CLASS OF 1909

Herb Hawes sends us the following: 10 Chestnut St. Springfield, Mass.

My dear Herb: It is with a marked feeling of negligence on my part that I have not answered before Bob Holmes' appeal for news concerning myself for the class letter, for I have certainly enjoyed to the fullest reading about the rest of the class. No one is much concerned about a medico unless he is ill, and I gather that the class is a pretty healthy bunch.

I am still located in Springfield, practising my specialty, viz., urology, sometimes making money and many other times not. I very seldom see any of the class. The only ones that I see at all regularly are Naylor, Eaton, and sometimes Monroe, who left college in his second year; he is one of the editors of the Springfield Daily News.

Concerning myself the only important news is that I was married last September to Miss Mabel Nygren of Springfield.

If any of the class is in the immediate vicinity, I certainly would be glad to have him look me up.

Again I ask the pardon of everyone for not having written before, and wish to be remembered to everyone.

Most sincerely yours in '09, IRA N. KILBUHN

As you will observe, Herb Hawes finally got a letter out of Doe Kilburn. Doc has evidently come to life again, and we will expect him to show speed from now on,—attend all of the dinners and reunions and revert to his 1909 form.

Max Bonter sends us the following: Dear Bob:

Your letter of February 2 at hand. Owing to the distance from Seattle to Boston it was impossible for me to relay any information for the next issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE so that it would reach you by February 8.

However, since then I have come into possession of some interesting news concerning one of our classmates, Edward Patrick Kelly, better known as "Cap," whose home port during college days was North Andover, Mass. After graduating, Cap was attacked by the pioneer germ and worked his way out as far as Montana, where he entered the University of Montana Law School and in due course of time was admitted to the bar in that state. He practised law in Butte, and later in Livingston, Mont.

He was in my office yesterday and informs me that he is taking up his residence in Seattle and has just been admitted to the bar of the state of Washington. He is married and has one daughter, Patsy Anne, age 4. I think he has shown very good judgment, and would advise any other classmates who are contemplating a change to come out and locate in Seattle.

The only other news that I have to report concerns an increase in my own family. We are happy to announce the arrival of Gretchen Bonter 11, who was born last Thanksgiving morning.

With kind regards to you and Joe, and wishing to be remembered to all of the other classmates in the vicinity of Boston, I remain, as ever,

Very sincerely yours, MAX

Fred Laton, who has been with the Internal Revenue Department in Manchester, N. H., is leaving the department shortly and going into private business in Portland, Me.

After all the work we did for the prospective benefit of the pocketbooks of the Boston members of the class, we were embarrassed and disappointed to receive the following letter from Hal Murchie. Dear Bob:

I have yours of February 16 and deeply regret that I shall be unable to be present on the evening of March 7. I know that Mr. Bell and-1, if we could have the opportunity to collaborate, would find an evening of that kind very profitable.

Regards, HAL MUBCHIE

We had carefully concealed from Murchie the fact that Sam Bell, so far as we know, will not return from the Coast in time to be present at the Boston alumni dinner, anyhow.

We have received the following from Elmer Monroe: Dear Bob:

Glad to hear from you. Doc Kilburn is about the only '09 man I see, and I don't run across him often. After leaving college at the end of my sophomore year I spent about three years in New York with a wholesale house, and then went into the newspaper racket, and have been with the Daily News about 20 years. Am now associate editor, going inside to desk work after about ten years on the street.

I was with the 74th Infantry during the war, serving as battalion sergeant-major. This outfit did not get overseas. While in the service I met the girl I later married, Agnes M. Flynn of Worcester, and we have two daughters, Jean Elizabeth, six, and Mary Ellen, two. I am living in West Springfield, at 79 Lathrop St., across the Connecticut river from Springfield. I was elected this year to the West Springfield school committee, the first Democrat to go on the board in about 12 years. This service and American Legion activities take up considerable of my spare time.

I try to see at least one Dartmouth football game each fall, either in Cambridge or New Haven. Last fall it was New Haven. I spend 50 weeks each year at my desk in the DailyNews office here, and would certainly get a big kick out of meeting you or any of the boys who happen to be in Springfield.

Yours truly, ELMER E. MONROE

We are particularly glad to hear from Eddie because we haven't seen or heard from him for years. Perhaps the Springfield bunch can bring him down for the next class affair.

Secretary, 100 Milk St., Boston