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The Boston Transcript for October 22, 1938, carried the notice of the death of Louise G. Berry, widow of Dr. Charles W. Berry. Since his death she had been living in their home on College Ave., Somerville. She had been in failing health for some time, but the end was quite sudden. Charlie Berry was always "there" when it came to work for roundups, reunions, and anything else that pertained to class welfare. Mrs. Berry seemed always to aid and abet him in this.

The current year in the New York Congregational Conference is known as "Rollins Year." Our friend Ajax retires from the state superintendency next May, and the approximately 75,000 Congregationalists in New York are rallying to make this last year a peculiarly significant one. To this end, October 23 was observed as Conference Sunday. A special folder has been issued with our begowned classmate on the first page, looking all the world like a bishop, yet recognizable as the man with whom we lived four years, forty years ago.

A note from Paul R. Jenks: "You may be interested to know that Tim Takaro got five more A's at the end of his second semester last June." It will be remembered that this young man comes from the Flushing High School, as duly recorded in this column in October.

Constant readers of these notes always expect the December issue to be mainly devoted to what has taken place at 50 Ledges Road in Newton Center, Mass., on the evening before the Harvard game. This year the event ran truer to form than ever, if that is possible. Matt and his wife asked their "kids," as they call them, to be present for a time before dinner. The result was that we had a chance to become acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bushnell Jones Jr., and with Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Hovey Babcock. Mrs. Babcock being the former Catharine Jones. These young people gave one the impression of being quite capable of carrying on the high tradition of their immediate forbears.

As usual President Frederick C. Allen was responsible for the appropriate floral decorations.

For the second year in succession over one half of the living members of the class were in attendance, the roll being as follows: Allen, F. C. Lyon, A. M. Allen, J. E. Lewis, A. C. Ames, W. M. McGroty, J. W. Bartlett, R. W. Marden, P. S. Blakeley, Q. Martyn, F. S. Boyd, E. W. Merrill, C. C. Barton, R. B. Nutt, J. J. Colby, I. G. Parker, G. W. Dutton, W. C. Phillips, J. L. Grover, E. O. Sherman, M. S. Griffin, F. A. Smalley, F. L. Hoskins, C. S. Spooner, E. V. Ham, E. G. Trow, F. H. Hurd, H. N. Wallis, W. J. Jones, M. B. Wilson, FT. J. Knowlton, K.

Billy Ames and Jimmie Wilson seemed to be none the worse for their recent hospital experiences, especially Jimmie, who looked very fat and flourishing. Rufus Barton and Don Colby and Henry Hurd came down from the Claremont-Windsor region together, and it was rumored that Rufus expects to lay aside his judicial duties for a term in the Vermont legislature. Eddie Grover seems to be agreeing, with his new position as vice president of Rollins College, for he hasn't looked better in a number of years. He went to the top of the list as the man who was farthest from home. However, the trio from upstate New York, Dutton, Trow, and Wilson, as well as the duet from New York City, Jack Nutt and Kid Martyn, deserve particularly honorable mention. John Phillips reported that his residence at Franklin, N. H., was probably temporary. After a year or two away from Andover he may return there for a permanent residence. Mart Sherman was closely questioned as to his summer trip to California, and was obliged to reveal that he had hobnobbed more or less with Herbert Hoover as well as with other notables in a swank summer camp. Speaking of summer camps, Vic Spooner was bearing up well under his severe hurricane loss and avowed that the camp and school would not be revived. Billy Wallis admitted that this roundup was the climax of an extended visit that he had made in New England. He was expecting to return at once to Washington. Carl Hoskins reported much devastation from the hurricane in the North Country, but this did not mean that Carl was snowed under.

Indeed, nobody was in that category. The whole bunch seemed ready to carry on briskly for another year until they could again stretch their legs under the table of the world's best host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bushnell Jones.

Arthur W. Stone is delegated to arrange for the 45th Reunion dinner next June. It is understood that he will first find out whether we can not make a return visit to Lake Morey, where we had such good success in 1938.

Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston

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