CLASS OF 1891

The reunion in celebration of the twentyfive years that have elapsed since graduation of Ninety-One passed off most enthusiastically at Hanover from June 17 to 21 inclusive. There are seventy known living members of Ninety-One, including non-graduates, and thirty-five, fifty per cent, showed up in Hanover. Of the living graduates, numbering fifty-one, thirty-one were present, a percentage of 60.7, giving us second place in the contest for best attendance. First place was won by the class of '66, which returned fifteen of the living nineteen members.

During Saturday, June 17, there was a steady stream of returning alumni and families, and in the evening over forty of the members of Ninety-One and families were present at the "get-together" collation served at Wheeler Hall. On Sunday morning forty-one of the members breakfasted together at the Commons. At the Vesper Service conducted by the Rev. B. S. Gilman of Gardner, Mass., nearly sixty members of our party listened attentively to an inspiring talk by our classmate. The balance of the day was spent most happily together at Wheeler Hall, where another collation was served.

On Monday new arrivals came, and were promptly attired, according to sex, in the ties, caps, arm bands, parasols, and ruffs provided by the committee on decoration. Tuesday was the climax of our reunion. In the morning about seventy-five paraded with the rest of the classes to the ball game between Amherst and Dartmouth, won by Amherst. A more interesting feature was the capture and execution of Villa, staged by the classes of '13 and '11.

The afternoon was devoted to Class Day exercises, most of which had to be held in Webster Hall, owing to the inclement weather.

At 5.30 p. m. a group picture was taken of seventy-nine members of the Ninety-One party on the steps and terraces in front of Richardson Hall. This group included all but five of the eighty-four members of the families of Ninety-One who were present at some time during the celebration. At 6.30 p. m., in front of Wheeler Hall, the men of the class served a collation to the wives and sons and daughters of Ninety-One, and then entered the torchlight parade. Each Ninety-One marched with his torch and the sons inarched with us. "Squash" led, of course.

The main event of our reunion, the dinner of the men, thirty-five of whom were present, followed immediately after the torchlight parade. Dr. C. S. Little, the class president, presided, and conducted the business session, later turning over the postprandial exercises to W. O. Smith as toastmaster. There were no set speeches, but each one present had his word of greeting, both for himself and for any absentee for whom he could in any way give an accounting. At the business session, the following were reelected as officers: Dr. C. S. Little, president; John Abbott, Esq., treasurer; F. E. Rowe, secretary. A committee to have charge of the arrangements for the thirtieth reunion was appointed, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Barrows, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Edson, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Walker.

John Abbott, treasurer, was elected a committee to look out for the matter of contributions from the class of Ninety-One to the Dartmouth College Alumni Fund on the Tucker Foundation.

A very happy feature of the class dinner was the presentation through E. S. Burbank by Henry H. Hilton of the class of '90 to each man present of a fine etching of Daniel Webster, taken from a painting of Webster discovered in Paris and presented to the College by Edward Tuck.

Following is the list of Ninety-One men back for the reunion: C. F. Abbott, John Abbott, J. F. Allison, M. D. Barrows, G. C. Barton, E. J. Bugbee, E. D. Burbank, W. D. Cobb, H. E. Colby, D. S. Conant, R. L. Doring, C. G. DuBois, M. O. Edson, A. W. French, B. S. Gilman, E. W. T. Gray, S. A. Hazen, F. H. B. Heald, A. C. Heath, C. S. Little, E. T. S. Lord, R. L. O'Brien, F. W. Plummer, J. H. Proctor, D. C. Richardson, F. E. Rowe, J. C. Sanborn, C. M. Smith, W. O. Smith, W. E. Stanley, E. W. Tewkshury, J. F. Trull, John Walker, S. G. Walker, G. M. Watson.