BOSTON ASSOCIATION

The 53rd annual reunion of the Association of Dartmouth Alumni of Boston and Vicinity held at Symphony Hall on Friday evening, February 15th, brought together the largest gathering which ever assembled in the name of Dartmouth under one roof outside of Hanover. The character of the reunion was much different from other years in that an inexpensive lunch was served and the wives and relatives of Dartmouth men were admitted to the balconies. It was termed "Dartmouth service night," . and all those present paid tribute to the sons of Dartmouth who have entered the service. The Association extended an invitation to the Dartmouth men in the service within reach, and as the Commander of Camp Devens granted permission to the men at Ayer a large number of men in uniform were present.

George G. Clark '99 presented on the screen a wonderful group of pictures which told the story of Dartmouth's participation in all the previous wars in which the country had engaged, and his concluding picture showing the great service flag in Hanover with six hundred stars brought the great gathering to its feet.

Hon. Channing H. Cox, 1901, president of the Association, presided, and he introduced as speakers Hon. Samuel W. McCall '74, governor of Massachusetts, President Ernest Martin Hopkins, Dean Craven Laycock, James H. Kimball, 1901, and Hon. R. Livingstone Beeckman, governor of Rhode Island, who had recently returned from a visit to the front and who gave a most interesting picture of conditions which he saw.

Dr. Tucker sent a message which was received with the greatest interest, and the Association voted to send him a message of appreciation. The letter from Dr. Tucker together with other material from this meeting will appear in the next number of the MAGAZINE.

In addition to the singing of Dartmouth songs the evening was made noteworthy by the organ solo of Dr. Philip G. Clapp, violin selections by Charles E. Griffith, Jr. '15, and the singing by Harry S. McDevitt '07 and Fred S. Child 'IS.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: president, Edwin A. Bay- ley '85; vice-presidents: Louis Bell '84, Ar- thur Fairbanks '86, Wilder D. Quint '87, Matt B. Jones '94; treasurer, Harry W. Goodall, M.D. '98; secretary, Leland Powers '10; executive committee: Robert D„ Brewer 'O4, Curtis Plummer 'O7, James R. Chandler '98, Wilfred H. Smart '07, Natt W. Emerson '00, Joshua B. Clark '11; chorister, Sturgis Pishon '10.