The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-06-15
Alumni Banquet.

the Plymouth High School Alumni
Association held at the Washington
Auditorium Thursday evening was a
brilliant social affair, an intellectual
treat, and reuniting, in bonds of
comradship, of the members of all
the past classes.
The reception took place from 7:3O
to 900 o'clock in the Assembly room
where the members of the classes re-
called the incidents and jollities Of
former days. They then proceeded
to the auditorium where the banquet
was served. During the evening the
Reeves orchestra furnished delight
full music. AT the close of the BAN
quet the literary and musical program
by the members of the association
was rendered. Jas. A. Gilmore,jr,
of the class of '94 acted as Master
of Ceremonies.
Arthur Jacoby, of Chicago, of the
class of 80, gave the first address of
the evening His talk was of high
merit, and given in that interesting
Starr Jordan manner. 1t was inter-
spersed with shrewd commercial
terms showing that environment does
have an influence on a person, and
ended with some advice for the class
of 1905. Following this quartet
entitled Cradle Song" was rendered
very finely by Lura Wilson 'O5, Fred
Hill '79, Mrs. Maud Houghton so,
and Ralph Leonard 'O2.
Mrs. Catherine Martin Latta of the
class of IS gave the second address
entitled THE Alumni" She spoke
of our duty to the Alumni, showed
what makes the association of worth,
and expressed the fraternal spirit that
is common attribute with each and
all the members. Mr.. Harry CRUDE
rendered the solo "a Bandits Life
is the Life for Me-"
Mrs. Grace Borton Aspinall of the
class of 81 gave the third address.
She spoke of the members of her
class and then some Of those of the
association and recalled some pleas
ing remembrances about them.
Mrs. Maud Houghton of the class
of 80 sang in her entertaining man.
ner Spring is Here" She was en-
cored and responded a second time
Mr.. John Grimm of the class of '95
spoke at some length in a reminis-
cent vein and also gave some fitting
advice to the, class of 1905 in which
he emphasized the idea that they
should not be knockers"
Hazel Neff 'O5, Emma Yockey,
Name Hoham '95 aad Georgia Vinall
sang the quartette Deep in My Gath
ering Garden" and This World of
Gladness."
Lawrence Carvey, representing the
incoming class of 1905, in a forcible
and we'll prepared speech asked for
the admittance of that class to the
alumni association. His talk was on
Organization in Society" He show
ed the need of such and also showed
that when such was lacking there
also was victory lacking.
Dr. N S. Lindquist, Pres. of the
Association, acting as chairman asked
if there was any business to come
before the association. Several reso-
lutions were passed. That Supt Ran
dali be made a permanent member
of the association with full privileges
and powers of debate, etc. That Mrs.
Randall, the high school faculty, and
the members of the school board be
made honorary members of the asso-
citation That, as it was customary
and good plan to have member of
the alumni on the school board, that
committee be appointed to petition
the common council of the city of
Plymouth asking them to select some
one member of the alumni associa-
ton and place him on the school
board. Pres. Lindquist named as this
committee Ronald Thompson, Edwin
Tanner and Queen Cleveland.
Supt Randall expressed his graft
tude to the association for the honor
and repect shown him by making
him member of the alumni. At the
close of his speech he proposed two
toasts, one to the association, ",The
world does not know its best men,"
and one to the base ball team, "The
greatest glory is not in falling but in
rising every time you fall"
Ronald Thompson was elected
President and Arthur O'Keefe, Sec
retary for the ensuing year.
AS final numebr the wills cf the
auditorium were made to ring with
the class song "We are Waiting'-l
a song which is as sweet to an alum |
nus as the music from the harp of |
Apollo.