1885

The secretary regrets that for this issue he has reports from only the two following classmates: Lorrain Weeks, whose absorbing hobby has long been astronomy and the study and observation of the celestial spheres, writes of his best experience-of the past summer, which was watching for" the appearance of the Perseid meteor, one of the well-known shooting stars. While Perseid evaded him he was rewarded by finding one of the largest celestial shooters he has ever seen; whether the force of gravity caused it to collide with the earth and explode, as the one he observed forty years ago did, he has not learned—such subjects are far above or over the heads of most of us, but to him it is a chief enjoyment. He also shares with all the rest of us a keen interest in war conditions at home and abroad, and wishes John Lewis was practicing his union labor ideas under Stalin instead of F. D. R.—so do we all.

On October 18, our treasurer, Henry Austin, on his way to Florida, gave the secretary a very enjoyable call and later wrote of the safe arrival of his wife and himself at St. Petersburg, after a four days' trip over the road. On the third day they were forced to make a long drive of 487 miles on account of the scarcity of over-night accommodations, due to the unusual requirements of defense workers in the vicinity of Brunswick, Ga. He states that at present, conditions in St. Petersburg are more normal than last year; the hotels have, in most cases, been returned by the Government to their owners and the usual influx of winter visitors is getting into full swing. His wonder is how so many can operate automobiles without (?) gas. He reports that his grandson, Sgt. Robert Austin, has reached Palermo, Sicily, on what we trust may be the road to Berlin.

Secretary, Kimball Building, Rooms 910-912 18 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, Warner, N. H.