Greater Lawrence

On May 4, under the sponsorship of the Dartmouth Club of Greater Lawrence, a granite marker was dedicated to the memory of Richard Hovey at the Ridgewood Cemetery in North Andover, Mass.

The ceremonies were begun by Albert P.Pettoruto '38, club president, who welcomedthose present and introduced Rev. Clinton W.Carvell '18, who served as master of ceremonies. A double quartet composed of members of the classes of 1907 and 1909 sang someof Hovey's better-known songs, including"Men of Dartmouth."

Representing the College, the Hon. Louis S.Cox '96 thanked the gathering and paid particular tribute to several of the alumni fortheir work in behalf of the occasion. He concluded with the thought that "this burialstone, this marker, will be a lasting tribute toRichard Hovey . . . but the spirit exemplified by Hovey will itself outlive thismemorial." George Liscomb '07, who waslargely responsible for the occasion, told theassemblage that "this is the culmination ofmany years of hope. Today we are labelingHovey officially as the Poet Laureate of Dartmouth." He was presented a copy of the lateProf. Allan H. Macdonald's volume on the lifeof Hovey.

Bill Cunningham '19 gave the main address on Hovey's life and works. The ceremonies concluded with the unveiling of the memorial by Mrs. Jane Hovey Standen, of Exeter, N. H., grand-niece of the poet.

The ceremony was preceded by a luncheon with 60 Dartmouth men and guests present, including Wesley Beattie '33, president of the Dartmouth Club of Boston, and Philip S. Maiden '94 of Lowell, former Trustee of the College.

The Hovey Memorial committee included Albert P. Pettoruto '3B, Rev. Clinton W. Carvell '18, Andrew A. Caffrey '43, John C. Reardon '36, Kenneth Fulton '46, George E. Liscomb '07, George H. Gage '03 and John J. McKallagat '36.

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