1885 Celebrating Its 55th

OUR CLASS HEADQUARTERS Was at Room 27 in the Hanover Inn which was decorated with flags and bunting and an electric "85" sign displayed on the outside wall of the Inn. Almost all of the class and their families were also quartered in the Inn, which added much to our convenience.

Of our 15 living graduates 9 were in attendance, namely: Austin, Bayley, Briggs, Brooks, Chase, Floyd, Hovey, Weeks and Whipple and of our 6 living non-graduates 1, Colby, was present; most of them arrived Friday afternoon which was spent very pleasantly in renewing old acquaintances. The weather was perfect and the appearance of the town was never more attractive or beautiful.

Quite a number of us attended the reception of President and Mrs. Hopkins at their home in the evening, which was held on the lawn of their garden, where with its beautiful setting with flowers and shrubs lighted by the moon and electricity made it seem almost like a scene in fairyland; later many of us gathered at our headquarters for conferences and reminiscences far into the night.

Saturday, Alumni Day, opened with discouraging showers which fortunately cleared about 11 o'clock in the morning and although the rain necessitated the cancellation of the alumni procession to the Gymnasium and also prevented our class marshal, Otis Hovey, with baton in hand, leading us in the march, nevertheless, we all attended having front seats next to the members of the class of 1890, celebrating their golden reunion.

While the alumni addresses were fine, the most interesting part of the program to us was the presentation of the Alumni Attendance Cup which is annually presented as a trophy to the class having present at Commencement the largest proportion of its living alumni—this year the cup was awarded to our class jointly with the class of 1890, each tying with the other for the highest percentage of attendance, namely—60%, our attendance being 9 out of 15 living members and the class of '90 with an attendance of 18 out of 30 living members. Five years ago we missed this honor by the lack of only one classmate.

During the afternoon some of us inspected the new buildings, others attended their annual fraternity meetings and others witnessed the baseball game between the Dartmouth and Yale teams, which was a very snappy, finely played game resulting in a score of a to 1 in favor of Dartmouth.

Our reunion class business and family dinner was served in the "Ski House" on the lawn of the Inn. The class with members of their families and guests formed at headquarters and led by President Whipple and the Secretary, bearing aloft the coveted Attendance Cup, paraded down through the hotel lobby and main dining room and across the lawn to the "Ski House" where the cup was placed at the head of the table and after being duly inspected it was sent over to Thayer Hall where the class of '90 was holding its golden reunion dinner.

The attendance at our family dinner was as follows: Henry and Mrs. Austin, Ed and Mrs. Bayley and their two grandsons, Edwin Bayley Buchanan and Eustace Watkins Buchanan, AI Briggs and his grandson Richard (son of Paul Briggs, Dartmouth '11), his nephew, Andrew M. Wood of Middleboro, Dartmouth '42, Allen Myers, a friend, who enters Dartmouth class of '44 and the latter's brother, Herbert S. Myers, John and Mrs. Brooks, Charles and Mrs. Chase, son, Eugene, Dartmouth '16, daughters, Misses Helen and Alice Chase and daughter, Mrs. Margaret Chase Judd and her husband, Mr. William H. Judd Jr., Dartmouth '34, Charles Floyd, Otis and Mrs. Hovey and daughter, Mrs. Ellen Hovey Davis and her husband, Mr. Philip O. Davis, and their grandchildren, Ellen Oudry Davis and Philip H. Davis, Lorrain Weeks and his son William, and Frank Whipple.

The dinner, which was served from the Inn, was excellent and during its progress there was singing (or attempts in that direction) of college and old well-known songs, including Hovey's song written for the class of '85, with Miss Alice Chase bravely accompanying us on the piano. Attempts at leading the singing made by the Secretary and Al Briggs were not as successful as might be wished but Lorrain Weeks had the pleasure of joining with us in his favorite Juanita.

Following the dinner President Whipple opened the business meeting with a brief address of welcome in which he referred feelingly to the life work and high W. Plapp, who at our reunion five years ago had been elected President, after which he called upon Mrs. Ellen Hovey Davis, who sang two solos to her own accompaniment most acceptably, after which we had the pleasure of listening, as at many previous reunions, to Otis Hovey on his flute, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Davis at the piano and it is rumored that his young grandson, Philip H. Davis is following in his grandfather's footsteps by learning flute playing.

