St. Petersburg

THE ANNUAL DINNER was held here at the Shrine Club on February 24 with the best attendance in years. Frank E. Leavitt '91 Ag., who has sent sons and grandsons galore to Dartmouth, ran off a good meeting with short talks from many of the 28 alumni present. There was the usual contingent of wives, parents, brothers, sons and daughters, among whom was Barry Laycock, brother of Craven '96, and the wife and grandson of the late Edwin B. Frost '86. Mrs. Frost told many amusing stories of Hanover life.

The alumni present included H. H. Austin '85, W. P. Kelly '86, H. E. Gage '87, S. E. Johnson '87, W. D. White '87, H. M. Frost '89, F. E. Leavitt '91 Ag., H. C. Lane '91 Ag., A. D. Arnold '93, W. C. Aborn '93, F. C. Cleaveland '95, H. S. Baketel '95 Med., E. B. Bigelow 'OO, C. E. Butter field 'OO, J. B. Warden 'OO, F. R. Guardineer '03, G. E. Dudley '07, E. A. Greeley 'OB, J. H. Beer '14, G. C. Gould '16, C. E. Hill '20, F. J. Coserove '21, C. S. Hopkins '22, E. C. Holmes '30, D. E. Sands '30, M. W. Savage '33 T., A. E. Moreau '37 H., R. D. Atwood '42.

Besides the wives of many of these were those of the following: E. B. Frost '86, L. J. Mason '93,. A. A. Bacon '97, J. J. Buckley 'OO, and J. W. Haslam '06. The club voted in favor of holding monthly luncheons during the tourist season, and printing a directory of the membership. S. E. Johnson '87 advanced the idea of an international alumni organization similar to a successful one in Toronto, and the matter was referred to a committee for study. The officers for the ensuing year are H. D. Atwood '05, President; Francis J. Cosgrove '21, Vice President; C. E. Hill '20, Secretary; and E. C. Holmes '30, Treasurer.