The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-21
ALUMNI MADE
THINGS HUM ON
ANDREWS FIELD

The celebration OF the triennial return
OF 1903 was brought TO a fitting close yes
terday afternoon with a parade 10 the
scenes OF the ''Varsity-Alumni baseball
game. whence several OF the other classes,
also holding reunions. also proceeded.
Being the youngest class celebrating, 1t
was clearly up To 1903 TO furnish most Of
the fun and they did it As ablebodied
seamen enlisted before the mast on the
good ship Olympia. decked out in white
sailor suits and banners telling. in brief.
tho history OF the class, they had all the
enjoyment that could be well crowded into
one afternoon.
Commodore Richard w. Blanding was
In command. with Rear Admira; Bobby
Aldrich second and Harry l.. Bates as
captain. Jack Cady was in charge OF
the commissary department and saw to
II that the grog CD was passed around
from time to time. Pilot Lester Dodge
guided the good ship from In front of the
Union TO Andrews Field while Fay's
Naval band discoursed enlivenlng music
Two lusty-lunged seamen, "Bil" Rice
and Alec" Abbott bore the banner OF the
class at the head OF the procession, while
all the others piped up In song from time
TO time ana made things merry. Hung
from the various mastheads were the fly
the first Hymn "Prexys Pugnacious
Prodieals; we Gave the Only and
the oyster Boat?'' 'IsOS-ii i9oe-5; IsOS-li
i'm our Day"
All the classes were late in arriving at
the field, owing 10 the fact that the
speeches were long and so good that few
cared To miss them. The class of '96 WAS
the first TO arrive and behaved themselves
as as was befltting their years out Of college;
uFh af1ffr l. fkF-t hraa af faI
'noughty-two" arrived. The latter class
had several banners displayed as follows
Shining Example OF the Life Together, -
"Prexys Finger OF Scorn," "Wid Ease
Born I'm the Reign OF Benny the Harm
less "Organizers OF the Sock and
Buskin," Run Under the Auspices OF the
Alumni weekly and I'VE Think This
After parading around the track the
class OF '03 disembarked and made n bee
line for the tent where the grog CD and
the mess were 10 be served. and after paN
taking OF the feast they started in TO do n
romp around and await the coming OF the
class OF '0l. with whom as girls there were
serious hirtations already started before
the classes left the campus.
The class OF 1901 was arrayed In hoop
skirts. white pantellettes, poke bonnets.
and carried long tin horns and toy bal
looms. They made very interesting fig
ure on the field and as true sailors the
tars OF '03 lost no time I'm making their
acquaintance. Being OF a thirsty nature
TO be extended
BY this time the first inning OF the game
was over and to the call Of the bugle the
class did hornpipe around the diamond
After the next Inning, while the bands
were playing the two classes indulged in
sort OF nautch dance over the diamond
which proved to be very amusing and pic
turesque.
The fun continued. there being all man
ner or pranks played and enjoyed while
the spectators roared with delight After
the seventh inning OF the game there was
a parade back To the campus. one OF the
features of the parading OF 1901 was the
mascot. which they had dubbed "Cristy
Matthews Nash.'
The last class TO appear was ~. The
members rode I'm three -barouches and
were their own band. The musicians were
Edwin A. Barrows. Augustus w. Calder.
Arthur II. Cady. Martin s. Tanning.
Charles Il. Knowles, Abram Mendenhall.
George Walker, James l.. Wheaton, Jr.,
and III. l.. Dunn. They played "Mr.
Dooley' very well and some other songs
Besides those who constituted the band
were Arthur l.. Beads. Edward r. Blrge
Chester A. Cook. Seeber Edwards Frank
l. Hnckley, Frank Dyer Lisle. William
III. Paine. William b. Perry. Jr. Ferd-
nand D. Stidham and Robert w. Taft.