The Secretary, who was next called upon, paid a deserved tribute to his predecessor, our late classmate, Herbert Foster, who had served most efficiently as Secretary of our class for 20 years, from 1895 to 1915. He reported the vital statistics of the class as follows: number of living graduates 15, living non-graduates 6, and 1 honorary member of the class; the deaths of members of the class during the past five years were 7 graduates, namely—Frederick W. Plapp, Morrill Goddard, Jay M. Hulbert, Wilbur J. Rockwood, Richard S. Currier, Walter Mooers and Samuel M. Wilcox and 2 non-graduates, John M. Cunningham and William A. Dickey, at this point upon the Secretary's suggestion all present stood in a brief silent tribute in token of our respect to the memory of these and all other deceased members of the class.

The Secretary then read letters of greeting and good wishes from every absentgraduate of the class, namely—Adams, Allen, Cragin, Hudson, Parker and Philbrick and also from 3 of the non-graduates, Clark, Lucas and Whitcomb and a very loyal letter from our honorary member, Miss Helen E. Melendy. The only members of the class from whom no reply had been received were Joseph W. Shultz of Topeka, Kansas, and Olin S. Sturges of Sacramento, Cal., and it is hoped that their failure to reply was not due to sickness.

The Treasurer of the class, Henry Austin, then submitted his report covering the five year period showing that he had received $674.11 and had disbursed $516.79, leaving a surplus on hand of $157.32 instead of a "deficit" which all regarded as very comforting and unusual in times like the present.

Otis Hovey, as Class Agent of the Alumni Fund, made his report showing that during the five year period up-to-date the class had contributed to the Fund the sum of $1367.41 and that every year the contributions had exceeded the quota allotted to the class and that during the current year it had exceeded the quota substantially two and three-quarters times.

A class tax of $20 per member was unanimously voted to provide funds for maintaining the class organization for the coming five year period and it was also voted that the class annually subscribe for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE under the 100% group plan, the same to be paid for out of the class treasury.

Al Briggs and Lorrain Weeks were appointed as a committee to nominate class officers for the ensuing five year period and they reported the following nominees: Charles W. Floyd of Boston, Mass., President-Charles F. Chase of New Britain, Conn., Vice president—Edwin A. Bayley of Boston, Mass., Secretary—Henry H. Austin of Warner, N. H„ Treasurer—Otis E. Hovey of New York City, Class Agent, such five officers to constitute the executive committee of the class.

A vote of regret for the absence from our reunion of our honorary member, Miss Helen E. Melendy of East Orange, N. J., was unanimously passed and the secretary was requested to transmit the same to her.

The meeting finally broke up at a late hour.

The following morning at 9 o'clock the class picture was taken on the lawn of the Inn of all the graduates and their families then present and thereafter we turned homeward, feeling that in many respects we had had one of our most satisfactory and enjoyable reunions.

REUNION NOTES

It is worthy of mention that Henry Austin has the distinction of having attended every reunion of the class since our graduation and his youthful appearance and cheerful disposition bids fair to enable him to preserve that record indefinitely.

We all rejoice that Al Briggs changed his plan and by making a 6 o'clock A.M. start, Saturday morning, reached Hanover by 10 o'clock A.M. in time to be reported as present and thus enabling our class to win the Attendance Cup.

During our reunion we had a very pleasant call at headquarters of William P. (Biff) Kelly '86, whom many of us have known intimately from our college days.

Frank Colby still leads as our most prolific member, as he reports having 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

All of us appreciate the courtesy and efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Ford K. Sayre, Managers of the Inn, which contributed so much in the enjoyment and success of our reunion.

CLASS OF 1885 AT FIFTY-FIFTH REUNION 11 Back Row: Chase, Briggs, Hovey, Bayley, Austin, Brooks, L. Weeks, Floyd, Whipple.Middle Row: A. Weeks, Alice Chase, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Hovey, Mrs. Bayley, Mrs. Austin,Mrs. Charles Chase, Helen Chase, Eugene Chase '16. Front Row: Eustace Buchanan, H.Myers, R. Briggs, A. Meyers, Bayley Buchanan.

Higgins. 1880: THREE SIXTY-YEAR REUNERS Sitting: Dr. S. T. King, L. S. Perry and W. I. C. Smith. Standing: Mr. and Mrs. CyrusWhite, Mr. S. A. Schultze, Mr. and Mrs. Donald White.