1899*

The Forty-Second Round-Up summons called Ninety-Nine back to its annual evening together at the University Club, Boston, on Saturday, March 7. Despite the forbidding language of the summons, which quoted Webster as expecting "a gathering in of scattered persons or things, as a Roundup of criminals," nineteen good men and true risked their reputations by so gathering. And the risk was worth the taking.

Freem Sewall from New Jersey and Phil Winchester from Syracuse traveled all night to be first at the tryst, 8:00 A.M. tp be exact, with breakfast in Freem's room. New York also sent Joe Gannon, Maine sent the Secretary, Connecticut sent Bill Sears from Gales Ferry (though at present Horace is actually located in Boston anyway), and New Hampshire sent three: Hale Dearborn, Dave Parker, Bill Wiggin, Mass., "there she stands," accounted for the other eleven: Allen, Beal, Brown, Donahue, Hoban, Hobbs, Irving, Lynch, Rogers, Skinner, and Sleeper.

Cards and letters from absentees brought best wishes from scores of others like Dan Ford in Florida, Bones Woodward in Seattle, Tony Willard in Maine, Warren Kendall and Frank Staley in Washington, D. C. ("Too much Hitler and Hirohito," said Warren), Jim Richardson and Dave Storrs in Hanover, Tootell in Minnestota.

Then while '99's candle burned brightly at the head of the table in front of the Secretary, K. Beal informally called the roll of those present for news of themselves and others. The reading of Cav's famous war letter to his boy Dave reminded all that today every one of Cav's six sons is between the registration ages of 20 and 35, at least four of whom are already in the armed services. So also with Freem Sewall's son and Detta Lynch's brother Alfred White, as well as Frank Musgrove and Jerome Eastman, and nobody knows how many others. Others like Ted Allen, Bob Winchester, and Alfred Sears are for the time engaged in work essential to defense.

Friendly and sincere applause for the speakers included Ed. Skinner and P. Winchester for reports on class finances showing solvency both on past bills and on Fund drives.

The final thrill came while Nelson Brown was giving the last message of the evening on the genuineness of the bonds that unite '99. Donnie was called to the telephone. It was Lute Oakes, Peddy Miller and George Clark at Lute's home in Minneapolis sending their greetings to the crowd.

Then Charles Graham's ode, hand clasps, and "good night" till March in '43.

Fund, Contributors for 1941

Contributors: 68 (96% of graduates). Total gifts: $1,405. PHILIP H. WINCHESTER, Class Agent.

1899 Abbott, Alson M. Adams, Charles E. Allen,"Edwin L. Asakawa, Kan-Ichi Ash, John W. Barney, James L. Beal, Kenneth Benezet, Louis P. Berger, Henry J. Bonney, Charles W. Brown, Nelson P. Chase, Hawley B. Clark, George G. Cushman, Charles E. Dearborn, Henry H. Donahue, Charles H. Drew, Pitt F.1 Ford, Daniel Fuller, Montie J. B. Galusha, Albert L. Gannon, Joseph W. Greenwood, Albert H. Hartley, Joseph H. Hawkes, Ralph W. Heywood, Augustine L. Hoban, Owen A. Hobbs, Joseph W. Hopkins, Arthur W. Huckins, George L. Hutchinson, William L. Hyatt, Edwin A. Irving, Arthur P. Joy, Clarence L. Kendall, Warren C. Kimball, Arthur E. Locke, Fred F. Lynch, Theobald A. Miller, Herbert A. Nye, Edward L. Oakes, Luther S. Osgood, Paul M. Parker, David W. Payne, Ralph W. Rice, Herbert W. Richardson, James P. Risley, Charles I. Rogers, Herbert S. Rounds, George M. Rowe, Robert G. Sanborn, Frederick R. Sears, Horace H. Sewall, Millard F. Silver, Ernest L. Skinner, Edward R. Smith, Samuel J. Speare, Guy E. Staley, Frank C. Storrs, Adna D. Surrey, Frank M. Tootell, Albert B. Varney, Lucius E. Wardle, Edward B. Wason, Harry A. Whittier, Thomas T. Wiggin, Arthur D. Winchester, Philip H. Woodman, Leon E. Woodward, Walter C. IMemorial gift frombis sister, Mrs. E. K. Hall.

Secretary, York Village, Maine