1894

It is a fair question whether during the month of March, in Boston and vicinity, and in spite of the urgency of war news, the event most discussed was not the transfer of Bill Cunningham from the Post to the Herald. The man who sits in the seat of the scornful might wonder whether the Dartmouth Publicity Department didn't have something to do with it. At all events first and last there was a good deal of ment ion of Dartmouth College.

Indeed one of Mr. Cunningham's (if we are permitted once in a while to call him MR. instead of Bill) first articles had to do with a notable experience of his in a Hanover store. As a part of a background for this story he mentioned a number of the people he had known best and liked best during his four years at Hanover. He wound up by saying with regard to these people, "I haven't much more, at the mom ent, to ask of the Lord, but if it's anything, it's that He'll let me go where they do when He's through with me here."

Well, all this is leading up to the statement that among the people who are going to make Heaven enjoyable for Mr. Cunningham is our classmate John Cassin.

Mrs. Matt B. Jones escaped the March winds of Boston by a visit with her grandchildren in LaGrange, Illinois. She expected to be away for a month or more.

Politics seem to run in the G. Woodbury Parker family. At all events a recent issue of the Hudson, Massachusetts, Enterprise carried the announcement of the candidacy of G. Woodbury Parker for the office of Town Clerk which he has held continuously since 1931. It also carried the announcement of the candidacy for Selectman of Lloyd L. Parker (Dartmouth 1934) The sketch of the candidate for Selectman states that he is the father of three boys. This of course means more Dartmouth students in due time and probably in 1970 when Hudson has become a city the Parkers will be Mayor, City Clerk, City Solicitor, and what you will. So far as Woody is concerned it should be noted that all his other duties are simply incidental to his being Class Agent for the Alumni Fund. (P. S.— Woody and his son were elected to their respective offices.)

If March in this vicinity was distinguished by Bill Cunningham's doings the month of April is marked by the presence in town for a week of Quincy Blakely and his wife, and also by the return from Arizona of Phil Marden and his wife. These two events were appropriately commem- orated by a get-together at the City Club, Thursday, April 10th. Quincy has weathered the winter in fine shape, staying in New England all the time. Phil has changed the name of his paper. The Lowell Courier-Citizen is now the LowellCitizen Leader. The Boston Globe remarked, "The change is from one who is sent to one who fetches the crowd along." Lead on, O Editors Marden and Knowlton!

Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.

Class Agent, 9 Felton St., Hudson, Mass.