Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-02
ALUMNI NEE rING.
Interesting Services In the Chagel The
Officers Mostly Reelected.

Officers Mostly Reelected.
The annual meeting of the associate
alumni was held at the University chapel
ut 1890 Il. m. In the absence of Hon. C.
H. Benedict of Brooklyn, n. Y, the presi-
dent of the association, the meeting was
called TO order by the vice-president Rev.
Theodore A. Hopkins. the records of the
last annual meeting were read by the sec
rotary and on motion of j. Is. Wheeler of
Burlington, they were approved. The
report of the treasurer, &. w. Brownell,
Jr., was read, showing a balance in his
hands of SIS - and all bills paid. On mo-
ton of Il. ID. Benedict of Brooklyn, y. Y,
the report was accepted and adopted
In consequence of the absence of III. o.
Wheeler of Burlington, the chairman of
the obituary committee, the report of that
committee was postponed to the adjourn
ed meeting. +. b. Taft of Burlington,
moved that a committee OF three be APP
pointed to nominate officers of the asso-
citation for the ensuing year. Carried and
4. b. Taft, r. ID. Benedict and d. :. Kel-
logE We're appointed such committee. The
committee subsequently reported the
present list Of officers with the exception
Of the treasurer, who insisted on being
relieved from further service. The re
port was unanimously adopted and
the following are the officers for the com
ing year: President, Hon. Charles l..
Benedict of Brooklyn, \. y; vice-presl-
ient, itev, Theo. a. Hopkins of Bur
tingtou, Vt. secretary, Charles f. Allen
If Burlington, VT. treasurer, George w.
Wales of Burlington, VT; executive com
mittet, Charles j. Alger, Charles f. Allen,
II. II. Atwater and T. b. Taft of Burning
ton alid Oscar Atwood of Rutland,
Obituary committee, Il. O. Wheeler,
lington, Norman Williams of Chicago,
and Norman Paul of Woodstock
Hon. Frederick Billings of Woodstock
having suggested in a letter to the secre-
tGry the propriety of an alumni assOcia-
zion seal, generously Offering to present
che same, engraved with such device as
should be decided upon, President Buck
ham and the secretary were appointed Il
'comMittee to furnish "A suitable design
and send the same to Mr.. Billings with
thanks tor his offer,
On motion of X. ID. Benedict, the treas.
urer was authorized to impose tax of one
dollar and collect the same of the alumni
for incidental expenses.
CIV Brownell, Jr., moved that Prof.
Frank II. Woodruff of AndOver Theologl-
cal Seminary be appointed chaplain at the
public exercises in the afternoon. The
of Plattsburgh, referred to n move
ment on the part of some of the
alumni to provide a fund to be called a
"Permanent Alumni Library Fund.-" the
income OF which shall be taken from year
to yenr tor the purchase of books for the
library of the University, and hoped that
the effort might be successful.
Having such complete and beaut-
ful library building, what the University
now needed was books, especially modern
publications. His suggestions were sup
ported by Prof j. f. Goodrich and +. B.
Taft, and on motion of c. w. Brownell,
Ir., these three gentlemen were appoint
ed committee to bring the subject to the
attention of the alumni.
On motion of Prof. Goodrich the meet
ing was adjourned to meet at the College
street church at ; p. N. 10 hear the adj
dress of Hon. j. |. Gilbert of Malone, the
orator at the public celebration of the
alumni, and after the celebration to trans
act any unfinished business.
In IN afternoon subsequent to the adj
dress the associate alumni assembled at
the church, agreeable to Adjournment
The secretary read the names reported by
the obituary committee, as follows:
Class OF 1889 Isaac Newton Gregory died
in 1855 class of 1913, Bradford RiXford
died September 20, 1855, and John Viii
ham Lynde died March 10, 1856 class of
ISiS, George l.. everett died in 1884 class of
1855, Constance Liberty Goodell died Feb
ruary /, 1853 class of 1850, Scion Eaton
died April /, 1856 class of 1850, Anderson
Dana Dyer died April H. 1856
The report was accepted and ordered to
be placed on file.
The following resolution offered by
Charles L. Allen, was unanimously adopt
ed
Res01ved. That we, associate alumni apprc-
ciating the very instructive, practical, able
and earnest address of our orator, Hon, John
4. Gilbert, to-day, hereby tender HIM our sin
ccre thanks for the same.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned sine die.