1900*

The annual indoor round-up of the class was held at the Algonquin Club, in Boston, on Friday evening, October 17. Nineteen men attended, as follows: Atwood, Butterfield, H. M. Fairfield, Hadlock, H. M. Jenkins, Jennings, McDavitt, Manion, Merry, Moody, Paddock, Prescott, Rankin, L. B. Richardson, Sampson, F. D. Sears, Teague, Wallace, Wentworth. As usual, the program after the dinner was entirely informal. President Rankin presided; McDavitt gave the story of his work as District Representative, Office of Production Management (Defense) Labor Division; Ben Prescott, who attends all Dartmouth games, gave some account of the football team (without predicting correctly the outcome of the game on the following day); and the secretary spoke of class matters and conditions in Hanover. After that, informal discussion was the order of the evening, with various men dropping out as their various bed times arrived (an enormous difference of opinion concerning these hours of retirement was evident) and some remained until a late hour. It was suggested that more members might be able to be present if the dinner should be held on the night following, rather than that preceding, the Harvard game, and the opinion of the class on this question will be gathered before another meeting is held.

Harold Hastings is a grandfather again. Michael Morton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Hastings, was born at Westwood, Cal., on August 31. Harold had only a brief vacation this year, which he spent in New England, being present for one day in Hanover in June at the meeting of the secretaries, at which he was the representative of the Dartmouth Club of Baltimore.

Various untoward happenings during the summer are to be recorded, none of which, by good fortune, turned out to be serious in its final result. John and Mrs. Mathes were involved in an automobile accident, from the effects of which both are nearly recovered. Lou Merry, spending his vacation on his island in the Damariscotta River in Maine, had to be rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation. He was present at the class dinner, however, seemingly as well as ever. The latest victim is Perry Fairfield, who recently underwent a serious surgical operation in a Baltimore hospital. The accounts from him are entirely favorable.

Arthur Wallace is the author of an article in Right Thinking and Living entitled "A National Health Program."

On October 24 the New York Sun contained an article concerning the gardens of Arthur Newton at Quaker Ridge, New Rochelle, illustrated by two pictures, one of them showing his tulip display and the other a general view of the gardens. Arthur is quoted at length concerning the conditions best adapted to success in the raising of tulips and other plants grown from bulbs.

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