1893

We are glad to be able to report that our Secretary is still feeling well and I should say extremely well, considering the fact that he is confined to the house. We visited with him during April and came away with a great admiration for his undaunted spirit and courage under adverse conditions. Since then, I have received clippings from him showing that although Harry Metcalf may be out of business, he is still active in municipal affairs, as we notice that he has been appointed to the finance committee of Newport, N. H.

Another clipping indicates that Rufus Baker has been elected secretary and treasurer of the New Hampshire Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

We note also that Colonel Charles A. French, city engineer of Laconia, was taken to the Laconia Hospital for observation, and while he was there, many of his numerous friends, both in and out of Laconia, visited him. We do not know the date of this clipping, but will check on this and furnish further information.

Your Acting Secretary takes great pleasure in acknowledging a very cordial invitation from John M. Rowell, accompanied by guest tickets, to attend a concert by the students of the Brown Junior High School, of which he is the beloved principal. We hope to be able to attend, although it now looks doubtful.

Judge Chandler has resumed his court duties in Lawrence, although he had not yet at this writing taken up his active law work. He surely has made what seems to us a remarkable recovery. During his confinement at home, a number of members of the class called on him, among them Greeley, Gordon, and President Cox. When we called on him, we were surprised to find him in his very attractive back yard, supervising the replanting of rose bushes. His appearance indicated that he was rapidly regaining his former strength and health.

The strong voice of Charles Gordon just greeted us over the telephone and informed us that he is feeling very good. In fact, he told of driving over to Larchmont, N. Y., to visit his daughter Betty (now Mrs. Van Law) and her two children. Charlie and Mrs. Gordon rejoice in the fact that after six years in Peru, Betty and family are within hailing distance at Larchmont.

From the New York World Telegram, we quote an item interesting to '93 in that Arnold '93 is at the head of the project.

"Two volumes in Braille, describing the New York World's Fair and special scale models of the various buildings, are to be sent on a tour of schools and other institutions for the sightless, so they, too, can 'see' the Fair.

"The plan, disclosed by Fair officials today, entails the production of several sets of thirty-six buildings which are being made in the workshops of the Industrial Education classes of Passaic, N. J. The contents of each building will be described in a pamphlet in Braille accompanying it. In addition, the relation of the various buildings to each other in the Fair's layout will be explained, so that as true a picture as possible can be provided.

"The project is under the direction of Arthur D. Arnold, Passaic superintendent of public instruction."

Acting Secretary, 795 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass.