1900*

To keep the record straight, note must be made of an event now seeming to be of the remote past—the annual 1900 Round- Up, held at the usual place, the Follansbee Inn, Kezar Lake, North Sutton, N. H., on June 6, 7, 8. Twenty-eight members were in attendance, as follows: Atwood, Balkam, Barker, Brooks, Butterfield, Corson, Dolloff, Dunlap, Firth, Hodgkins, Hutchins, Jenkins, Jennings, McDavitt, Mahoney, Manion, Merry, Prescott, Proctor, Rankin, Richardson, L. B., Sampson, Teague, Trull, Tuttle, D. D., Wallace, Warden, Woodman. Like some other pleasant things, these gatherings improve with age; each is notably better than the one before.

Of pathetic interest was the presence at this meeting of Gil Balkam, accompanied by Mrs. Balkam, to keep an eye on his physical welfare. Gil was required to take it easy and late hours, indulged in by some of the rest of us, were not for him, but he was his whole-souled, cheerful, companion- able self. His death less than two months later, although we feared it, came to us, nonetheless, as a shock. Our future gatherings will be the poorer for his absence.

Four grandchildren of 1900 have appeared during the summer hibernation (at one time the Secretary knew enough Latin to use the proper word for which this absurd phrase is a substitute) o£ the MAGAZINE, as follows: Carol Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bean and granddaughter of Harry Jenkins; Elizabeth Ferry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Emery and granddaughter of Brock Gilson; Wayne Sanborn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Comer and grandson of Chan Sanborn; George Dana, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo T. Bates and grandson of Dana Sears.

News somewhat out of date in timeliness, but of interest, is that of the election in May of Dr. Charles Dolloff as president of the New Hampshire Medical Society.

Phillips is now treasurer of the New Hartford Trust Co., at New Hartford, Conn.

Faith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Butterfield, was married on June 7, 1941 to Harold E. Wyer, of Brookline, Mass.

The present summer is described as the "banner season" for the Mt. Washington Cog Railway in all the 75 years of its operation. With characteristic generosity Col. Teague divided among the pay envelopes of his 40 employees, as a surprise gift, the entire proceeds of Labor Day, amounting to §1332. In addition, on August 20 he announced that for the remainder of the season, each employee would receive an extra day's pay for every day the Railway hauled over 600 passengers, and two extra day's pay for every day that its previous passenger record was beaten. His workers have collected several such bonuses, so that they must imagine that they are members of the New York Yankees.

Secretary, 11 N. Park St., Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 212 Mill St., Newtonville, Mass.