Conant, Hodges, Edson Speak At City Centennial Dinner Here

Among the speakers at the Cambridge Centennial dinner, Wednesday evening at the Hotel Commander, were President Conant, Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, former First Army commander, and Marine Corps Congressional Medal of Honor winner Brig.-Gen. Merritt A. Edson.

The speeches of the military dignitaries was marked by the theme of preparedness. Said Edson, "We must not forget . . . . what has taken place in the past, and we must prepare ourselves to protect those ideals for which we have fought."