Class of 1897
Pillsbury, in true New York style, writes patriotically in green ink: "Get to Boston about once in three years. Don't stay there any longer than absolutely necessary." He adds that he has been married three times, and has been a widower twice. Further he says': "Still retain my girlish figure, am working hard—making some money—spending it—getting quite a lot of enjoyment out of life. Am listed in the New York telephone directory, and can be called up any time at my business address in BrookProf. lyn, or home address in Bronx." He asks to be remembered. More than this deponent saith naught.
Semp Smith, partner of the firm of Ginn and Company, San Francisco, Cal., is from your Secretary's point of view the gadfly that stings him into writing alumni notes. He writes me how much he enjoyed attending Bobbie Lull's concert, Bobbie being Lull's talented little daughter who gave a delightful concert here in Boston, which was attended by several members of the class. He adds: "I also enjoyed attending the Winter Carnival at Hanover this year in company with my son, who is a senior at Dartmouth, and my daughter, who is graduating this year from the Cambridge-Haskell School. Please take note that the night of the Carnival Ball I went over to the gymnasium just to take a look at the decorations and to see the costumes (or lack of costumes) which adorned the young people. I planned to return to the. Inn and to retire before midnight, but when I really got acquainted with the charming D K E chaperones (one of whom was Mrs. Joe Bartlett) I danced to the joyful windup at fourthirty. I am planning to go to Hanover this coming June for my son's graduation, and shall hope to see some of the '97 men there at that time. Paul Clay and I agreed to be there two or three days early for a little golf, and we hope that some of the '97 men will join us on that occasion." Remembering the poker that Semp used to play at the Rood House, it may be assumed without hesitation that the stakes of any golf match will be exceed'ngly high. Your Secretary nominates Morris Brown to play Semp for very large stakes, provided only that your Secretary may have a share of the returns for making /the match. It is to be added, 'at this point that Morris Brown is a real golf player, and it is my assumption that Semp must be mighty good, or he would not challenge Paul Clay.
Joe Ryan is of the firm of Ryan and Buker, IS Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. Joe says, "Ryan and Buker carry a line of school supplies of various sorts, but the most important end of my business is the equipment of schools with furniture of all sorts and sizes, so that if you would like a biology table for your oldest girl, or a kindergarten chair for your youngest boy, we could furnish either at our profit, and we trust to your satisfaction." He says further: "I haven't much to say about myself, as I have been so darn busy trying to keep three kids in college at the same time that I had no time to give to art, religion, politics, or anything else except keeping out of the poorhouse. Neither Mrs. Ryan nor I have any objections to the poorhouse as a home for our old age, but the kids decided that it would be very inconvenient for them to fit into the town farm during the vacation, as the doors are locked promptly at twelve o'clock."
George Lewis is recovering in splendid shape from an operation for goiter. This was performed at the Mayo Hospital, at Rochester, Minn.
Secretary, Park Square Building, Boston
