The Washington herald., 1921-06-14
TABLET UNVEILED
FOR HlLLTO PBOYS
Who DIED IN WAR
Georgetown Law Alumni
Render Tribute to
Dead Brothers.

For an hour last night George
town university alumni paused in
their celebration of commencement
to pay tribute to the 2S soldier law
students who died during the world
war.
With bowed heads, over 1000 stu
dents in the law library stood at
attention as the bronze tablet was
unveiled by Capt. David r. Wolver-
ton, of the senior class. represent
ing the students.
Old Grads Gather.
The hilltop last night was the
scene of the annual alumni reunion
banquet and class day exercises. The
college quadrangle was ablaze with
the light of camphres as b, Mere
dith Reid. '21, garbed in full Indian
regalia. addressed the farewell Of
the senior class to the Potomac that
flows at the foot of the hill. His
was the Cohonguroton oration' TAX
en- from the Indian name for the
Potomac. meaning the River OF
Swans.
Engraved on the law school tab
let are the following names: Ensign
John A. Ahern, 'ls; Lieut.. ]. A. Beck,
'13; Lieut.. Charles T. Buckley, ls;
Lieut.. Thomas c. Carver, "a; Capt
Ralph f. Donnelly, IA: Lieut.. Julian
n. Dowell. 19; Candidate James p.
Dunn, "a; Ensign James L. Cog
gins, rs; Capt ]. Gardner Greene,
'01; Candidate Robert NJ. Hanford,
II: Private Robert Hall, rs; Lieut..
Maurice L. Harding, 16; Lieut.. War
rem G. Harries, II; Lieut.. Charles
w House, '13; Lieut.. James J. Lam
gin, '21: Lieut.. John Lyon, IA: Sergt.
John Nahum. 'l6; Private John w.
Marino. II: Seaman John A. Martin,
'12: Lieut.. Joseph G. Mcdonald, II;
Sergt. Maj. Edward d. Mclaughlin.
'l2; Lieut. william F. Miltenberger.
| '13: Lieut.. Albert Nantz, 10: Lieut..
William A. Sheehan, "a; Lieut.. For
rest Stuart, is; Candidate Francis
NJ. Tracy. 13; Private A. G. Wander
lip. rs, and Sergt. Carl II. Weber,
II.
Tablet Draped In Flags
The presentation address was
made by John Marshall Karns. pres
| ident of the senior class. Above the
| tablet were draped fags and a
stand of arms presented by the war
| department. 1t occupies the place
in the law library between the por-
traits of Richard T. Merrick and
Judge William NJ. Merrick. late OF
the District supreme court, both
| members OF the original law faculty
Dean George +. Hamilton ant
other members of the faculties at.
\ tended the exercises. Francis will
| lam Cullen, OF New York. presiden
of the senior debating society, pre-
sided. The class-day orator wa.
Harlan Wood. Of South Carolina
class historian. Thomas Edward
O'Hern. of Ohio: class prophet
| Harry HaIlam, of Maryland: elias!
poet. William A. n. Dyke. OF New
York. Clarence II. Churchman, o
Iowa. delivered the valedictory ad
dress.
Banquet of Alumni.
AT the reunion banquet. plans TO
a greater Georgetown" were dis
cussed. James A Toomey, '06, acteC
as toastmaster. and addresses wer,
made by the Rev. John B. Creedon
s. J.. president of the university
and the Rev. Coleman NeviIs. S. ].
fdean of the college. Speakers wer,
NORMAN Landrau. class of 1916; will
lam T. Curiey. law. 1916; Herbert F
Wright. 1911; DR.. John Foote, 1906
James P. Duffy. 1901 Barry Mohun
1896. Leo J. Casey. 1921. acted a!
cheer leader.
Outside, the quadrangle had beef
transformed into on Indian cam,
with wigwam fires as a background
for the Cohonguroton exercises Sew
eral hundred visitors witnessed tn,
scene as the "whoops" of painted
Indians mingled with the familia
"hoyaS."
Speeches for Glasses.
Following the grafton of Mr.. Reid
in front of the Old North building
which housed congress after tn,
British burned the capital in 1912
addresses on behalf of the class o.
1919 and the class OF 1920 were mad.
by Louis A. Langie, of New York
and Robert ]. Riley. of West vir,
ginia, respectively.
| The salutatory was made by Ed
ward F. A. Mack. A. B.. 20. in tn.
masters Grafton. while the doctor.
GRAFTON was given by Thomas A
Vogel Leo J. Casey. '21. recited tn,
class ode.
| The commencement exercises will
close this afternoon at AIS O'Clock
when Secretary of the Navy Edwin