Class of 1900
Harry Hutchins is now located at Twin Elm Cottage, Dalton, N. H. Harry warns us not to consider this a post-office address. If you are going to send him a letter, which I hope you will, mail it to Whitefield, N. H., care of J. B. Simonds, R. R. 2. Harry does not tell us very much about his work, except that it seems to be centered around keeping warm. He continually mentions the fact that if you saw as much wood per day as you burn, you will not eat up or rather burn up your capital. With the thermometer at 40° below, this certainly is a point worth considering. The rest of Harry's letter pertains to crossword puzzles, Greek and Latin derivations, and the Twenty-fifth Reunion, which Harry is certainly going to attend.
L. G. Hodgkins, director of the Massachusetts Protective Association, is leaving or has left for a three weeks' real estate inspection trip to Florida. The peculiar feature of trips of this nature is that they are always made to the South in the winter and Maine in the summer. Furthermore, they are confined to improved property, that is a rolling country where there are either nine or eighteen centers of interest. The property is generally a little over 6,000 yards long, and is inspected at least twice a day. Inspections such as Mr. Hodgkins makes frequently cause damage to the turf. Only men of great wealth and leisure can do this kind of work.
Judge Benjamin Prescott came to Boston the day of the annual Dartmouth dinner and dropped into the Secretary's office. His first request was to use the telephone to call up his barber. It seems that this was Ben's semiannual barbering trip. We asked him why he did not get the work done in Milford, and he stated that the barber there did plumbing one day and barbering the next, and it was difficult to determine which day he was doing which. When asked if the discontinuance of the Nashua and Milford branch by the Boston and Maine Railroad would prostrate Milford industry, Ben said, "H , no, they only pull out two flat loads of granite a year."
1900 attended the annual Boston dinner in force. A's usual, the class overflowed the table assigned to it, so that it had to fill in the gaps in the table assigned to the class of '99 and the class of '01. 1900 believes thoroughly in pleasant relations with those who are superior in age as well as inferior in age, being willing at least to admit this one point and its vice versa. It even listened to a '99 toastmaster with equanimity, and certainly the representative of the class of '99 did one of the best jobs that we have ever seen done. Furthermore, the dinner was as carefully planned and as well executed as any which have been held in Boston for many a year. It compared very favorably with our own class dinners.
We are very sorry to report that Mrs. Guy Ham has been confined to the hospital for a very serious operation. The trouble was appendicitis with many complications. Furthermore, Guy's eldest daughter returned from Wellesiey ill, and one of the other children was also sick. All in all, it has been a pretty hard winter for the Ham family. We hope that before this note is read everyone will be well again and in good shape to attend the reunion.
Judge Davis has had a severe attack of rheumatism. He states that he hopes to attend the reunion, but we will have to' keep the crowd quiet so that he can have a complete rest. We certainly will do this and will afford a similar service to any one who comes to Hanover.
Fred Jenkins too has not been well, but reports that he is on the road to recovery.
Secretary, 10 State St., Boston
