tn three years of his
residence. For years L had prayed"
he state, that somewhere, somehow,
sometime / Monld find q Mace sIlch