Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-06
BOWDoIN ALUMNI
and uNDER-CRADs,
HOLD eET-TOCE1nER

23rd Annual Banquet of Ken
nebee Bowdoin Alumni As
SON. Is d Marked Success
Preparatory School Boys Are
Guests Of Evening - Mes
sages from the Faculty, the
Student Body and the Alum
nj Feature Smoke Talk at
Close Of Sumptuous Banquet
Bowdoin College OF today. its SPLEEN
ala lot Of students. its ideals in
scholarship and It's successes in all
lines Of athletics, all were brought to
the foreground in the messages from
the college faculty and undergrad:
yates at the 2sd annual banquet Of the
Keanebec Bowdoin Alumni Association
held Saturday evening At the Augusta
House. inspiring addresses by repre-
sentatives Of the alumni were also en-
joyable features OF the get-together,
which was one Of the most successful
ever held by the association.
Alumni. undergraduates and. a.
guests. preparatory school men of
Kennebec- who are preparing for col
lege. were in attendance, nearly 100
In number. A we'll balanced program
with fine speakers. following a de-
licious banquet constituted the eve
ning's order. and the enthusiasm and
interest was held at q high pitch
throughout. The memories and ira
ditions OF Bowdoin were emphasized
both in prose and song. for aside from
the addresses the singing of Bowdoi1
songs was q feature enjoyed by all.
The post-prandial exercises were
presided over by Charles A. Knight go
Of Gardiner. ~ POSTMASTER, and the
speakers were: Dean Paul Nixon OF
the Bowdoin faculty, Austin H. Mac
Cormick Of Brunswick. general alumni
secretary; Hon. Guy H. Sturgis Ut
Portland. former attorney general Ct
Maine; Hon. Blaine s. viles 'O3 of Au-
gusta. and Carroll s. Towle '22 Of
Winthrop. representing the undergrad
yates.
Officers Elected
A business meeting of the associa-
ton was called to order at o'clock
by President Emery o. Beane. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, F J. c. Lit
tie: vice presidents, John r. Gould
and Edwin G. Burleigh; secretary
treasurer. Herbert E. Locke; members
Of executive committee DR.. o. C. 8.
Davies, Fred r. Lord and Raymond
Swift.
Herbert e. Locke presented his re-
port as secretary and treasurer for the
past year. which was accepted. The
nominating committee for the session
consisted Of DR.. Richard H. Stubs,
Ralph w. leighton and George II.
Macombef.
Resolutions on Death Of Melvin s.
Holway
F. j. c. Little. chairman Of the COM
mittee on resolutions. then presented
the following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas. on the 21st day Of May,
1921. our late alumnus and overseer of
Bowdoin College. Melvin Smith Hol-
way. was called from this to eternal
life. and
Whereas. we. his follew alumni Of
Bowdoin College in meeting assembled,
mourn his early decease. and serious
" srieve Our loss, his usefulness and
true enthusiasm for the upbuilding
Of Bowdoin College ana Tor the benefit
our association. now. therefore. be it
Resolved: That the KenneDec
Bowdoin Alumni Association hereby
records its sorrow for his passing
from this life and the loss Of his kind
ly and beneficial influence in all of
Bowdoin's activities as we'll as in this
community in which he lived, and be it
Resolved: That these resolutions
hs entered upon our records and copy
hereof be forwarded to his family.
dated at Augusta, Maine, this 4th
day Of February. 1922"
r. J. C. LITTLE,
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