Class of 1905

And now, at the eleventh hour, so to speak, it being the tenth of the month, which is the dead line in our editorial offices, I take my typewriter in hand and attempt to grind out an interesting collation for the benefit of my dear public. What with mixed metaphors and a few facts and more fiction the seemingly impossible may finally materialize, but I have my grave doubts. As mentioned in this column heretofore, the Malone-ward mails have failed miserably these past few weeks and months in spite of the otherwise good intentions of my several potential correspondents, in the persons of the hundred and ninety-odd living members of this illustrious class. The delay in getting at this task is the natural result of a long vacation from these duties. On other occasions this editor's copy has been sent in to the chief on the dot, except for a small percentage of misses, for which the chief has forgiven me, I. hope. (The purpose of this item being to give my readers an up-to-date glimpse of my philosophy of life.)

After what was evidently a rather insulting letter to Allen Smith with reference to his Bank Holiday check, he replied in the same vein, if not worse:

"I have no alibi to offer, as I cannothold myself responsible for the fact that,apparently, there is no English newspaperin Malone that carried the news of theNational Bank Holiday which occurredearly this year. This holiday, I might explain, was the time required for Rooseveltand us Democrats to straighten out themess that Hoover and you Republicanscaused. ... It seems good to hear fromyou even if your note is rather insulting. Ihope that you will be down into this morecivilized part of the country this fall so thatI may see you for a few minutes at least. . . ." (We are now trying to frame an adequate reply to Allen's note.)

I received a short business note from Ed Richardson, of Via Vittoria Colonna 9, Milano, Italy, recently. While he does not mention the subject it would appear that Ed is working hard and is enjoying good health and in full possession of all of his faculties. I have asked for a more detailed account of his doings.

I have enjoyed an interesting indirect contact with Fred Chase this summer by means of some legal work in association with a member of Fred's firm. The contact was made through other parties, and then for further assurance as to character, good looks, etc., I referred to "Mr. Chase" of that firm. Must be that Fred stretched things a bit, because they did not turn us down. A letter from Bill Jackson to C. C. Hills in re Alumni Fund included, besides the customary check, the following information:

"My daughter 'Peggy' has just completedher sophomore year at Boston University,and from all reports I judge that she hada good time, especially socially. As for theboy (he refers to W. C. Jr.), he graduatedfrom Lawrence Academy this month afterbeing on the honor roll for the wholefour years. That's more than the old manever did, and I think he must have takenafter his mother in that respect. He wantsto get into Annapolis if he can, but thatcan't be until next year. I want to takehim up to Hanover this summer and lethim look around, and he might change hismind. If we do go up I will let you know,for I want !n see you. . . ." Bill's address is 72 Washington St., Ayer, Mass.

C. C. also received a similar business letter from Freddie Brown, or I should say Professor Brown. Among other things, Fred says:

"My daughter has secured her collegedegree and one year's credit in medicalschool and is taking a year off to work inthe Hospital for Crippled Children assome sort of expert or other, trying to geta little practical experience and maturitybefore continuing her medical studies. . . .She was only twenty when she finished atWilliam and Mary and the Virginia Medical College. . .

Nineteen Five congratulates Nineteen Four on the election of Carl F. Woods as president of the Alumni Association. A good man in the right place. This Secretary claims the honor of having roomed with this distinguished gentleman in college. Who can tell what the effect of that contact was, or may be in the future?

I had a long visit with Hen Teague at the secretaries' meeting in May. I was reminded of the waiters' strike during our ascendancy in Hanover. The newly imposed wage of 171/2 cents an hour in place of the former wage of "all your meals no matter how long you work" did not set very well with the waiters either of the 'O5 brand or otherwise, and a strike was well on its way. One of the waiters, upon being asked why the serving room and kitchen crews were not joining the waiters, replied, "Oh, they are of a different class, socially." So this was reported to Ready, Clough, and McCabe, who then held responsible positions in the serving room (along with this Secretary). Their work kept them long enough to make the new rate balance the budget. And so Tom and Bill and Mac went into a huddle and sent word to the strikers that if they failed to appear for breakfast the next morning, they, the serving room crew, would discard their inferiority complex and proceed to spread a few noses around a few respective faces. For the first time that year, says Henry, all the agitators were in uniform and ready for duty promptly at seven the next morning.

