CHICAGO ASSOCIATION

The largest banquet ever held by the Dartmouth Alumni in the city of Chicago occurred in the Grand Ball Room of the Blackstone Hotel on Friday evening, February 7. Dartmouth men were present from all parts of the country, one coming from as far away as Butte, Montana. There were also present about thirty-six men who had been in service, some of whom had -been through a number of battles in France and one, Captain P. B. Paul, who had been awarded the Croix de Guerre.

This was the 43rd Annual Banquet of the Chicago Association, which was founded in 1876 and there were present three of the founders,—Redington '61, Holton '73, and Crawford '74. The attendance was a record for Chicago, 139.

Hamilton Gibson, President of the Chicago Association, presided at the banquet and introduced Ernest M. Hopkins, President of Dartmouth College, James L. McConaughy, President of Knox College, and ten of the men' who had just returned from France.

The following officers were elected for 1919:

President, GUY H. ABBOTT '02. Vice President, WARREN C. AGRY '11.

Secretary and Treasurer, W. H. EASTMAN '10. Statistical Secretary, THEODORE T. REDINGTON

Executive Committee:

Chairman. DAYTON C. CONDIT '00 JOHN R. CHILDS '09 EDWARD R. KEELER '11 J. M. CHENEY '16 WILLIAM D. BLATNER '06 WILLIAM S. CARLISLE '11