ASSOCIATION OF THE PACIFIC COAST
The thirty-second annual banquet of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Pacific Coast was held at the Commercial Club, San Francisco, April 12, 1913. About thirty diners, from grey-haired grads to new pledged freshmen of the association, gathered for an evening of reminiscences, speech making, and a general good time. It was' the most enthusiastic meeting ever held by the association on the coast.
Selden C. Smith '97 acted as toastmaster, and the silver tongued Demosthenes proceeded to put San Francisco on the oratorical map when he called for the following speakers: Fisher Ames '69, Charles H. Ham '71, Thomas Flint 'BO, F. H. Leggett '98, F. W. Wentworth '03, F. J. Reagan '09, and Winsor Wilkinson '10.
The association was especially fortunate in having as its special guest of the evening Clarke W. Tobin '10 of the New York Association. He opened up with a few humorous remarks, paid glowing tribute to the spirit and enthusiasm of the local association, and becoming serious gave a most interesting talk on the needs of Dartmou h and what the men of the West could do for the College. The unabated interest and the deep attention with which his address was received only emphasized the appreciation which those present felt for the speaker, who exemplified in its truest form Dartmouth loyalty and spirit.
Aided and abetted by the cheerful Kid Folsom '97, and the lid being off, the noisy trio, composed of John Pearson '11, and Clarke Tobin and Winsor Wilkinson of 1910, kept up a constant musical racket throughout the evening, and were gagged only when the meal was over.
Among the more answering incidents of the evening was a semi-vaudeville stunt perpetrated by the worthy toastmaster Smith '97 and Wentworth '03, with Kid Folsom as prompter.
At the annual election the following officers were chosen: President, Charles H. Ham '71; vice-presidents, S. C. Smith '97, F. W. Wentworth '03; treasurer, C. S. Wright '57; secretary, F. J. Reagan '09; chorister, John Pearson '11; executive committee, George H. Beaudry '02, George H. Hoyt '07, F. H. Leggett '98, Horace H. Sears '90, Prof. G. W. Shaw 'B7, Dr. Sidney Worth '71.
