1893*

Pres. Cox is taking his vacation during August, spending it at Chichester Farm, Pittsfield, N. H. Reports indicate that he is in fine health in spite of particularly strenuous work as President of the John Hancock Life Insurance Cos. during the past year.

Our "Skid" in his "Granite Chips" of May nth, mentioning men at Dartmouth in our time, who have since become noted, says of our President: "Guy W. Cox, graduate of the Manchester High School, had topped his 100 classmates rather easily in marks from the first term—no semesters then—of freshman year. Now he piles up new millions of assets for the John Hancock Insurance Company and makes prizewinning entries from his Chichester Brook Farm in the Pittsfield Agricultural Fair."

The "Bostonia" of April, carrying an account of the B. U. Founders Day celebration, had a full-page picture of five celebrities as follows: Guy W. Cox, Toastmaster; Francis Biddle, Atty. Gen. of the U. S.: John W. McCormack, Majority Leader, House of Rep. of the U. S.; Daniel L. Marsh, Pres. of the University and Melvin M. Johnson, Dean of the School of Law. (Our Guy is Vice-Chairman of the Trustees of the University.)

"Granite Chips" in May Ist issue says: "It is a good many years since our paths had crossed, but the face of Samuel P. Hunt was familiar today in spite of the snowy crown with which time has surmounted it. Same old optimist he is, we soon found, and it was heartening to hear him tell of good conditions down the river, bank deposits expanding, utility earnings increasing, a job for every man and woman who wants one. Sam believes in Manchester, as his father, the late Judge Nathan P. Hunt, did before him, and while he is supposed to have "retired," he finds his really free days are infrequent."

Your Secretary attended the meeting of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches held in June, at N. H. State University, Durham, N. H., and while there visited Mrs. Goss at her wonderful colonial summer home, "The Powder Major's," Wadbury, N. H. It is a rare treat indeed for one to visit this most interesting house, full of historic antiques.

Interesting communications have arrived from "Capt." Sparhawk of Cincinnati. The Captain seems to be well, and we should judge active, at least in a literary way. His headquarters are at the Central Y.M.C.A., 1105 Elm St., Cincinnati.

Word has just been received of the death of Mann on August 30, at the Margaret Pillsbury Memorial Hospital, Concord, N. H., after a long illness. See Necrology this issue.

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