CHAUTAUQUA RECOGNITION DAY ORATIONS
CLASS DIRECTORY, CHAUTAUQUA HOME READING CIRCLES—C. L. S. C.
Class 1882, "The Pioneers"
Emblem—The hatchet.
President—J. L. Hurlbut, Bloomfield, N. J.
Secretary—Miss May E. Wightman, 238 Main St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. J. Harter, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1883, "The Vincents"
Emblem—The sweet pea.
President—Mrs. Thos. Alexander, Franklin, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Anne Hitchcock, Burton, O.
Treasurer—Miss M. J. Perrine, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1884, "The Irrepressibles"
Emblem—The golden rod.
President—Miss Anna McDonald, 630 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
Treasurer—Mr. F. A. Kinsley, 461 Ashland Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Mrs. Lizzie Wilcox, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1885, "The Invincibles"
Emblem—The heliotrope.
President—Mr. E. C. Dean, Delphi, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. T. J. Bentley, Springboro, Pa.
Class 1886, "The Progressives"
Emblem—The aster.
President—Miss Sara Soule, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary—Mrs. M. V. Rowley, 112 Vassar St., Cleveland, O.
Treasurer—Miss Lucy Woodwell, 25 Indiana Ave., Somerville, Mass.
Trustee—Dr. Ili Long, 1339 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Class 1887, "The Pansy"
Emblem—The pansy.
President—Mr. H. E. Barrett, Syracuse, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Alice M. Bentley, Meadville, Pa.
Treasurer—Miss Letitia Flocker, Evergreen Road, R. F. D., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Miss Adell Clapp, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1888, "The Plymouth Rock"
Emblem—The geranium.
President—Mr. G. W. Bartlett, Hamburg, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Agnes S. Chalmers, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Trustee—Mr. G. W. Bartlett, Hamburg, N. Y.
Class 1889, "The Argonauts"
Emblem—The daisy.
President—Rev. J. E. Rudisill, Columbus, O.
Secretary—Mrs. Mary C. Morris, Point Pleasant, N. J.
Treasurer—Mrs. D. F. Emery, Greenville, Pa.
Trustee—Rev. C. C. Creegan, Marietta, O.
Class 1890, "The Pierians"
Emblem—The tube rose.
President—Rev. J. R. Morris, Homer City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Ada Benner, 5512 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Class 1891, "The Olympians"
Emblem—The laurel and the white rose.
President—Mrs. George T. Guernsey, Independence, Kans.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Marie A. Daniels, New Britain, Conn.
Trustee—Mrs. George T. Guernsey, Independence, Kans.
Class 1892, "Columbia"
Emblem—The carnation.
President—Mrs. Clara L. McCray, Bradford, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Annie E. Jackson, Port Deposit, Me.
Treasurer—Mrs. Chas. B. Adams, Zanesville, O.
Trustee—Mrs. Clara L. McCray, Bradford, Pa.
Class 1893, "The Athenians"
Emblem—The acorn.
President—Mrs. J. J. Matthews, 623 N. Negley Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Nettie C. Rice, Ebensburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Prof. Thomas H. Paden, New Concord, O.
Class 1894, "The Philomatheans"
Emblem—The clover.
President—Dr. A. C. Ellis, Oil City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Sanford Lynn
Porter, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1895, "The Pathfinders"
Emblem—The nasturtium.
President—Mrs. George P. Hukill, Franklin, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. E. L. Ploss, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Miss Catherine Lawrence, 610 E. 23rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Class 1896, "The Truth-Seekers"
Emblem—The forget-me-not. The Greek lamp.
President—Mrs. Margaret A. Seaton, 1943 E. 86th St., Cleveland, O.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Emily A. Birchgard, 1826 Penrose Ave., Cleveland, O.
Trustee—Mr. John R. Connor, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1897, "The Romans"
Emblem—The ivy.
President—Mrs. Harriet M. Dunn, Brooklyn, Mich.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Anna Heilman, Greenville, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Harriet M. Dunn, Brooklyn, Mich.
Class 1898, "The Laniers"
Emblem—The violet.
President—Mrs. G. E. Tanner, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Fannie B. Collins, Grandview, O.
Class 1899, "The Patriots"
Emblem—The flag.
President—Mrs. E. E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary—Mrs. M. Barnard, 1637 E. 66th St., Cleveland, O.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. V. Ritts, Butler, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Ella Richards, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1900, "The Nineteenth Century"
Emblem—The evergreen.
