DETROIT ANNUAL DINNER
The annual meeting and banquet of the Dartmouth Club of Detroit was held on the evening of March 16, at the Detroit Golf Club. The President was guest of honor. The following were elected to office: president, Ford H. Wlielden 1925; vice-president, Charles G. Bennett 1908; secretary-treasurer, Ralph G. Norton 1918; assistant secretary-treasurer, John Heavenrich 1926.
Ford Whelden retired from the secretarytreasurership after four years in office, reporting the largest surplus in the treasury in the Club's history. The Club has a membership of approximately one hundred. It was reported that luncheons had been held every Tuesday throughout the year, and that all five major football games had been received by the Club either by radio or special wire.
The banquet was attended by 135 people, of whom 40 were guests of the Club. These included: Mr. Frank Cody, superintendent Detroit public schools; Mr. Warren E. Bow, assistant superintendent Detroit public schools; Mr. George W. Murdoch, principal Southwestern High School; Dr. William O. Stevens, headmaster Cranbrook School; Mr. D. Howard Fletcher, headmaster Detroit University School; Mr. Charles A. Hughes, secretary Detroit Athletic Club; and other administrative officials of the Detroit public school system and 23 football letter men of Southwestern High School. The Southwestern High School was the recipient of this year's (the fourth) annual presentation of the Dartmouth College Cup, which is awarded each year to that Detroit High School whose football team has the best combined scholastic and athletic record. The dinner was also attended by a number of prospective Dartmouth men and their fathers.
President Hopkins was introduced by Ford Whelden. The President gave one of his remarkable talks, which in its breadth of vision and understanding and in its masterful use of language astounded those hearing him for the first time and delighted those fortunate enough to have glistened to him before. At the conclusion of Hoppie's address, there were over one dozen requests for copies of the speech, which unfortunately the Club was unable to grant.
