Evening star., 1940-06-09
Georgetown u. Head
Honored al Dinner
OF Alumni
IoyoI Citizens Form
VituI Port of Defense,
Dr.. O'Leory Says in Talk

s. j.. president of Georgetown Uni
versity, told an assemblage of 800
alumni last night at the Mayflower
Hotel that loyal citizens" are as
much part of national defense as
the implements of war.
Thank God, there never has and
never will be fifth column at
Georgetown" he added.
The dinner was arranged by the
Georgetown Alumni Council in
honor of the university president
and was featured by the awarding
of athletic letters to qualifying
members of the varsity teams and
an "off -the-record" address on ma
tional defense by Brig Gen. George
V.fStrong, assistant chief of staff
In charge OF the war plans division.
Referring to the measures for pre-
paredness outlined by Gen. Strong
in the only formal address of the
evening, DR.. OLeary appealed to
the alumni to cooperate with the
university in training men in "obe-
dience and loyalty and service to
the State and to God" in this crit
ical period
Pledges University's Aid.
Georgetown will contribute as a
part of the national defense the
training of men to be good citizens
AS it has been doing the past $50
years" he pledged. I'VE can make
tanks, airplanes and guns but they
viii prove useless unless manned
by 'loyal citizens
Rufus S. Lusk. chairman of the
council, presided as POSTMASTER.
and E. Barrett Prettyman presented
the president of the university with
a testimonial, smoking set, as a
mark of appreciation from the
alumni. The athletic awards were
made by DR. William J. Cusack.
president Of the Georgetown &c"
Club.
Newly elected officers of a ma
tional alumni association formed
earlier in the day were announced
and introduced at the dinner. They
were Martin Conboy. SO. former
United States attorney for the
southern district of New York, who
was chosen PRESIDENT Judge
Michael I. Igoe of Chicago. class of
1910, and Daniel J. O'Connor '16 of
Boston. vice presidents: Robert B.
Mccain, % of Richmond, Va. Sec
retary, and John Saul, '18 of Wash
1ngton. treasurer.
Conboy Succeeds Hogan,
Mr.. Conboy. who predicted for
the new organization a successful
future. succeeds Frank j. Hogan of
Washington as president He is an
honorary doctor of laws of the uni
versity.
Spokesman paid tribute to Dr.
OLeary as the Georgetown presi-
dent who had done more to foster
expansion of the alumni than any
of his predecessors
Representative William B. Bank
head. Speaker of the House and a
member of the law class of 1895
had served as general chairman of
arrangements for the dinner. He
was unable to attend last night,
however, because of official busi-
ness. James S. Ruby, jr, executive
secretary. announced the newly
elected alumni officers
At 10:30 o'clock this morning
the baccalaureate mass will be
celebrated on the campus: in the
event of rain. the service will be in
Dahlgren Chapel. The sermon will
be preached by the Rev. Wilfrid
Parsons. S. j., retiring dean of the
graduate school, and the Rev John
j. Kehoe. S. j., faculty director OF
athletics, will be the celebrant.
The awarding Of academic prizes
to honor men among the 500 grad
uates will take place at $50 o'clock
tonight, with the Rev. John E.
Grattan. S. j., dean of the college,
presiding, Carl H. Watson. jr, will
deliver the traditional Cohonguroton
Grafton.
Honorary Guests.
Other honorary guests of the
alumni included:
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., vice
president. Georgetown; Rev. John E.
Grattan, S. j., dean. college of arts
and sciences; Rev. Wilfrid Parsons,
S. j., dean, graduate school; Rev.
David V. McCauley, S. j., regent,
medical and dental schools and dean
of the medical school, Rev. Fran
els E. Lucey, S. j., regent, law school;
George E. Hamilton, dean, law
school; DR.. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant
dean, law school: DR.. William N. Co.
gan, dean emeritus, dental school;
DR.. Joseph L. B. Murray dean, den-
tai school; DR.. Thomas H. Healy,
dean, school Of foreign service;
Daniel j. Donovan, auditor of the
District of Columbia: DR.. William
Gerry Morgan. member, Board of
Regants; Martin Conboy, member,
Board of Regents; the Rev. John J.
Kehoe, S. j., faculty director of
athletics, DR.. William J. Cusack,
president, Varsity &c" Club: John l..
Hagerty, head coach, football; Joe
Judge, head coach, baseball; Elmer
P. Hardell head coach. track; An
thony Sylvester, coach of golf;
Thomas j. Mangan. coach of ten
mis-; Maurice Dubofsky, assistant
coach, football; H. Gabriel Murphy,
graduate manager of athletics; DR..
Edward P. Donovan, director of the
glee club, and James S. Ruby. jr.,
executive secretary. Georgetown
Alumni Association.
Representatives from the George
town Clubs in the United States
were:
Anthony B. Brennan, West Vir-
ginia: DR.. Leo J. Brown, Northeast
Pennsylvania; Richard R. Gamma,
capital district. New York; William
L. Cooney, Baltimore: DR.. William
j. Cusack, Varsity &c" Club; Philip
D. Dean, Norfolk; Thomas A. Dean,
Chicago; William j. Dempsey,
Georgetown College Alumni Club of
Washington; Ernest L. Duhaime,
Miami; George L. Dyer, jr.,