1909*

There recently appeared in the BOSTON HERALD an interesting account of the adventures of A1 Schofield's son, Alfred, on a recent trip to Mexico City. Young A1 is a sophomore at Duke University this year and went to Mexico City this summer for adventure. He found plenty of shooting and other excitement. Then to cap the climax, he thumbed his way back 3300 miles and did it in ten days. He said it was fun except that standing hours in the sun at corners waiting for prospects broiled his nose. The entire trip back cost him $5.00. You have got to hand it to a kid who would undertake anything like that.

Karl Hammond, who is with the PondEkberg Company, printers in Springfield, Mass., was in to see me the other day to show me the prospectus of a book entitled Early American Decoration by Esther Stevens Brazer. This book, which he is just bringing out, deals with reviving the lost art of painting on antique chairs and trays. It is a most beautiful job and anybody who is interested in antiques should certainly contact Karl.

Marion Carroll, daughter of Freddie and Mary Carroll is now in her senior year at Vassar, while their son Robert is off on a Naval Reserve cruise. On September 21, Freddie and Mary celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Freddie received a telegram from a business friend of his congratulating the "company" on its successful first quarter with the hope that they might have an equally successful second quarter. With Freddie's numerous family, he expressed to me the hope that business does not enlarge as much the second quarter as it did the first quarter.

We are sorry to learn that "Ken" Root has recently been in the hospital trying to get the jump on a slight heart ailment. We are glad to report, however, that after a month in the hospital and another four weeks at home, he is back on the job once more and it looks as if everything is going to be O.K. in the course of time.

Harold Prescott tells me that his son Dana is in the Cavalry unit of the National Guard and expects to be called out shortly. His other son Baxter, while working for the Telephone Company in Washington, D. C., will doubtless also be called so that he will have two sons in the Army. Undoubtedly many more of you will be in the same position and I would like to report any of these instances if the class will bring them to my attention.

Dick Lord has been located in Hyannis with the Whiting Milk Company for the summer and is located at 95 Camp Street, Hyannis. He reports to me that he met Mike Farley one evening on Main Street and Mike was totally relaxed with his pipe. He also nearly knocked Sam Bell off his feet one day by yelling at him out of the car window when he passed him on the street.

I hear that Bob Burns has at last given up golf as an outdoor sport and has now becoifte an enthusiastic fisherman. I previously reported on him as a Tuna fisherman, but now it seems he has taken up surf casting. I have heard an unconfirmed report that Bob and Marge have bought an old Cape Cod house on Nantucket Island. I do know that Bob is interested in getting somebody to go in on buying a boat with him so you can see that any likelihood of any more golf matches between Sandy and Bob Holmes is going to be out of the question.

Cad Cummings is also one of the class who is taking up salt water fishing. Cad has always been a fresh water fiend, but he has been trolling for mackerel, using a light rod. He reports that when he succeeds in getting two good mackerel on a light rod at one time it is real sport.

Dan Watson has been at his favorite sport of racing all summer and we have been watching closely to see him come in first. Apparently the races are on the level, because we have failed to see Commodore Watson's boat come in first.

Cad Cummings reported an interesting experience that he recently had. On September 20, the Mayor of Chelsea invited a group of old-time football players and grads to attend the opening game of the Chelsea High School, the first under lights of the season. Twenty-six men who were in school around 1905, 1906, and 1907 appeared. They had dinner at six o'clock and then went to the game. They had a police escort, choice of seats and everything. Of the twenty-six, four were Dartmouth men; Hodgkins, Kincaid, Briggs, and Cummings. Two men, although not Dartmouth men themselves, had sons in Dartmouth. They also had Capt. Joe Gainard, City ofFlint hero, who was in Chelsea High in 1906, and they all received autographed volumes of his recently published book. Not a bad record to get this number of people out after thirty-five years

Secretary, William Filene's Sons Cos., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, 16 Wall St., New York, N. Y.