1894*
Henry Howland says "Information please." He wants to know whether there is any successor to Alfred Bartlett in the sale of greeting cards. John Kiernan, F. P. Adams, Oscar Levant at al. not being at hand your Secretary turned to Curley Bartlett. Curley passed me on to J. Bartlett Griffin of Newmarket, N. H. The latter writes that there is no successor to Alfred Bartlett the publisher. He had hoped otherwise but was unable to carry out plans he had made for continuing the business that Alfred had so ably built up. In his letter of inquiry Henry sends this message:
"Say 'hello' to any of the boys you see. I am very much pleased to get holiday greetings from them. I am thriving physically, standing still financially, but have some doubts about my state mentally and spiritually. May the fates be kind to you all."
'94 not only has publishers, it also has authors. One of these is another Bartlett, John Henry. The secretary has in front of him A Synoptic History of the GraniteState which our classmates from Sunapee, the former governor of New Hampshire, has written. It is comprehensive, concise, concrete. Within one hundred seventyfive pages there is a mine of information, also an unusual collection of pictures with an excellent one of John himself. It is called a "synoptic history" because "It is but little more than a synopsis of what might well fill many volumes." Why don't you write one of these volumes, John?
The meeting of the Boston Gang on Friday, March 8th, at the City Club was enlivened by a discussion between M. Jones and B. Lyon as to the value of the radio; Matt alleging that in his home the radio was turned on about once in two months and Bud allowing that he got more or less entertainment out of "Information Please." In the interstice between these exchanges it was learned that Curley Bartlett is on a trip to Hawaii, that Phil Marden and his wife are sojourning in Arizona, that Kent Knowlton was absent because the editorial responsibility for the Courier-Citizen rested solely upon his shoulders. A letter from Herbert Wilson was read which speaks of his having been in bed three weeks this winter and Mrs. Wilson seven weeks. They are both now much better.
The Secretary was in the midst of dictating these notes when Bud Lyon telephoned the news of the death of Grover's only son, Graham, which took place March sth. He was instantly killed by a railroad train. It will be remembered that Eddie's wife was killed by an automobile. He has the deepest sympathy of all of us. Graham was twenty-five years old and latterly had been engaged with his father in the development of the Mead Botanical Gardens.
Fund Contributors for 1939
Contributors: 59 (91% of graduates). Total gifts: $1,536.50 (153% of objective). G. WOODBURY PARKER, Class Agent.
1894
Adams, Arthur A.1 Allen, Frederick C. Allen, John E. Ames, William M. Bagley, Timothy2 Bartlett, Alfred2 Bartlett, John H. Barton, Rufus B. Blakely, Quincy Bowers, John A.2 Burnap, Robert L. Burroughs, Sherman E.3 Bushee, Frederick A. Cassin, John E. Claggett, Fred P. Colby, Ira G. Curtis, Alvah H. M. Duffy, George C.4 Dutton, William C. Field, Frank D. Gifford, John P.5 Griffin, Frank A. Hall, Dwight Ham, Ernest G. Hardy, Ashley K. Hodsdon, Edgar C. Hoskins, Carl S. Howland, Henry J. Hurd, Henry N.
Jenks, Paul R. Jones, Matt B. Knowlton, Kent Lewis, Aubrey C. Lyon, Albert M. McGroty, James W. Mann, John L. Marden, Philip S. Martyn, Frederick S. Matthews, Archibald J. Merrill, Charles C. Mudgett, Fred L.2 Norris, Alfred E.2 Nutt, John J. Palmer, George S. Parker, G. Woodbury Penniman, Robert R. Phillips, John L. Rollins, Walter H. Rossiter, Charles T. Ruggles, Edward F. Safford, Edward H.2 Sherman, Maurice S. Smalley, Bertrand A. Spooner, Edwin V. Stone, Edward M. Tenney, Elmer S. Townsend, James A. Wallis, William J.
Wilson, Herbert J. IMemorial gift from Mrs.Adams.2Memorial gift from aclassmate.zMemorial gift from his
son, Mr. Robert P. Burroughs '21.4Memorial gift fromhis son, Mr. Ralph E.Duffy '23.sMemorial gift fromMrs. Gifford.
Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
