NEW ENGLAND AUXILIARY.
Fellow Students and Classmates:
Dr. Vincent tells us that “more than one half of the members of ’84 reside in New England.” But a very small part of them can attend the graduating exercises at Chautauqua, therefore the management of the New England Assembly are to set apart one afternoon of next summer’s Sessions for Services of Recognition of the N. E. members as graduates. We shall then and there be enrolled as members of “The Society of the Hall in the Grove.” The members who were present at Framingham last year, to the number of one hundred and fifty, having great pride in the C. L. S. C., and not a little Class pride, chose a committee to make arrangements suitable for so important and glorious an occasion. The committee decided upon the three following items in the program:
1. An Oration, and a well known College President is to be invited to grace the occasion.
2. Some prominent band or other musical organization to furnish music for the day.
3. Decoration of the Auditorium.
We therefore make two requests of the New England membership:
1. That as many as possible arrange to be present at the Assembly, which meets in July next year. It will richly repay you to be present through the ten days; but be sure to be present upon C. L. S. C. day.
2. In accordance with the vote of the Auxiliary, as announced in “The Outlook,” we ask each member, whether to be present at Framingham or not, to send the Secretary of the Committee the sum of fifty cents, with as much more as you choose to add. If we carry out the program as arranged, the expenses will be large. In order to make definite our arrangements, we should know as to the amount to be realized from your contributions by the first of February, 1884. We desire that you consider this a personal invitation, and that you will forward your checks, or postal orders, or pledges, as local circles or individuals, on or before the above date. We ask you to do so much for the good of the cause and the honor of the class.
We suggest to the N. E. members that they keep their reading well up, as their memoranda must be in Miss Kimball’s hands by the first of July, that the diplomas may be awarded and forwarded to Framingham.
Yours in behalf of the Committee,
Webster Woodbury.
Committee of Arrangements: Rev. W. N. Richardson, East Saugus, Mass.; D. D. Peabody, Stoneham, Mass.; Hon. J. G. Blaine, Manchester, N. H.; Rev. W. Woodbury, Foxboro, Mass.; J. M. Nye, Crompton, R. I.
Foxboro, Mass., Dec. 30, 1883.
