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Phillips Andover Alumni Dinner.

The second biennial reunion and dinner of the Andover Alumni was held at the Parker House, Wednesday evening. There were about 250 graduates of the school present, among whom were many Harvard men. At the business meeting before the dinner the following officers were elected: President, Hon. Robert R. Bishop; vice-presidents, Hon. George O. Shattuck, Hon. Philip O. Sears, Hon. Horace Fairbanks, Moses Merrill, Franklin Carter, William G. Goldsmith, Rev. James Kimball, Rev. F. T. Hazlewood and General John Kennett; secretary, Geo. T. Eaton; treasurer, S. W. Abbott; executive committee, W. A. Mowry, G. W. W. Dove, G. W. Ware, Jr., and W. H. Parmenter. Hon. George O. Shattuck presided, and after reading a letter of regret from Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, he introduced Dr. Bancroft as the first speaker. Professor Palmer of Harvard spoke after Dr. Bancroft. Among the other speakers were President Carter of Williams, Dr. Scott of Exeter, and Mr. Stuart of New Haven. The Andover Academy Glee Club was present and sang several times during the evening, one of the songs having been written for this reunion by Isaac McLellan, one of the alumni.

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