Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
BOATRIDE AND DANCE

More than 200 merry makers of the col
lege world gathered at the King street
dock about five O'Clock Tuesday and left
on the Ticonderoga for the annual senior
boatride to the Hotel Champaign Bluff
Point, n. Y, where they INDUCED in the
usual festivities Of banqueting and dane
ing until the small hours of the morning,
returning to the city about 800 a. m. It
was perfect weather for the annual ride
on the lake, and a larger crowd than
usual turned out.
REUNION OF CLASS OF 1889
One of the big reunions Of commence
ment week is that Of the class of 1882,
who are celebrating the Goth anniver-
sary of their graduation. After the pro-
gressive dinner, served at the homes of
the Burlington members of the class
Monday evening, most of those in attend
ance went to the Billings library for the
senior promenade. Tuesday morning
they were the guests of Max l.. Powell
at n breakfast at the Van Ness House
roof garden. Here some songs COM
posed for the occasion were sung and
letters read from members who could
not he present. including one from Sho
Nemoto of Toxic, Japan. who also sent
the most popular men in his class dur
ing his four years in college, has been
a member of the national congress for
more than 20 years. He writes that of
his two daughters, one married a young
man who was graduated from Illinois
University The second daughter Is
studying English. French and music in
Japan.
The members of the class attended the
alumni breakfast and shortly after three
O'Clock left by automobiles for the Island
Villa on Grand Isle. where they were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Briggs
at dinner returning late in the eve
Mig. Members of the class present for
the reunion we're Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +.
Allbee Of New York city. W. A. Beebe
of Proctor the Rt. Rev. G. Y. Bliss of
Burlington, r. B. Buckham of Salem.
Mass. Mrs. ]. F. Downing of Essex
Junction. Mrs L. c. White of New York,
F. Z. Dodge of New York. A. B. Gilbert
of New York. z. s. Isham of Burling
ton. NJ L. Powell Of Burlington. Miss
Emily Torrey of Andover. Mass. Mrs.
Martha Wheeler Keller Of Simsbury,
Conn, C. l.. Barstow Of New York,
F. A. Briggs of Grand Isle, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Hall of Burlington. Edward Frary
Of Berlin. y. Y, George Graves of Hart
ford, Conn, r. NJ. Johnson Of Washing
ton. y. c.. and Major William Tutherly
of New York. Also present were Mrs.
Deebe. Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Dodge. Mrs.
Isham. Mrs. Powell Mrs. Briggs. Mrs.
Frary, Mrs. Graves and Miss Eleano,
White.
OTHER CLASS REUNIONS
Sixteen members Of the class of 1906
held an informal banquet at the New
Sherwood Hotel. Warren r. Austin was
POSTMASTER and the speakers Of the eve
ming were Russell S. Page of Hyde Park
Judge Charles l. Button of Middlebury
f. P. Hendrick Of Boston and Charles
| F. Blair of Buffalo. N Y.
! In the roof garden Of the Hotel Yer
| mont the class Of 1909 held an informal
| banquet. There were no speeches, but
the names of members and ex-members
of the class we're read and those pres
! ent answered for themselves and for
| those absent as much as possible. ir
| order that the whole class might know
what each member is doing. In the morn
ing the class held short business meet
| ing in the Old Mill,
At the 1914 reunion 16 members were
present. The class held a meeting ir
the morning in the Old Mill and elected
for academic president Of the perma
nent organization w. II. Boardman, ant
to fill the vacancies caused by death;
in the class, treasurer. Earl w. Bradley
and assistant treasurer Miss Rutf
Rogers. After the meeting the class
toured the town in automobiles dressed
in costume and making much noise
They called on most of the professor
and then went to the Van Ness roof
where they had dinner.
A reunion of the class of 1916 wa:
'held at the roof garden of the Hote
Van Ness at $50 o'clock Tuesday evening
Col. and Mrs. Clayton j. Wright gave
fine luncheon to the ladies and gentle
men Of the class of 1885 at their HON,
in williston on Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
Clinton S. Wright and Miss Julia Fa.
Wright supported the host and hostess
in the enjoyable and hospitable premises
and, best of ALL the class received an in
vitation to be again present al the Wrigh
Manor House at its thirty-fftn reunion
in 1921.