President—Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. L. B. Watts, 5740 Cabanna Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Trustee—Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1901, "The Twentieth Century"
Emblem—The palm.
President—Mrs. Lucy Mendell George, Wellsburg, W. Va.
Secretary—Miss Elizabeth J. Steward, Westwood, N. J.
Treasurer—Mrs. Clara Lawrence, 610 E. 23rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Trustee—Miss Margaret Hackley, Georgetown, Ky.
Class 1902, "The Altrurians"
Emblem—Golden glow.
President—Mrs. J. A. Walker, Brownwood, Tex.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Frances Davidson, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1903, "The Quarter Century"
Emblem—The cornflower.
President—Mr. Edward E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Ida M. Quimby, 20 Spring St., East Orange, N. J.
Treasurer—Miss Evelyn Dewey, 20 Spring St., East Orange, N. J.
Trustee—Mr. Edward E. Sparks, 444 Macon St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Class 1904, "Lewis Miller"
Emblem—Clematis.
President—Mrs. Laura Johnston, 30 W. 4th St., Oil City, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Miss Louise Nicholson, 89 Union St., Blue Island, Ill.
Trustee—Miss Grace E. Beck, 424 Mahoning St., Monongahela, Pa.
Class 1905, "The Cosmopolitan"
Emblem—The cosmos.
President—Dr. James Babbitt, Philadelphia, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. J. J. Bowden, Johnstown, Pa.
Trustee—Miss Minnie Edgerton, 104 Prospect Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Class 1906, "John Ruskin"
Emblem—Easter lily.
President—Mrs. Theo. Hall, Jr., Ashtabula, O.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Irena Roach, Box 126, Round Lake, N. Y.
Class 1907, "George Washington"
Emblem—The scarlet salvia.
President—Mrs. Geo. Coblentz, 1045 W. 9th St., Erie, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. A. H. Marvin, Oberlin, O.
Trustee—Miss Rannie Webster, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1908, "Tennyson"
Emblem—The red rose.
President—Prof. Samuel C. Schmucker, West Chester, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Sarah E. Ford, 169 Court St., Binghamton, N. Y.
Class 1909, "Dante"
Emblem—The grapevine.
President—Mrs. O. B. Shallenberger, Beaver, Pa.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. Hiram J. Baldwin, Falconer, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Thos. B. Hill, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1910, "Gladstone"
Emblem—The beech.
President—Miss Nannie S. Stockett, Annapolis, Md.
Secretary—Mr. James Bird, 1028 Ann St., Parkersburg, W. Va.
Treasurer—Mr. J. J. McWilliams, 11500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O.
Class 1911, "Longfellow"
Emblem—The young Hiawatha and the hydrangea.
President—Mrs. M. L. Chattin, Temple, Tex.
Secretary—Mrs. Effa Brown, McKeesport, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. B. Yale, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Walter King, 323 W. 83rd St., New York City.
Class 1912, "Shakespeare"
Emblem—Eglantine.
President—Mrs. S. F. Clarke, 4th St., Freeport, Pa.
Secretary—Miss M. E. Phillips, Marion, Ala.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. S. F. Clarke, 4th St., Freeport, Pa.
Class 1913, "Athene"
Emblem—The owl.
President—Rev. W. C. McKnight, Birmingham, Mich.
Secretary—Mr. Robert Adams, Warren, Pa.
Treasurer—Mrs. Alice J. McKnight, Birmingham, Mich.
Trustee—Mrs. J. H. Knepper, 924 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Class 1914, "Dickens"
Emblem—Wild rose.
President—Prof. Chas. E. Rhodes, 507 Potomac Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Rose Webster, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Eleanor Clark, 1101 King Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Class 1915, "Jane Addams"
Emblem—American laurel.
President—Mr. W. H. Hamlin, Tougaloo, Miss.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. A. F. B. Morris, 6716 Thomas Bldg., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Ida B. Cole, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1916, "The Internationals"
Emblem—The holly.
President—Miss Laura Hamilton, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Treasurer-Trustee—Miss Amelia H. Bumstead, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Class 1917, "Emerson"
Emblem—The cat-tail.
President—Mrs. John Orr, Hotel San Remo, New York City.
Secretary—Mrs. T. D. Samford, Opelika, Ala.
Treasurer—Mr. Louis H. Walden, Norwich, Conn.
Trustee—Mrs. O. G. Franks, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1918, "The Arthurians"
Emblem—The gladiolus.
President—Miss Emma T. McIntyre, Eustis, Fla.
