Class of 1899

A postcard received in October from Charles Bonney has on its reverse side a picture of the Causeway Entrance to Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia. More and more the pull of this wonderful Northwest draws the fellows out there. But it's the classmates there even more than the scenery that counts, for Charles writes of spending some time with Bones Woodward in Seattle. It's becoming as easy to reune in Seattle as in Hanover.

Owen Hoban, who has been assistant district attorney for Worcester County, Mass., since 1926, has resigned that office, retiring from it in October. Owen's large law practice demands his full time, and that is his chief reason for resigning. His friends will be Interested in this tribute from his chief, District Attorney Norman:

"The termination of Attorney Hoban'srelations with the district attorney's officedeprives the public of an efficient andzealous prosecuting officer. In the years ofhis service, he has spent his learning andstrength unsparingly. As a lawyer of thefirst rank and as a man of the highest personal character, he brought to this officea personal and professional fitness whichcan hardly be overstated. The best traditions of the district attorney's office in themiddle district have been worthily maintained by him. The acceptance of his resignation will be made with sincere regretand a keen feeling of personal loss to me."

If anybody thinks that Owen is about to enjoy a real vacation, he should read a list of the activities, other than law, which he is still engaged in. He is trustee of the State Colony at East Gardner. He is clerk of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital and the Levi Heywood Memorial Library Associations, besides being counsel for the Gardner Savings Bank, the First National Bank, and the Gardner Co-operative Bank. When Hobe really wants what the rest of us would call a vacation, he'll have to prepare a whole portfolio of resignations.

Secretary, 41 West Kirke St., Chevy Chase, Md.