The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
LOCAL ALUMNI ID
 ESTABLISH HERE A
 VANDERBILT CLUB
Banquet in Honor of Football Team Brings Out a Large CroWd-PIans of Uni
 verSity Outlined

Urging increased activity among the alumni of Vanderbile university in establishing a Vanderbilt club here, A. M. Souby, secretary of the alumni association. addressed the as sembled alumni at the Vanderbilt alumni banquet in honor of the team and coaches, held at the Southern club last night.
 The banquet was presided over by Hugh Locke, judge of the chaa cery division of the circuit court, who acted as toastmaster. All details of the banquet were arranged by a com mittee of local alumni, headed by William J. Slaughter, local attorney.
 Judge Locke opened the programme by presenting Mir. Slaughter, who ad- dressed a rew words of welcome to the gathering Of about 100 alumni assembled from all parts of Alabama.
 Captain Wade Of the Wand sr5ilt football team was next presented. who in turn introduced eacn member of the team following brief speech ln behalf of the team. As the various players responded to their names and arose from their chairs. they were re- ceived with an outburst of applause. The presentation of the team was followed by the singing of Alma Mater.'
 History of Team
 Coach Dan McGugin next addressed the alumni with a few words on the history of the team for this season and the expectations for the remain der of the year. Associate Coach Wallace Wade responded to the in- troduction of the toastmaster and spoke of the need of spirit and en- thusiasm back of the players.
 Frank Godchaux, president of the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. and father of Frank Godchaux. Jr, quar- terbac kin yesterdays game predict ed a splendid wind-up for the sea son for the team. and brought the assemblage to their feet with the an- nouncement that he would present a varsity sweater to each and every n. ember of the team at the conclusion of the Georgia Vanderbilt game.
 A. M. Souby secretary of the al- umni association. next addressed the gathering. He spoke of the plans for the new medical unit to be estab- lshed at Vanderbilt at a cost of about $3.000.O00. Tt will be as com past a medicai unit as any in the country" said MT. Souby. The buildings will contain clinics, admin istration offices and complete hos pital, and will cost Tn the neighbor- hood of s2.000,00o for construction.
 Alumni Memorial
 "Plans are now completed for the alumni memorial. This will cost about $250.000. and the ground should be broken soon. We expect toa begin the construction as soon as some of the outstanding subscriptions have been paid. Every effort is being made to hasten the work" He lwelt at length upon the needs of the uni- versity. pointing out her remarkable growth in the past few years, giving few statistics to further his point.
 He urged every a1umnus to get in line and put his shoulder to the wheel to increase the activity and in- terest of the alumni association in the university" To stimulate this feeling among the alumni he strongly advised the installation of a Wander tilt club In Birmingham as quickly as possible.
 Dr. J. Ross Snyder. the next speaker, who represented the Bir- mingham alumni, further urged the club idea among the local alumni and pointed out the assistance that such a club would be to the community by telling number of stories remi- niscent of his own Vanderbilt days.
 Dr. K. w. Knowfton of the class of 1883 was presented as the oldest al- umnus present at the banquet.
 Reviewed Game
 Charles Cason, director of public relations of the chemical National bank of New York. and a man Sho has taken an active interest in the affairs of the university for the last few years. reviewed the Texas-Van- derbilt game of last week He re- minded the gathering of the centen- nial celemration of Vanderbiltin 1925. urging that every arumHus be pres, ent for the occasion. He predicted that Vanderbilt would have one of the beet stadiums in the country. within the next three years, and stated that Frank Godchaux was leading factor for the erection of the stadium.
 pr. Edward Mims, professor of the chair of English at Vanderbilt, re- viewed the history of.the university, pointing out the material increase in finances. building and the student body and faculty. He paid splen- did tribute to the student body and the faculty. He brought a message from the campus that stirred the heart of every vanderbilt man in the dining room. dwelling for a moment on the endowments and activities of the college in the past five years, and especially this year.
 The meeting was adiourned et