ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK
Pursuant to a call sent out by Mr. J. M. O'Neill, of Hanover, for the organization of a Dartmouth Alumni Association of Western New York, twenty-eight men met at the Hotel Seneca on the evening of April 8 and organized a permanent association. Mr. William P. Goodelle of Syracuse, of the class of '63, was elected president; Clarence W. MCTkay of Rochester, of the class of '93, was elected secretary and treasurer, and Mr. H. Wilbur Graves of Rochester, of the class of 'O9, was appointed assistant to the secretary and treasurer. Professor Craven Laycock, Mr. Ernest M. Hopkins, secretary to the College, and Mr. J. M. O'Neill were present representing the College. The meeting was very enthusiastic. After the business meeting a dinner was served at the Hotel Seneca and toasts were responded to by Mr. Goodelle, Mr. Randolph McNutt of Buffalo, of the class of 71, Professor Laycock, Mr. Hopkins, and Mr. McKay.
Mr. Hopkins, the secretary of the College, who is thoroughly familiar with the formation and organization of alumni associations, stated that the attendance at this first meeting far exceeded that of the first meeting of some of the older alumni associations of the College and was a most excellent sign of a flourishing organization for this vicinity. There had been no alumni association between Albany on the east and Cleveland on the west.
There are sixty-five men in the vicinity, now known, eligible to membership in this organization. There may be a few others whose names and residences have not yet been ascertained. Every Dartmouth man in the vicinity should become a member of this organization. Any man who has not been discovered and enrolled is asked to send in his name to the secretary. A meeting and a dinner will be held annually. Next year the association has been invited to be the guest of Mr. Randolph McNutt at his excellent apartment hotel, "The Markeen," at Buffalo. The present plan is to hold the meeting and dinner on such a date as we can get Doctor Nichols to be present. If one is enrolled as a member of the association he will receive notice of the time and place of the meeting. An assessment of $1.00 per member is required to meet the incidental expenses of the association.
