Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . and of this sum Mr. Curtiscontributed one sixth. By general consent itis one of the largest and best equipped Asso-ciation Halls in the country. Its gymnasiumfar excels any other in Worcester and is asource of no little pride to the patronizingyoung America. It is claimed by those who know, that theseeds of the Association were sown as farback as 1852 when, in the vestry of the OldSouth Church, an organization was effected ofwhich Thomas lucker, proprietor of theAmerican House was made president and Nel-son Wheeler, principal of the High
Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . and of this sum Mr. Curtiscontributed one sixth. By general consent itis one of the largest and best equipped Asso-ciation Halls in the country. Its gymnasiumfar excels any other in Worcester and is asource of no little pride to the patronizingyoung America. It is claimed by those who know, that theseeds of the Association were sown as farback as 1852 when, in the vestry of the OldSouth Church, an organization was effected ofwhich Thomas lucker, proprietor of theAmerican House was made president and Nel-son Wheeler, principal of the High School,Ihilip L. Moen and Sabin A. Daniels, vice-presidents. -New to Worcester, this was oneof the earliest ventures of the kind in the coun-try. While this did not live a great while, it isinteresting as a forerunner of the permanentorganization that came into being June M,i8C)4. The first meeting was in Lincoln Hall,now a part of the Lincoln House, and succes-sive meetings were held, the 21st and ;Slh ofJune, July 12 and 18th and a permanent orj^a-. the elat)orale appomtments, at present, en-joyed. The next and final remove was to thepresent well known edifice. During these twenty-seven years, seventeendifferent men have held the office of president,the most of them for a single year; one, Mr.(ieorge C. Whitney, having the position oneyear each for two terms. For many years, theterm extended from one June to the next andthe presidents with their years have been asfollows: Frederick A. Clapp, 1864; CharlesBallard, 65; Asa L. Burbank, M; Henry , 67 and 68; Lucius I. Goddard, 69;Henry H. Merriam, 70; Charles B. Knight,?71 ; George C. Whitney, 7; and 84 ; CharlesD. Tucker, 73; Edward Whitney, 74 and 75;Samuel W. Cooke, 76 and 77 ; J. Orlando Be-mis, 78, 79 and So; William Woodward, 81and82; James Logan, 83. In 1885, J. was made president again and he con-tinued to 1887 when he was succeeded by thelate W. A. Denholm who resigned in April,1S89. Charies F. Kugg was
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