The Denver star., 1917-02-03
UNIVERSITY MEN HOLD
LARGE RALLY MEETING.
Howard's Local Alumni at Washington
Respond to the colors.

Respond to the colors.
Washington.-The Alumni nssocia-
ton Of Howard university In this city
held an enthusiastic together meet
ing in Andrew Rankin memorial chap
ell on the university campus on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. "a.
The alumni, numbering between 800
and 1000 strong in this city, had been
canvassed for three weeks prior to
this meeting by corps of earnest and
energetic volunteers who responded to
the call in such a way as to justify the
efforts put forth.
The city had been divided Into dis
tricts, each district in charge of cap
tain. A house to house canvass was
made. Data on pledge cards consist
ing of name, department and class and
a circular of information and reminder
tags were distributed. This was fol-
lowed up on the eve of the meeting
with notification cards by mail calling
attention to the date and hour and re-
questing attendance.
Long before the appointed hour the
chapel began to take on an air Of en-
livenment, and throngs could be seen
approaching from all directions. The
entrance of the study body, which was
the guest of the alumni, was the signal
for college yells. and when seated
songs of Howard and class compost
tions, alternating from side to side of
the chapel, presented one of the most
encouraging scenes ever witnessed by
the alumni in the history of the uni
versity.
Chairman II. A. Pelham OF the get
together committee called the meeting
to order and introduced Rev. D. e.
Wiseman, president Of the local as
sociation, who called upon DR.. Stephen
NJ. Newman, president Of the univer-
sity, for the invocation. Following the
invocation Rev Wiseman presented in
a neat address the cause and work Of
the local association for Howard. His
closing was greeted by yells and songs,
and student life was at its height, the
alumni making close second.
After brief speeches had been made
by Professor Thomas w. Turner. Rev.
]. d. Pair, DIR. W. A. Warfield, Thorn
as Walker and John r.. Hawkins the
stereopticon part Of the program. with
K. A. Pelham in charge and acting as
lnterlocutor. presented In pleasing.
witty and jocular vein scenes and incl
dents in university and alumni life and
local surroundings The machine was
operated by Mr.. Piper.
~ hn
eral Alumni association. was intro
duced by Rev. d. Z. Wiseman and
briefly outlined the country wide ef-
fort to "get together'-get together for
the work Of the university; get togeth-
er for the influence of comradeship
among the alumni; get together for the
completion Of the pledge of the $1O.-
900 for the alumni gymnasium fund
and "stay together when we get to-
gether"
The representatives from the pro-
fessional, business and lay walks OF
life who are graduates of the univer
sity and who have made good were in
evidence on the screen and in person.
The plan of this meeting is being
urged throughout the country. Sew
eral of the associations are on record
as having carried out such q plan.
among them being Dallas, Tex; Rich
mond, Va: New York, New Jersey
and vicinity and Chicago.
The committee on arrangements and
program for the get together meet
Ing" consisted Of r. A. Pelham, chair
man; DIR. George r. Sewal. W. H.
Foster, DR.. W. l.. Smith. Miss Lucy
Slowe, r. Morris Murray. Professor G..
w. Hines. DIR. e. G. Mitchell. Rev. f.
B. Smith, Professor r. w. Turner. Rev.
d. z. Wiseman. president of the local
association. and $. j. Davidson, pre'i
dent OF the general association.