CHICAGO ASSOCIATION
The thirty-fifth annual reunion and dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago occurred in that city January 9, at the University Club. An even hundred were present. The guests of the evening were President E. F. Nichols and Dean C. F. Emerson '68 from the College. This year an innovation was carried out, by the executive committee. Everything pertaining to the formality of a banquet was laid aside, and in its place was substituted the comradeship and jollity of an informal class reunion. There were no menu cards or programs of set speeches. Jollity, mirth, and grand good college song singing were the ruling spirits of the occasion. Dean Walter T. Sumner '98 presided at the piano, and Morton Hull '09 led the singing. On the various occasions the writer has attended Dartmouth gatherings and festivities he has never heard the equal of the inspiriting, enthusiastic, and voluminous singing during this occasion. It was on the jump from start to finish. The new song entitled "Touch-down" created a very favorable impression, and was popular from the start.
The president of the association, Wm. T. Abbott '90, was prevented by a very hard cold from being present. In his absence the vice-president, Walter V. Hayt '78, presided. He made an interesting speech and was very happy in his introduction of the speaKers, who were President E. F. Nichols, Dean C. F. Emerson '6B, H. C. Rumery '95, and Prof. M. H. Robinson '90, of the University of Illinois.
President Nichols spoke of four features at Dartmouth that occupied the central thought at present: financial, instruction, instructors, and social. He was given close and careful attention, and his talk was such as to give a mine of information on subjects that especially interested the alumni. Professor Emerson gave a historical growth of the College from 1864 to the present time, mentioning the changes occurring during the administrations of Presidents Smith, Bartlett, and Tucker. The choir of the association had some choice song skits, which referred in a pleasant manner to the various duties of the Dean.
The following are the officers chosen for 1911: president, William T. Abbott '90; first Vice-president, Henry A. Haugan '03; second vice-president, Walter T. Sumner '98; secretary-treasurer, George E. Liscomb '07; executive committee, R. L. Burnap '94, M. L. Crowell '01, R. S. Southgate '07, H. I. Holton 'O4, H. C. Rumery '95.
The following were present: President E. F. Nichols, Dean C. F. Emerson '68, Charles Caverno '54, J. C. Webster 64, C. E. Lane '66, R. H. Parkinson '70, E. M. Robinson 71, H. D. Pierce '72, S. Coman '73, A. P. Grout '73, G. H. Holton '73, E. C. Crawford '74 W. H. Pratt '74, William M. Gardiner '76, W. V. Hayt '78, G. H. Rockwood '79, C. R. Webster '82, H. D. Woleben 83, J. P. Houston '84, N. A. McClary 84, W. W. Curtis '86t, C. M. Cheney '90, H. H. Hilton '90, M. H. Robinson '90, R. L. '94, J. A. Townsend '94, J. A. Ford 95, H. C. Rumery '95, L. H. Blanchard '97, H. P. Conway '97, W. E. McCornack '97, B. C. Taylor '97, E, D. Buell '98, W. T. Sumner '98, D. L. Condit '00, H. Hutchins '00, E. P. Storrs 00, M. L. Crowell '01, Paul Eckstorm '01, A. F. Hartigan '01, E. M. Hopkins '01, J. B. Mclntyre '01 D. P. Trude '01, G. H. Abbott '02, N. S. Carley '02, P. Fox '02, A. J. Irvin '02, H P Stone '02, H. A. Haugan 'O3, H. M. Hess '013, H. I. Holton '04, H. K. Pierce '04, W. D. Blatner '015, F. E. Harwood 05, R. C. Holton '05, J. Hutchinson '05, G. R. Ricker '05, W. M. Rogers '05, R. H. Wilmot '05, W. T. Dakin '06, P. B. Paul '06, J. A. Bartlett '07, C. A. Fassett '07, E. B. Fowler 07, W. R. Kimball '07, H. R. Lane '07, G. E. Liscomb '07, C. J. Sandy '07, R. S. Southgate '07, J. A. Clark '08, D. Y. Frothingham '08, E. T. Marsh '08, E. M. Prentice 'OB, J. L. Richard son '08, G. Shipley '08, M. Stearns "08, J. R. Childs '09, S. Gates '09, M. Hull '09, E. D. Martin '09, J. K. Mason '09, W. H. Patterson '09, L. W. Tucker '09, T. W. Baldwin '10, M. I Cole '10, J. H. Field '10, E. W. Hiestand '10, K. V. R. Nicol '10, J. P. Nourse '10, E. R. Palmer 'lO, A. P. Salmon '10, R. W. Sheets '10 W D. Steward '10, P. M. Taylor 10, C. W. Tobin '01, H. M. West '10, W. H. Edwards '12.
