Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
UNIVERSITY BANQUET
Guests of MT. and Mrs. Stoeckel at
 Whitehouse, Norfolk.

WhitehouSe, Norfolk.
 Nearly 200 university graduates and guests attended the 18th annual ban. quet of the Litchfeld County Univer- sity Club. Friday evening, held at Whitehouse, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel, in Norfolk, where they reveled in the entrancing delights of the famous Stoeckel domain during the hour preceding the feast. The vast estate was illuminated with 800 torches, whose faring lights, after dark, glim- mered away off in a distance that seemed immeasurable.
 The guests were received in one of the parlors by MT. and Mrs. Stoeckel, President and Mrs. D. T. Warner, Miss Laura Tappan and Miss Dorothy Rich, of New York.
 The business meeting was held in the afternoon, when resolutions to the memory of deceased members were adopted, active members accepted to fill vacancies, and the waiting list iE- creased. A nominating committee was appointed consisting of these gentle men, to nominate officers for the ensu- ing year: Judge James P. Woodruff, Litchfield; Rev. J. Chauncey Linsley, rorrington; Attorney George R. Sturges, Woodbury; Rev. H. E. Small, Goshen; Dr. James J. Robinson, Lake vile; Rev. George H. Johnson, New Milford; Judge Frank W. Seymour, Winsted. This committee later re ported the following nominations, which were unanimously ratified: Pres ident, Hon. Donald T. Warner, Sails bury; vice presidents H. c. Sanford, Bridgewater; Dr. 0. W. Camp, North Canaan; c. L. Gold, Cornwall; Rev. H. E. Small, Goshen; Dr. r. s. Skiff, Canaan; Dr. A. E. Childs, Litchfield; Rev. F. W. Fletcher, Morris; H. R. Jones, New Milford; F. B. Draper, New Milford; Dr. A. W. Pinney, Nor folk; Rev. Spencer E. Evans, Ply mouth; Alfred B. Hall, Salisbury; Dr. c. w. Bassett, Sharon; pr. R. $. Good win, Thomaston: W. w. Bierce, Tor rington; Dr. F. W. Weserbe, Washing ton;' H. F. Roberts, Watertown, Will liam H. Blodgett, Winsted; Dr. H. $. Allen, Woodbury; secretary and treas urer, Howard W. Garter, Norfolk; ex- ecutive committee, John E. Calhoun, George c. Woodruff, c. L. Gold, pr. A. E. Childs, Philip P: Hubbard, Ad- miral George P. Colvocoresses; con- mittee on admissions, George c. Wood ruff, William B. Perry, Jr., J. c. Rora back, E. S. Boyd, Rev. John F. Plumb, Dr. Elias Pratt, H. W. Carter, ex. officio. .-
 Frank fanfare band, of New York, 25 pieces, gave an open-air concert on the lawn during the half-hour before the banquet, and at 7:30 headed the march to the coach house, where the feast was served by Delmonico, of New York. The company marched by a ser pentine route-Leader Frank and MT. Stoeckel ahead of the band-over the intervening lawn, and took their places at the table. The interior had been lavishly decorated for the occasion and was illuminated with electric lights and innumerable wax candles.
 President D. T. Warner officiated as toastmaster and after the sumptuous feast had been disposed of, called intro duced as the first speaker Professor Richard Burton, of the University, of Minnesota, who spoke in scholarly fashion, on the general subject of education. He was followed by Alfred Moves, the famous English poet, who recited from his own poems in a charm ing manner. Both speakers were tu- multuously applauded.
 A glee club, directed by Wm- B. Perry, Jr, of Salisbury, sang several songs in which the entire company joined.
 Each guest was given a box of Huyler's candy to take home to his wife or sweetheart.
 The affair was as delightful as ever, throughout. It can be compared to nothing but itself, for there's nothing anywhere near like it. In this parti- cular it is distinctively Stoeckelesqme- in a class by itself.