1885*

The Secretary recently received pleasant calls, at his office, from Al Briggs and Charlie Floyd; he also received a brief characteristic letter, in longhand, from Harry Parker, the latter's penmanship is just as strong, clear and firm as it was when Harry was accustomed to write out his re-review translations of Latin for "Johnnie" Lord. In his letter he asked for a copy of the present list of members of our class with addresses and it is fair to assume he intends soon to write some or all of us.

John Brooks writes that he and his wife have not yet decided whether to make their usual winter visit at Southern Pines, North Carolina. They have recently taken a trip to New York and Middletown, Conn., where John attended the meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the annual alumni meeting of the Clarkson Institute of Technology, of which Institute he was long the president and is now president "emeritus"; at the alumni meeting he expected to have the pleasure of meeting Otis Hovey.

Our treasurer, Henry Austin, writes that he has been collaborating with Herbert Gage '87, who is president of the Florida Alumni Association of our College, in arranging for the annual Alumni Dinner of the Association which occurred on February 8th at the Shrine Club in St. Petersburg; the principal speaker for the occasion was Professor Elmer E. Smead of our College, who was on a vacation trip to Florida.

A recent letter received from the wife of our classmate, E. F. Philbrick, of Hollywood, Cal. brings the sad news that Phil became totally blind about six months ago, for the preceding year he could only distinguish light from darkness, for the past three months he has been unable to walk and is confined to his bed; in spite of this great misfortune which has come to him, she says he never complains and seldom speaks, except to call his nurse. To add to the troubles which have come to them, Mrs. Philbrick had the misfortune to fall and break her arm last September and while she has made a good recovery from that accident, she has for a long time suffered much from arthritis. It would seem as if Phil and his wife had been called upon to suffer more than their share of physical misfortune and we all extend our heartfelt sympathy to them and wish there was something which we might do to bring them relief and comfort; their daughter Jane was married last May to Mr. Clay Roberts—the young couple live nearby in Hollywood and are a great comfort to them.

A recent letter from Lorrain Weeks indicates that he divides his time between his anxiety due to the European War news and his "hobby" of astronomy. He enclosed a copy of one of his recent articles on astronomical matters, which was published in the Laconia, (N. H.) News andCritic, a paper founded by his late brother, Albert M. Weeks, Dartmouth '88, and to which Lorrain has been a welcome contributor for many years.

The Secretary recently had a brief telephone visit with Sam Hudson who reports that he is reasonably well and happy, and goes to his office three days a week and in answer to the Secretary's question as to whether he is "just as spic and span as ever," Sam promptly and nonchalantly replied "yes, and even more so."

Secretary, Kimball Bldg., 18 Tremont St Boston, Mass.