CHICAGO ASSOCIATION

On December 17 over 100 Dartmouth alumni of Chicago and vicinity gathered at the University Club for an informal dinner and smoker in honor of our coach, Jesse Hawley. He had more than lived up to our expectations of him when he left us last fall, and we not only wanted to show him how we of Chicago appreciated the great service he had rendered the College, but also took the opportunity to secure manifestations of similar appreciation from all parts of the country.

In response to telegrams advising of the meeting, nearly fifty wires were received from different alumni groups and prominent alumni from Hanover to Los Angeles, showing a unanimity of approval in the results of the 1923 football season and a most urgent desire to have Hawley return. The reading of these telegrams was interspersed with unexpected communications from "President Coolidge," "Wm. Jennings Bryan," "Your Bootlegger," "Your Uncle P. J. Barnum," "Lucy Page Gaston," "Your Bridge Club," "Wm. Z. Foster," "King Oscar of Sweden," and others, which added to the enjoyment of the evening and the embarrassment of Jesse.

Hawley talked at length on football matters, giving a resume of the season's work and pointing out how alumni could help by acquiring a better knowledge of the principles of the Selective Process and by cooperating with the College according to the prescribed rules and regulations. The uncertainty of his business affairs, due to his protracted absence from business, made it impossible for Jesse to state positively that we could count on him next year, but he assured us that if it was in any way possible he would coach another year. Few realize the business sacrifice which Hawley has made to serve as coach, and those of us nearest to him know that it is only his affection for Dartmouth that will cause him to repeat the sacrifice another year.

The progress of preparations for the First National Dartmouth Pow-Wow were told by Nat Leverone, 1906, chairman of the general committee, and Henry H. Hilton, 1890, chairman of the finance committee, spoke briefly on what was to be accomplished by the Pow-Wow.

The evening closed with the showing of excellent moving pictures of the Dartmouth-Harvard and Darmouth-Cornell football games taken and exhibited by Ed. Martin, 1909, and of the film "When Good Fellows Get Together," which had been forwarded by the College for the occasion.

Our two regular weekly luncheons held during the holidays were well attended by undergraduates, particularly that of December 31, which was our annual undergraduate luncheon.

The annual meeting and banquet of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago will be held on Monday evening, January 28, at the Congress Hotel.

Secretary.