CLASS OF 1898
The Secretary recently called on our classmate, "Mush" Jones, in Rochester, N. H. "Mush" was the very soul of brotherly kindness, and insisted on my staying to dinner. I am delighted that he insisted, for I had one of the pleasantest hours of my life. There I laet that remarkable child, Martha Joan, and She does not walk as other children, for she is On her toes all the time. "Mush" told me with a rather mournful note in his voice that he had lost ten pounds. After I saw him chase after that lovely daughter of his I know who is the source of this reduction. It would not hurt a number of other '98 men to have a daughter or granddaughter of a similar age keeping them fit. "Mush" and "Mrs. Mush" then showed me about their beautiful home, and I have never been in a home where there are so many wonderful antiques as in their home, Anyone interested in antiques certainly could spend a rare halfday examining the choice selections that are in our classmate's home. After dinner "Mush" took me to the Public National Bank of Rochester, which was incorporated in 1920. Our classmate Jones is now the attorney for this bank and one of the directors, and was really the citizen instrumental in founding it. It started in a humble way, and now has resources of over $3,000,000. What a contribution to the business life of a city our classmate has made!
A little later in the week I was in Newburyport, and dropped in on "Monty." Again I was strategic enough to land a little before dinner, to which I was heartily invited, and there I sat down to a second Christmas dinner. I had as my companions Mrs. Montgomery, "Monty's" mother, and also Mrs. Wells, the mother of the famous hurdler, Monty Wells, and sister of our classmate. Mr. Wells was also present, as well as the little daughter of "Monty" and "Mrs. Monty," namely Ruth, who is the sunshine in that home. Anyone who has not met pur Dartmouth hurdler, Monty Wells, has a treat in store for him, for he is a fine type of Dartmouth manhood. I was delighted to see that "Monty" was looking much better than he did at our reunion in June. Fortunate indeed is any man to haive as charming a lady preside over his home as "Monty" has, and as lovely a daughter.
I am glad to report that Indian Macandrew is hitting the trail in good shape in his backyard, and will soon be in his accustomed place in business. His position has been kept open for him during these weeks and months, due to the splendid record he had made while in the employ of the city service.
Denis Crowley rang me up the other day from his sister's home in Dorchester. Denis is now in business in New York city, but I imagine his first love as far as location goes is New England.
The classmates will be pleased to know that I am in touch with our classmate, Frank Hartigan, and he is living in Lockport, Ill. I do hope that the various men who knew him will drop him a card, for his brother tells me his health is not of the best, but he still holds a keen interest in Dartmouth and '98.
It so happened that I was at the Copley Theatre the other night when the Dekes arose in a body and marched out. The Dekes have always been accustomed to being treated as gentlemen, and when the management saw fit to treat us otherwise we knew that we did not belong there. As I turned I saw head and shoulders above the others our classmate "Ichabod" Crane and his diminutive wife making their way toward the exit.
Prominent in the 84th National Conven- of D.K.E., held in Boston December 27, 28,29, were our classmates, Joseph W. Bartlett and James R. Chandler. "Bucky" presided at the opening smoker of the convention with his accustomed skill.
Recently I was in the city of Dover, N. H., and I stepped into the doctor's office of our classmate, E. C. Batchelder. The office was full, but our classmate was perfectly sober and gave me a warm greeting.
Any of those who have not sent to me their subscription for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE will be permitted to do so and thus get it for $1.75. Many have taken advantage of this offer.
Mrs. E. P. Seelman, wife of our classmate, gave an engagement party to her daughter Viola's schoolmates and the engagement of Miss Seelman was formally announced on the 30th of November.
Seth Pope writes me that recently when Blacky Perkins was passing through Chicago to California Albert Smith arranged a dinner, and the Dartmouth boys in Chicago sat down with Blacky for a good hour of Dartmouth and '98. Perkins is going to make every effort to locate our classmate, Guy Gary, who wore the colors of old Dartmouth so creditably in the college world of bicycle racers of thirty years ago.
Goldsmith H. Conant was with '98 one year and then left Dartmouth and went to Bates, graduating at Bates in 1898. He later got an A.B. from Harvard. His son, Goldsmith, Jr., graduated from Rindge Manual Training School last June, and is spending this year in Exeter. He has been awarded one of the finest scholarships that the academy gives.
"Pete" Adams, alias Dr. Walter S. Adams, was recently referred to in a couple of columns in one of the leading New York papers. He was spoken of as the discoverer of an unusual astronomical fact of great significance, namely the theory that light travels in a closed universe and not on and on indefinitely. This came about through the use of the world's largest telescope, a 100-unit reflector at the Wilson Observatory in California, of which observatory our classmate is director.
The Secretary recently heard from W. H. Middleton of Rochester, N. Y. Old '98 is waking up, and if the fellows will throw aside any false modesty that remains and let me have these interesting facts about them, we can keep this '98 news column going in fine style.
Don't take too much stock in what the secretary of another class had to say about my veracity. I know that fellow well. I have met him in many different cities and I usually have found him intoxicated—with the exuberance of his own "verbosity."
Secretary, 57 Grove Hill Ave., Newtonville, Mass.