Henry Norton and family are now living at 50 East 76th St., New York City, and Norman Stevenson gives a new business address in New York: 23d Floor, 100 E. 43d St.

Herford Elliott remains in Lowell, but is now located at 62 Holyrood Ave. He doesn't say, but it seems likely that Mrs. Elliott resides at the same address and that they are keeping house.

At the game with Columbia in Hanover last May some of us saw Walter Keady in uniform and thought it was the old man himself. He walked and coached and threw and swung after the style of our own Keady. It carried us back 25 years. We enjoyed watching him play in the game.

The class has received the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mildred Margaret Best to Mr. William Frederick Putnam on June 3, 1933, at Baltimore, Md., and we extend our cordial congratulations to the happy couple and to their parents. Mary R. Hills graduated from Kimball Union Academy in June, and she thoughtfully sent an invitation to the Secretary, which has not yet been acknowledged. Guess we'll have to get a new Sec. who will be more methodical and more courteous. But Mary will see this, and will know, I hope, that we all congratulate her and wish her every success.

Carroll Campbell reports a new residence address in Middletown, Conn., 86 High St. His business address remains the same as last reported: State Office Bldg., Hartford.

And Chester N. Moore has moved further down (or up) Bedford Road in Schenectady, the number now being 801. instead of 25 as heretofore. In June, Tabor Academy's 90-foot schooner was scheduled to cruise to the Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago, with fourteen of Lillard's boys aboard as crew. The crew included James A. Vaughan Jr. and Wyman Vaughan, our Jim's two oldest boys. They planned to sail via New York, Albany, Buffalo, and the Great Lakes, unstepping their 85-foot masts at Albany in order to clear the bridges over the canal, and proceeding to Buffalo under

power. On July 19 it was announced that Ed Newdick, of the Shoe Workers' Protective Union, had agreed to act as arbiter in determining the wage rates to be paid Haverhill shoe workers after August 1. The union wanted restoration of the base prices of 1928, while the manufacturers wanted to stand on a 10% increase over the existing scale.

Leon B. Smith, formerly manager of the Westmoreland Water Cos. of Greensburg, Pa., purchased, on May 20, one of the oldest insurance agencies in Greensburg, having been founded in 1870. The Greensburg Morning Review shows a picture of an unusually fine-looking gentlemen, with the name "L. B. Smith" below it, though I would not have known it otherwise, and gives a pretty good account of the activities of our classmate, referring to his 25 years of active practice as a civil engineer, work in the Pittsburgh filtration plant, where he became division engineer in charge of design, construction, and operation of the water distribution lines and reservoirs, his resignation in 1914 and acceptance of the management of the Greensburg water company and allied companies. "Throughout the years of hisresidence in Greensburg Mr. Smith hastaken an active part in community affairs,having served as president of the Y.M.C.A.,treasurer of the Rotary Club, chairman ofthe citizens committee for the AmericanLegion Home, and in numerous similarcapacities."

I hesitate to boost the subscription list o£ this MAGAZINE, since my effort last year resulted in a net loss of about three. Honestly, you men who do not subscribe are passing up a real opportunity for keeping contact with your college and with your classmates. Even if you don't like this particular column, though I hope you do because it deals with the activities of many of the boys whom you liked pretty well a few years back, no matter how crudely the column is done, still there is plenty of real worth-while material in each of the eight issues, and you have them all delivered to your front door for only a total of two inflated dollars. Try it. this year and see whether you can ever afford to be without it. To save class money we may not get out a report this year. The MAGAZINE is the best method at the lowest cost. Of course you are broke—so am I; but you need this contact to help you to forget; and to help you remember some of the best years of your life.

Secretary, 45 East Main St., Malone, N. Y.