Class of 1909

Bob Burns is enjoying his new work with Bordens (no Hudson St., New York City) and is living at 310 East 44th St.

Phil, Mabel, and Joan Avery went to San Juan, Porto Rico, over the Christmas holidays to visit with Major (Bunk) and Kate Irwin. Phil reports that Bunk and Kate are living a very tough life! The army post is in a very beautiful spot. The temperature ranges from 75 to 90 degrees. There is an eighteen-hole golf course, a beautiful officers' club house, where they serve first class highballs for twenty cents with other drinks in proportion, and an officer personnel "like a hand-picked country club crowd." Bunk has recovered his former first class physical condition. He and Kate are living a very happy existence. Phil forgot to mention the results of the golf matches with Bunk, but I have my suspicions.

A letter from Ed Meleney: "Congratulations on that splendid classreport. My family thinks I'm crazy, theway I sit and chuckle as I compare thosebald, bleached heads and wise (?), superiorposes with the promises of 25 years ago.Too bad we couldn't have all of them, butI suppose the average would be about thesame, either no change at all for the birdswho looked like sure winners or mastersof men, for the simple guys who hadn'temerged from their cocoons. The contribution from Mrs. Bob Burns was so enthusiastic and interpretive that Mrs. Meleneysays she is going to begin planning rightaway for the reunion in 1939. We areamong those who haven't had a chance togrow up with '09, but as you say the oldfriendships have grown more appealingwith time, and we want to see you all againand get into the circle where the wives arenow so important."

As a result of the class report we have already received brief historical sketches from several members of the class, and hope to receive further sketches from those whose data in the report were incorrect or incomplete.

Secretary, Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 100 Milk St., Boston