The Washington times., 1915-05-26
METHOD|STS BEGIN
. THEIR CONVOCAT|ON
Exercises Being Held Today at
American University-Chan-
ceIIor Day Speaks.

~, with the annual meeting of the board
Of trustees at 1890 o'clock this morning
the program Of the first convocation or
the American University. dedicated a
year ago by President Wilson, began
Impressive public exercises, beginning
with the procession headed by the Uni
ted States Marine Band, and including
an address by Chancellor James Roscoe
Day. of syracuse University are under
way this afternoon.
At o'clock Mrs. Earl Cranston. wife
OF Bishop Cranston. was hostess to the
board of trustees at a luncheon.
The large open air theater. located in
a popular grove. afforded setting of
unusual beauty for this afternoons ex-
ercses. Many Of those in the procession
are to be attired in academic costumes.
and the procession will move from the
College of History across the campus
to the sylvan theater.
To Award Travel Fellowship.
Chancellor Hamilton will preside at
the formal convocation exercises. An
nouncement of work and plans Of the
graduate school will be made by the di
rector of research, Dr. Frank w. COL
ier. Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson, wife
of Justice Anderson, will describe the
nation work undertaken by the
Wbman's Guild of the American Uni
versity. The convocation orator, Chan
cellor Day, will be introduced by Bishop
Cranston.
At the close Of the convocation address,
announcement will be made Of the travel
fellowships, for which there are many
The plan Of the university Is to select
number of students who shall be
granted an annual stipend. and thus be
enabled to have unusual opportunities
u
The university board Of award for the
selection Of these fellowships included
Secretaries Bryan and Daniels, =. p.
Claxton, DR.. Alfred Charles True, Thorn
DR.. William Andrew Wood
Many. Washingtonians have been in
strumental in building up the university,
and will have a prominent part in the
exercises. Benjamin F. leighton, presi
dent of the board of trustees, presided at
the boards meeting this morning.
Charles c. Glover, Of the Riggs Bank,
has been an active worker for the uni
versity, and Is its treasurer. He re-
Gently made a memorial gift Of a lecturn
for the assembly hall.
Many Washingtonians Aided.
Justice Anderson has been an active
worker in university affairs. and his
wife Is president of the Woman's Guild.
Mrs John A. Logan is vice president of
that organization. Clarence r. Norment
and William S. Corby have aided in the
undertaking. Chairman Of the building
committee Is Thomas w. Smith G. w. F.
Swartzell, of Swartzell, Rheem & Hen
sey, Is general director Of the financial
workers Associated with these workers
have been William T. Galliher. Brainard
H. Warner. the Rev. DR.. w. r. Wedder-
spoon, and the Rev. DR.. J. c. Nicholson.
The coming to Washington Of Chan
cellor Day has aroused wide interest
among church folk as we'll as the gen.
eral public. DR.. Day was selected as
tho preacher of the principal sermon to
the world ecumenical conference at To-
ronto. Canada. a few years ago. He is
actively interested in civic affairs, and
his spirited controversies with Colonel
Roosevelt attracted wide attention
There were recalled when Colonel Roose-
welt and Chancellor Day buried the
hatchet recently.