Evening journal., 1900-06-08
ALUMNI MEET,
ELECT AND EAT
High School Graduates Of
Twenty-Five Years Assemble
ORGANIZATION FOR NEXT YEAR
Members Of Alumni Association Con-
clude Annual Meeting With
Reception and Dinner

Alumni who have graduated during
the past twenty-five years from the Will
mington High School assembled last
night in the Clayton House to organize
for the ensuing year to welcome into
their fold the members of the class of
1900, and TO eat and be merry II was
a delightful occasion. The assemblage
was as 1ayiul TO the seyenty-nve as
the naughty -naught Two members Of
the first graduating class, rs. DR.. j.
Harmer Rile and Mlburne Chandler
We're present.
BUSINESS CAME FIRST.
The business meeting OF the
Alumni Association came frs5
and at this the following officers were
chosen; President, Charles b. Palmer
So yiee-president Captain Albert w
Foreman, 93; secretary, Allison N
KINNEY, 90; treasurer. ii. H. Bonham
! 94; Executive Committee. Harry r.
Joslyn, a. chairman: =. Samuel Isen-
schmidt, 90; j. l.. Foulk. 30: DR.
George W. X. Forrest, 90. and }. Stew
art Groves, 1900.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES IS
REPORT
WilmlnSlOns June z, 1900.
To the Members of the Alumni Asso-
citation Of the Wilmington High
School:
! The Executive Committee submits
this as its report for the year ending
tonight:
+ The committee is especially pleased
st being able to announce that the
financial affairs OF the association ar,
in splendid condition From the pre-
Yions year, the treasurer had a balance
Of s746i from the moonlight excursion
of July 20. 1899. the association real
, lied the net amount Of 1891, and from
/ the entertainment given at the New
/ Century Club, November 27, 1899. tn,
/, associations share OF the profits wa.
Sl3.l6. When the present retirinf
administration took charge, ther,
J remained standing indebtedness O.
} $50 against the association, OF which
Sl5 was due Clawson S. Hammitt. ant
an equal amount TO George A. Salmon
this has been paid, and tonight we de
light to report that the balance in favoi
Of our organization is S92.35. The asso
citation now gl0ries in the possession
Of bank book and is drawing interes
at the rate of ? per cent.
The committee records its apprecia
tion of the support given it by the asso
: ciatiOn and asks for its successor thi
= interest and support of all graduates O
? the High School. These later year
have placed the association in an en-
viable position in public esteem, ant
D no step should be hazarded that wouli
e operate to the detriment OF the innu
ence which the organization may OK
ert. 1t is possible for it to do work, &
give benefit through endeayors {
! secure capable citizens TO serve a
= members Of the Board of Public Educa
i ton, TO frOwn upon any attempt to in
l. tr0duce politics into the school man
a agement, and to give its moral supper
q to the noble band Of teachers to whoT
every graduate owes so much
The committee has the honor TO an
nOunce that il has cultivated pleasan
relations with the Alumnae Assoeia
tion Of the school, and suggests tina
the next committee be not backWar
In continuing such cultivation. Tn
presentation Of Barbara" and a mu
sicale in connection Herewith wa
done with the cooperation OF Tn
Alumnae Association. A repetition {
the play may be accepted in the Fall.
On the evening of January "A, Of tn
present year, the committee was pres
I ent at a reception rendered to the Hig
: School football team Of 1893. at tn
= residence Of Or. John Palmer. Jr., tn
= hosts of the occasion being the presi
e dent of the association and the chair
5 man of the Executive Committee.
e In the course Of the year, in a ''popu
o lar teacher contest directed by tn
o Wilmington BiCwele Club John
t Whitehead. instructor in woodwork a
e the High School, Won, and is thereb
Il entitled to take trip to the Paris EA
q position Members of the school an
IS the association worked in Mr.. White
heads behalf. and it Is a subject 70
e congratulation by the association tina
+ Mr.. Whitehead won. For his interes
o IN the athletic Affairs Of the school, h
= is entitled to the most cordial thank
+ of the association.
70 The committee is happy tonight 4
=. the observance Of the silver anniveI
T. sary Of the irst-class to graduate froI
If the High School. the class Of 1875. tn
e, members Of rs have done well in thei
IT battling with the world tand we con
Il gratuiate them.
Failing to find the constitution Z
II the association. the committee take
Ie the liberty or Offering a brief constiu
n, tion, which. II is hoped viii answe
n the purposes. Practice has show
le that a written document is less imDol
at tant than a continued interest by tn
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