Class of 1915
A glance through the news items which are before me for editing this month would lead one to believe that he was reading the travel personnel list of Raymond and Whitcomb Company's round-the-world cruises.
From Bermuda comes word that Zeke Carpenter has been spending some time and money on the islands, but any apprehension you may have as to Zeke's motives or reason for going there should be allayed by the statement that Mrs. Carpenter accompanied him. The report is that Zeke still had money enough to buy a pair of theatre tickets when he arrived back in the States,—or Philadelphia, to be exact. Zeke's appearance is changed but little, and the fact which apparently appealed strongest to our correspondent was that Zeke had lots of hair left.
As I write these notes Jack Bowler is probably assuming some poise which is conventional to Porto Rico, such as bestriding himself on a sightseeing burro. Porto Rico has attractions which are metaphysical as well as physical, but being unacquainted, his experiences will be well worth reading about on his return. Jack has done good service in Hanover and thereabouts during the recent epidemic of sickness and merits a rest.
It is hardly necessary to follow any geographical sequence, so our next news comes from California. The society editor in La Jolla, San Diego, has not wasted any time in reporting the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Voyle Rector in that place. As a butter and egg man Voyle is second to none, and it now appears that he has gone in for ocean bathing and golfing. And mind you, this is not a one or two weeks' peerade but the Rectors have a cottage handy to the water and are going to keep at it for two or three months. Voyle and Bill Jennings '07 have frequent golf tournaments.
After chasing Charlie Griffith all over the Pacific Ocean he has finally been located in Japan, but I cannot quite make out the name of the city although it appears as if it might match up with my laundry check. When Charlie wrote his card he must have been feeling a trifle homesick, for he picked out a view of a river which would pass for a picture of the banks of the Connecticut with a log boom in the foreground and a bridge about halfway to the rear, the only difference being that there was nothing to prevent the Japanese bridge from being well ventilated. In Tokyo Charlie met Dan Waugh, so apparently that worthy individual is still doing business, even though our previous attempt to arouse him from his life of ease proved unsuccessful. Believing that atmosphere would be of assistance in selling books to the natives, the Griffiths set up housekeeping in Kyoto, but apparently too much atmosphere went with the house, for Charlie had a narrow escape from pneumonia, and so the family decided to move. "Having a wonderful time, scenery beautiful, business excellent, what could be better?" is Charlie's concluding remark.
A less definite item is that concerning Maynard Andrus. The last known of Maynard was that he had connected himself with a peace legation in Europe. This does not tell us much, but an outsider's observation is that a berth with a European peace legation entails the work of a lifetime.
If there is any moral to be gained from these ramblings, it is that business is good in some sections at least, and that the class of 1915 will soon be known as a class of globetrotters.
Secretary, , 24 Federal St., Boston
