CLASS OF 1864

Luncheon and reunion of members of Dartmouth '64 within easy reach of Boston, at the St. Botolph Club, No. 4 Newbury Street, at one o'clock, Friday, April 28, 1916.

Present: Bancroft, Hildreth, Hobbs, Sanborn, Swett, Weston, together with, as guests, Dr. Edward Cowles of '59 and Dr. George W. Gay, who received an honorary A.M. from Dartmouth in 1895.

At the conclusion of the satisfactory lunch in the regular dining room of the Club, adjournment was taken to a smaller apartment, and until four o'clock reports were heard of other classmates from whom recently the secretary had received letters.

It was voted that regrets be sent to Cy. Rich, the president of the class, and to Dr. Moore, because of their unexpected absence.

It was voted that the secretary call another meeting of reunion one year from this date.

It was proposed and unanimously favored that should any members of the class from distant parts be discovered at any time in Boston or vicinity, an attempt be made, to rally from near and far to a luncheon similar to the one participated in this day for reawakening and fostering the spirit of class fellowship and loyalty.

The secretary called the attention of the class to the recent "First Annual Report of the Dartmouth College Alumni Fund." This report, a copy of which has been sent to each member of '64 at the request of the secretary, gives not only a full statement of the purpose and great importance of the fund, but also the names of contributors to the fund prior to July 1, 1915. (The sum contributed by each was not included.) The names of those whose gifts shall be received since the above date will appear in the report for the year closing June 30, 1916. The Class of '64 was represented by not one single name. The great importance of the Fund was heartily endorsed and all present pledged contributions. It was emphasized that it was not the large sum that was urged, but a contribution, however limited, from every member of the class.

A cordial invitation was extended to Drs. Cowles and Gay to be present at the future class reunions.

At four o'clock, it being necessary that Hobbs and Weston, who had come from the greatest distance, should leave, the meeting was concluded with hearty agreement that the reunion had been in every way a success.

As some gentlemen lingered, Weston returned, bringing his daughter Marion, who had called to accompany her father to their home. All those present were pleased to meet Miss Weston, who is professor of botany in the State Normal School at Providence, R. I.

Each one in attendance paid one dollar per plate for the luncheon. Upon Dr. Hildreth's settling the score with the Club, he reported a balance in hand of $1.45.

To this the gentlemen of the class present added $6.05, making a total of $7.50, which it was voted should remain in the treasury for such legitimate expenses as have been and may be incurred by the secretary.

The weather was remarkably phenomenal, a heavy snow storm having prevailed from daybreak. According to the Observation Station on Milton Hills, seven and one-half inches of snow fell.

Notwithstanding such conditions, Weston dared leave his ancestral acres in Georgetown and travel all the distance to the city. And Hobbs from Newport, R. I., that atmosphere of quality and distinction, displayed the right to his title of Admiral by coming all his long way in the raging storm.

But our anxiety was awakened for Cy. Rich and Dr. Moore, as they had assured the secretary of their attendance. Neither of them had ever been known to show timidity because of the weather.

John Riley, that prodigy of mathematics, had never developed any formulae which could be interpreted into a warning against an April snowstorm. But all our anxiety had to be excited because from not distant Clif-tondale and from near-by Quincy two failed to appear. Whether they had for the season retired their galoches into cold storage or had become ensnared by wintry blasts may never be known, as at a later date than the 28th, the Secretary has had no sound nor line to indicate their survival.

Secretary, Charles E. Swett, Winchester, Mass.