Class of 1889
A Burlington (Vt.) newspaper, early in March, gave several items of information about Mr. and Mrs. John Barrett, Coral Gales, Fla. Mrs. Barrett fractured her right arm last November, but had "almost entirely recovered" by February 28, on which date John acted as host "at an informal tea party and reception given by him at their home, in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Barrett." Among the guests were many Vermonters and New Englanders. The Barretts planned to start north about the middle of April to spend the summer in Burlington and Grafton, Vt. .... The Secretary has been unsually fortunate recently in receiving letters from classmates Bard wrote in January in reminiscent vein. Evidently he is well and enjoys life in his temporary home in Nashville, Tenn Flagg did not find the Secretary when he called at his office, March 13, and so wrote briefly, enclosing what he termed a "calumniating print picture of a very good-looking man," Mr. Justice Wheat, which appeared that morning in a Boston paper and which probably appeared in other papers. Chester felt that commiserations should be sent to Fred. All who saw the print will agree Sparhawk wrote cheerfully just before "The Flood of 1936." He is associated with the Pittsburgh agency of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Cos. He finds time occasionally to indulge in his favorite recreation, horseback riding. He added "I getinto Pittsburgh quite frequently" (his home is in Beaver) "and occasionally takeluncheon informally with a group of youngDartmouth alumni. They certainly are aloyal bunch and pleasant to associate with." .... The Secretary had the good fortune of spending a few days at Daytona Beach in March. It was his first visit to Florida. On the return trip he stayed over a day in Washington. The pleasantest features of this short visit were calls on Henry Blair and Fred and Mrs. Wheat Again one of Chief Justice Wheat's decisions has received wide publicity. This was granting an injunction against a Senate committee's demands for wholesale delivery of all telegrams sent to a certain firm during a period of ten months. The Boston Transcript published a half-column editorial, March 12, entitled "A Check on New Deal Tyranny." Severe criticism of the committee and strong commendation of the Chief Justice characterize the editorial, which is too long to be reproduced in full in the MAGAZINE. The first paragraph, however, is typical of the whole. Read it. "As to the privatepapers of American citizens, 'the Senate ofthe United States has no more right tosearch unnecessarily than has anybodyelse.' These words by Chief Justice AlfredA. Wheat of the District of Columbia Supreme Court ring out today with a greatand needed force. They make it seem almost as 'though the Liberty Bell had beenrestored and once again was tolling. Thathistoric bell has long been cracked in literal fact, but in a figurative sense manyof the New Dealers have been doing theirbest to bring it to utter destruction. In thename of benevolent purposes they havemore and more insisted that the federalgovernment has powers to invade privaterights and the liberties of the Americanpeople practically without limit."
Secretary, 87 Milk St., Boston