Secretary—Miss Margaret M. Chalmers, Hagaman, N. Y.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Chas. E. Rhodes, 507 Potomac Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Class 1919, "America"
Emblem—The American Beauty rose.
President—Mrs. S. E. Booth, 700 N. Harrison Ave., Wilmington, Del.
Secretary—Mrs. Ethel M. Vanderburger, 70 Melrose St., Rochester, N. Y.
Trustee—Mrs. Anna M. Fay, Brocton, N. Y.
Class 1920, "The Optimists"
Emblem—The pink aster.
President—Dr. George Hobbie, 600 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.
Treasurer—Miss Jessie M. Leslie, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Secretary-Trustee—Mrs. Chas. C. Taylor, Akron, O.
Class 1921, "The Adelphians"
Emblem—The woodbine.
President—Prof. Frank E. Ewart, Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y.
Secretary—Miss Harriet Sheldon, The Seneca, Broad St., Columbus, O.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. Frances Akin, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1922, "The Crusaders"
Emblem—The oak leaf.
President—Mr. O. C. Herrick, 6028 Rodman St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Secretary—Miss Alameda Edwards, 750 Mt. Hope Road, Cincinnati, O.
Treasurer—Mr. Robert Cleland, 5809 Northumberland Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Trustee—Mrs. Evalyn Dorman, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1923, "The Victory"
Emblem—The poppy. The flags of the Allies.
President—Miss Elizabeth Skinner, Dunedin, Fla.
Recording Secretary—Mrs. R. W. Johnston, 1649 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. John W. Hanna, 803 Fourth St., Braddock, Pa.
Treasurer-Trustee—Mrs. R. I. Park, Chautauqua, N. Y.
Class 1924, "The New Era"
Emblem—The blue larkspur and the marigold.
President—Mrs. F. M. Beacom, 1312 W. 10th St., Wilmington, Del.
Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. F. N. Prechtel, Cherokee, Ia.
THE TRUSTEES OF CHAUTAUQUA
N. B.—The Sunday School Assembly of 1874 and 1875 was held under the direction of a committee from the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the grounds at Fair Point being owned by the Erie Conference Camp Meeting Association. In May, 1876, the property was transferred to the Board of Trustees of the National Sunday School Assembly.
THE FIRST CHAUTAUQUA TRUSTEES
(SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY)
THE FIRST TRUSTEES OF THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION (1898)
General Officers
| John H. Vincent, Chancellor |
| W. H. Hickman, President of Trustees |
| George E. Vincent, Principal of Instruction |
| Joseph C. Neville, Chairman Executive Board |
| Ira M. Miller, Secretary |
| Scott Brown, General Director |
| Warren F. Walworth, Treasurer |
Trustees
| Noah F. Clark, Oil City, Pa. |
| William J. Cornell, Chautauqua, N. Y. |
| W. A. Duncan, Syracuse, N. Y. |
| E. G. Dusenbury, Portville, N. Y. |
| C. D. Firestone, Columbus, O. |
| James M. Guffey, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| W. H. Hickman, Greencastle, Ind. |
| Frank W. Higgins, Olean, N. Y. |
| J. Franklin Hunt, Chautauqua, N. Y. |
| Frederick W. Hyde, Jamestown, N. Y. |
| Julius King, Cleveland, O. |
| Chester D. Massey, Toronto, Canada |
| Ira M. Miller, Akron, O. |
| Joseph C. Neville, Chicago, Ill. |
| S. Fred. Nixon, Westfield, N. Y. |
| Frank M. Potter, Chautauqua, N. Y. |
| F. H. Rockwell, Warren, Pa. |
| A. M. Schoyer, Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| W. H. Shortt, Youngsville, Pa. |
| Clement Studebaker, South Bend, Ind. |
| William Thomas, Meadville, Pa. |
| George E. Vincent, Chicago, Ill. |
| Warren F. Walworth, Cleveland, O. |
Local Officers
| George W. Rowland, Superintendent |
| William G. Bissell, M.D., Health Officer |
BOARD OF TRUSTEES—1920
Honorary Trustees
| Scott Brown, 208 South La Salle St., Chicago. |
| E. G. Dusenbury, Portville, N. Y. |
| George Greer, New Castle, Pa. |
| W. H. Hickman, Montpelier, Ind. |
| Julius King, Julius King Optical Company, Cleveland, O. |
| Chester D. Massey, 519 Jarvis St., Toronto, Canada. |
| Z. L. White, Columbus, O. |