1889 Returns for Fifty-Ninth
THE TRADITIONAL gathering of '89 men each June at Commencement time brought to Hanover this year seven members of our class. Their pictures and names appear in the accompanying group photograph. "Doc" Warden came on from his home in Great Falls, Montana, especially for the occasion. He was the first to arrive and one of the last to leave. Walter Sullivan our incomparable "Sully"—had closed his town house for the season and was at his farm in Boonton, N. J., for the summer, but he motored into New York and from there journeyed by train. Arthur Chase joined him at New Haven. Hardy Ferguson, with chauffeur, motored up from his home in Dobbs Ferry, N. Y„ and brought George Bard with him. Harry Frost, accompanied by Mrs. Frost, came in his car from his camp on Silver Lake in Gilmanton Iron Works, N. H. Your secretary made the trip by train. Henry Blair, our class president, made all arrangements to come, but a change of plans prevented his being present, much to the regret of all.
By mid-afternoon Friday every member of our group had registered at the Inn, where its management had everything arranged for our comfort and enjoyment. That evening eight of us, including Mrs. Frost, dined at the Inn at a specially Reserved table. Later several of our members attended a reception given by President and Mrs. Dickey, who received their guests in the lovely garden of their beautiful home. Saturday morning, Miss Elizabeth Blakely appeared at the Inn as our class group photograph was about to be taken. We were delighted to see her and to have her included in one of the group pictures. She had motored up to Hanover for a weekend visit at the home of Miss Mary Fletcher. After finishing with the photographer, we signed and mailed letters to each of our seven living members not present. Then, during Saturday noon we attended a buffet luncheon given by the College in the Gymnasium preceding the meeting of the Alumni Association, at which the speakers included President Dickey, John R. Spring '98, representing the fifty-year class, and others. There were songs by the Dartmouth Glee Club. In the afternoon a few of our group went to the baseball game. Dartmouth won 3 to o over the University of Maryland. Others called at Dick s House to see Robert LincolnO'Brien,—our contemporary fellow-student at Dartmouth,—a patient there as a result of an injured ligament of his leg. His condition was found to be such that he expected to move to the Hanover Inn soon for his annual summer visit there. Saturday evening at dinner we had the pleasure of having at our table at the Inn the following members of the class of '87: Hadlock, Howland, Sanborn and Gage. Sunday it rained. The Commencement and Baccalaureate Exercises scheduled to be held in the Bema were held in Webster Hall. Warden and your secretary were the only ones of our group to attend. Sunday was largely given over to hobnobbing (yes, that's the right word for it) with old college friends and acquaintances, some of whom we had known for more than sixty years. That continued until late in the evening. As we were about to retire for the night after long talks covering many subjects Dan Hadlock '87—now in his 86th year speaking of the pleasure of attending these gatherings of college men, made a remark that expressed the feelings of every one present. He said that when we get together—as we so often have done in recent years—we feel perfectly at liberty to talk about and discuss any subject that comes into our minds, and, he said, "I don't know of any place where we are as happy and as free to do so as we are when we are gathered right here in Hanover." Imbued with that thought we parted the next morning firmly resolved to return a year hence.
THIS QUARTET OF HALE AND HEARTY CLASSMATES REPRESENTED THE CLASS OF 1887 OVER COM- MENCEMENT WEEKEND: A long continuous record of visits to Hanover has been accumulated by these men of 'B7, Gage (82 years of age), Sanborn (83 years), Howland (83 years), and Hadloclt (85 years).
traditional F°R. ITS .ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS: The seven 'B9ers who returned to Hanover for their Walter S SuirermS f KjWn °vT £•"' nV? ri9ht' fr°nt r°W' ReV" Ar,hur Chase of New Have"' Conn.; Walter S. Sull.van of New York C.ty; Ralph S. Bartlett of Boston, Mass.; and Oliver S. Warden of Dobh F M°nvDna', nr- n r°W are Harry M" Frosf of Sw°n,pscott, Mass.; Hardy S. Ferguson of Dobbs Ferry, N. Y„ and George P. Bard of New York City. Photo was taken on Inn lawn
TEN MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1893 RETURN TO HANOVER FOR THEIR FIFTY-FIFTH REUNION
CLASS SECRETARY
