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The Secretar-y presented the Club with theirCharter, beat-ing the Seal of the College, theCollege Colors, and the signatures of the Presidentand of theof the Alumni Association, Executive Sect-etat-y.WASHINGTONDINNERALUMNI NEWSNEW YORlt ALUMNI MEETINGFriday, February 24, was Alumni Day forthose living in and near New York City.New York Vicc"President, Vfrgie W. Fooks,'01, was chan-man of the committee which arrangedII delightful dinner at the SheltonHotel. A small attendance, but those who cameand talked-in factate and talked and talkedthe last thing I saw, when 1 took the elevatorto my r-oom floor, was II small group of ourAlumni, standing in the corridor, still talking.In addition to you)' Secretary, the College wasrepresented by Pt-eaident and Mrs. Ensor, andDean of Women, Dr. Helen Howery.The following officers of the NEW YORK-WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE ALUM_NI CLUB were elected to serve for the comingyear. President, Mrs. Virgie W. Fooks, '01;Vice-President, wetter E. ShOl·t, '08; Seer-e.tary, Charles Holt, '25; Treasurer, Paul C.T.Whipp, '04.March 11 was a "ed lett!'I' day for Alumniin this area. Vice-President Hurley, '1)7,Oommitttemen Kindley, '16, Kelbaugh, '25,Long, '24, and the Dietitian, Jean Burtis, '46,went "all out" to see that every detail was perfect.And what a setting! The Thomas LewisMemorial Church Hall-lots of room-everyconvenience_a splendid dinner served by agroup of young men and women of the Churchwho did a real job. It was a congenial gathering'of Alumni and friends who seemed toenjoy every moment; not? ToastmasterLong, in his own way, keptthe progr-am moving, presenting the newChairman of the Board of 'I'rusteee, 1\11". F.Murray Benson, '17, the President of the College,Dr. Lowell S. Ensor, the President of theAlumni Association, Mrs. Caroline WantzTaylor, '26, the Executive Secretary, Col. T.K. Hurrison, '01, the Dinner 'I'reasurer, PaulR. Kelbaugh, '25, the song leader (and songwriter}, Caleb O'COnnOI', '98, Past Chairmanof the Board of Trustees, Bishop James H.Stt-nughn, '99, and the Director of PublicRelations, Mr. Philip E. Uhrig, '50. Each personpresent introduced his or her setr-ctwcsa jolly good party-a paetem to follow-c-oongr'atulationsto those who worked to make itthe success it was, and thanks to those ofLewis Memorial, who left nothing undone forthe comfort and convenience of their guests.Reminiscent of the humor which scattereditself freely around the Washington dinnerwas this "gem" taken from a short speechmade by Mr-, Paul Kelbaugh after Mr. Longintroduced him as "guest pianist".. . "Tfyou will indulge this slightly personal remi~iscenceI would like to talk about my muaioulcareer. Of course you all know that I. play thepiano-c-or, if you don't know it thechances are you never will. But myforte when I was a student of Miss GesnerWestern Maryland College was Musical Ap-There was a pur-ticula r demonsurathatshe used to have me put on for theother students. She would line up six gr-eatpaintings of the Masters, and then playsnatches hom an equal number of the gt-ea toperas-c-all mind you, completely unrehearsed.Then would call upon me-and Isay this with justifiable pride, during my fouryears T never' once failed to identify each aseither music 01' painting."