1882

Providence has been kind to '82 this last year No deaths We still number 13 Perhaps this is our lucky number.

Classmates evidently are convalescing from writer's cramp and hardening of the arteries and have sent in a few facts:

Coburn has been in Florida all winter putting a down and out church on its feet. Will the cure be permanent? When the wintry winds begin to blow next December, a tour of inspection might not be out of order.

Davis writes "I made a good recovery from the eye operation I had in the fall and I can see to read all right and do all the work at my desk I need to do. I had a very busy winter and worked steadily until about a month ago.

DeWitt has been well at his home in Dallas, Texas and is uncertain whether next summer will find him in California or New England. May he decide on New England. His Eastern friends are anxious to see him.

Breaking a silence of years, Parker writes "I shall be in my 82nd year by May 16th next and am blessed with good health. I was again married on Sept. 28, 1939 and am happy ever after. In Sept. of 1935 I was taken to the hospital and in Nov. my obituary was published in our press, which I read with the conviction that there must have been some mistake. My day is as follows—l am an early riser and have breakfast around 7 o'clock, feed my stock consisting of one large cat and attend the furnace and at 9 o'clock open my garages and drop into town to my office of District Court Commissioner, held since 1916 and now also Justice of the Peace and leave office at 4 P.M.

"While in college I received a telegram from F. C. Bancroft, Mgr. of Detroit 8.8. Club in words and figures as follows: 'lf salary satisfactory will you play with Detroit balance of season. Answer here. F. C. Bancroft.'

"By reason of those life giving virtues of those Vanishing Vermont Puritans which my mother possessed I refused.

"Upon hearing of Detroit winning championship in American League the last year, I telegraphed as follows:

" 'Detroit 8.8. Club, Detroit, Mich, having refused an offer to join your club in June 1882, I hereby offer my services at second base for year 1941, if salary satisfactory.'

"I have as yet received no reply."

Partridge also received an offer to play professional ball but declined. Mathewson, Parker, Partridge and Webster all of '82, played on the Varsity all the time they were in College.

Your Secretary has "wintered well" as they say down here. Heart has behaved itself. Am growing quite deaf, but Sonotone has prevented me from becoming a general nuisance to my friends.

Secretary and Class Agent

Kennebunkport, Me.