The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-24
Pledges Made at Reunion
Last Night Aggre-
gate $3,400. =
BRONZE MEMORIAL
TABLET DEDICATED
yer 400 Alumni Present and Reunion
Is One of Most Enthusiastic in Asso-
ciation's History-Class of 1895 OBJ
serves 25th Anniversary.

Leave it to the Brattleboro High
School Alumni association to start some
hing at the psychological time and put
it through!
The association held its annual reunion
last night, and it was one of the most
notable reunions in the associations his
tory. More than 400 persons were pres
ent and participated in the street parade
and other features.
Enthusiasm reached its climax when
pledges We're started for a portable
building to be located on the school
grounds for use as a gymnasium. The
need of a building was presented by
Principal Julius E. Warren, who said
that there was no longer a single place
available for the gymnasium classes and
| that while ultimately a community
building might provide quarters there
was no prospect of a place for use the
coming wear unless the Alumni associa-
tion provided it.
| A little later President f. B. Smith
returned to the subject and urged the
necessity of immediate steps if any were
to be taken at all. When he had finished
speaking Charles R. Crosby arose and
Isaid: Mr. President, I'll start this
thing off with a pledge of $1,000"
i The pledge came with swift sudden
mess, and when the alumni took in the
} situation they burst into cheering and
lyelling and hand elapping, to which was
added the operation of the various noise
making instruments on hand, the result
being the widest demonstration the as
sociation ever made.
Mai. F. W. Childs said he would be
one of % to pledge 500 each, and this
caused another demonstration. From
that time forward members of different
classes pledged 500 in behalf of their
classes, each announcement being fol-
lowed by loud applause, and the last
pledge was for $500, made by Henry r.
Brown in behalf of the class of 1887,
which was the signal for another noisy
outburst. Mr.. Crosby asked that his
pledge be credited to the class of 1884
and Major Childs had his credited to the
class of 1872.
The footing-up showed pledges of
So 400 by the following classes: 81 600
S by 1884, $500 by 1887, $500 by 1888, and
500 each by 1872. 1894, 1896, 1890,
1919, 1898, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1915, 1901,
920, 1914, 1918, 1908, 1895, 1917.
! President Smith stated that he would
! appoint a committee to follow up the
matter and put it through. The COM
= mittee has not yet been named.
| Ideal weather conditions prevailed for
he meeting, and remarkably fine school
Il spirit prevailed throughout. Promptly
$ at 7.30 o'clock the annual parade was
formed, the earliest classes going first,
= headed by the Brattleboro Military band.
/ Farther down the line the high school
{ drum corps ''discoursed sweet music"
The parade moved down Main street
!, to the junction of Elliot street, Maj. f.
y W. Childs acting as chief marshal and l.
D. Taylor as drum major, carrying large
1 American flag. The line countermarched
II to the Wells fountain, where the double
column divided, allowing the last ones
in line to 60 into the high school room
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