1901

A number of the class are enjoying the winter in Florida, the Hallidays at their home in Winter Park, as well as the George French's in the same town, and they see each other quite frequently. Carl and Shirley Owen have been down there most all of January, and the Pingrees are now at their home at Fort Lauderdale.

Hastings Lyons has recently had another book published by John Felsberg, Inc., New York City, entitled "Living off the Public Debt."

A note from Ned Warren states he was in Woodsville, N. H., recently, where he noticed that Doc Dearborn was physician to at least fifteen various organizations or at least on their boards, and he decided our old classmate must be kept pretty busy these days.

Rush Newcomb, since retiring from his position with the Bell Telephone Laboratories, still keeps busy with his present civic activities, including that of being a member of the Board of Trustees of Overlook Hospital, a member of the Summit War Price and Rationing Board, member of the Borough Planning Board, member of the Board of Health, treasurer of the New Providence Presbyterian Church, as well as treasurer of the New Providence Firemen's Relief Association.

Bill Sykes writes that he bought half of a lottery ticket on the Christmas drawings, and drew the lucky number. The prize was not large but enough to buy himself a Christmas present, a half ton of fertilizer. Bill was in the hospital for an operation last year, but is out again and feeling quite his old self. He has retired from his old job, and is enjoying his farm. Recently he was sent down to the Island of Culebra to supervise an election. This is a small island between St. Thomas and Porto Rico, and the people there raise pure blood Cebu cattle. The farmers on the island have to contend with an unusual pest; the fiddler crabs come in from the beach, just about as the grain begins to ripen, and they break down the stalks and eat the grain. These crabs are known as Kobos. Bill raises all sorts of flowers, both for sale and for his own enjoyment; his friends say his place looks more like a botanical garden than a farm.

Harry Cook has word that his son Whitney, a lieutenant in the Navy who has been a prisoner of war since the fall of Corregidor, is still in excellent health. We will hope with Harry that the boy's name appears among those that have been recently freed by the American troops. Harry's other son Stuart is also in the Navy in the Pacific, and he may have taken part in action to liberate the Philippines. The third son is with General Patton's Army in France. Harry may well be proud of his family's war record.

Secretary and Treasurer, 3311 16th St., N. W., Washington, D. C.