Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-19

a most enthusiastic meeting of
Norwich men located in New York was
held at the Yale club, New York city,
Wednesday evening, May 18th. The
meeting was the result of an informal
letter sent out by DR.. J. H. Storer sug-
costing meeting of Norwich men to
discuss the advisability of forming a
club or association of men located Il;
the metropolis who formerly lived in
Norwich or who were identified with
Norwich or the Free Academy. In
stead of there being fifteen or twenty
present, as was anticipated fifty-twO
attended the dinner, and dozens of let
ters of regret-were read by those who
ougnly favored the idea.
Among the letters of regret was one
from Poultney Bigelow.
Representative Catherine.
The company present was a most
representative one and it was quickly
seen that Norwich men were success
fully represented in almost every walk
in life
The following dinner was enjoyed:
Canapie Caviar
Grapefruit, Maraschino.
Celery olives. Radishes. Almonds.
Clear Green Turtle Soup.
Filet of Sole, Vim Blanc
Cucumbers en- Creme.
Brqiled Chicken on Toast
Parisienne Potatoes.
New String Beans.
Sherbet au Strawberry.
Asparagus Hollandaise.
Biscuit Tortoni-Cakes.
Pont L'Eveque and Cream Cheese.
Bents Crackers.
Coffee.
After the dinner was served DR.
St5rer addressed the meeting and af-
forwards acted as chairman with F.
NJ johnson as secretary.
Calls for F. S. jerome.
Immediately after DR.. Storer had
finished his remarks there was almost
unanimous call for Franklin S.
Jerome to address the meeting and
give his views as to whether the or
ganizat:on should be made a perma
it should be organized. Mr.. Jerome
thoroughly approved of the idea of
forming a permanent organization and
later in the evening suggested that the
organization be known as the Norwich
society. Alderman Francis P. Bent
called attention to the efforts of DR..
Storer ard Fred NJ. johnson in getting
the men together and all present show
ed their appreciation of the efforts of
these two gentlemen in starting the
club by giving them a rousing cheer.
Others who addressed the meeting
were FTe0 blQN ell, LIZ. James a
Somers, H. P. Gates. Albert S. Bard,
O. Chester Johnson, w. S. Gaylord,
Frederick B. Lewis
1t was unanimously adopted that a
permanent organization be formed and
the matter of drawing bylaws be left
to an executive committee to be APP
pointed by the officers. Upon motion
the chairman appointed a nominating
committee consisting of the following
gentlemen: Charles E. Terry. Frederick
B. Lewis, Hon. Francis P. Bent, S. H.
Howe, Jr. Rufus B. Burnham.
Officers Elected.
This nominating committee put in
nomination the following officers, who
were unanimously elected: President
DR.. j. H Storer; vice president. Fred
NJ. johnson; secretary, W. S. Gaylord;
treasurer, Fred n. Bidwell.
After discussion the name of the or
ganiZation was left to the executive
committee, subject to the approval of
the members at the next meeting.
Several names were suggested, such as
the Norwich society, Loyal Sons of
Norwich, Rose of New England socie-
opinion, however, that the Norwich
society would be the name that would
finally be selected.
Letter from Poultney BigeIow.
Poultney Bigelow's letter, which was
read to the meeting. was as follows:
My Dear Doctor:
Since your first letter to me I have
become a married man and cannot,
therefore. be with you at the opening
meet of the Norwich club much as l
would enjoy such an occasion for re-
viving associations of the most CRATE
full kind. 1t was my good fortune to
be an inmate of Professor Hutchin-
sons family and to have. enjoyed not
only his rare qualities as a teacher in
school, but also to have been his COM
panion on many hunting and fishing
expeditions where he showed his mar
Vicious capacity for meeting all the
various emergencies of camping life,
and made me for the first time under
stand tlat true science is the know
ledge of Gods great law which mani
tests Itself in every blossom that
| comes out in this beautiful spring sea-
| son quite as much as in any section
| of the conventional college curriculum.
| Hutchinson remains in my mind the
| ideal of Christian manhood-of great
| personal and moral courage. yet of al
most girl-1ike odaSty: a master in
many lines of study, yet apparently
always sharing the doubts and Off
| culties of his pupils.
Pardon this long letter, and should
! you renew the invitation in 1912 pray
/ count upon
Faithfully yours.
| POULTNEY BIGELOW, '73.
| After the reading of this letter the
| company drank a toast to the memory
| Of Professor Hutchinson.
! Membership to Increase.
| It is expected that before the next
meeting the membership of the organ
| ization will increase to at least $50
/ and all former Norwich men now To-
| Gated in or about New York We're re-
quested to send their names to w. S
| Gaylord. care Home Life Insurance
company, No. 256 Broadway, secretary
| of the organize ton.
! One of the social features of the or
| ganization will be a dinner each year