Evening star., 1923-04-15
PACE CLUB Dimes
AND HEARS ADVICE
Large Number of Speakers
LadIe Out Words of Wisdom
Interspersed With Wit.

With large delegations of fellow
students from New York, Baltimore
and Pittsburgh as special guests,
more than 800 members of the Pace
CLUB, composed of undergraduates of
the Pace Institute of WASHINGTON,
gathered at the fifth annual banquet
of the organization in the Raleigh
Hotel last night.
roIlowing an impromptu recep-
tlon In the outer parlors, the party
entered the dining hall to the mar
tlal strains of America" and after
invocation had been asked by Rev.
Ihomas Worthington Cooke. Hamp-
Ton ~. Percy, president of the club.
m thharoouced Glenn Willett. dean of
ti .ne iaW facuIty at the Pace Insti-
tu'o' VINO presided as POSTMASTER.
Those Who Spoke.
mr. Willett Immediately called on
.hose seated at the head table and
IN turn the following responded
Judge Michael ]. Doyle, former mem.
per OF the Pace faculty: Luther F.
spear. former deputy collector in
,sFhaI Ter a. revenue; Caroline Stephen OF
. ster. L. q. Purvis of Strayer's Busi-
ness College: Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar
president of the soroptimist cimb
andrew II. Phelps. field director
uhited states Chamber of Commerce:
E;uh. X. Lucas, principal of Business
Slght school; Judge Milton Stras-
fourger Court +. Wood of Wood s
Commercial School. Felix Mabonv
Gharles L Gable, first president OF
the Pace Club. and Daniel c. Roper.
>, George oConnor. accompanied a,
.iie piano by Miss Genevieve Bear
| he
ing In songs dear to the hearts of ali
race students. after which Mrs JuIia
Gulpreth Gray. assisted by Charles
ferry. delighted with several south
.h ehn olalect songs and recitatione, a,
the conclusion of which Toastmaste,
Willett asked for brief speeches from
the out-of-toWn visitors. and Johr
Bulin OF New York. president OF the
National Federation of Pace Clubs
Herman A. Feldman and Charles II
tion and John T. Kennedy, represent.
ing the Pittsburgh delegation, re.
sponded
o'Connor AppInuded.
A tumultuous outburst of applause
greeted George O'Connor as. with hi,
old ccompanist, Matt Horne, the pop
ular singer appeared on the stage
where he proceeded to render severa
or Well liked numbers
AT this Juncture Rupert F, Keefe
author Of many Of the clubs songs
Mrs. Ethel Pollard chairman of tn.
entertainment committee, and Jerom.
Kaufman. in charge of the banquet
were forced to rise to the pIaudit:
OF their clubmates after which
Chairman Willett announced that Sc
rlous business would be the order O
the hour. and introduced Homer s
Pace, head Of all Pace schools,
Mr.. Pace congratulated the Wash
ington body on it's splendid showins
| and stressed the Importance of culti
waiting the three most essential fac
tors to success-health, character am
academic foundation. The chief ex
ecutive OF the widely spread chain o
schools was given an ovation at tn,
conclusion of his talk
He was followed by Dean Paul L
Clark of the local institute. wht
touched on the profession of teachint
and paid high tribute TO those whe
devote their lives for the bettermen
OF others.
Gen. Herbert NJ Lord. director Of
the bureau of the budget, was ther
called upon by the POSTMASTER, and
following storm Of applause. he pro