Class of 1894
According to announcement, the Secretary's visit at Hopedale, Mass., on Sunday, February 2, conies in for chief place so far as this issue is concerned.
Aubrey (this is what his wife calls him) must have gotten up unusually early that morning, for he was at the end of the bus line at 10 o'clock in order to meet the Secretary. He allowed that he came along with the chief dignitary of the church in order to act as "identifier."
He celebrated the day by attending church. So far as the Secretary could observe he kept awake, although of course from the platform it was impossible to tell how much his wife nudged him in order to bring about this result.
The hours in the afternoon sped all too quickly. Our old friend "Luce" (lest someone will not have suspected by this time whom we are talking about) has had a very happy time during the years. At any rate he is fortunate in his wife, in his home, and one judges in his occupation, as he holds a responsible position in the "Draper Corporation," manufacturers of mill machinery, which is the principal industry of Hopedale, and indeed one of the notable industries of Massachusetts. He has a daughter who is attending college in South Carolina—the state from which his wife hails.
HOPEDALE HOSPITABLE PLACE
The Big Idea is that anyone who goes within fifty miles of Hopedale, Mass., and does not look up Aubrey C. Lewis will miss a mighty fine time as well as pass a loyal classmate by on the other side.
It might be said that Worcester is one of the chief suburbs of Hopedale, with Boston trailing close behind, and Providence in about the same class.
Alongside this Sunday at Hopedale must be placed an evening which the Secretary spent at Dover, N. H., in January. After a dinner at the church, the Secretary went to Dwight's house and talked with him and his wife about college, politics, and everything else under the sun, until the small hours began. Here also there is delightful hospitality, both masculine and feminine, and nobody should pass it by.
The treasurer of the class ought not to get too much free advertising, but lest there be some misunderstanding concerning his trip to Florida during these winter days, let it be clearly said here that our friend Billy is not doing it on the class's money—for at the present moment there seems to be no such animal.
The Boston Transcript of February 8 carried the following: "Next Wednesday the Glass Club will assemble for its annual meeting to elect Edwin Victor Spooner of Exeter, N. H., as itspresident for the coming year. His nameheaded the list of candidates for officesmade public today by the nominating committee, and though the official election willnot take place until the meeting at theTwentieth Century Club on February 12the nomination is tantamount to electionThe presidential nominee is a member ofthe faculty at Phillips Exeter Academy. Ofthe older generation of antiquarians inNew England, he is said to have a specialinterest in the subject of lacy glass. Duringthe summer months he is proprietor of anantique shop at Bridgton, Me. He isknown as a man on balanced and maturejudgment, and should be an able and farsighted presiding officer."
Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston
