CLASS OF 1875

Charles A. Prouty, director Of valuation of railroads for the Interstate Commerce Commission and formerly a member of the Commission, on invitation from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, delivered an address in Boston February 2 on the railroad situation. Many railroad executives, members of the Chamber of Commerce and of various business organizations, and the governors of the New . England states were invited to attend the dinner at Hotel Somerset on the occasion of this address.

The following is taken from the OmahaMorning World-Herald:

"Among the many changes in the official personnel of the Union Pacific Railroad scheduled to take place as soon as the government gives over the railroad properties is the retirement of Mr. John A. Munroe, vice-president. Noted for his work in Omaha for church and charity, Mr. Munroe is known among railroaders as the best posted and best liked freight traffic man in the western country. When interviewed in his office at the Union Pacific headquarters, Mr. Munroe said: 'First, I'll take a long rest, which I need. I hope to make Omaha my home later on. I have many interests, some of them m this city, and I would like to come back here, but cannot tell at this distance. Speaking of his many years of service, Mr. Munroe suddenly rose and slapped himself vigorously on the chest. 'Sixty-six years, my boy!' He laughed. 'Sixty-six years, but I never felt better in my life.' Mr. Munroe has an unbroken record of thirty-seven years of service with the Union Pacific, during the latter decade of which the Harriman property has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity. Besides being one of the best railroad men that Omaha ever claimed as its own, Mr. Munroe has been prominent in church and charities. He has been identified with the First Presbyterian church, and recently was head of the Associated Charities. As a matter of fact, Mr. Munroe has been identified with most of Omaha's charities, but has modestly kept his name in the background."

Secretary, Henry W. Stevens, Concord, N. H.