Putnam patriot., 1928-11-15

The building committee, Mir. Samp son. MT. Pike and Mir. Peekham; als, Henry Baker, Albert Williams an, W. E. Child for the Alumni. Mrs , Albert Hubbard acted as secretar, and MT. Sampson as treasurer. Mir Williams was active in grading.
 .on behalf of the Alumni Building Committee. and friends, 1 now turi the building over io the Woodstoci Academy Alumni Association" sal, Mir. Child
 Accepts the Building
 The president of the Alumni Asso citation, $. Howard Peckham. mad, the speech of acceptance. He saiS that he accepted the building and tn, report of the building committee He expressed thanks and apprecia ton to the committee, whose hars work had been large factor in mak ing the building a reality. He als, thanked Mir. Bowen for the man, ways in which he had rendered as sistance that helped make the build ing possible. In closing he expressed he thanks of the association Co al  who, in any way, had assisted if bringing about such a successful eul imitation of a worthy project result ing in a fine memorial to Mir Hall He then turned the building ever {, the trustees.
 For the Trustees
 Mir Bowen. as chairman of tn. trustees, accepted the building witl sincere pleasure. He said he wai grateful for all the work that has been done to make the building pos sible as a memorial Co one who wal so faithful to the Academy, and work ed SO hard for the institution.
 As Mir. Bowen concluded his word of acceptance the pupils of thu Academy seated in the rear of thu room, gave the school cheer for thu president of the board of trustees. Mir. Halls Daughter
 Following another number by tn, orchestra, MT. Bowen said: "We al loved Mir. Hall; we all loved Mrs Hall. While Mrs. Hall was not con nected with the Academy she fillee a place in this community almost al important as that of her husband. w, have with us today a member of the Hall family, Mrs. Joseph Nj. Dohan oi Philadelphia. who was Miss Editf Hali of Woodstock"
 Mrs Dohan said that she read in the Putnam Patriot that she was tc be on the program. 'I read that paper from cover Co cover" she said but as this was all the information she obtained on the matter she thought it must be a mistake.
 ''In behalf of my family l wish to express our deep appreciation for this wonderful memorial building"
 Mrs. Dohan then went on Co say that there are the old style and the new in such service as has been rendered in the erection of the build ing. In the old days the farmers left their farms and went out to help others just as they have worked for this building and came to the building today. It Is . more picturesque ser vice though not more valuable than such a service as rendered by Mir. Bowen. He can conjure money out of peoples pockets. This is develop. ing into a science and soon we will have no money 10 put into our pock. cts. But past and present the "beg. ging business" has to be done. She said she was engaged in community chest campaign at the time she left home.
 Mrs. Dohan said she knew that her father would be the first to approve of the new building. He would want to do away with the speaking pro- gram and get the boys out on the basket ball floor. She said that Wood stock is full of traditions of one kind and another and referred to a let ter written by General George Wash ingf0n to the pastor of the Wood stock church of that time thanking him for the good work he did at Val Icy Forge. She spoke of going to the home of ssr. Mcclellan in her girl hood. of his courtly bow before her that so impressed her; and the ac- companying nosegay he was wont Co present. "Woodstock is full of all these sweet memories SO fast passing out of American life" she said.
 One of the greatest sins as viewed by the Greeks was Satisfaction. " One should never lose himself in self satisfaction. He should keep on, never be self satisfied. Formulate new ideas. in any realm of thought. Carry them out. That's the way to keep on. she concluded.
 
 The Architect
 In introducing the next speaker, Christopher Lafarge of New York, member of the firm of architects, La farge. Warren < Clark. Mir. Bowen said the firm built the Morgan Memo rial in Hartford, we'll known to many of the audience. and that the speak er's father had to do with the cree. ton of the Cathedral of St. John The Devine, in New York.
 Mir. Lafarge grouped his remarks under three points. First he alluded to his pleasantly delightful associa- ton with the building committee