Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21
Reunion Of Alumni.


the annual reunion in the high school
room Wednesday evening, and this was
the closing feature of commencement
week. 1t was one of the most enjoyable
of the annual gatherings, and the alum
nj feel greatly indebted to the class of
1887, which celebrated its 25th anniver-
sary by furnishing the entertainments
concert by the widely-known Harvard
male quartet of Boston. The quartet
was received with great favor, and re-
sponded to encore after each num-
Der. Their program was Of wide range,
and showed exceptional versatility on
the part Of the singers.
President E. b Smith opened the re-
union by announcing that he had APP
pointed, earlier in the day, a nominat-
ing committee consisting of Walter A.
Gilbert, Miss Minnie A. Scott and Miss
Florence II. Hildreth and called for a
report, which was made by the chair
man. The officers nominated for the re-
union of 1913 we're elected unanimously
They are as follows: President, e. B.
Smith; secretary and treasurer, Harry c.
Freeman; general committee, Miss Hell
en- Perry, Mrs. A. H. Harvey John G.
Pellet Miss Mary e. Horton, Herbert
b. Chamberlain, Miss Jennie Rose GO
year class, Fred s. Knight (25-year
class), Mrs. Ella Newcomb Wood Us
year class, Mrs Florence Putnam
Averill (10-year class, Miss Ruth c.
Childs (6-year class. Clarence E. Mer-
rl (3-year class, Miss Rosabel Miller
G-year class.
Mr.. Smith said that the class of 1888
would furnish the program next year,
and he expressed the hope that each
class would continue the custom on its
25th anniversary. He then turned the
meeting over to the class of 1887 and
Fred c. Stedman of Springfield, Mass,
class president, took charge Mr.. Sted-
man caused an outburst of applause by
stating that he recognized the faces of
two former teachers, Mrs. James p. Ell
mer and Mrs. e. b. Smith. and asking
them to honor the class of 1887 by sit
ting with it's members.
Mr.. Stedman then recalled some incl
dents of school days, referring to the
former principal, b. F. Bingham, and
created much laughter by telling of one
prank which Mr.. Bingham was unable
to uncover In those days a building
stood near the schoolyard fence and the
boys placed a key of cider in the build
ing in such a way that by inserting a
rubber tube in knot hole in the fence
they were able to take long quenching
draughts without being discovered. Mr..
Stedman said the class would leave a
memento, silver trowel with which to
plant the ivys from year to year.
Miss Florence f. Clark made a state
ment in regard to the class, stating that
| it numbered 10 girls and 10 boys and
that all were now living. OF the girls
all but two have married and most of
| them have settled in Brattleboro. The
| following 10 graduates were present at
the reunion Elose Brown Nichols, Alice
! Clark Risbey, Florence Ellen Clark,
| Louise Clay Perry, Annie ellison Brown,
Lima Thwing Hubbard, Alice Veet
Landry and William Moore Randall, all
of Brattleboro, Ben Albert Cook of
Fitchburg, Mass, and Fred Clifford
! Stedman of Springfield. The other
other members are John Dennis Austin
of Winthrop, Mass, Fred Henry Colburn
/ of San Francisco Lester Gray French
| of White Plains, n. Y, Gaius Burnap
Frost of Georgetown, Mass, William
! Bradley Goodrich of New Haven, Conn,
Nettie Emma Harris of East Charlotte,
| VT, Edith Holton Sherman of Hart
! ford, Conn, Elizabeth Hopkinson Dud-
ley of North Camridge, Mass, Sherman
Lorenzo Howe of Carthage, N. Y, Seth
| Henry Hoyt of Lincoln, Neb., James
Bernard Sullivan OF Norwood, Mass,
Sophia Wilson Alexander of Montpelier
and Kate Frances Goodrich, Richard
| William LeRay, Carroll Zephie Parker
and Annie Wilson Heydecker of Brattle-
| boro.
! During an intermission in the con-
| cert Miss Florence f. Clark read the
| class chronicles of 1887, which she read
| at the graduation exercises of that class
| 1t was written in the style Of the chron-
icles Of ancient times and was very
| interesting, bringing up some forgotten
| incidents of school days.
After the concert Mr.. Smith an
| nounced that the class of 1912 had left
| S25 for decorations for the French room
and that John E. Tasker, 49, had pre-
| sented picture of the baseball team
| of 1898. The classes then obtained re-
| freshments of ice-cream, cake and lem
onade, served by Caterer A. e. Miller,
and assembled in groups about the
| building the class of 1887 meeting in
room on the third floor, where re-
sponses to invitations to absent mem
bers were read.
Among those present from out OF
| town were Mr.. and Mrs E. p. Kimball
| of Greenfield Mass, SO and 67 Capt.
/ John f. Moran of Great Falls, Mont,
"A; John Paul Horner of Lowell, Mass,
! II, and Mrs. Belle Dodge Horner; Mrs.
Isadore Rand Hamilton of Pennington,
Conn, 81; Benjamin Albert Cook of
| Fitchburg, 'S7, and Mrs. Cook and son,
Russell Phillips Cook; Carrie Walcott
Spaulding of Somerville, Mass, 'S7; Fred
| G. Stedman of Springfield, Mass, 'S7;
| Mrs. Edith Evans French of Guilford
Mrs. Lpella Herrick Bosworth of Med
ford Hillside, Mass, '92; Miss Pauline
Fisk, Taunton, Mass, '93; Mrs. Sarah Cobb
Fitzsmmons of Passaic, N. j., '95; Miss
Harriet l.. Smith of Meriden, Conn.,, '95
Mrs. Lucy Simonds Whitney of SPRING
field, VT. 49, Miss Emily Elizabeth
Guild, Bridgewater, Mass, 90; Dr. r. s..
Elmer of Bellows Falls. 9S; w. E. Cook
of Richmond, Va, '9s; Mrs. Lucy Jen-
nings Dickinson, Keene. N. H., 1900; Mrs.
Beryl Gilman Ellis Of Mortified, VT,
0l; Mrs Lula Bardwell Foster of Ley
den. Mass, '01; Mrs. Adeline Warner
Duquette of Chicopee Falls. Mass, 'O5;
Ralph w. Howe of Amherst, Mass, 'OS;
Miss Elva w. Hawkes. Of West North
field. Mass. 'O9; Sherman Austin JENNIE
of Hartford. Conn, 90; Miss Narka
Ward of Bellows Falls, '09; Miss Zoe
Ward Of Bellows Falls, 10; Miss Lucia
| F. Gleason OF Wardsboro, II; Miss Lucy
C. Weatherhead Of South Vernon, II;
Miss N Marion Wood Of Putney. II;
Harold S. Waite of Weston. II; George
Fl. Gassett OF Putney. II.
The women of the L. C. B. A. will