Evening journal., 1915-11-18
GOLDEY COLLEGE ALUMNI In
TWENTY=FIFTH ANNUAL REUNION

With 24l person resent. the largest
number ever gathered together. mem
bers of the Alumni Association of Col
dey College held their twenty am
nual banquet and reunion in the Hotel
DUPONT last evening. The occasion was
a thoroughly enjoyable one.
Previous 10 the banquet which WAS
served in the grill room, the members
held an informal reception and "get-
together time in the lobby OF the hotel.
From until . o'clock the members
kcpt arriving, and the lobby was liter
ally abuzz with laughter and talk, as
they exchanged greetings and recalled
happy school days Following the bay
auet dancing was enjoyed in the rose
room of the hotel until late hour.
While the reunion IL never in any
sense a business meeting, the election OF
of officers is always one OF the features,
and the election last evening resulted as
follows:
Harry J.. Nickel, president; j. Homer
Dav. Homer kratz. Gertrude NJ. Bowdle.
Rietta NJ. Emerson. Frank NJ. Long,
vice presidents; Anna +. EllWangcr, re-
cording secretary; Helen Spath, CORE
spending secretary; Andrew n Kahn
bachcr. treasurer; trustees of scholar
ship fund. Harry p, Gunby Herman C.
jackson and George J.. Snyder.
Owing to illness, Mr.. Nickel who
was reelected president, was unable
TO be present. Herman C. Jackson,
class Of '06, presided in his place. Fol-
lowing a brief explanation TO the
members assembled as to the reason
why he was presiding, Mr.. Jackson
appointed a committee composed OF
r. H. Warrington. L. w. Beatty and
H. p. Gunby to convey a message Of
sympathy TO Mr.. Nickel from the as
sociation.
AS last nights affair also marked
the silver jubilee OF the association,
it was an especially noteworthy oc-
casion. Albert l.. Noise, of Philadel-
phia. and Albert V. Gemmill, of the
class OF 'O2. were the principal after
dinner speakers. The grill room was
attractively decorated with Goldey
College crimson and gold pennants.
with centrepieces of red, white and
pink carnations on each table. AS
son as the guests had assembled in
the grill room and had been seated at
the tables hashlight picture was
taken OF the scene.
The evening was featured by the
singing OF a number of old songs, in
cluding "Old Black joe" the Goldey
College song, America "Juniata,"
"My Little Dream Girl's-and "Auld
Lang Syne." Seated at the speakers
table we're Mr.. and Mrs. w. E Doug
las. Mr.. and Mrs. j. h. Fuller, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Phillips, Maynard Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman G.. Jackson, AL
bert Noise and Albert " Gemmil.
Glass yells we're given every few min
utes. which created much merriment.
Glasses represented ranged from 'S9
20 the 1915 class, which was gradu-
ated on Tuesday evening.
The following menu was served
Cream OF celery, olives. celery, salte,
almonds, broilcd blue fish, potato Gro
quettcs, roast stuffed chicken, cranborr,
sauce candied sweet potatoes, limi
beans, Ncapolitan ice cream, assorte,
cakes. ccmi fasso.
Following the serving of the last
course, Mr. jackson introduced Albert
J. Noise, of Philadelphia, as the first
speaker. lrcvious TO the introduction
-iIt "NNhNAW INnQt a ltN ifIlNIkt tbIl-
ing attention to the fact that this years
reunion was larger than any ever held
before. and that the only thing that
marred hi any way the evening was the
illness Of the president, Mr.. Nickel, to
whom he paid a high tribute.
After prefacing his speech by recount
ing number of humorous stories which
created much merriment among his lis
teners, Mr.. Noise spoke particularly to
the graduates OF the 1915 class, saying
that their commencement was in reality
the commencement of their lives, and he
hoped that each one would commence
right.
"Nour future happiness said the
speaker, depends upon how well or
how poorly you play this game called
life. The basis of IL all is integrity en-
crgy and tick-to-itiveness. Pcrsistency
is.hah the battle. You each must know
how TO seize the opportunity when il
comes along, and it il bound 10 come
along, never fear on that score. And
when It does there will be no time for
hesitation. IL muse be seized al once
Ihen having seized the opportunity
yon'vo got 20 stick to il IL YOU want I,
get anywhere in this life"
Following Mr. Noises speech II. I
Gunby. chairman of the scholarshi
committee. explained 70 the member
The plans Of the scholarship fund.
was explained that this fund. which ma
only recently been started by the ass,
ciation, has already Sil3 in IL, and tn,
while no one will be forced 20 contribu
he hoped that each of the graduate
present recognizing the excellent thiI
this fund is, win contribute somethii
toward its maintenance The purpo
Of The fund is TO assist students who a
unable to pay their way through Gold'
College. They win be allowed to bo
row enough to pay for their tuition al
Incidental expens.S. and upon the
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