Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-27
AMES ALUMNI
HOLD BANQUET
Annual Banquet and Bus
mess Meeting of Ames
Alumni Association
Held.
GOSSARD PRESIDENT
Hold Fine Program and
Elect Officers for En-
suing Year.
GOSSARD PRESIDENT

The annual banquet and business
meeting of the Hamilton County Amc>
Alumni association was held Saturday
evening at the Chamber of Commerce
After the banquet, which was a two
course affair served by Mr. and Mrs
w. +. Nierling, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-W. T.. GosSard.
Vice president--C. II. Currie.
Secretary-treasurer- Claire
Richardson.
While the banquet this year was not
SO largely attended as last year. never
theleSS 1t was Il very enthusiastic at
fair, reminiscent of college spirit and
college life. The fact that it was held
! ON Saturday night probably intcrferred
us much as anything else with the at.
| tendance. The Ames alumni is well or
ganized in Hamilton county and the
association is live and going one
due to the loyalty of its members to
their alma mater and the enthusiasm
which all feel for Iowa State college.
md Saturday evenings affair was Il
l"using college blowout the only
1iT in the ointment" as discovered by
{. j. Henderson. being that the public
ity OF the event had to be trusted to
the puny hands of Il pcrverse and per-
vcrtcd $. L. l. man. But. let it be
admitted at the outset. that the State
college banqucts in Hamilton county
are large and outstanding eventS-too
big to he trusted to the pcrvcrSity of
l,artisanShip-and. let il be further
said that the 5. L. |. man. who has
had the pleasure of reporting two Ame>,
college banqucts in Hamilton county.
enjoys these affairs hugely and appre-
ciates fully the responsibility imposed.
to say nothing of the confidence shown
by the Ames alumni in extending an
lually All invitation to attend 1t is.
indeed Il rare pleasure to be present
al TINS annual event.
Plates were laid for about thirty
five. All We're seated at one long
table, decorated with strcamerS of the
college colOrs and large baskets of vel
low tulips. Claude V. Campbell. cdi-
president of the association. ably pre-
sided as POSTMASTER
He first introduced Miss Rosalind
Cook. of this city. now Il member of
the faculty of the music department ut
the college. who played piano solo.
which was generously applauded. Miss
Cook is popular and her musical abil-
ity is widely recognized.
O. j. Henderson.
@. j. Henderson followed with Il
toast on "Reminiscences" Mr.. Hend-
erson is always entertaining and al
avs says something worth while. He
graduated from Ames in 1895 and con-
siders himself one of the pioneer
graduates of the State college in Ham
ilton county. He recounted in Il very
interesting way "reminiscences connect
ed with the "Old main building at the
college which burned down and told.
with much humor of the old college
"dinky" and its conductor. Hank :
4 venerable bonneville trolly." He
also recalled the personality of out
standing men on the faculty in his day.
He characterized President Bca rdShear
how dead-as the most powerful per
with whom he had ever come
in contact. He also spoke of "Tama
Jim" Wilson. then member of the
faculty and later for sixteen years
secretary of agriculture. covering four
administrations. He also
mentioned Stanton. Marston, Cnrtiss