Evening star., 1915-02-14

Commissioner Louis Brownlow pre-
sented the congratulations of the Dis
trict government to Rev. Alphonsus ].
Donlon, 5. J.. on the latter's reappoint-
ment as president of Georgetown Uni
versity. at the reception held yester-
day afternoon in the Hirst library, at
the college The Commissioner also
voiced his approval of the plan of
Father Donlon of calling into the man.
agement of the affairs of the univer-
sity members of the alumni who have
won distinction in professional and
business life. The purpose of the re-
ception was to introduce to the facul-
ties of the various branches of the
university and to the friends of
Georgetown the members of the board
of regents.
Representatives of foreign govern
ments, the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
Chief Justice Shepard and Associate
Justices Robb and Van OrSdel of the
District Court of Appeals and Chief
Justice COvington and several of his
associates on the District Supreme
Court were among the large number
attending the reception and extending
congratulations to Father Donlon and
wishing the new board of regents sue
cess in the new work undertaken by
them. The sessions of Congres yes
terday prevented the attendance of
many of the Legislators.
Women in Charge.
The wives of some of the regents
and of members of the law and medi-
cal faculties of the university presided
at the refreshment tables and took
charge of the serving of the ices. The
women in charge of this part of the
reception were Mrs. White, Mrs. Shep-
ard, Mrs. James F. Tracey, Mrs. Charles
A De Courcey. Mrs. John A. Agar,
Mrs Ernest Laplace, Mrs. Shirley W.
Hamilton, Mrs Frank Baker and Mrs.
Joseph Taber Johnson. Their assist
ants included Mrs. William c. Gwynn,
Mrs. H. 3. Learned, Miss Mildred Mer-
rick, Miss Eliza beth Hamilton, Miss
Amelia Yerkes. Miss Leita Montgomery,
Miss Marie A. Ryan and the gradual
ing class of the Georgetown Visitation
Acadenly, comprising the Misses Helen
O'Rourke, Rosalinde Caldwell, Mar
garet Cray, Helen Simpson, Kathleen
Carroll, Julia Sullivan, Dorothy Cahill
and Rosalie Matthews.
Large Crowd Attends.
The large room of the Hirst library
was crowded at times during the re-
ception and the overflow was cared for
IN the adjoining corridor and in the
annex to the Riggs library on the floor
above. Father Donlon took his place
at the head of the receiving line
promptly at o'clock, and for more
than two hours was the recipient of
congratulations from the long line of
guests. With him in the receiving line
were the alumni members of the board
of regents, each of whom was present
ed in turn to the visitors,
Distance from Washington and a
business engagement prevented two
members Of the board of regents from
attending the reception. These were
J. Neal Power of San Francisco and
Charles Louis Palms of Detroit, Mich.
Tae members of the board in the re-
ceiving line were John G. Agar of New
York city, Shirley W. Bowles of Wash
ington, Charles A. De Courcey of Law
renee. Mass, George E. Hamilton of
Washington. Anthony A Hirst of
Washington. Ernest Laplace of Phila-
delphia, John ID. Mclaughlin of Rox-
bury, Mass. J. Lynch Pendergast of
New York city and James F. Tracey of
Albany, y. Y.
Among the guests were:
Maj and Mrs E. T. Ansell, Justice and
Mrs. Thomas II. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs
Milton E. Allies. Mrs. Alexander Kocss
Senator and Mrs. Henry a. Ashurst,
Rev. DIR. Aiken, Mrs. +. y. Alexander.
Allan r. Boyd. Paul Bartsch, Commits
sioner Louis Brownlow. Surgeon Cen
eral Rupert Blue. Captain Commandant
Bertholf. Dr. George F. Bowerman,
Mrs George Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs Van
Benschoten, Judge and Mrs. Job Bar
nard. Dr. and Mrs. Frank Baker. DR..
Frank Lee Briscoe, Mr.. and Mrs Gist
Blair. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Barker,
Superintendent of Public Documents j.
Il Brinker. Mrs: Mary Stevens Bean.
col and Mrs. Edwin Burr Babbitt, Dr.
and Mrs w VI. Barton, L. A Bauer,
Gibbs L. Baker.
Wade Hampton Cooper, DR.. G. Wythe
'Ook, Rev. DR.. Henry y. Couden. Commits
s!oner a Caminett.. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Richardson Glover, the minister OF