CLASS of 1890
The death of Rev. William Augustus Bacon on July 28, one of the hottest days of the summer, on a bus in Saugus, Mass., is recorded in another part of the MAGAZINE. "Francis," as we used to call him, roomed for a large part of his college course with "Tommy" Abbott, "Benny" Benton and "Ozie" Davis, a distinguished trio in after life. "Francis" was the last survivor of the quartet. He was a fine type of man and of citizen, with high ideals, and his life was a most useful one.
A recent volume of the famous "Mr. Tutt" stories by Arthur Train has the following dedication: "To the memory of Charles Albert Perkins, sound lawyer, efficient public servant, loyal friend, staunch example of the New England virtues." Arthur Train was for many years an associate of Perkins in the district attorney's office in New York and later was his law partner in the firm of Perkins and Train.
Hilton and his family have been spending the summer at their farm in Tewksbury, Mass., near Lowell. Hilton had an ill turn in Chicago in the spring and was in the hospital for a time, but is now much improved in health.
The Secretary had a most enjoyable call, one day in August, from F. D. Woods and Mrs. Woods, who were taking an automobile trip to Wolfeboro for the week-end. Woods gave us some much appreciated advice about a new garden which we are laying out. He visited Dr. Safford once this summer, at the latter's summer home in Woods Hole. Safford was prevented from attending our last reunion in the summer of 1930 because of ill health, but Woods reports that he is much better now.
Senator George H. Moses in August announced his candidacy to succeed himself as United States senator from New Hampshire next year. At the beginning of 1933 he will have completed two full terms after finishing out the unexpired term of the late Senator Gallinger. Senator Moses is generally recognized today as having the greatest influence of any senator from New England, and few, if any, in the whole body surpass him in power. His committees are of major importance, and he is the president pro tem of the senate. The Saturday Evening Post recently published a series of three articles by Senator Moses, one of them being a very clever and interesting study of the Senate and its procedure.
Mrs. Grace W. Gault, widow of Matthew Gault, died at her home in Worcester, Mass., August 24. She was 62 years of age. She was born in Berlin, the daughter of Warren L. and Clara T. Stetson, and had been a resident of Worcester for about forty years. She leaves a son, Warren, of Amherst, Mass., and a daughter, Miss Helen, of Portchester, N. Y.
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