CLASS OF 1889
Ralph Bartlett exhibited some of his many choice antiques from "Old Russia," 16 Arlington St., Boston, at the International Antiques Exposition, held in the Grand Central Palace, New York city, during the first week in March. Ralph tells me that he had pleasant reunions with "C. D." and Mrs. Hazen and with "Sully" and Mrs. Sullivan during the days that he was there.
"Ozy" Davis returned to Chicago about the middle of March after two months, with Mrs. Davis, in Florida, and is continuing his work of teaching, preaching, and writing. .
Chester Flagg has returned to his home in Marblehead, Mass., after a year in Providence, R. 1., and six months in Lansing, Mich.
The persistence of secretaries' trying to follow up "lost" classmates is sometimes rewarded, even after many years of silence. "Aleck" Nelson went to California in 1915. He wrote in 1920 that lie was practicing law in Santa Ana and was deputy district attorney of Orange county. Then came ten blank years—but no letters sent were returned unclaimed. Last February he signed and mailed a post card, acknowledging, without comment, receipt of our recent Class Letters. This encouraged the Secretary to write one more personal letter, and this brought a prompt response in a four-page letter, telling of health, happiness, and prosperity in his adopted home. Three days before he wrote he had enjoyed a two hours' visit with "Fush" Hazen of Montana, who was spending a few weeks in Southern California. Probably this visit, just after my letter had been received, was the needed final stimulus for writing. In any event we give "Aleck" a cordial welcome back into our group of active correspondents. O. S. Warden, of Great Falls, Montana, publisher of '89's class reports and also of The Tribune (every morning in the year), an evening daily, and two weekly papers, has been elected counselor of the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, and will officially represent the local organization at sessions of the United States Chamber of Commerce whenever he happens to be in Washington or in other cities where National Chamber meetings are being held. Late information is that he expects to visit New York city the last week in April, and to go to Hanover before returning home.
Wellman has completed thirty-five years of continuous service as state agent for New Hampshire of the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. On March 26, a luncheon was given by the company to Mr. Wellman, his agency staff, and a few invited guests. President Fred A. Howland and vicepresident E. D. Field came from the home office in Montpelier. The state of New Hampshire was represented by Governor Charles W. Tobey, Insurance Commissioner J. E. Sullivan, and President Edward H. Lewis of New Hampshire University, of which Mr. Wellman is a trustee. W. T. Nichols, editor of the Union, A. M. Heard, president of the Amoskeag bank, and E. B. Stearns, vicepresident of the Manchester bank, were other from his home city, while Messrs. Gammons and Gilman, the company's state agents in Boston, and 'B9's Secretary, were other outof-town guests. Several of the men were accompanied by their wives, and this group of friends spent a very pleasant two hours at the Hotel Carpenter. Many tributes of appreciation were given Mr. Wellman for his continuous, consistent, and increasingly successful work in the insurance field, for his sympathetic and efficient participation in business and civic activities in Manchester, for his intelligent and forceful work as trustee of the State University and as member of the State Board of Education, not forgetting what he has done for his class and his college; and that he is a good fellow generally, carrying his honors and responsibilities with the poise and dignity that is becoming in a grandfather.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellman had returned only a few days before from a two weeks' stay in Florida, and the luncheon had been planned as a complete surprise to the guest of honor.
Secretary, 87 Milk St., Boston
